The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-28

4 would forever tliscredit them with
I their hearers. Us Hence they still OUT
!. war1ly lend their Influence to the doc.
,ftrlncs of eternal torture. which they
do not believe, and feel angry towards
ms because. we teach tile people the,
Truth upon the subject. which they
know will bring to them hundreds az
I questions difficult TO answer or dodge.
| Gods Love constrainsth Us. ...
i ask you, dear readers. Were you
constrained to become children OF God.
and to render to the Lord the homage
aud the obedience OF your lives
through fear or through love !? / am
not asking you whether you never
have feared: but am asking you
what brought you to the point OF con-
secratins your life to God? Surely
that was not fear. l am aware, OF
course. that there Is a proper. godly
fear reverence. and that the Scrip
lures declare it-+The fear (revet-
ence) of the Lord Is the beginning OF
wisdom" Psalm ext. 10). Hut this is
not the fear OF eternal torment. which
tends to drive out love. How could
we love or esteem or truly worship a
God purposlng the eternal torment OF
his creatures from before their crea-
| ton? 4,
could give you many proofs OF Tic
power Of love over the human heart.
In contrast with the ungodly fear OF
the error. God says to us In SO many
words. "rheir fear toward Inc Is not
OF me. but is taught BY the precepts OF
men." As an, Illustration At ii Bible
Students Convention not long ago IN
Ohio weil-dressed gentleman I'm at
tendance told me OF how Ills heart had
been touched with our presentations of
the
Love Divine. ali love cxcelling." L.
He said. "For years l have been
member Of the Presbyterian Church
without being really Christian Mt all.
Occasionally went OH sprees; some
times I gambled and drank. ETC.. etc.
Not until i received, knowledge of
the true character OF God MS set forth
In your Scripture Studies. did my
heart ever come to the proper attitude
OF surrender to the Lord. Then WINS
glad to give him my little NIL. md
wished It were more" The next dag,
passing from the hotel TO the audl-
torium to; a question meeting. this gen-
,tleman put II slip OF paper into my
hand. which supposed WIS 1ues-
tlon, and thrust into my coal pocket.
On the platform drew 1t forth MS ono
OF the questions to be answered. and,
to my establishment. found It was
check for $1,000. The man had not
been asked for one cent; but the Love
of God had captivated Ills heart anu
gotten control-not only OF 1t, but of
his pocket-book and ALL He wished to
show the Lord his appreciation OF The
Love Divine. the length and breadth
aud height and depth. OF which lie now
comprehendel, us never before.
Another case: l met with a Conven-
lion of Bible Students In Chattanooga
some FIVE years ago. A gentleman at
tended who introduced himself to Tie
saying that he was from ALissIssinnl
nnd that he had become deeply inter.
ested III my presentations Of the tlar-
mony OF the. Word of God He said
In substance: Brother Russell. l will
not attempt |" tell ,yu;, lltw wicked Il
man was before | Etit yt,tir literature.
My dear wife here. :il cHrile$t Mclho-
dist, said to me. John. Joll.i. yn.l will
surely go TO hell replied to her.
Mary. know It. ! know It.. And.
Mary. aul determined HAT will de-
serve nil that get. | am not going
to hell for nothing One Of your tracts
came to my desk In my store. j said
that this was different from anything
Lever understood respecting the teach
lngs OF the Bible. 1t seems more God.
like and more rational. l sent to you
orvarlous Bible Students Helps. The
result, dear Brother Russell. Is that The
Love of God has constrained ME. has
conquered me. In way that the doc
trlncs Of derillsh torrnents could not
influence Inc. Now see the true
teaching Of Gods Word can honor
him and worship him and take pleas.
ire In laying down my life In his serv-
Ice. have made full conservation
OF everything. For n time sent you
$40 check every month; but. Brother
Russell. that was In the nature of con-
science.moncy. because the most prof
table feature of my store trade was
the sale OF liquor to the Mississippi
negroes Those checks stopped. be-
cause. as, the grace Of God more and
more filled and overllowcl my heart.
It brought me to zee that must love
my neighbor rs myself aud do injury
to none. That Is nll gone now. Brother
Russell, and my whole life Is devoted
to the service of God md nv frllow
men," 4 "
Three mnrderers confined III the Co.
lumbus. Ohio. Penitentiary had from
childhood been trained In the doc
trfnes OF eternal torment In different
churches and yet committed murder.
Those men, under Gods providence,
received some Of our lltcrnturc--'scrlp-
turnt StuIiies,-untl 1rarn err f, - hn