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YOLo
XXXII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
MAY
1,
1911
THE
GOOD
TIDINGS
ABROAD-NO.
2
NO.9
From
Bf'rlin
Wl'
jOllflH'y,,<1
north"';1ril
to
Copenhagen.
Brotlwr
Lutti('h:lll
an,l
a
,l'!putation
of
Bihle
students
met
us
at
thp
station,
Soon
wp
Wf'rl'
in
the
Society's
Danish
hea,lquartpfO;.
aud
in
a
littl"
while
were
ail<1ressing
an
as
sembly
of
eanH'st
]>pop]e
of
Uotl,
whose
beaming
faces
inrli
patp,!'
that
they
un,lprstoo,l
and
:.,ppreciate,l
our
message.
Our
morning
addrpss
was
to
thp
intprestp,l.
Amongst
other
things
wp
entl"avorpt1
to
make
clear
thp
subject
of
the
cov('nants.
The
.\brahamie
Covf'nant
is
the
camprehen
sive
onp,
whi"h
gllarauh'(',l
a
sep,l
through
Isaac
an<1
Re
be"C';1,
allll
1
hat
a
ll]esslJ1g
woultl
eomp
as
a
result
to
all
manki!lll-an<1
also
an
antitypieal
see,l
whieh
would
have
thp
jirst
p];1('p
in
the
bkssing
of
the
worl<1,
the
two
see<1s
being
referred
to
in
the
promi~e,
"Thy
spe,l
shall
be
as
lhe
stars
of
hpaven
and
as
the
saIlI!
of
the
se:tshore."
This
eovenant
guar:mtpes
the
blessing
of
thp
worl,l,
anLi
it
guar
antees
that
that
ble,'ising
shall
cOllle
through
the
natural
sepl!
of
Abraham.
At
the
samp
time
it
guarantees
the
spiritual
seed-t
he
Christ
(~r
<'s8iah),
lIl':u!
a.nd
bo,l~',
fully
fjualifieu
an,l
empowen',l
to
give
thp
npeded
blessing
through
the
earthly
see'!.
We
po'inte'l
O\lt
that
Christ
an,l
the
church
constitute
the
spiritual
se<,<I-'
'If
ye
be
Chrbt's,
then
are
ye
Abra
ham's
sppd,
a
11<1
heirs
aCI'onling
to
the
promise."
(Gal.
3:29.)
We
pointr,l
out
that
this
spiritual
seed
is
not
de
vl'loped
under
thf'
Law
('ovf'nant,
heC'ause
it
was
not
malic
with
us,
hut
with
thl'
natural
seed-with
Israel,
Moses
being
its
me,liator.
We
pointf',l
out
that
the
New
Cove
nant
is
not
the
one
un<1er
which
we
are
11eveloped,
because
it
also
is
to
he
mad
I'
with
natural
Israel,
an<1
is
to
be
mrrplv
an
enlarg<,ment
of
the
Mosaic
Law
Covenant.
We
eitl'd'in
proof
of
this
that
the
::\
ew
Covenant
is
to
be
nHu1e
with
Israel
as
per
the
(livine
promise.
(.Tel'.
31:31.)
We
pointet1
out
that
that
~
ew
Covenant
will
bring
blessings
of
rl'stitution
to
Israd
(an,l
to
all
mankin,l
through
Israel),
taking
away
tlw
stony
hf'art
of
selfishness
an,!
sin
an<1
restoring
a
heart
of
ilL'sh,
of
telltlenll',cs,
sympathy,
righteous
ness
an<1
<1ivine
likellpss,
as
was
Adam's
wllPn
he
was
cre
ate,l
in
the
imagc
all<1
likcness
af
God.
VIr
P
exhorte'!
the
tlpar
fripn<1s
to
faithfulllPss
to
their
covenant
of
sanifice.
WI'
pointl'tl
out
the
privilege
of
."prvicp
now
grantetl
to
thp
('hurch,
alld
urged
the
laying
asi,le
of
every
earthly
wpight
all,l
hill<lrance
and
pressing
towartl
the
mark
for
the
pri;f,e
of
our
high,
heavenly
calling.
The
;1fternoon
service
was
for
the
puhlic;
the
topic
was
"'1'1]('
.lurlgment
of
thp
Grpat
"White
Throne."
We
Wl're
surprised
at
so
large
an
aUllience
for
an
afternoon
service
on
a
wepk
<la~·.
Approximately
eight
hunrlrerl
crowdprt
thp
hn.ll,
some
of
thpm
stantling
during
the
entire
sPIdce-over
two
hours.
H
l're
Brother
Luttichau
serve,l
;1S
interprl'tPI,
;1S
Brother
Koetitz
harl
done
in
Germany.
'VI'
had
most
pxr'plJpnt
attpntion.
It
was
:t
pleasure
to
watch
the
earnpst
countpn;1n('I'S
;1ntl
to
note
how
the
Truth
."l'pmerl
to
hI'
;1
hsorhf',l
with
pugPrness.
Our
Copenhagen
visit
was
certainly
mueh
pnjoyrrl.
Some
of
the
frienrls
aecompanierl
us
to
the
sbtion
;1S
WP
procee<1ed
ta
Stock
holm.
Thl'
Danish
frienrls
more
th:lIl
ever
impressed
us
with
their
warmth
of
heart
an<1
loving
tleyotion
to
the
Truth.
ONE
DAY
AT
STOCKHOLM
Our
night
journey
brought
us
in
the
morning
to
Stock
holm.
Brothl'r
Lunrlborg,
the
Society's
reprrsentative
in
Rwe<1l'n,
boarrled
the
train
be'fore
we
reached
Stockholm.
As
we
passed
through
the'
station
wp
were
greeted
most
('orrlially
hy
about
a
hun,lrprl
of
thl'
dear
Swer1ish
friends,
with
whom
We'
shook
halllls.
Fn;1ble
to
speak
their
lan
guage',
or
the'Y
to
speak
oms,
pxcept
through
the
interpreter,
we
neverthele."s
exehange'rl
ypry
corrlial
greetings,
and
the
expression
of
the
pye
toltl
us,
as
truly
as
could
the
mouth,
that
the"
fellowship
of
kinflrr,l
mintls
is
like
to
that
above."
Herr
our
arltlrt'SS
to
thl'
frienrls
was
along
the
same
lines
as
at
Copl'nhagen.
We
emph;1sized
the
fact
that
the
church
(The
Christ)
comes
into
relationship
with
God's
Plan,
not
undpr
the
Law
Covenant
of
Moses,
which
still
continurs
with
the
Jewish
peopll',
nor
under
Israel's
New
Law
Covenant,
which
has
not
yet
supplanted
the
Old
Law
Covenant,
antl
whose
Mrrliator
will
be
the
greater
Prophet,
Priest
anrl
King,
the
spiritual
Messiah,
Hearl
and
body.
We
pointe'(1
out
that
this
Gospel
age
is
for
the
special
pur
pose
of
rlpyeloping
the
great
~lediator-the
great
Messiah
through
whom
the
Ne'w
Cove'unnt
of
restitution
will
be
in
auguratptl
with
flpsh1y
Israel
for
thp
hlf'ssing
of
all
the
families
of
thl'
parth.
Wp
f'mphasize<1
the
fact
that
all
thosp
who
suffer
with
Christ
arf'
to
rPign
with
him,
and
only
those
who
now
become
rlead
with
him
to
earthly
hope.s
anrl
interests
will
live
with
him
as
members
of
the
hrirle
on
the
spirit
plane
of
glory.
We
exhorted
the
dear
friends
to
an
earnest
appreeiation
of
this
wOllllerful
priyilege,
this
sppcial
salv;1tion
gr;1nt"<1
to
the
"hurch
in
a,!vancp
of
the
earthly
salvation
whieh
GOtl
has
promisetl
to
the
worl<1
during
the
"times
of
I'estitution
of
all
thing,~,
spoken
hy
the
mouth
of
all
the
holy
prophets
since
the
world
Legan."
-Ads
::\:]9-2::\.
At
the
evening
servi(·p
the
hall
was
jamme<1;
about
a
thousan,]
were
present,
an<1
prohably
as
many
more
were
unable
to
gain
arlmitt;1nce.
We
greatly
regrl'tte(l
that
a
sufficientl~·
largr
hall
or
aUl1itorium
coul<1
not
hp
obtainetl
on
n.
week
night
except
for
a
larger
sum
than
the
friends
;1nd
the
Society
felt
justifie,l
in
spen<1ing.
About
a
huntlrell
stootl
in
the
aisles
for
two
hours
whilp
an
overflow
meeting
was
helLi
in
another
hall
in
the
same
lmilding.
To
these
we
sent
the
promise
that
we
woul,l
address
them
a
f"w
wor,ls
later.
Fulfilling
our
agrpement,
WI'
aLi,lresspll
tlIP
second
audience
of
about
thn'l'
huntlred
for
oyer
half
an
hour,
after
10
p.
m.
Surely
such
deep
interest
antl
close
attention
indicates
that
rarnest
Christians
amongst
the
Swedes
are
awakening
to
the
fact
that
they
have
enjoyetl
only
a
part
of
the"
gootl
tidings
of
great
joy
which
shall
oe
unto
all
people."
ONE
DAY
AT
OREBRO
'Ve
took
an
early
morning
train
for
Orebro
an,l
arriYPtl
in
the
Society's
Swrdish
hearlquarters
at
about
11
0
'clock.
The
afternoon
meeting
was
helLi
in
a
little
hall
genl'rally
used
by
the
friends
on
Sundays.
This
time
it
was
taxl',l
to
its
capaeity,
many
standing
during
the
spryice
or
ex
changing
seats
with
each
other.
Here
we
a<1,ll'essell
the
friends
along
the
same
lines,
helieving
that
a
clear
und"r
standing
of
the
Covenants
signifies
a
clcar
Ullllerstan(ling
of
the
divine
plan,
and
thp
very
hl'st
preparation
for
a
life
of
consecration
in
harmony
with
th:>t
plan.
We
emphasized
the
fact
that
The
(,hri~t
is
thp
Yinr
that
Jesus
is
the
Root,
and
his
faithful
member,s
branches
in
him.
We
reminded
the
frien<1s
that
at
the
prpsent
timl'
our
membership
in
the
Vine
is
tentative;
that
only
thosp
who
bring
forth
the
fruitage
of
thp
Vine
will
be
allo\\'e,l
to
remain
in
it.
We
quoted
the
Master's
wor,ls,
Eypry
hranch
in
me
that
beareth
not
fruit,
my
Father,
thl'
Hus
bandman,
taketh
away,
anrl
every
hranch
which
heareth
fruit,
he
pruneth,
that
it
may
bring
forth
more
fruit.
Thus
the
trials
and
difficulties
of
the
narrow
way
of
self-.sacrifice
are
seen
to
be
the
methods
by
which
the
'Heavenly
Father
fits
and
prepares
his
holy
ones,
his
consecraterl
church,
for
the
completion
of
the
divine
nature
in
the
first
resurrection.
Thus
he
fits
anrl
prepares
thpm
as
members
of
the
gre;1t
Prophet,
PI'iest,
King,
Mediator
for
the
glorious
work
to
which
he
has
callerl
them
in
the
Anointed
One.
From
this
standpoint
alone
can
the
trials
;1nd
difficulties
anrl
sacrifices
anrl
the
drinking
of
the
Lor,l's
cup
of
suffrring
be
apprr
dated.
As
he
was,
.so
are
we
in
this
world
.
Here,
as
at
other
places,
our
discourse
to
thp
intprestl'tl
was
followed
by
a
question
meeting.
The
questions
inili
cated
a
very
intelligent
grasp
of
the
divine
plan
an<l
the
interested
faces
showerl
that
rn'n
the
rleepest
featurl's
of
con.secration
were
appreciate<l,
an<1
that
nearl~·
all
of
those
present
were
fully
submitte<1
to
the
Lord
anrl
anxious
to
know
and
to
do
his
will-even
unto
death.
The
public
meeting
was
held
in
a
large
hall,
which
was
crowded
to
the
very
limit.
Notwithstanrling
the
fact
that
a
minister
of
the
city
had
made
an
attack
upon
us
through
the
public
press,
slanrlering
us,
aJl(l
saying
various
evil
things
agaiILSt
us
falsely,
because
of
our
faithfulness
to
the
cause
of
Christ,
and
probably
because
of
envy
hun
dreds
of
people
were
unable
to
gain
admittanc,e,
and'
many
in
attendance
stoorl
for
the
entire
two
hours,
and
more
of
our
discourse.
We
have
the
satisfaction
of
believing
that
many
of
those
who
were
present
understood
and
ap
preciated
our
message
respecting
the
Two
Salvation.s,
one
for
the
church,
on
the
heavenly
plane,
and
another
yet
to
come
for
the
world,
on
the
earthly
plane,
by
a
judgment
and
restitution.
We
pointed
out
the
judgment
or
trial
of
the
church
and
the
things
necessary
for
her
testing
and
proving
as
to
her
worthiness
of
the
tlivine
naturp
in
association
with
her
Redeemer.
"We
also
pointp,l
out
the
very
different
jUllgment.
of
th.p
world
undPI
the
Messianic
kingtlom,
when
al1
mankll1(l
wIl1
he
sepal'atp<1
as
;1
shpphertl
divirleth
his
shepp
from
the
goats,
as
(lescrihetl
in
Matthew
25:32.
We
pointed
out
that
the
shl'ep
at
the
plI,l
of
the
Millennial
age
will
get
the
earthly
kingdom,
Paradise
restorlJd,
and
that
[4806]
Vout. XXXII BROOKLYN, N. Y., MAY 1, 1911 No. 9 From Berlin we journeved northward to Copenhagen. Brother Luttichau and a deputation of Bible students met us at the station. Soon we were in the Society’s Danish headquarters, and in a little while were addressing an assembly of carnest people of God, whose beaming faces indieated that they understood and appreciated our message. Our morning address was to the interested. Amongst other things we endeavored to make clear the subject of the covenants. The Abrahamie Covenant is the comprehensive one, which guaranteed a seed through Isaac and Rebecea, and that a blessing would come as a result to all mankind—and also an antitypieal seed which would have the first place in the blessing of the world, the two seeds being referred to in the promise, ‘‘Thy seed shall be as the stars of heaven and as the sand of the seashore.’’? This covenant guarantees the blessing of the world, and it guarantees that that blessing shall come through the natural seed of Abraham. At the same time it guarantees the spiritual seed—the Christ (Messiah), Head and body, fully qualified and empowered to give the necded blessing through the earthly seed. We pointed out that Christ and the church constitute the spiritual seed— If ve be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.’’ (Gal. 3:29.) We pointed out that this spiritual seed is not developed under the Law Covenant, because it was not made with us, but with the natural seed—-with Israel, Moses being its mediator. We pointed out that the New Covenant is not the one under which we are developed, because it also is to be made with natural Israel, and is to be merely an enlargement of the Mosaic Law Covenant. We cited in proof of this that the New Covenant is to be made with Israel as per the divine promise. (Jer. 31:31.) We pointed out that that New Covenant will bring blessings of restitution to Israel (and to all mankind through Israel), taking away the stony heart of selfishness and sin and restoring a heart of flesh, of tenderness, sympathy, righteousness and divine likeness, as was Adam’s when he was created in the image and likeness of God. We exhorted the dear friends to faithfulness to their covenant of sacrifice. We pointed out the privilege of service now granted to the chureh, and urged the laying aside of every earthly weight and hindrance and pressing toward the mark for the prize of our high, heavenly calling. The afternoon service was for the public; the topic was ‘‘The Judgment of the Great White Throne.’’ We were surprised at so large an audience for an afternoon service on a week day. Approximately eight hundred crowded the hall, some of them standing during the entire serviee—over two hours. Here Brother Luttichau served as interpreter, as Brother Koetitz had done in Germany. We had most excellent attention. It was a pleasure to wateh the earnest countenances and to note how the Truth seemed to be ahsorbed with eagerness. Our Copenhagen visit was certainly much enjoyed. Some of the friends accompanied us to the station as we proceeded to Stockholm. The Danish friends more than ever impressed us with their warmth of heart and loving devotion to the Truth. ONE DAY AT STOCKHOLM Our night journey brought us in the morning to Stockholm. Brother Lundborg, the Society’s representative in Sweden, boarded the train before we reached Stockholm. As we passed through the station we were greeted most cordially by about a hundred of the dear Swedish friends, with whom we shook hands. Unable to speak their language, or they to speak ours, except through the interpreter, we nevertheless exchanged very cordial greetings, and the expression of the eve told us, as truly as could the mouth, that the ‘‘fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.’’ Here our address to the friends was along the same lines as at Copenhagen. We emphasized the fact that the church (The Christ) comes into relationship with God’s Plan, not under the Law Covenant of Moses, which still continues with the Jewish people, nor under Israel’s New Law Covenant, which has not yet supplanted the Old Law Covenant, and whose Mediator will be the greater Prophet, Priest and King, the spiritual Messiah, Head and body. We pointed out that this Gospel age is for the special purpose of developing the great Mediator—-the great Messiah through whom the New Covenant of restitution will be inaugurated with fleshly Tsracl for the blessing of all the families of the earth. We emphasized the faet that all those who suffer with Christ are to reign with him, and only those who now become dead with him to earthly hopes and (131-132) THE GOOD TIDINGS ABROAD—NO. 2 interests will live with him as members of the bride on the spirit plane of glorv. We exhorted the dear friends to an earnest appreciation of this wonderful privilege, this special salvation granted to the church in advance of the earthly salvation which God has promised to the world during the ‘‘times of restitution of all things, spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began.’’ —Acts 3:19-23,. At the evening service the hall was jammed; about a thousand were present, and probably as many more were unable to gain admittanee. We greatly regretted that a sufficiently large hall or auditorium could not be obtained on 2 week night except for a larger sum than the friends and the Society felt justified in spending. About a hundred stood in the aisles for two hours while an overflow meeting was held in another hall in the same building. To these we sent the promise that we would address them a few words later. Fulfilling our agreement, we addressed the second audience of about three hundred for over half an hour, after 10 p. m. Surely such deep interest and close attention indicates that earnest Christians amongst the Swedes are awakening to the fact that they have enjoyed only a part of the ‘‘good tidings of great joy which shall be unto all people.’’ ONE DAY AT OREBRO We took an early morning train for Orebro and arrived in the Society’s Swedish headquarters at about 11 o’eclock. The afternoon meeting was held in a little hall generallv used by the friends on Sundays. This time it was taxed to its capacity, many standing during the service or exchanging seats with each other. Here we addressed the friends along the same lines, believing that a elear understanding of the Covenants signifies a clear understanding of the divine plan, and the very best preparation for a life of consecration in harmony with that plan. We emphasized the fact that The Christ is the Vine— that Jesus is the Root, and his faithful members branches in him. We reminded the friends that at the present time our membership in the Vine is tentative; that only those who bring forth the fruitage of the Vine will be allowed to remain in it. We quoted the Master’s words, Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, my Father, the Husbandman, taketh away, and every branch which heareth fruit, he pruneth, that it mav bring forth more fruit. Thus the trials and difficulties of the narrow way of self-sacrifice are seen to be the methods by which the Heavenly Father fits and prepares his holy ones, his consecrated church, for the completion of the divine nature in the first resurrection. Thus he fits and prepares them as members of the great Prophet, Priest, King, Mediator for the glorious work to which he has called them in the Anointed One. From this standpoint alone can the trials and difficulties and sacrifices and the drinking of the Lord’s cup of suffering be appreciated. As he was, so are we in this world. Here, as at other places, our discourse to the interested was followed by a question meeting. The questions indicated a very intelligent grasp of the divine plan and the interested faces showed that even the deepest features of consecration were appreciated, and that nearly all of those present were fully submitted to the Lord and anxious to know and to do his will—even unto death. The public meeting was held in a large hall, which was crowded to the very limit. Notwithstanding the fact that a minister of the city had made an attack upon us through the public press, slandering us, and saying various evil things against us falsely, because of our faithfulness to the cause of Christ, and probably because of envy, hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance, and many in attendance stood for the entire two hours, and more, of our discourse. We have the satisfaction of believing that many of those who were present understood and appreciated our message respecting the Two Salvations, one for the church, on the heaveuly plane, and another yet to come for the world, on the earthly plane, by a judgment and restitution. We pointed out the judgment or trial of the church and the things necessary for her testing and proving as to her worthiness of the divine nature in association with her Redeemer. We also pointed out the very different judgment of the world under the Messianie kingdom, when all mankind will he separated as a shepherd divideth his shecp from the goats, as described in Matthew 25:32. We pointed out that the sheep at the end of the Millennial age will get the earthly kingdom, Paradise restored, and that [4806]
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