The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-05
HIS VIEWS ON THEOLOGY.
Our Randall Correspondents Answers
Hagan's Query.
To the Editor Of the NEW DoMINroN

their Bible which is sadly neglected. |
believe there is one living God who
created all things. | believe that after
he made the numerous worlds he
thought it best TO appoint ruler or gov
ernor over each one. He therefore ap-
pointed Jesus Christ as ruler over this
earth, bat with limited power until the
end of the Gospel age, which nearly all
earnest men who have made this study
admit is near at hand.
Old Satan, who wanted the appoint
ment as ruler of our earth, when he
found that God had appointed Jesus
Christ as ruler, old Satan, like our mum
dane politicians, got mad and kicked up
a muss in Heaven. He was turned out
and given a kingdom in the bottomless
pit, and ever since he has been playing
the devil upon this earth, putting false
ideas into pc pies heads in order to get
possession of their souls after they die
At the close OF the gospel age Christ
will return to the earth and with the
Ia, 900 Saints which God has raised NJ
fer ihal especial purpose then Chfist
with these Saints shall judge and pass
sentence upon evrry human being WIN
has H., ell apon tho earth tl6;h chapter
Matthew 9th yefSe). After all have
been judged aud Chtlsr lus put all
enemies untler his feet. ihps lie sill
give up al into tie hsnis II his Father
and ~ viii also sc =nAjeei INTO the
Father.
God has given us 10 commandments,
also r'ie golden rule, which is simply
the ss-cai commandment in another
form. Christ tells II Gin 10Th chapter
9th verse nf Lnke) this do (obey these)
aud thou shalt have eaernal life But
some of our preachers tell us that those
that believe that doctrine are bound to
go to he'll. The vilest sinner, If he re-
pent aud join the church Is sure Of
heaven, but an honest and moral man
cannot be saved
take the word OF Jesus Christ in
preference to the word oil all the preach
ers combined. To those who have
obeved these commandments from
childhood up and continue to do SO,
honestly believe it is all they can do to
obtain Heaven.
| admit that Il man must be regener
ated, but that God does it and ii we do
our part God will certainly do his. But
some of our preachers tell us "You
must repent and be converted that your
sins may be blotted out in the presence
OF the Lord, !" (3rd chapter 10Th verse OF
Acts,) Yes to those persons who have
been guilty OF lying. stealing, cheating,
defrauding, committing adultery, in fact
constantly breaking the commandments
| it is necessary for them to repent, "and
render restitution" as these three words
were left out in translating. The origin
al manuscript reads, repent and be
converted and render restitution that
| IL
Catholic bible), and then live up to the
commandments Without doing this
such person cannot possibly be saved
But our preachers tell US all must re
pent and be converted and then join the
church in order to be saved. But Christ
tells US in chapter 10th, 18th verse of
Luke, that just persons need no repent
ance, consequently need not be convert
ed. The commandments are repeated
| six times in the new testament This is
done in my opinion, to impress upon
our minds that we must obey them, and
| Christ knowing that some would try to
misconstrue them.
| Christ has IN the (l0th chapter, 9th
verse) added these words "defraud not
hence | claim that ii any one owes even
| so cents and fills to pay the same cannot
| get to heaven. | claim that anyone who
willfully sins must render restitution or
| they cannot be saved, Some of our
church members claim that If person
| is member OF church they can commit
all kinds OF willful sins and all those
sins will be forgiven.
They refer me to 18th chapter, 3lst
verse OF Matthew. | think there was
some mistake in translating this verse
because the following passages contra
dict that, 18th chapter Sc and 81 verses
Matthew; End chapter, 9Th to 9th verses
Romans; 18th chapter, and Q verses
Romans 5th chapter, 10th verse second
Corinthians 9th chapter. 10Th to 25th
verse Galatians; End chapter, 18th
verse and 4th chapter, Is and 10Th verse
Philippians; 3rd chapter, 5th and 9Th
verses Collossians; 9th chapter, 9TH and
9th verses Ephesians 4th chapter, oath
verse Ephesians 9th chapter, 10th
verse Timothy 10th chapter, Goth and
9th verses Hebrews
| quote again ftom your correspond
emit: docs be not see that those who
upheld popular beliefs are honored re-
CARELESS of the acts OF their lives
Why friend, the Bible teaches that but
| few OF those that are rich and honored
in this world stand any show to get to
| heaven. In my opinion but few who
hold offices OF honor and profit in this
world can ever reach the heavenly
shore Can you for moment imagine
that old John Sherman after committing
the great crime of 1873 could possibly
get to heaven? Can you imagine that
Grover Cleveland, who had the oppor-
tunity for four years of preventing the
hard times that has,been devastating our
fair land could possibly get to heaven ?
| Do you imagine that a"y OF those
| goldbug preachers who duiing the last
campaign for the sake of pleasing their
rich parishioners, hurled vile ephithets
at the common people, could get to
| heaven?
Do you imagine that those editors and
politicians who promised us prosperity
as soon as Mckinley was elected, can
ever get to heaven? And lastly dc
you imagine that William Mckinley and
his advisers, unless they bring about
prosperity, can enter the golden gates
| again quote from your Correspond
emit: 'Do you believe that perfectly
sincere man, though wrong, can escape
perdition?' 1t depends upon what he be-
persons that church members could
tOththib hiifputii W WiiiiQi ciuo anu
would go to heaven. / believe that all
who practice that doctrine, unless they
render restitution before they die, will
be lost. A minister of the gospel once
told me that he believed that thousands
of church members died and went to
hell under the belief that the church
would take them to heaven. A certain
eminent preacher says that be believes
THAT only one church member out oil
twenty-five stands any chance to get to
heaven, because the devil has put il in
to the heads Of twenty-funr ont o.
twenty-five that they can do what they
please in this life, providing they are
churchmen they will be saved.
Well. in the words OF Mr.. Bryan 81
may be mistaken, but il am I have OBJ
tanned my belief from very careful
study OF the Bible.'
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