Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-25

via qude aDduclt lmVltam; ct pauci stunt
qui inveniant cam" So we must con-
clude, as the three original tongues
taught, as Luke admOnishes, Chapters
13, Verse "a: Strive to enter in at he
strait gate, and Matthew records. I'm
ter ye in, proves that many would try
TO climb up some other way, and
Chris-'s cruclfixiOn between thieves and
robbers was a very symbOlical act in
which they portrayed the very proph-
ecy that would happen to them, when
He declared that He was the gate or
door OF the true sheepfold, and which
way comes TO destruction, end-nOt
hell
We would here state that if any min
lister would discuss this we will at any
future time, under our own name, for
the welfare Of humanity, if there be
any beneficial results.
Now let us hear some other figura-
tive speech and let us consider them in
their respective parts. Let US consider
the conclusion that follows these two
ways in further proof that our decla-
rations are without dispute. Beware
of false prophets" Verse 10, to what
do they tend? Hammebi? Apagousa?
Abducit?-'Which comes to you in
sleeps clothing" Was there ever a
time in Christendom history when
such an event was recorded? Or must
we still accept them? And what is the
significance of such clothing? All uni
forms have some insignia. What
would such a regulation of prophets
mean? Much in every way. God call
ed Israel His people. sheep. And this
people He clothed with righteousness
and salvation, which these prophets
bring 10 you in their way, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
Verses 10 10 "a are a description Of
the works Of the prophets. of whom st.
Paul writes. acts 20.29-30 Now
God forbid that we should judge any
body" But let us consider some other
persons judgment, which is Christ's
power TO judge in and not ours. We
quote Rev. George Hodges in a sermon
printed in the Pittsburg Dispatch. un-
der the title. Into Outer Darkness
Wherein he judges man, wherein God
never damned Wherein he judges
man who has sinned in the greatest
and those by their lot. particularly in
the Sums OF life, he judges worthy Of
hell and all its damnatiOn-sO taught
by OrthOdoxy-and those who have sin
ned in the least. between whom God
makes no distinction, He would give
place in heaven possibly through re-
pentance and not as the price of ran
som. He quotes a text: But the
children of the kingdom shall be cast
ont into outer darkness He makes
the positive declaration that that con-
Germs us. For there is no denial but
that Israel as our parentage, we as its
religious offspring. the children OF the
kingdom, but what has happened unto
Israel has happened IN part unto US
He further states: 1T seems lncredl-
Bile. Tle Jews. VINO stood then where We
now stand, did not believe it. They
listened with much Indifference and
went their way and thought no more
about ir The strong words entered
only into their outer ears, and that is
true OF us. That We, respectable, intel
ligent, moral. even religious folk, who
attend church regularly and are known
TO be interested in questions OF theolo-
gy. and are not known 10 break one or
the ten commandments that we may
be among the lost. we do not for q mo-
mcnt imagine. The thought is not
only horrible but prepOsterous. We
take il. quietly and confidently every
one of us. that We shall be saved. That
some who stand in the blessed lot on
/ the great day of revelation and reward
shall look about for us and miss us, be-
+ cause we are cast out into outer dark
ness. is only a brief remove from the
I impossible. We cast out? We, who
say our prayers every night and morn
/ ing. who read OUT Bibles and have been
baptized and are present here at wOr-
ship Sunday after Sunday, who are
/ members of the church and are reQUJa-
/ table and esteemed and useful members
of society?-We cannot be lost. Sure
lv educated. refined. well conducted
people will go TO heaven. tt is quite
/ likely that some of the men and women
whose names we read in the police re-
ports Will 20 to hell-they ought to-
And i'm the slums. in places where it is
not safe to walk after the sun SETS
where miserable folk dwell huddled to-
gether thick as vermin, there, no doubt
/ are some lost souls. But we, ourselves?
That is a different matter. We and our
friends shall be as favored in that
world as we are in this. He turJner
adds. 1T must be said that the words
( of Jesus Christ sharply contradict this
pleasant vision The SCribes and Pnar-
isees of His time said the same things
that we say and had the same reasons
for saving them. They were respeCta-
BILE people. they were church going peo-
ple. they were not only members but
enthusiastic members Of the church.
Nobody questioned their entire accept
ance with God .-except Christ. Com
mon sinners held them IN regard. They
were cultured, they had money, they
lived In pleasant houses among their
books and pictures, just as We do, and
they had the same favorable opinion OF
themselves as we have is not this
the counterpart of Israeli
I repeat his words: 1T must be said
that the words of Jesus Christ sharply
contradict this pleasant vision Long
ere this were other words said when
contradict these things. In Isaiah $40
IL is said. For the leaders OF this peo-
Dle cause them to err and that they are
led of them are destroyed II Christ
words foretold the fulfllment OF proph-
ecv. DrOphetical prediction has still the
same weight to-day. And what was
prophesied concerning Israel who per
formed typical acts, must be fulfilled
to-day. AS Israel was cast into SPIT
iruaI darkness. so stand we to-day tul-
filing the counterpart of that act. As
the leaders in those times caused the
people TO err. so are the leaders OF the
paoDle of our time following IN the
same tracks.
Judge me not because / say so but leu
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