The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-17
Il am not ashamed of the gospe
of Christ" (Romans i, 16).

things that are reproved are made
manifest by the light" (Ephesians v,
13). Our work is to proclaim the true
Gospel-to incite Christian people to
Bible study in the light of the Bibles
own testimony and without sectarian
spectacles. which, in the past, have so
distorted the Word Of God and set it
| 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 it influences
| err appreciate the business methods
of the Alliance nor the brand of Cos
pei 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. would
that it 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 Ind 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,
stupidity and meanness which have
resulted
Let the Truth Prevail.
If the intelligent men connected with
the Alliance really believe the horri-
BILE nightmare of the Dark Ages which
they are proclaiming as the Gospel of
Christ, then, of course, they are ex-
cusable for preaching it. 1t is not for
others to judge of the honesty in this
| matter, but it is for others to decide
that they will no longer assist or CO.
operate in the spread of such horrible
travesties upon the Divine character
no longer assist financially or other
wise in binding upon the poor heather
| at home and abroad Increased ignor-
ance and superstition.
Everybody knows that the word
Gospel signifies good tidings" And
| everybody ought to know that, as
christian people. We have for centuries
| misused the word, applying it to the
bad tidings Of great misery to all peo-
pie. except the mere handful of the
elect. We did this because it was
handed down to US by our forefathers.
What Jesus said to the Jews has been
true of us as Christians, Eye do make
void the law of God through your ira
| ditions." Thank God that, as in the
electric light instead of the tallow can
die, so through Bible study helps, con-
| cordances, ETC., his Word (the Lamp to
| his peoples footsteps until the day Of
DAWN, is now shining brighter than
ever before.
Which Is the True Gospel?
| 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 besmirched 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, agonizing, 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 Gnd money
giving it to others. Here 1t is: Four
centuries ago our forefathers were not
| Protestants but Catholics and believed
| Purgatory, etc, as above. Then what
| was known as the Reformation move
ment set in. Catholics. Jews and in
fdels will admit with Protestants that
a great blessing of enlightenment and
civilization has come to the world in
/ the train of the Reformation move
ment. But none of us is prepared to