Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-25
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r-xoosr We THIS DAY BETWEEN TRUTH
AND ERROR
..cnoo.s you this day whom ye viii serve =
n Jehovah be God, serve him "-Ioshua'
.s:I5. No. ur.-
sell. Of the Brooklyn Tsoernseie. Ne~ ,, ,,,.
!, rre.rh.a here twice Sunday to splendid aaui-
-. One Of his dIscourses was entitled me
.ov.rfhrow Of satan's Empire" We repO.'
- o,hsr one from the text above quoted faS-
s tor Russell said: .,,-,u,
.y-,s CHRISTIANS In the light Of this woneer iha
,ofh century We stand AZ the paLuHs --,',--
Z was and must decide for right % - - snr
- ,rTrh a for falsehoOd, in respect % ~,
religions cOnvictiOrs. NitncNI queI1,' Issas, 70
sincerity Of our forefathezs We ,sa, ministers
- PibIs elaSs teachers can longer osns ~
81. ~ the case. Nor VIII inteLlsen , -
honest people agree tnst I,assss one thing. aud
IN their lives and general COW 49, ,o,cE-
should ignore IL absolutely DENY uAe .s,,,ao
- ,rsrtteaIIv an the thinking people OF ehsis-
tendon TIER conseiences VIII hos s ..,,,,,,
this much longer. IL ..ey re.Ialn - .ao =, The1
wfn not only scar their cOusciences u liH.,
49, md eorrespoudlngly separate themsehss
frOn Gods fav0r but sdditOn a yne mel the dis-
nnurovsI and contempt Of all honest peop.e.
F6r although the masses are not YET aroussu , N
n voa wish me to illustrate what mean :
~ ~cr vr5~h me 10 show in what respect all
dencminations are ashsmed OF usla 80, - 80
fexsed them or were anxious TO give them some
new Interpretation more consistent with the
common 20 civilized man in this 1th century :
/ win do a.
OR Methodist friends are ashamed Of that
feafurs az their creed which declares that the
1in1ixhty Is now doing everything that divine
wisdom and power can accomplish on oehaiI 81
cur poor to bring all 70 full knoTiedse
Of Christ and 10 opportunity OF faith and ODE
dienca They realize that there is weakness
IN this argument. And when they protest mat
Col mast work through means: sad nelee t nv
the responsibility lies at the door OF CHRISTIAN
believers 10 carry the gospel 10 the heather.
they realize that this Is Illogical argument.
TOE For why should our grea- Creator send
because Of an insuffieieney OF zeal on the part
Of some OF their Irnre enlightened fellow-crea-
turess Acknowledging the Inconsistency OF such
q theory our good Methodist brethren tell ms
that they hope that God has some other way
Of saving the ignorant Of heather lands and
perhaps o. civilized lands
We appreciate the loving heart which prompts
, ais answer and agree that Il Is true-that Cot
fss another way for these. But when We at
fempt 70 point our what that other way -,
some OF the dear friends Inquire. is IL Method
fsm7 Did John Wesley preach itT Our an
swer r.. no. Brother Wesley did not preach II
aad did not know Of Il. Not because it Is new.
but becau<e IL Is very old and was lost
Eight Of during the dark ages" for Is centu-
ries before Brother Wesley was born He was
< feeling after It, yearning for IL. hungerInS
aud taIrsting for IT. but the "due time" for II
% be made known TO Gods people had not YET
come In Brother wesley's day. He preached tile
eternal torture az all mankind, except the
ssn-tified believers In Jesus the Saviour. But
IN bis preaching q the love Of God be was
uScd OF rhe Almighty 10 wondrously prepare
the hearts Of ChrfStendOm for the broader mes
sage Of the Bible now due TO be seen and IN
derstoOd. Wesley's gospel OF the love OF God
has mcIicNed the heart Of ChrfstendOm. which
once was frigid under the cold teachings OF
foreouiination. predesttnstOn. etc, Of the West