Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-05

life must dwell as they are. Immortal
In hell and suffer the torments OF the
damned; this, because, perchancc the
victim may not have said. II believe
in the Lord Jesus Christ" This gives
mercy more than her due and robs
Justice.
know some will say, what about
the thief Oh the CrossT We answer
In short, that he went as Christ told
him. To-day thou shalt be with me
In paradise, which IL not heaven, but
the place of departed spirits" Peter
8 1920. Hence the declaration Of Je-
sus to Nicodemus Verify, verify, say
unto thee, except u man be born Of the
water and the spirit he cannot enter
into the Kingdom Of God"
Therefore this thief may or may not
have been baptized and under the con
ditions could not be before he died.
Undoubtedly this vicarious work haa
been performed for him or why do
we have such a passageI Else what
shall they do which are baptized for
the dead? 1 Cor. 1929. That Christ
had not ascended to Heaven on the
day Of the crucf1ion is proven in
John 20: II. BY proxy Christ perform
ed vicarious work by offering up him.
self and made atOnement for all man
kind who have faith and comply with
the first four principles of the gospel.
Faith, repentance, Gnfants cannot re-
pent) baptism by Immersion and lay
ing on Of hands. But the dead are not
without hope. First Cor. 1919. Saints
are focking to the temple of the Lord
and redeeming their dead from the
grasp of Satan. Jno. 5:25. Jno. 11:25.
26. First Peter, A.: 6. Nal. 4: SO.
Gods arm is not shortened today
He has wisely created the worlds and
modern astronomy is widening the ex.
panse of the universe and even ad
mitting the possibility of the other
planets being inhabited. This is il
harmony with the idea of the plurality
of God which can only be comprehend
ed by a study of these doctrines ol
progression in heaven as we'll as q pre-
existence of our spirits before we came
in the flesh. Job. 3S: Al
Science can give US no assurance Of
a future existence, and Gods highest
production of His handiwork made il
His own image and given intelligence
surely could not be consigned to nevel
ending sleep. If In this life only We
have no hope we are of all men mos
miserable. l Cor. Is: 10.
1t has been far from my intention u
hurt the feelings of any one of the
thousands of good true men and wo
men in other churches( which are do
ing much good.) They will all hav
their reward according to their works.
Fragmentary as these statements nee
essarily are, they can a. be defeldet
from the scriptures and while l do no
propose to carry on any newspaper
controversy, l gladly welcome any
person to my home for further and
more complete information.
l wish to bear my testimony of the
truth of the gospel as taught by the
Latter Day Saints, and | ask, do moi
treat these doctrines indifferently, nor
carelessly throw them aside.
Should they be true, the message is
of the utmost Importance to you. Sur
rounded with so many proofs the faith
of the Latter Day Saints demands your
further investigation.
God has blessed you with free agen
cy, it is your privilege to judge anl
decide.
This Is a spiritual subject and II mus
be spiritually discerned. l Cor. 2: 13
IA. Which things also we speak no
in the words which mans wisdom
| teacheth bur which the Holy GhOS
teacheth, comparing spiritual thing
with spiritual. But the natural mai
receiveth not the things of the spiri
of God. For they are foolishness un
to him. Neither can he know them TO
they are spiritually discerned.
EMIL GAMMETER.