The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-28
SAYS THAT HE'LL
DOES NOT EXIST
Pastor Russell Tries to Demolish
General Belief as to
Hereafter.
SAYS DEAD CEASE TO EXIST
Large Crowd at City Auditorium
Hears Brooklyn
Teacher.

In an address at the City Auditorium
yesterday afternoon. Pastor Russell. OF
the Brooklyn Tabernacle, sought to
give his hearers conception of the
hereafter which differs widely from
the beliefs OF all Christian dcnomina-
tons. lie declared that the idea OF
heaven. he'll and purgatory, as gen
orally accepted. Is nothing more than
superstition, an inheritance OF the
dark ages This conception, he said
was conceived III ignorance and nour-
lShed by the agents of Satan. and is a
dishonor to the intelligence as well as
libel on the Creator"
The audience packed the huge build
ing. The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Virginia members OF
the International Bible Students PAS
tor Russell was introduced by NJ. l.
Staples
What force" he asked. more than
any other IS turning men to-day 10 in
fidelity ana atheism and at the same
time TO an abandonment of the Bible?
The teaching of the creeds that God has
ordained a certain handful of men TO go
10 heaven and the rest OF mankind to
so 20 hell, and has provided this he'll
with fireproof devils and an endless
supply OF fuel
Catholic Belief.
The subject of the hereafter Is not
a new one. Men have speculated about
the life after death for 5000 years
Wha; does the Catholic believe? Crude
ly expressed, ne believes this When
man dies he only appears 10 die but
in reality he gets more alive than ever.
lie goes at once TO one OF three places.
10 heaven. the abode of the biissful;
TO purgatory, the place of preparation
ana publication, or TO he'll, tho abode
OF the eternally damned. only the
sanity few go to heaven, for marrow
is the way and strait is the gate. and
few there be who enter says the Cath
Ollie our bishops and priests? Yes
even they go TO purgatory. For do we
not say mass for the rcpose of their
souls? And If they We're in heaven,
would we have need OF praying for
their rcpose? The heather? To pur-
gstory 10000 of them every day. The
Protestants? Every one of them to
purgatory."
Are the Frotestants any bec,er?"
asked the speaker. Not bit. The
Protestants have a hell which is
equally as inhospitablc. but there is
this d!nerence-the Catholic believes
in his purgatory and is consequently
depressed. While the Protestant
doesn't believe in the hell which he
processes. and pursues his course un-
troubled"
The brilliant Brooklyn pastor sum-
med up the beliefs OF the great Pro-
testant reformers somewhat after
trine OF solace to the Catholics of
his day. who were depressed by the
uncompromising picture painted by
the church. He said in effect: Yes. all
Of US are doomed TO go TO purgatory:
but It's not our fault. It's Gods fault.
am ashamed OF IT, but God did it
!, resulted in Calvinism. with Its doc
trinc Of Generalization and predesti-
nation. We are conceived in sin ana
born In iniQuity. and are doomed from
the cradle"
Describes Creeds.
DID John Wesley offer RELIEF?
Seemingly he did. God is love he
said Grace is free TO everybody.
Does that meaD that everybody will
20 TO heaven? Not at all only the
sanity few-tho rest will go TO he'll
The chief difference between the two
creeds is that Calvinism sends Tho
great majority 10 purgatory Via thu
predestinRtion route. while Methodism
lands them In similar place through
their own agency.
What a horrible MISREPRESENTATION
OF tho Creator rests In these dem
/ sions.' exclaimed tho speaker And
what different Idea we find If we
ignore creeds and confne ourselves
TO tho Bible. Here we find no men
ton OF purgatory. Adam sinned ana
the whole race OF mankind was SEN
| fenced TO death for the sin. 'rhe
wages OF sin Is death has become
distorted by the crseds into "rhe
wages OF sin Is eternal torment For
ADAMS sin we must ali die; for tho
SINS We commit during our earthly
existence. Christ died There is M
| hell. We die and arc buried ana ccatc
TO exist. AT the millennium We viii
rise again and all OF us-Gentiles ana
Jews ana heather alike-wlu iIvo
again and ne given another oppor,1,'-
ny 70 become pure. Those OF us who