LOOK WELL IN WHITE VARYING SHADES ALL SUITABLE FOR BRIDAL FINERY. Modltte of Experience Will Study tho Complexion of Her Customer to Determine the Proper Hue to Be Employed. In the olden times' It was a com- | moil thing to hear puople say of nomm ' bride or other, who hitherto had teemed Quite good enough to look upon, "How ugly she looks in white!" j This speech 1* very nearly lmpossl- • ble today, for the very good reason > that fashion considers types and com- j plexlong In all of her ideas for the ! wedding gown; which lb to say that a smart gown model Is tinkered with until It Just suits the wearer, and be- , fore this the dressmaker tries ev ery conceivable shade of white against j the face of her customer to see which one goes best with her skin. In white, as in color, there are a number of tones—dead white, pearl white, oyster white, cobweb white, pale cream white, etc. Try buying a length i of satin or lace out of a bargan bas- | ket and then try to match the color j to a T with more material of the same j sort togo with it. The feat is well ! nigh impossible although it will not j matter so much if the purchase is a : fine bit of lace in a length big enough ! to be used alone, for grayish white j lace —tho tone called cobweb —is some- | times "Superb in a pure white veiling ; or net. The bride looking for absolute be comingness in her wedding fixings, then, must be particular about the ; shade of white she chooses, and if much satin Is used for her bodice she must also get a very delicate lace web for her gulmpe, for tho heavier laces are by no means so becoming as the Bilk tulle and filmy nets used for this portion of the altar gown. The illustration presents an indoor dress of many posflbllit'es and in a very girlish style, and it is bound to be liked by the bride who wants to look young and appears best in simple raiment. The dress comprises a bod ice with a rounded peplum and a perfectly plain skirt, so by lengthening the sleeves and wearing a high gulmpe j Inside the rolling collar the design would be sufficiently severe for street j use. As shown by tho sonay maid of the picture, the frock is of a striped and plain silk, the plain appearing alone In the trimmings of the bodice. This dress likewise presents possi bilities for a very convenient travel ing costume, for the linns are suited to corduroy and serge and cloth, and the pepluin gives enough coat sugges tion to make the costume in keeping •with traveling styles. With a change of guiinpes, lawn or linen severely made for actual traveling and muslin for hotel use, at a pinc.h this single costume could take the place of sev eral. Collar and Cuff Sets. Plauen coat and dress sets are to score again this season, says the Dry Goods Economist. A variety of shapes is featured, from the narrow, round styles to deep pointed, rounded and square styles. Some of the newest numbers have two points in the back. However, conservative styles, mod erately deep, will be the leaders. The Robespierre influence is evident in some of the new Plauen products now being received. In pome Instances a high Robespierre is noted, in conjunc tion with a round, flat collar that stops Just over the point of the slioulders in front. Others have revers or tabs, which resemble somewhat the orig inal Robespierro. Travel Drees. One of the nicest dresses in which to travel is a simply made one piece dress of black Ratin. Several little separate yokes of not or laoe folded into the handbag Insure a fresh ap pearance when necessary, and the satin, if of good quality, will not orush much and will shed the dust. PASTOR RUSSELL IS CHALLENGED Complete Answer to the Query, "Who Ordained Him?" WHOLE "SUBJECT" CLARIFIED. Clergy and Laity Unscriptural Terms — Pastors, Reverend Fathers, Etc. Ordinations Various—By Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians, et al. —The Divine Ordination the Only genuine Article—Without It No One Is Au thorized to Preach or to Teach the Holy Scriptures—Many Ministers In All Denominations Lack This Real, Divine Authorization or Ordination. Albany, N. Y., ■ sell got tho crowds 112 I today. We report 'ffjpßk 'JiL A ' ] ' s discourse on - ministerial ordInn "(PASTOR- gUiSFILj) field editor of and alias the "Religious Rambler." Kills charged Pastor Rnsscll with be ing unordaiised and claimed that his ordination as pastor is fraudulent. The address showed that Pastor Russell fully understands llie situation. lie fully Justified his position before his vast audience and showed up the "rambler" editor in the unenviable light either of being ignorant of tho subjects discussed or of attempting to deceive the public. His text was, "Not of men, neither by man, but by .lesus < lirist, and God the Father, who raised Hint from the dead." (Galatians i, 1). He said:— Kvidently the time lias come for tell ing Hie common people what the Itihle teaches respecting clergy and laity, titles of ministers, and ordination to teach and preach. We have previously pointed out that the doctrine of Apostolic Succession started in the second century, A. IX The bishops claimed that they had the same au thority that .Testis bad originally given exclusively to the Twelve Apostles. On tho strength of this claim they appoint ed and ordained the inferior clergy. 'J'his custom still prevails in what are known as Catholic Churches Ro man, Anglican and Greek. The prin ciple is wholly wrong, unscriptural. According to the Itihle, the Church of Christ is not composed of two parts, clergy and laity, .(esus declared, "One is your Master, Christ; and all ye are brethren." Therefore, "Pall no man I Master or) I .if her." St. Paul's writ ings clearly show that in the early Church the ministers were the serv ants of the Flock, and not of a differ ent, lordly caste. They were of the people; and when chosen by the Ecele sia by the stretching forth of the hand (Greek, cheirotonco), they were recog nized as of Divine appointment to the ministry—through the Church. Tile customs of centuries were so dif ficult to throw off that many of the re formers coveted the titles accorded the Catholic ehygy. Nor did they care to tell the congregation that its word was supreme in the matter and that its ministers were merely by Hie grace of God its servants. Others of the reform ers, realizing that .lesus and His disci ples were not styled Hoverenil. Doctor, etc., declined to us these titles, prefer ring to be called pastors. This custom still prevails \ er\ uencraily in Protes tant Germany anil Scandinavia. My Christian friends and ltilile Student associates well uiy objection to tho title "Kove: vihl." and hence ad dress me as "I'asior" -shepherd. Fur thermore, 1 am Hie oV'-ted pastor of the Brooklyn Taliem"le congregation, and also of the London Tabernacle congregation. I fail t<« see any ground for criticism of my course In this re.- spect; nor do 1 make any attack upon Christian brethren who accept other and unscriptural titles. Must Pastors Be Ordained? There is no question that ordination Is necessary to the proper holding of the office of pastor. The whole ques tion Is: What constitutes an ordination to preach, teach and be a pastor amongst the people of God? This question lias received a wide va riety of answers. The Roman, Angli can and Greek Churches, claiming Apostolic Succession, declare that the authorization to preach must come through their apostle-bishops. For this reason Protestant ministers have not been allowed to enter the pulpits of these denominations until the Episco palians a year ago granted this conces sion. Their charge has been that Prot estant ministers are unordained. of course. If their proposition lie correct, I am just ns much unordained as all other Protestant ministers and no more so. only since the organization of the Evangelical Alliance (184t!i have the different sects of Christendom ac knowledged each other and each otli cr's ordinations. Some of them recog liizc the word ordination in its true light, as meaning simply authorization nnd others of less spiritual discern inent Sim- merely au outward ceremony Each denomination does its own or tlaining. and makes sm h ceremonies as It deems proper. If, therefore, the con gregation of Christian believers la Brooklyn and the other congregation In London choose to ordain or appoint me ilieir Pastor, it Is wholly a matter of their own what ceremonies, if any, shall accompany that ordination or ap pointment. Who can dispute this? No Protestant denomination, surely; for their own ordinations are on this basis. "Not of Men, Nor by Man." The entire subject of ordination of ministers of the Gospel seems to have fallen Into confusion during the shuf flings of the Hark Ages; and few seein to have gotten fully back to the Bible teachings on this subject as on other subjects. St. Paul is particular in em phasizing the fact that he did not re ceive ilis commission ys preacher and Apostle of Christ from bis brother Apostles, lie distinctly declares him self an Apostle by Divine authoriza tion. This is the general Scriptural principle underlying Divine Ordination to the ministry of Christ. Before we proceed with an exposi tion of the Bible teaching on Divine Ordination, it will not be improper for us to note the practical operation of the different human organizations—of men and by men merely. Have all bishops of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, and the Greek Church been models of propri ety, patterns to the flock? Have all given evidence of Divine authorization to teach and to preach the True Cos pel? Their staunchest votaries must admit that many of them have been unworthy; ami that from these very ones have proceeded doctrines and practises contrary to the Word of God. Of what value, then, are their ordina tions by men and of man? None what ever! On the contrary, the claim that they were Divinely authorized, and guided and inspired to be teachers of the Church, helped forward the errors which they promulgated. By reason of their claimed authority to teach, the people believed them too implicitly and did not sufficiently criticise their utterances and practises in the light of the Iloly Scriptures. How Is it today in the various Prot estant denominations of Christendom? Are all those who receive sectarian or dination, of men and by man, benefited thereby? Has such ordination kept them free from weaknesses of the flesh to which others were exposed? Has It not. on the other hand, exposed them to greater temptations, because they were pedestaled by the people and thereby injured with pride, haughti ness, etc.? Has such ordination in any denomination preserved its min isters from doctrinal errors more than the people, who did not have a similar ordination of men and by man? The answer is found In the num bers who have left various de nominations and ordinations togo into other denominations and ordi nations. It is answered also In the fact that today the great majority of ordained ministers in all denomina tions entirely repudiate the Bible as a Divine Revelation. Their ordination did not protect, them from our modern infidelity, called Higher Criticism. Un der its Influence they have ceased to be teachers of Bible Christianity, and have become merely essayists, leaders in political and social reform and in humanitarian work. Manifestly their ordination of men and by man did not hold them to the "faith once delivered •to the saints." (.lude 3.) It did not as sist them to appreciate the Bible as being sufficient that the man of God might be thoroughly furnished unto every good word and work. I.t»t us consider the matter again, from another standpoint. Did any of these human ordinations of men and by man Impart the Holy Spirit or give *i mental illumination by which any ot these humanly ordained ministers were <iuallflefl for preaching and teaching the Lord's people? The answer Is, No! As deep spirituality and as deep in siirht Into the teachings of the Scrip tures are to be found' outside of the pulpit as inside. The ordination, evi dently, brought no enlightenment, no gift of the Holy Spirit the thing above all needed by those w ho would teach others and expound the Gospel. Has Served a Bad Purpose. The ordination of ministers, of men and by man. has been injurious in that it lias perpetuated the misiouception that the Church Is divided into two classes -dergy and laity. The ordained have been injured by being putted up to suppose themselves of a higher caste than their brethren. The unordained have been Injured in that human ordi nation has helped to befog their minds in respect to the real ordination. Thus the "laity" have been hindered from entering upon the very service which <iod intended should be their chief aim nnd object. In the early Church, the Klders were considered merely elder brothers of the Church—not elders in years necessarily, but advanced ones in spiritual things, able to help the brethren properly to understand the "Word of God aad to attend to all the duties and privileges inculcated by the Gospel for their preparation for a share In Messiah's Kingdom. The ordination of reverend men to be rulers, and In pome cases dictators of a Church, has taken away from the Klders the very services that the Apostle tells them Were to be'theirs. Instead, it appoints 1 hem the empty honor of passing the collection plate and the communion Service. St. Paul, In his address to the Elders of the congregation at Kphesus, snkl, "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the Flock, liver which the Holy Spirit hath luado you overseers [Greek. on, liter, ally, bishops], to feed the Church of God." (Acts xx, 28.1 All of those Klders were under shepherds, pastors, bishops, overseers. All of them had the commission t" feed the Klook. All of them had opportunity for teaching. Instructing the Church. Divlna Ordination to Praach. All will admit that if preachers are representatives of God, if they spenktn JI is name, they must have some ordi nation from Him. Whoever has not Di vine authority is usurping a holy office nu<l placing himself in antagouisin to God. As SI. ran! suggests, "No man taketh this honor n111• > himself, but lie that is called of God, as was Aaron." (Hebrews v, 4.) The Apostle's argu ment is that the Aaron:.' priesthood was typical of the higher Priesthood of Jesus tlie Melchisedec Priesthood. Aaron and his sons belonged to the tribe specially ca'.ied to the Divine service; and they were specially called out of that tribe to be the priests. The antitype is Jesus, the High l'riest or Head Priest, over the under Priesthood —all the true members of the Church of Christ. This Si. Peter shows saying, not to the clerics, but to all the Church, "Ye are a I.toyal Priesthood, a holy na tion, a peculiar people, that ye should show forth rhe praises of lliin who hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous I Peter ii, 9. As Aaron received an anointing, qual ifying ltim for Ihe typical priesthood, so Jesus received an anointing of the Holy Spirit, qualifying Him to be the Head or Chief Priest over all the Church, the uiuler-priesthood. The be getting of the Holy Spirit dime upon •Testis at His baptism. That anointing gave Him authority to preach and teach in the Father's mime. There Ilis ministry began, as lie tells us Himself in His sermon in the Nazareth syna gogue, where He read the opening verses of Isaiah Ixi, and declared that their fulfilment had been reached in His own person: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me: because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tid ings unto the meek."—Luke iv, 17-21. The Church Anointed to Preach. While Jesus was with His disciples, He sent them forth to preach in Ilis name, not lu the Father's name; for the Father had not yet acknowledged them by giving tliem tlie anointing of the Holy Spirit, as we read:—"The Holy Spirit was not yet given; because Jesus was not yet glorified." (John vii, ;i9.) Rut when Jesus, having finished His ministry and sacrifice, was leaving His disciples He directed them not to preach, but to tarry at Jerusalem "un til ye be endued with power from on High."—Luke xxiv, 41). The promised power from on High came at Pentecost. Immediately they began to preach and to teach; for they had received the Divine anointing, as Jesus had received it at the time of Ilis baptism. This Divine anointing constituted their ordination, their au thority from the Father as members of the Body of Christ, the Royal Priest hood, to be His mouthpieces. This Di vine anointing came not merely upon the twelve Apostles; but it has all through this Gospel Age constituted the blessed recognition of the Father and of the Son to all who receive it. In the typical picture, Aaron had the holy anointing oil poured upon his head, and it ran down to the skirts of his garment. All the nieinbers of Ilis Body thus came under the anointing. So Jesus, the Head of the Church, re ceived the anointing at the beginning of His ministry; and from Him at Pentecost by the Divine appointment it has flowed down over all the mem bers of Ilis Church. Every one re ceivlng the anointing of the Holy Spir it is a qualified ambassador of God to speak in His name. As St. Peter says, every such one is a Royal Priest. St. John refers to this same anointing, saying. "Ye have an unction (anoint ingl from the Holy One, and ye all know it." Who Lack Divinft" Ordination? From what we have said it must be clear that no one is entitled to speak for the Almighty unless he have this Divine Ordination of the Holy Spirit. Human titles and human ordinations are wholly inadequate to make a real preacher and teacher In the Church of Christ. Rut the Spirit-begotten are fully authorized to use their every op portunity under all circumstances and conditions. There is no division of these Spirit-begotten ones along the lines of clergy and laity. God never recognized such distinctions and divi sions. His ambassadors bear the marks of identification that none oth ers have. They have a knowledge of the real Gospel, and of the real charac ter of God. They are guided by the Holy Spirit, step by step into the deep things of God. We submit that if a knowledge of the Truth be an indication of an enlight ening influence of the Holy Spirit, then Hot every preacher in the world gives evidence of a Divine Ordination to teach and to speak as a Divine Am bassador. We must put away the fool ishness of the Dark Ages, and the mis conception that a few mumbled phrases were ever the Divine method of Inducting the Royal Priesthood into their service as ministers of the Truth. The Gospel to Be Preached, Let us note the Gospel which Jesus was anointed to preach, and which we as Ills members are anointed to preach—"Fear not! behold we bring you good tidings of great Joy which shall be unto all people." "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. because He hath anointed me to preach good tld lugs to the meek." Poor humanity is already under tin Curse; and the Gospel Message is "good tidings,'' that God has provided a way by which we may as a race come out from under the Curse. The Curse Is death; and all of our aches and pains and sorrows and tears are directly oi Indirectly associated with that Curse The Message of Jesus Is good tldiugs comfort to all broken hearted ones saying, "God shall wipe away all tear* from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying neither shall there be any more paln"- there.—Revelation xxl, 4. . . i CLOSE 1J HEART OF NATURE in the Blr.ck Forest at Which Marvelous Cures Have Been Recorded. In an article oil "The Friendly Satu rn >r Trees" In the Woman's Home Companion Frank A. Waugh, profes sor of horticulture in Massachusetts agricultural college said: "In Germany one finds all kinds of cures. Every enterprising town has one. Often the 'cure house' is the finest public building in the city. A German talks of going to his cure as an American of going to his vacation. There are milk cures and mud cures, mountain cures and surf cures, but my choice is the forest cure. Not only does it best please my personal taste, but I notice that it gets the more Berious cases—those where radical and heroic cures are needed. First of all there are the tuberculosis patients strewn about on their cots under the pungent shades of the Black forest as about Or. Trudeau's camp In the Adi rondacks. Then there are the de btees of indigestion and the nervous wrecks, bilious, alcoholic and society wrecks, drug fiends, bridge fiends and everybody; that is. everybody who can spend the money to come hither for the forest cure. Naturally in Ger many, as In America, folks who have to work and support families cannot afford to be cured. They can't even aflord the disease in the first place. "It is curious how friendly the for ests are to sick and discouraged peo ple. The trees reach out their arms to shelter them. In the stillness of the morn'ng and through the long nights they whisper reassuringly to every fine who listens." 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