Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-04
PEOPLES
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL,
Pastor Brooklyn
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tentive audience Speaking through |
an interpreter, he was heard by all.
His address was delivered under the
auspices of the INTERNATIONAL |
BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION. |
A profound impression was evidently |
made, and Bible study surely received
considerable impetus. Many inclined |
to scott at religion and the Bible, as
interpreted in the past. said reverent-
ly, IF this be the Gospel of Christ,
it is worthy of all acceptation." The
speaker said:
We. dear friends. are living in day
in which the leading minds Of the
world are rejecting the Bible and its
message in all the great colleges OF
the world; yea. in the theological
seminaries also, the Bible is classed
as antique. Protested faith in the
Bible as the inspired Word of God,
today calls forth sneers of ridicule and
the comment that such believers are
''unlearned." But. my hearers, | am
before you today to contend that it is
not the Gospel of Christ" that is be-
ing rejected by the intelligence of the
world, but another Gospel that came.
not from Christ, neither from the Apos-
ties, neither is it taught in the Bible.
am here to claim, and to endeavor to
prove that the Bible is eminently log
ical thoroughly reasonable, and that
the message it bears to those who have
''ears to hear" is the most wonderful
message that could possibly be pre-
sented to human heads and hearts
We are not here to claim new rev.
elation, making void the Word of God
through Jesus and the Apostles; we
are not here to twist and turn their
words to make them appear to mean
what they do not say. We are here
to show that the Bible taken in its
simplicity. and allowed TO interpret it
self, is the most wonderful book in the
world, and that the Divine Plan Of Sal
walton therein set forth is oul-satisfy-
ing and, as the Scriptures declare. suf-
ficient that the man of God may be
thoroughly furnished unto every good
word and work"
theories OF the DSTN HSSSs
We are not here. my friends. to sci
forth any sectarian views of the Scrip
lures, nor to advocate a new theology
BY no means: we have already toe
many theologies; we have already toe
many sects or divisions of Christ. We
want no more. ChristendOm is awak
ening to the fact that the various con
dc OF on no
bic. The creeds of Christendom uni
versally discredit each other by theil
interpretations, and universally they
discredit the Bible. which would bC
surely a most ridiculous book, if i
taught all the various conflicting dog
mas
However, | should not be misunder
stood as making an attack upon any
creed, or upon the adherents of any
creed. Rather. suggest that we may
well look with sympathy upon all the
various creeds and sects, realizing thai
. Gods people have been in Babylonist
confusion for now many centuries
Did not the Apostle tell that a grea
falling away would come? Oh Thessa
lonians ii, 81 Should we then be sur
prised if we find his words have come
true. that for fifteen hundred years tn,
Church of Christ has been deeply en-
tangled with errors and superstitions
which make void the Gospel Of Christ
Let us not then stop to find fault wit
our forefathers. and to upbraid them
let us rather, so far as possible, as
sumo their honesty, their sincerity
OF foIyo ha int
realize that the difficulty has been tn
power of our Adversary, the Devi
and that he has deluded and ensnareC
not only the heather world, but to
considerable extent Christendom.
Mark st. Paurs words. THE god c
this world hath blinded the minds c
them which believe not, lest the glt
rious light Of Divine goodness shoul
shine into their hearts Oil CorinthiaI
iv, A.. The intimation is that our grea
Adversary Satan, is interested in d
ceiving mankind, respecting the 81
rious character of our God and b
wonderful Plan of Salvation throug
Christ. Satan uses as his tools Il
very best of humanity that he ca
bring under his control, and nothing
more evident than that he has col
pletely deluded the heather wor
with what the Apostle terms, dc
trines of devils" Not only so, b
to the extent that he was able to
so, he has evidently worked mischi
with the various reformations a.
creeds Of Christendom. Thank G.
that lie did not gain entire control
any of these! Thank God that the
is center or nucleus of truth in ca
of these .creeds, and around that k
mel Of truth. terminating power m
be felt in every denomination, but
Adversary has wrapped these cree
with layer after layer of mistrans