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Brother Russell's Sermons
Some of the dear friends appear fearful lest Brother Russell should
become popular and then vain. Take no anxious thought on the subject, dear
friends. Leave matters in the Lord's hands. He can give you rest and keep you
from stumbling either into cold opposition or even lukewarmness.
As already expressed, our expectation is that the Truth will have a very
brief season of wonderful prosperity, which will draw the attention of
Christendom to it through the pens and tongues of friends and foes. Even so it
was in the close of our Lord's ministry, until the "rulers" said,
"The world is gone after him," and took counsel to kill him. As the
change of sentiment came quickly and those who hailed our Lord as King five
days later cried out "Crucify him," so here the change may come
quickly also.
What the Newspaper Syndicate now handling Brother Russell's sermons may
sometimes say of him in laudatory terms, by no means represents Brother
Russell's humble estimate of his own talents. Publishers must be allowed to use
their own ideas of what they publish and how they introduce it. They recognize
the fact that the sermons are striking a responsive chord with many of their
readers; and they must make the unresponsive feel that there is merit and
dignity in the service so that they will not oppose it.
Brother Russell has tried sending out the sermons without his
name--merely as sermons from Brooklyn Tabernacle. But some of the newspaper
publishers object to this, declaring that the personal feature is necessary. Let
us then worry less over each other and specially guard our own hearts in this
evil day; lest any root of bitterness and fault finding spring up to turn us
aside. In a word, let us leave to God his supervising work and look for and
thankfully use the opportunities he may be pleased to grant us in his blessed
service. We "hold the Head" when we thus recognize the Lord's
headship of his own work. Any other attitude is dangerous.
W.T. R-4351 a : page 84 – 1909 r.
