Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-07-29
0BLITERATION
Says DR.. Barnes is the End of
the Wicked of Earth.

Editor News.
| am glad to note the editorial and
scholarly interest taken in our inter
esting subject of Eternal Torment. 3"
But we are sorry to note the evil spir-
it of the writer of the "Gehenna" ar
ticle appearing in current issue of
the News. We wish to explain to our
able critic that we make no claims to
scholarship or character of large pro-
portions. Fortunately our life expert
ences, and our discovery of the MAR
row Way, and the "Plan of the
Ages" have together conspired to pre-
vent the development of our bump of
self esteem, and we humbly accept this
as a good omen in line with Gods
Word, viz, "If man think himself
to be something when he is nothing,
he deceiveth himself" "For what is
your life? 1t is even a vapour that
appeareth for little time and vanish
eth away" We confess ourselves from
the present standpoint of sin and death
to be of the 'pigmy'' order. We be-
lieve too, that this has been true of
the Lords people of all ages. 1t was
true of the WORTHLESS of Heb. II, and
of the called and faithful ones of this
gospel age we read: ''Ye see your call
ing brethren, how that not many wise
men after the flesh, not many mighty,
not many noble, are called: but God
hath chosen the foolish things of the
world to confound the wise; and God
hath chosen the weak things of the
world to confound the mighty; and
base things of the world, and things
which are despised hath God chosen.
Yea, and things which are not to
bring to naught things that are. Il
Cor. 1: 26-29). In view of this we
humbly accept our diminutive charac-
teristics as of the many desirable wit
neses of the Spirit that we are the
children of God; and if children then
heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs
with Christ, if so be that we suffer
with Him, that we may be also glori-
fed together. from. 8:16,17) We
trust the brothers heart is better than
his head. And surely if he has been
learning of Christ any length of time
he has begun to develop that all-im-
portant quality of love, without which
we would be NOTHING. Il Cor. 1872. J
Not only love for God and Christ and
brethren, but love for our enemies
Love that would do good to all and
bless them in spite of their opposition,
and not create "two hells'' to put the
advocates of such "pernicious doc
trine in. And / warn the brother
that if there was such place as he
advocates for the wicked, such spir-
it as appears in his writing would, if
not repented of, land him there, be-
cause, with what judgement We
Judge, ye shall be judged: and with
what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you again" And~''If ye
forgive not men their trespasses, neith-
er will your heavenly Father forgive
you" (Math. 7:2; 6;12-14). And this
applies to graver matters as well. But
| am glad for his sake that no such a
place exists, nor ever will. The broth
er's motive in writing the article ''in
defense of the Gospel of Christ" is
badly put for d scholar, and l sincere
ly invite him to not think too lightly
of narrow pigmy' and "liberalist
all in one, and The Peoples Pulpit
because it is new as yet in that locali
ty. And while l would be shy of at
tempting to correct a scholar, l ven
ture to suggest that the doctrine OF
eternal torment is not the Gospel OF
Christ. The word Gospel means good
news-news of the Kingdom for which
we pray, Thy kingdom come. 'Be'
hold bring you good tidings of great
joy, which shall be to all people. y
The news of eternal torment is very
bad news indeed, and on the basis that
without holiness no man shall see the
Lord, few at present could escape on
the theory that all who don't 'see the
Lord would go there. We disagree
that be has defended the Gospel, and
leave the sensible reader to decide fol
himself. We disagree that Moses and
Elijah were seen alive on the Mount
of TRANSPORTATION in proof that the
souls of men are conscious after death.
What was seen on the mount was
vision and nothing more. Set
Math. 1919. 1t was not a reality but
a representation merely. We deny
that any man hath ascended into heav
en- prior to our Lords first advent, anC
in proof we cite our Lords own words
in Jno. 3:t3. David was still in tbs
tomb. still 'dead and buried at thai
time; For proof see Acts 2;29, "a. W.
accept these words of our Lord ant
Peter as final
We agree that Hades signifies wha'
is 'veiled", and unseen, but We
deny that it is ''place of disembod
led spirits" Hades corresponds wei
to our English word, hell, when th'
right meaning is attached. viz, L
conceal. to hide. to cover, TO roof
The Emphatic Diaglot, a word 70
word Greek New Testament, based ol
the Vatican Manuscript. No. 1909. b,