The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-05


Iy edited by one, F. L. Hahn. whose
former career was recently partially
exposed by Rev. ]. ]. Keller, in Die
ChristlIche Apologize.
Now let US hold the mirror up to
these good people in our sister city that
they may see themselves as others see
them. Turn about is fair play. DR..
Potts, of the Michigan Christian Advo-
cate, describes this sect in his paper as
follows. The clipping is in my posses
sion:
A Pestiferous Sect.
over in Western Michigan there is a
nest of ''come-outers." styling them
selves saints, or gospel trumpetefs. or
something of that sort. who have
wrested a paragraph of Bishop Fosters
writings from It's connections and pub
lish it to show that the Christian
church is In a most deplorabla condl-
ton. This tract they scatter broadcast
on railroad trainE, in depots and where
ever else they are able. Their purpose
Is to unsettle the minds of church mem
beers and to prepare them for the
wretched rot they are preaching and
publishing in the name Of the gospel.
They do not try to save souls, but sim
ply to overthrow and destroy the faith
of some. Their methods are quite like
those of the Mormons and Adventists-
under-handed. deceltful. cunning, per-
sistent, plausible. ye: despicable and
without a high Christian motive.
Bishop Fosters sermon from which
the extract is taken, is a great spiritual
appeal for boiler living in the church Of
God. 1t freely and frankly points. out
the evils that threaten and cripple the
church, and urges Christians to rise to
higher plane of life and activity. 1t
is, as n whole, wholesome and power
ful appeal to the Christian world But
instead OF publishing this grand SER
mon in.full and scattering 1T abroad for
the good It might do. these base deceiv-
ers select only such sentences as suit
their lgnoble purposes and thus lead
unsuspecting minds to think that our
great bishop has pictured the Methodist
Episcopal church as corrupt and faller.
Such deceit and euHa.ag are simply sa-
tanic.
The tract of which Dr. Potts speaks
is In my possession, entitled, Babylon
is Fallen and contains their idea on
page i've about present Professionalism.
But 1t is stlll mistake that the
Methodist sect and Professionalism gem
orally are counting the world. Nay
the courtship is over long ago, and has
resulted in the marriage Of the two.
They have taken each other By the
right hand and stood up before the
devil. who worked up the match" and
OBLIGATED on the nuptial occasion, and
have taken upon them the marriage
vows and bound themselves under
great curse that they will ever hail
each other in the bonds OF union, That
they will ever conceal and never re-
veal" their dark sins. And that they
will ever protect, defend. screen and
help each other in all the works of the
flesh, the world and the devil. And
now since the marriage OF the sects
and the world has taken place, they
are living in their gay honeymoon. and
reveIing in their nuptiat festivities. Ev-
cry festival and social given by the
sects is on the occasion OF their mar
rIage to the world.
Bob Ingersoll was a saint In the use
OF language In connection with the
Christian churches in comparison with
these, who profess sanctihcation. They
can give even Satan points on how to
misrepresent the churches. DR.. Potts
is correct when he says: such deceit
and cunning are simply Satanic" He
is also right when he ascribes to them
methods to gain converts, like those Of
the Mormons. etc. know whereof I
speak now, from personal observation.
They will often remain members of Q
church as long as possible and secretly
distribute their Satanic literature
among their unsuspecting friends, and
when finally hauled up for their deceit
and cunning, they win howl like wild
beasts because they were not permit
ted to destroy a congregation. In these
things they have no sense OF honor, no
decency. They win attend meetings of
churches, speak OF the lote Of God in
their hearts, and on their way invite
the people TO their own meetings, in
order to poison their minds. On a
Sabbath morning, especially when they
know the pastor is absent, they viii
post themselves In front OF a church
and when the people come out try to
distribute their pernicious literature.
They Will, as they have done in
county in Ohio. below Wheeling, this
winter, attempt to sell fruit trees first
and follow up with their soul-destroy-
ing papers.
Their hatred OF the churches is the
one dominant passion OF their lives
And when confronted with this fact
and the same proved by their own writ
ings, they always try 20 sneak and
wriggle out OF them, saying they are
misunderstood.