The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-25

LYNN. Mass. Aug 25.--Pastor Rus
soil. or Brooklyn tabernacle. spoke
twice TO large and attentive audiences.
the above text lie said in part
My text r. one OF the strongest OF
! those which once we enormously mis-
ment OF the nom elect Coming to the
text with our minds filled with the
wrong impressions respecting the
character of the Almighty Creator and
mainly. Il Is easy for us 10 misunder-
stand the words OF ST. Jude. so deep
ly We're the erroneous thoughts I'M
hood that, irrational though they were,
we considered them fundamental the
ology, In like manner we wrested 10
sr G%1 gsaans snS MEM ssm
they do say. As. for instance tne
Sat s tS Of M HSs Witt w God 20 dee
that "the wages OF sin Is death: that
the soul that 5inneth, II shall DIE;
that there Is no eternal life OUT OF
Christ All these and others we warp
ed and twisted away from their beau
tiful and simple teaching, and maze
out OF them doctrines OF devils" with
we ia nsa anu
We thank God that gradually the
eyes OF our understanding are open
| Ing TO discern the great Truth that the
testing OF, the Church In the present
age and the testing OF the world az
large In the coming age will be as TO
worthiness for eternal life or worthl-
lress of eternal misunderstanding de-
| struction the second death from
which there viii be no redemptiG. no
resurrection. no recovery As 81 Peter
| be, like brute beasts, made 10 be taken
and destroyed-annihilate
sodom's Guilt and Punishment.
Sodom and surrounding cities were
proflgate and iicentious 10 the extreme
and Divine Justice decreed that their
they should be made an example of
lesson to others OF the Divine dis
pleasure against all such licentious-
ness. Accordingly we read that nre
heaven TO the utter destruction or those
cities. the place of which Is now mark
were obliterated and only their name
and history have come down 10 us.
Their utter destruction by eternal nie
or heavenly fire rained upon them was
complete destruction. Their expert
ence pictures forth the utter destruc-
ton OF all whom God will finally re-
ject as unworthy OF eternal lice. NOT
that fire and birthstone would be rain
ed upon all. but that utter destruction
will come upon all disapproved by the
Almighty. Who thinks that -. Jude
meant that the fire that destroyed the
Sodomites was an eternal one? Who
ever thinks that ~ Is still burning as
literal blaze should take a look at the
picture OF the Dead Sea and note that
there are no fires there. The Thought
In that the fire. which is a symbol or
destruction. did its work thoroughly:
completely. leaving not vestige OF
these condemn ed to destruction.
The Sodomites all Went 10 heh-to
the Bible hell--to the state OF death.
But they did not go 10 the hell which
during the dark ages--a hell OF eternal
i torture We have Bible testimony on
the subject. which We will produce.
mainder Of the dead. waiting for the
| resurrection. And the resurrection OPP
portunity will come to them, as wei
as to all the remainder or Adam
ers are redeemed by the precious blood
of Christ--by the sacrifice which he
finished at Cavalry. This is not spec zee
Master Himself on the subject: Let US
take our information. our wisdom from
the proper quarter. Then our DOUBTS
and fears will speedily flee away.
Not n second Chance.
We will produce the Bible Testimony
leased and come forth during the me-
diatorial reign OF Messiah to enjoy
share OF the blessings then TO be pour
ed ont upon Israel and the world: and
TO have an opportunity OF coming into
harmony with God and gaining eternal
life But we know that straightway
somebody Will say, NO IdsNOI rNusrtlt.
that would be a second chance. and
God has nowhere promised a second
chance TO any. Furthermore IL would
be belittleing to the Divine Govern
one fair trial 10 a man and reaching
decision would conclude to give him
another trial. as though Divine Justice
were unable to determine the WORTH
ness or unworthiness of the individual
for eternal life in one trial or testing.
We fully agree with this sentiment.
80 hn IN ha
Sodomites did not enjoy one trial for
life They and all mankind were
"born In sin. shapen In iniqnity; In SIN
did their mothers conceive them"
They were born under the sentence.
"Dying thou shalt die" Neither they
nor anyone else. therefore, could be
fasting or death everlasting. until re-
leased from the original sentence OF
death under which all were born. And
no release from that death sentence
was granted to anybody until the Re-
deemer came and died. the Just for
the uni Just" that las by man came
death. by a man also might come the
resurrection OF the dead"
Only those. therefore, who have been
born since Jesus day could be released
from the original penalty. or could he
raj Only the church. therefore, ac-
cepts this proposition To this agrees
the words OF the Apostle. III we sin
wilfully after that we have come 10
eth no more sacrifice for sin tsuch hav-
ing enjoyed and mlsuscd their share
Of tho original sacrifice nothing but
fearful looking forward to OF tudg-
ment (sentencel and fiery Indignation
which will dcvour the adversaries OF
Cod---in the second death tHebrews X.
go The Sodomites, therefore. did not
enjoy any chance OF eternal life They
knew not tine only name given under
heaven or amongst men whereby we
majority OF mankind since Jesus day
have never heard the gospel In the
true sense OF tho word hearinR-they
have never understood, never appre-
ciated Il fully. rightly.
More Toiernbie For sodomites.
II may astonish some TO know that
Jesus, speaking Of the judgment or
trial ~ the world during the coming
ago. during HIS mediatorial kingdom..
declared that that trial would be less
severe upon the Sodomites than upon
some OF those people TO whom He
nFoQChe1 who WnniI alan have a