The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-01
A QUESTION for Bible students

To THE EDITOR oF THE SUN-Sirs A
few years ago. a man named Russell ~ Ale
gheny. Pa published three volumes 81 a
work entitled -Millcnnial Dawn since
then a publishing house. = newspaper and a
number Of churches have grown out of tho
principles originally advocated by Russell
II Is asserted that the scheme was \ direct
revelation from Almighty Tod to Russell
Briefly stated. the revelation IL as FOL
lows According 10 the generally accepted
INTERPRETATION Of the Bible. rs. OOo. OoO. 40
persons have died sine" the creation without
having had a chance To accept salvation.
THIS vast number Of souls are now In n burn
ing he'll where they will suffer throughout
eternity.
This horrible idea nearly drove Russell into
ipnd.lty. when the Lord came g. his rescue
with m. news that now IL not the dav ~
salvation. hut that az tho commencement
Of tho mlllennial period there will D." a restitu-
ton Of all things. and the -. oco.ooo."co
heather and nearly every one else viii he
resurrected. These souls will then he given
n chance ~ accept salvation. Irasmuch
a. tho Devil will be hound during this period
I, will he cor -idersbly easier for the people
10 accent salvation than II II when be - loose
aud onseouently q very hrr" number 81
r.r-ors will be saved. while the remaining
f.w will be annihilsted. III" object of the
prrs~nt disp~u.atinn l. To select a httl" mock
~ oycrcomer- who will ril" and reign during
~ r,rha,Io, on this 80 rth witch - 80 fr'rr"
m Russelrs presentation 81 tn. ORTHODOX,
claim il right II IL rot surprising that p"oule
81 common scn~e shrink from ~ hut the
trouble with Russell - thst he has rcsorted
10 tactics in trying 20 make his revelation
bui the reader can Judge for himself whether
they are tale or not
In tho Twentieth chapter 81 Revolution
We read that ~ tho commencement OF tn
millrnrial period. there is 70 he = resurrection
OF saints only. and that the rest Of the dead
.hsll not live again until ate, the ioS y"nrs.
THIS. q Copr;,ee ruins RUSSELL th.ory Bn,
i spurious (see Vol l, page ?sSl lie
saws that IL crept into the text In the nth
CENTURY and that manuscripts older than
that DO not contain that special passage
Vatican No 1903. Vatican No iioo. syrisc
Hut wha, mr.. the facts Vatican. No
All all and. therefore. cannot contain tho
MASSAGE In question. Russell. however,
withholds the truth from his readers and
,%s'ans. ali dYYEssciSiion srcrptins that par.
tlculAr passage " this isn't sharp prao-
,ice Of The worst type. | don't know what
'"SaiioaS NJ No iioo. according To viii
sons Emphatic piasloit, onlv date. back
o. the eleventh century. aud since Russell
admits that the passage y a. old a. TIC am
IN this matter Hut Rus-~ll, b. trying to
bolster az hi- theory. palms Oh this eleventh
century Document a. ancient
yt-ed Oxford Hible tell- "a that Revelation
T. missing On this. A. veil - IA Vatican No
I,ua although hussen tired 70 heodSmk
:, .ssdIF. 'S %Ss, %Sr' s s.S. "a; 'S's s, 'sl' me-
the alleged spurious passas~
have t-~n unable 20 set the facts con-
c,m'as us' s'p.I,'S NJ. I'D ss s9' sv9s
.nn.s ieadet h. sind enough 60 supply THIS
lni0rmAtioh' n DAVIS