The Grenada sentinel., 1911-08-11

uedNeus inOu ar
there; If make my bed in bell. behold
Thou art there Psalm cxxxtx, I, &,
We quote: ~~- .----.
The Evolution Theory and Highei
Criticism of the Bible have today fos
tered unbelief to such an extent that
everything intangible Is doubted. Be.
ginning with the college professor and
the majority of the educated ministers
this skepticism has embraced the
,xealthy, who are satiated with the
blessings of prosperity. Their present
attitude is one Of doubt respecting
everything connected with the Bible.
They vel know that outside the b.
BILE thers !s nothing but guess WORT,
and they pfe{ef their Own guesses to
<ose of other people. very many OF
them speak candidly and tell that they
are agnostics. that they are uncertain
and would Ike to be informed respect
ing the future. A very similar condi-
ton growingly prevails amongst the
poorer classes and the uneducated.
The Worlds Mod God.
The effect Of all this loss of faith IN
an Almighty God Is seen on every
hand and is felt by many One Of the
consequences Is that the religious ele-
tnent Of mans nature Is becoming
numb and the masses. rich and poor.
are seeking substitute in pleasure. as
the Apostles words foretoid. they are
Towers Of pleasure more than lovers
OF God. Additionally. many Of the
wealthy carry on kind Of brigandage
along commercial lines. DESTROYS Of
initiating them. but unable 40 to do.
others are filing the world with vio-
lence to an extent that Is alarming to
everybody. Were 1t not for our e,ab-
crate and costly police protection life
and property would be far less secure
In civilized lands than amongst the
heather. WITH all the protection as-
forded by telephone. Telegraph. police.
etc. our officials tell US that they are
often bewildered In their attempts to
preserve law and order.
Many learned men believe that there
Is no other God than nature. and man,
Of the unlearned are following their
lead They reason that nature served
them as both father and mother.
that nature IL pitiless. unsympathetic
crQel.
Thus faith In god Of nature and
chance takes the place Of faith In the
God Of the Bible. who dweiis In hea ven
trd whose intelligence and power ex-
tend throughout the Universe. In thou
sands Of ways Of which we are only
earring-throuch electricity. rndio &C
tivity. ETC.. besides angelic messengers
that can come and 90 like the wind
(Hebrews !. Z. l4,.
But the undermining Of faith In the
God Of the Bible has been accomplish
ed largely by :he misrepresentation BY
many clergymen and religious leaders
of the Bibles teaching Our text. for
instance. is supposed TO teach that God
is 10 hea ven with the sanity. rejoic-
ing With them and that He also Ii In
hell with the insanity. looking upon
their sutrcrings and iorturea and plan
ming with devils for their everlasting
continuance. Thinking minds are re
jecting such nonsense. but alas. they
are rejecting the Bible. too. havinp
no foundation for better. truei
faith.
10 This View unorthodoxf
The word orthodox signifies correct
In doctrine" admit that my presen
taton is not the ordinary one-but
claim that 1t is correct-it Is the true
doctrine Of the Word OF God. Then 4
is ORTHODOX In the highest sense Of thai
term: and everything to the contrary
being opposed to Gods Word. must b
uaorthodox.
What Christendom needs today IL {
return to the Bible. an investiga tiov
Of its teachings and rejection OF al
human creeds. which are admitted!
more or less defective. Let US accep
the Bible as the only standard. TIL,
masses known as Christendom are un
christian in every sense of the word
They are civilized heather. The faul
Hes largely with many Of the clergy
1t is time that all who really beiiev,
in the Bible. who believe that Jesu
left the glory of the Father and CAV
His life. thus providing the redemptiv
price for all men should proclaim thes
facts clearly. positively. They shOult
declare. as do the Scriptures, the Sec
ond Coming Of the Redeemer and tn
establishment of His Kingdom In Di
vine Power for the putting down Of sil
and the lifting up Of mankind to glo
rio,1s nrfviIs1oz 0f restitution with
just penalty against every form o
sin. and the Second Death az tn
penalty for wilfui. persistent disobedi
ence.