The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-14
PEOPLES PULPIT.
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~ CHARLES T. is IHE IR(JE.
&NY RUSSELL o~cDr, =.
x#NI Pastor Brooklyn 1oOI IL!
II Tabernacle
Il am ashamed Of the gospel
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Il am not ashamed Of the gospel
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name before. Their opposition to u
is on the lines of general principles
mentioned by the Great Teacher, 9Th,
darkness hateth the light" "All thing
that are reproved are made NANTES
by the light" (Ephesians v, 49,. Ou
work is to proclaim the true Gospel
to incite Christian people to Bibl'
study in the light Of the Bibles OWL
testimony and without sectarian spec
tacles, which, in the past, have 80 dis
torted the Word Of God and set Il
forth in false colors.
AS Christian people come to see the
grossness Of the errors by which they
have been blinded, the light not only
has a blessed and Transforming effect
upon their minds, but 1t influences
their pocketbooks also. They nc
longer appreciate the business" meth
DDS of the Alliance nor the brand OF
Gospel which It sets forth. The more
Gods people come to a correct under
standing Of the teachings Of his Word
the smaller will be the collections OF
the Christian Alliance. That is the
real secret of their opposition. I would
that 1t were true that they would new
er take up another collection at Old
Orchard. The heather have already
had too much Of their Gospel Of dam
nation Gods name has already been
slandered and blasphemed enough by
the false Gospel message-that nine
hundred and ninety nine out of every
thousand Of humanity ever born are to
suffer eternal roasting because Of IA
Their Adams sin and the ignorance, stu
pidity and meanness which have re-
suited.
Let the Truth Prevail.
If the intelligent men connected with
the Alliance really believe the horri-
bic nightmare Of the Dark Ages which
they are proclaiming as the Gospel of
Christ, then, Of course, they are ex-
cusable for preaching 1t. 1t Is not for
others to judge Of their honesty in this
matter, but it is for others to decide
operate in the spread of such horrible
travesties upon the Divine character
no longer assist financially or otherwise
in binding upon the poor heather at
home and abroad increased ignorance
and superstition.
Everybody knows that the word Cos
pei signifies good tidings." And every
body ought to know that, as Christian
people, we have for centuries misused
the word. applying 1t to the bad It'd
lngs Of great misery to all people, ex-
cept the mere handful of the elect. We
did this because 1t was handed down
to us by our forefathers What Jesus
said to the Jews has been true OF us
as Christians, "Ye do make void the
Law Of God through your traditions
Thank God that, as in the natural
world he is sending us now the electric
! light instead of the tallow candle, sc
! through Bible study helps, concord
ances, etc, his Word Uhe Lamp to his
peoples footsteps until the day dawn
is now shining brighter than ever be
| fore
Which Is the True Gospel7
I Catholic and Protestant orthodoxy
have set forth for centuries two gen
eral views of the Gospel of Christ. To
whatever extent they now disagree
with these they should publicly dis
own and abandon them. Until then
they are bcsmirched with whatever
odium attaches.
The Catholic Gospel Good Tidings)
is that all the heather, all Catholics
and all ProtestantS, except a mere
handful, go to a Purgatory of awful
suffering, terrible anguish lasting for
decades, centuries and thousands of
years, roasting. boiling agonizlng, and
/ thus purging away their sins and dross
that they may ultimately attain to
heavenly bliss for the remainder OF
eternity If that is good tidings it can
be considered such only in contrast
with something more horrible, If that
be imaginable
Our Protestant Gospel.
Our Protestant Gospel, Of which we
are so proud that we want to thrust
1t upon Jews and Catholics and heath
ems everywhere, we should thoroughly
understand, enjoy and appreciate be
fore we waste good time and money
giving it to others. Here it is: Foul
centuries ago our forefathers We're not
Protestants but Catholics and believed
y n ffY. orr a
what was known as the Reformation
Movement set in. Catholics, Jews anC
infdels will admit with Protestants
that great blessing of enlightenment
and civilization has come to the worlt
in the train OF the Reformation Move
ment. But none Of us is prepared t.
admit that the Reformers were per
feet, nor their work perfect.
The Reformers criticized the Catho
lie teachings which they had former
ly believed. They examined thei
Bibles and found nothing there to tn,
God, nor that we should pray to saints
nor that we should use pictures or i'm
ages In our worship, nor that thei
sacrifice of Christ in the mass wa
proper. nor that there was n Purga
tory anywhere The Reformers threN
out these things as unscriptural. The
completely demolished Purgatory
. their minds, declaring that it had ney
er been anything more than imaginf
ton. Then came another thought, viz
What must I'VE do with the thousand