The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-18

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| (@sEoe 2UssaD Thy ssd presence ',a MI Il
heaven. Thou art
there: II make my bed in hell, behold
Thou art there Psalm cxxxix. Z. 81.
We quote:
The Evolution theory and Higher
| 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
| wealthy. who are satiated with the
blessings of prosperity. Their present
| attitude Is one OF doubt respecting
everything connected with the Bible
They we'll know that outside the b.
BILE there is nothing but guess work.
and they prefer their own guesses to
| those of other people. Very many OF
them speak candidly and tell that they
are agnostics. that they are uncertain
/ and would like to be informed respect
ing the future. A very similar condi
| ton growingly prevails amongst the
poorer classes and the uneducated.
The Worlds Need 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-
ment of mans nature is becoming
numb and the masses. rich and poor.
are seeking substitute In pleasure. as
the Apostles words foretold. they are
'1overs of pleasure more than lovers
of God" Additionally. many Of the
wealthy carry on Kind OF brigandage
4 along commercial lines. DESTROYS of
initiating them. but unable so to do.
others are filing the world with vio-
lence to an extent that is alarming to
i everybody. Were 1t not for our elab-
crate and costly police protection life
and property would be far less secure
in civilized lands than amongst the
heather. With all the protection af-
forded by telephone. telegraph. police.
etc, our officials tell us That they are
often bewfldered in their attempts to
preserve law and order
Many learned men believe that there
is no other God than nature. and many
of the unlearned are following their
lead They reason that nature served
them as both father and mother.
that nature Is pitiless. unsympathetic.
cruel.
Thus faith In god OF nature and
chance takes the place of faith in the
God of the Bible. who dwells In heaven
and whose intelligence and power ex-
tend throughout the Universe. in thou
sands of ways of which we are only
lcarEing-througt electricity. radio ac-
tiv1ty. ETC.. besides angelic messengers
that can come and go like the wind
(Hebrews l. Z. Al.
But the undermining of faith in the
! God of the Bible has been accomplish
ed largely by the misrepresentation by
many clergymen and religious leaders
9 of the Bibles teaching Our text, fol-
l instance, is supposed to teach that God
| Is In heaven with the sanity. rejofc
5 ing with them and that He also is In
hell with the insanity. looking upor
: their sufferings and tortures and plan
q ming with devils for their everlasting
g continuance. Thinking minds are re
s jecting such nonsense. but alas, they
8 are rejecting the Bible. TOO. having
no foundation for better. truei
faith.
Is This View Unorthodox?
The word ORTHODOX signifies "correct
In doctrine" ! admit that my presen
. tatiop Is not the ordinary one-but
claim that 1t Is correct-it Is the true
doctrine Of the Word Of God. Then Il
Is ORTHODOX In the highest sense OF thai
term; and everything TO the contrary
being opposed 70 Gods Word, must b,
unorthodox
What ChristenuOm needs today Is {
, return to the Bible. an investigation
of its teachings and rejection of al
human creeds. which are admittedly
more or less defective. Let us accep
the Bible as the only standard. Tit
masses known as Christendom are un
, christian In every sense Of the word
They are civilized heather. The faul
= lies largely with many OF the clergy
1t is time that all who really believ'
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 shoul'
declare. MS do the Scriptures. the Sec
ond Coming Of the Redeemer and TIL
establishment Of His Kingdom in ID
vine Power for the putting down OF sill
and the lifting up Of mankind to glo
9. rious privileges OF restitution. with
just penalty against every form o
IS sin. and the Second Death as tn
penalty for wilful. persistent dlsobet''
ence.
A Pertinent Question.