The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-28
A BLATANT BLASPHEMER.
soHWEINFuRTH's CLAIMS TO BE THE
MESSIAH REFUTED.
me Rev. DR.. Ingram Handles This
Modern Prince of Impostors With Skill
and Effect Disproving His Claims Out
OF His Own Mouth.


nouncement, the Rev. DIR. ]. w. Ingram,
pastor Of the Linden Street Christian
Church, reviewed the claims of Mr..
Schweinfurth to the Messiahship. He
read an extract from THE APPEAL OF Nav
10, which sets forth the claims of this
new god. Mr.. Schweinfurth was asked:
care you Christi"
His answer was ~ am. / am moro
than Christ; | am the perfect man, and
also God. l possess the attributes of
Jesus, the sinless, and have his spirit; and
SELF"
As an offset to this blasphemous claim
DR.. Ingram read from the same source the
following question and answer:
DO you expect to live on earth for
ever2" ~ '
u shall DO here many years in the pres.
ent body, and the world will see wonder
ful sights before | cast off this BODY. But
am incarnate, and when this goes into
the corruption OF death my spirit will en-
ter another body and still live on earth.
How or when the present body will die
has not yet been revealed by the Father"
The speaker claimed this admission of
Ignorance was complete refutation of
this deceiver's claims.
In one breath he claims TO be the Father.
the Almighty, and in the next he con-
fesses his ignorance on some important
points because the Father has not revealed
them TO him. In other words the Al
mighty Himself is ignorant because the
Almighty has not enlightened the Al
mighty. We might leave this modern
god here with perfect safety, but will take
occasion to show that the claims OF this
man are not in accord with tho teachings
oil the Holy Scriptures on the subject OF
Christ's second advent TO our world. Sew
eral scriptures were read, showing that
Christ would not come second time MS n
sin Offering, to make a sacrifice for sin.
hence would not come rs before. Would
not be born q second time OF a woman.
would not pass through the stages OF ply.
steal development from infancy to man
hood. He would come in like manner as
lie went away-attended by His mighty
angels in flaming fire, and every eye is TO
see Him, and they that pierced Hin shall
be compelled TO look upon Him. lie will
come wi tn shout OF triumph, with the
voice OF the archangel, and with the
trump OF God; and the dead shall rise, and
the living shall be changed rs by the power
OF God, and together they shall be caught
up TO meet the Lord in the air. And so
shall they ever be with the Lord.
This man Schwinfurth came to establish
new kingdom, TO organize a new church.
Christ established His kingdom and organ
lied His church at the time OF His first
advent, and Paul says the kingdom shall
never be removed, and Christ says the
the gates OF he'll shall be poweriess to pre-
Ia Oh A.
second time IL will not be TO organize a
new kingdom. but to gather out Of the
existing kingdom all who offend aud do
iniquity.
Probation ceases, the harvest Is at hand.
the world is at an end. lie that is unjust
let him be unjust still, and lac that is filthy
let him be filthy still, and he that Is right
eous let him be righteous still, and he that
is holy let him be holy still, is. or will be
the divine edict at Christs second coming.
DIR. Ingram proceeded 10 show, from
Chapter 20 OF Revelation, that the golden
age must antedate the, coming OF Christ.
> satan must be chained and cast into the
bottomless pit, and imprisoned there for
LOO years, and that this 1000 years
would be the millennium age, when
Christ would reign over all the earth, not
in person, but as he now reigns in the
hearts and lives OF his disciples. The
world Is growing in the direction Of that
glorious contamination every day. Man
ufaciories, railroads, telegraph wires, tele.
phones, schools, churches, Sunday-schools,
union conventions, national arbitration.
are oil at work TO usher In the golden ace,
the days OF heaven. The time is approach.
ing when Gods purpose TO gather 10.
Rcther all things which are in heaven and
which are on earth in Christ will
be accomplished. All nations will have
the same form Of government, speak the
same language, sing the same songs, wor-
ship at tho same affairs, adore the same
God. Wherever the teaching of
the Christ shall 20, the govern
mental idea OF government BY the
people, Tor the people must go. All this
Is but the pledge Of that peaceful age
that must antcdatc the coming OF
our Lord-llis personal coming TO the
final harvest.
DR.. Ingram appealed TO the now Chris.
tian business men of the city 10 Join In
the good work Of helping on this much |
desired time, and not 10 scof ut the
church and ridiculo her humble efforts 10 |
spread the truth; that lots on Main street |
would not be worth s. front foot II all
the churches were burned and the minis
tiers and their followers beheadcd.
The rcycrcndspeakcr quoted the utter |
anccs OF prominent infidcls rs 20 the moral |
power Of the church in the world. llo |
!, appealed 10 business men In his church |
and out Of Il In the name OF their stores,
corner lots, dwelling. houscs and all their
temporal treasures as well rs in the name
OF their wiecs and children, and their !
spiritual well.bcing 10 come up 10 the help |
Of the church In her efforts 10 make the |
world happier and better.
The sermon, while longer than usual, |
occupying including n shert talk at tho |
opening on forgiveness about fifty min |
uics, was listened TO with profound in- |
tcrcsL
Miss Mary Flippin, the accomplished |
daughter OF r. u. flippin. auditor Of the |
Memphis & Charleston Railway. sang a |
beautiful solo, 20 the delight OF the large |
audience. Mrs. Maggie Peters. the lead. |
ing soprano In the choir, sang In her usual /
charming manner 20 the satisfaction Of her |
host OF admiring friends.
DIR. Ingram announced at tho close OF |
his sermon that next Sunday night he /
would tell his congregation what the
teaching oi the Christian Church Is on the |
design Of baptism.
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