Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-26

JsbovSS be God. serve him. Joshua. 25:I5.l
CHOOSE YE THIS DAY BETWEEN IRolh
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Pastor Russell. of the
Broklyn Tabernacle. New York, preached mere
twice today to splendid audiences: one OF ms
discourses was entitled 1.-The overthrow OF
Satan's Emnire" We report the other one
from the text above quoted. Pastor Russeh
said ,.,
2oth century we stand at the parting the ways
and must decide for right or Tor wrong Ior
truth or for falsehood; ~ respect 70 our The
sincerity of our forefathers. we all oo1ect 70
their theology. 1t is in vain that ministers
and Bible class teachers longer deny the racts
~ tho case Nor will intelligent and honest
people agree that II is right that through .nsir
crceds they should profess one thlng, anu w
thcir lives and general conversation they snoulu
| igno9s or absolutely deny the teachings OF mos
creeds Yet this is the position OF pract,csan!
all tne thinking people OF Christehuon' uer
consciousness will not stand for this much loheeI'
~ tbev refrain from telling the truth ana TAX
ing their stand for it,. they VIII nor os"S 80
their consciences q T1moty, 81 a1 GaS,s 70
vor hut additionally their course VIII sooner vi
later bring upon them the disspprova, anu I'M tha
tempt of all honest people FOR anthousn .hnv
masses are not yet aroused on Tue s"'''' 80
| are rapidly getting awake. -. r,oor.
| No Won wish me To illustrate what mean
| NO Won wish me TO show in what respect all ue
| Do,,itnations are ashamed of their creeds ara
/ ANXIOUS 10 hide the fact that they ever pro
| fessed them were ANXIOUS 70 CIV. LEI
M
tbn broader Thought and more generous senu-
/ ment common to civilized man III 'nls -'
century? ! VIII do H. -, -, chat
Our Methodist friends are ashamed OF ' ~
| foat,re Of their creed which declares that me
| Almighty is now doing everything that u is u.
| wisdom and power can accomplish ~, ~" ,arIodge
orr noor race TO bring all to a full knowieuse
20 cqprist and TO opportunity of faith and ooedl-
ence they realize that there Is Mean that
this argument; AND Wne Means .H and hence that
/ thc responsibility lies at the door OF tt.n
believers carry the gospei 10 1ae ,apt
thcv realize that this is an iioglcal aisuln ~
t For yyhv should our great Creator send 10
| eternal torment millions of His crestures, -,
cause of an insuffciency OF zeai on 'ne - s.,
snrne Of their more enlightened fellow creatures.
| Siroyrledoipr the inconsistency OF -such
: theory our good Methodist brethren .eH oY
/ that they hope that COO mas sSnne lands and
OF saving the ignorant OF nea'he" ~
ncrbanS of civilized lands -. ..,..
We annrecIate the loving heart which prompts
this answer and we agree that Is trI 'on we
aftemnt to point out what that other way ,. ~
some Of these dear frinds inquire Us II Me.n
, adJsyu9 hid John Wesley preach IL! our an
sTcr is No. Brother Wesley did not preach
! A. and did not know of it, Not because II -
new. but because it Is so yer o oou for Is
! centuries before Brother Wesley was born.
! He was feeling sfter it, yearnIng t ~,
II hungering and thirsting for it, but inc
+ ..due time" for ii TO be made known 10 God :
neople had not yet come In Brotner Wesie!
day He preached the eternal haieyers in
mankinu ~ Sayipr Rut in his preaching of the
| love of God he used OF the AIihlenS 10
Won. rousIv prepare the hearts of Christendom
s .ho BROADER message OF the Bible now due
| 10 be seen and understood. Wesleys gospei OF
| the love of God has mellowed the near .b pa
! Christendom. which once was irlgld unaer 1ne
coId teachings of REORGANIZATION. Predestlna
zion etc Of the Westminster Confession Oh
! Fsith-once the basis of nearly all Protestan'
II we and our Methodist brethren could main
tain the degree OF spiritual Mar.n , ;rs
/ AZ without further instruction But we cannot
/ do this! None stand sthl! Cnrlstlans ~, 20
day are losing their nolinesS' ving niace 70
4 zeal for a sect. >, , rh,oh
The light of the Millennial morning ing, wn len
| for a century has been gradually breaking up
! on the world stimulating thought In every d.
| rection makes it necessary for our Metnouise
| hrethren as well as for us all, to AWAKEN 10
! the wonderful privileges of our day for Bible
| study; TO ascertain the real teachings OF Coo
Word which, in the dark past we an seem
I ingIv misunderstood and misrepresented Al
! ready the most intelligent one-fourtn OF Meth-
odism not only rejects Brother Wesley thG
ory but alas, repudiates the Bible ALSO IL
/ accents instead of Salvation that most danger
: ous form Of infidelity known as Hlgher Criu
cism and that most un-Scriptural propoSluoh oI
human Evolution, which denies me laiI Vi ouh
! race and makes void Christ's redemptive work
and the glorious result thereoi-humah res'i'u
/ ton. (Acts 3, 1929.
BURY THE DEAD PAST.
Cod forbid that we should bury any Of the
| doctrines of Christ and his twelve apostles: On
/ the contrary let strive TO fesurrecl tuese
| IRON, the rubbish of human traditions which 10
centuries have piled upon them. Let US lnstead
| bury our man-made creeds. of which we are All
! ashamed Our Presbyterian friends some years
| ago set noble example to all Chrlstendon 10
tho burial Of their confession Of faith and theli
substitution instead Of much simpler anu
much more rational statement
Rut no. | must correct myself here ms Is
what they should have done, but did not do
! Instead of burying the old creed. not only from
sight but also from Odor. they have merely
| covered me corpse which is admitted to be dead
and nlsced the briefer and better confession atop
| the winding sheet. They asSuredly declare that
| n is not a substitute but merely representa-
five statement. Hence every time we read the
| restatemcnt, we must hold our noses to avoid
CONTAINING tion from the odors Of the carcass Oe-
meath Not all must do this, for, as the Apostle
suggests all have not their senses exercised to
discern But all intelligent Presbyterians are
being rapidy driven not only away from Calvin
ism but alas. away from the Bible also be-
cause Of their erroneous supposition that tine
teaching OF Calvin and the teachings Of the
Bible are one and the same.
These bright minds not merely lost TO
the Christian forces They become active agents
i'm the PRONUNCIATION of nt-Biblical teachings.
They are engaged in pulling down the Bible and
substituting for its teachings Darwln-s evolu-