The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-01

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N One OF the wonderful things about
H Che Bible and the Christianity founde !
upon the Bibles teachings Is the TACT
that Ii contains so much sYmpathS-~
n comfort for the bereaved, the sorrow :
|t ing, the troubled. This ~ not true 81
& any other book or any other rehsloh
Ia the world And who Is there that
does not al some time In life need SYM
& pathy, need encouragement, netd a
q POWERFUL and loving friend such as our
y Bible assures us our God ~ 20 AZ "ho
+. will accept his favor?
b But our great Adversary, satan, seeks
I. 10 make the lisht appear dark ana 'h ne
A darkness appear light He seeks 70
negative the testimonies OF Gods Word
Is and. 10 very great degree. ms decep
tions have neen successful as IS VII
messed by the creeds or Chrlstehn a. ~,
Trough they assert that God Is gra-
u s.ions. mercifuL kind and loving contra
siIct this description OF hlm ana ,. f,,s
plan for humanity in monstrous
4, terms. hend'sh ia the extreme. The ma
jority or creeds tell us of His foreor-
dipation and pre-arrangement OF what
soever comes TO pass and that THIS siS-
rifles that a sanity handwriting VIII
gain eternal life in Joy in heaven. ana
that the unsaintly thousands OF millions
3 of hoathendom and Christendom are
equally foreordained TO spend an
I eternity of torture foreknown. forein-
tended and provided Tor before tneir
such plan God-lik or Satanic Gould
4nny Intelligent and good being rejoice
m such plan OF damnation or sim
eerely worship an Almighty God VINO
would so misuse his unlimited power to
I, distress his creatures, born In SIN,
shapen In iniquity; In sin Ola their
The minority of Christian creeds de-
y clare the same results, but that they
n were not designed Of God. not fore
known by Him, not predestinated They
f.lI s,e In nj her
jncompetent God. we'll meaning. but de-
ficient in wisdom and in power Is there
any comfort In this? Would II assuage
4 the grief and pain OF those suffering
sin eternal torment IL they could be as
spred that their lot was such. not be-
cause OF Divine generalization and de-
& sign. but because OF Divine fncompe-
1ktsfce? Surely there is no comfort to
= he had from such a view.
# After all We Protestants did not
make much OF an Improvement upon the
theory held by our forefathers against
wllich we protested i'm the sixteenth
4 century Surely purgatorial fortunes OF
few centuries are no worse. no less
comfortins than our Protestant con-
ceptions OF an eternity OF torture FOR
saH the non-elect Our Catholic fore
fathers. manufacturers Purgatory with
out d shred OF Scripture upon which TO
tase their theory They built II In
stheir inaginations: they Invented Its
fathsrs.s using their imaginations. gave
q ,s3 nm etern al torment heil--net more
far&ils1e. not mos Scriptlf ral than Pur-
asa rmey n,a nsssh e, use scsin
h oyeriookirg tffc-sfact etfiat these words
ell signify the state of death. the con
n'tion q the dead they wres neacr the
turaI manner TO Signify torture. The
penalty or wage of sin IL death. They
81 e ia
cept misunderstood and misapplfed
parable. which. rightly understood,
4 teacheS a totally different lesson. THE
faise, Gospel mas surely lost It's power.
\ People are becoming too Intelligent to
sf~fiure 81 Asa consequence attendance
irt Churches ~ sce-ea-ing and -eyer-
ence for God Is diminishing. Infidelity,
rallied Higher Criticism, etc. Is In
The neede Of. she ,honr ~ the GOSPEL
y Of comfort. ST. PAUL declares what
we All know, nanelvssthat ..the whole
creation Ernnnetb and travaileth in pain
tcEether until now waiting for the man
x 1frstatiop OF the sons nf God" Here
we see the necessity for this GOSPEL
s ~ comfort. We see also that God has
( provided II AMI that II is coming to
the dawning OF the new Age. IL will
tenfe to THE world i'm general as soon
re the cleo. Church shall have been
flor, mower. giorifed with ilcr Lord MS
his Kingdom class. as the glorified sons
~ God whosa mission " viii be TO
bless all the families of the earth.
Father OF Mercies--fsod Of All
Comfort"
When 81. Paul says, Knowing the
X tefrors OF the Lord. he evidently re-
fers TO the fact that our Creator mas
death tnot eternal rormenD. that ''the
soul that sinneth. IL shall die lnot live
In torment): that all the wicked will
God destroy" tnot preserve in firet !,
\ md that only such AS come into vital
relationship with the Redeemer can
have everlasting life. knowing these
4" Inc E4afs ltttr
fnent we persuade men cVerywhsrc
he We reconciled 70 God"--an thus
attain the only eternal life which he
But, on the other hand. note tho
kindly description OF our God which
tie, Apostle furnishes. blessed be
\. God. even the Father OF our Lord
8 Jesus Christ, the Father on nercies. the
God OF all comfort. who comforteth
W IN all OF our tribulation. that we
ray be able 10 comfort them that are
IN any tribulation. by the comfort with
y Which We ourselves are comforted of
God For as the suherings OF Chris;
MOUND IN ns, SO our comfort also
nboundeth by Christ And whether We
re afnicted. II is for your comfort and
Al hhifAlop or Whether %e be
ssIrst fsp = j. FOR g VOW Som ,hs ana
isre psrtaaers OF the surYerings. So snail
h ~ he also OF the comfort Cfl. Corlnthi.
what wonderful statement respect
& ing the Divine Intentions for tnc com
fJeft OF the world and the comfort OF
Vie. church. aIl prooccdiug from "the
tind or all ,onifrrt." Nothing written
N any sacred books al any people at
sSry time reveals such "a God as the
God of the BibIe-a Cod Infinite IN
Mssice, wisdom. power aud lo.e IT Is
~ That Is working all things accord
ms to the counsel OF his own good
D WILL for the ultimate comfort aud SAL
walton of as many OF Lis creatures az
Will accept his favory. after being
brought 10 a knowledge OF the Truth
p fHE
romforted during this gospel age
tsayed 90 the highest plane or the
heavenly naturc) and during THE conn
q inR age the world Is to be comfortcd
ma saved 10 the human nHture--as
,isnny as will. For the world this
:, mems tho glorious onEOrtunitv nf the
iredatorial reign Of Christ which will
tnrstituto their time OF restitution. un-
t@ Hitting resurrection To nll that was iosi
4 iE Adam and redeemed by tic precious
Blood If Christ tAets III. l9-2D
"A .Comfort--wfth These Words"
In order 20 appreciate the meanins
words of the Apostle preceding IL. BE-
u ginning with the thirteenth verse. m,
slcrlnres II would not have you ~ b,
q 1Knofant brethren. concerning then
which arc asleep that ", sorrow not
4 etrn as others which have no hope
VA All ChrlrOnn people agree that IL,
word slcep here refers TO those VIII,
tatad. They arc not asleep IN HEAVIER
~ o. course for there all 10 wakefulness
rad Intelligence and joy. They are no
u neicep IN pnrgatory OF course. for
N <ssrording 10 olfr Catholic frieads, sirei
n fnrfc would be an inpossibility TnVS
I,gAfr not aFlccp in an orthodox he'll for