The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-06-13
TEACHINGS ARE WIDESPREAD
Books Written by Pastor Russell Re-
ceive an Enormous Circulation and
Newspapers Aid in Spreading
His Doctrines Broadcast

| l.. RUSSELL, out ne himself QiSC1d1mS
all titles, believing that as Jesus and
the apostles disclaimed them, so
| should he.
Russell is the leader of religious
movement which has its followers all
over the world. He is not the orig
inator of sect, but simply claims
member ship in the original church
institution Of the scriptures, therein
described simply as ''the church,
whose names are written in heaven.
It has no houses of worship of its
own, and Pastor Russel1's plan for
reaching his numerous and widely
scattered followers with his dis
courses is unique one.
He travels great deal, preaching
in opera houses IN the large cities of
the country, and through arrange
ments with various news papers gladly
printing the discourses because of
the increased circulation which ac-
crues to them through the subscrip-
tons Of Russell's many followers.
Thus he breaches each Sunday to a
congregation of hundreds of thous-
/ ands.
Pastor Russell edits and publishes
| from Allegheny semi monthly jour
nal, called ''Zion's Watch Tower and
Herald of Christ's Presence" for
which he claims circulation of over
80, 900 copies, including over 200 sub
scribers in London and 100 in Glas-
gov.
He has also published number of
books, the principal ones of which are
issued under the general title, "Mil-
lenial Dawn, Helping Hand to Bible
Students" each volume having a dis.
tinctive title in addition, setting
forth his teachings.
One Of these, EThe Divine Plan Of
the Ages" he says, has attained a
larger circulation than any other
book except the Bible, there being
now 2, 100000 copies in circulation.
Russell has been considerably dis
tufbed of late over false and mislead-
ing accounts of his teachings and his
/ plans which have appeared IN many
newspa pers.
Among other things, it was re-
Gently announced that he was endeav-
oring to get control of Dowie's Zion
City and turn it into home for his
followers.
Nothing could be more untrue, -
he declares. 81 have no desire for
Zion City, and there have been no
negotiations whatever in the matter. y
It has also been published that
Russell is ''the no-hell preacher
because he teaches there is no place
Of future fiery torment.
Pastor Russell declares that he does
not believe in hell as place of eter-
of the Old Testament and the 'thades"
of the New Testament is the state of
death-that mankind, because of orig
inal sin, is under a death sentence,
which affects all, mentally, morally
and physically, and eliminates in the
tomb.
He holds that redemption was from
the tomb, that Christ died for hui
manity's sins, and that as result of
this redemption all mankind is ulti-
mately to be released from this state
of death, and given instruction which
will lead to eternal life, if they are
obedient to such leading, in the Mill
lenial age.
Nor does Pastor Russell doubt in
the least the existence of Satan,
though this has been alleged of him.
In sermon which he recently deliv-
cred on sFThe Overthrow of Satan S
Empire he makes his position on
this point very clear, saying:
eve are aware that our Lords
words TO Peter, Get thee behind me,
Satan are made the basis for the de-
NAL that there is any personal devil
or subordinate demons. Our reply is
that although any man may become
an adversary of God Ia Satan), the
scriptures everywhere speak of the
prime mover In evil as the devil, the
Satan. He is the great murderer. He
murdered our first parents by deceiv-
ing them, and thus induced them to
be disobedient to their Creator"
Pastor Russel1's home and Offices
occupy four-story building In AL
legheny, where he has daily Office
hours while in the city.
It was recently stated in several
newspapers that in a divorce trial,
which resulted in the legal separa-
ton of Pastor Russell and his wife,
about year ago, he had said, "his
i love was like that OF jellyfsh, in
that it went cut to any spirit which
responded. =
This statement distressed Russell
considerably, inasmuch as the truth
was that the remark in question was
attributed to Russell by a witness
/ during the trial, and was emphatic
ally denied on the stand by him.
It has been said of Russell that
money pours Into his Office Golfers
like water and that his sect is i'm