Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11

AV EAEft NAVA -
could not fully en-
NT1ASTdREQ1SELl dorse the Chapman
Alexander "REVIV-
AL" He would not object to these feryent
men carrying away Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars az = result OF q few weeks work
II the results could be expected to justify
It. 1t was not his business what these
and other evan8elists might do with their
Goodly sums Of earthly treasure, He pre-
sumed that many support them sincerely.
u Will undoubtedly have . eward for
their good Intentions. Others. however,
thoroughly out of harmony with the UNI
reasonable and unscriptural teachings OF
the ~svangelists, nevertheless stine their
convictions and assist In the m~isrepre-
sensations OF the Divine character and
Plan. Such partakers Of evil deeds and
false teachings can hope for no reward.
but may surely expect Divine disappro-
baton.
Pastor Russell expressed his sympathy
with every movement for tho uplifting Of
humanity. But he did not believe that
anyone ts really benefited by doctrines
which traduce the Divine character Ind
misrepresent the great Creator. the God
of Love, as vengeful. unjust. unsympa-
thetic, toward his creatures. Those In
fiuenced by such teachings are. he be-
Iieves, seriously injured. The misconcep-
lions given them of God and of the teach
fngs OF the Bible win stay with many OF
them for years, to their damage.
Love Divine should be preached-a love
which has made a provision for Adam
and every member OF bis race to come to
q knowledge of the Truth and. by obedi-
ence, to attain eternal life, either on the
spirit plane, as Eharers in Messiah's King
DOM or on tho earthly plane, as sharers
In the great blessings Of the sahraes OF
restitution of all things which God hath
spoken by the mouth Of al. the holy
prophets"--to follow the Second Coming of
Messiah and the establishment OF his
Kingdom. for which we still pray, Thy
Kingdom come; thy win be done on earth
as It is don't In heaven" 1t should b.
preached that now - tho time for secur-
ing Z place arlc1s The "c,cct" on the
spirit plane by walking in the footsteps
Of Jesus-presenting our bodies to him
n his service az living sacrifices. 1t
should be preached that with the begin
ming of Messiah's Kingdom of glory Par
adise Lost Will begin to return and even
tually be worldwide. and human perfec-
ton and harmony with God, likewise.
tsWhatsoever man soweth that shall he
also reap applies to everybody-to those
who now come to a knowledge OF the
high calling" to saintship and Joint
heirship with Christ as God's "elect,"
and also to the world In general. the non
elect. Every wilfui dfsobedience. every
violation of conscience. means Just SC
much OF Divine displeasure and cfastise-
ment to be experienced before ove
is made. Only the weaknesses and frail-
ties which nave come down to Us from
Father Adam, and which hinder us and
distress us at every turn, are forgtvable
sins, because only for such Adamic con-
demnation does the great Redeemer make
satisfaction. Such as sin wiilfuIly against
full light shall perish in the Second Death
without hope OF recovery.
The God Dishonoring Teachings
day " their roots In the darkness OF
the past. Sometimes these teachings are
plainly stated and those who refuse to
join one or another party or sect are
either directly or indirectly given to un
derstand hat their fate ia eternal torture.
Surely neither the Scriptures nor reason
support such theories. which the Apostle
styles doctrines OF devils" II Timothy Nv
y. Indeed, too, the majority OF ministers
freely confess. In private. that they &c
not at sill believe the doctrines Of this
eternal torment of all humanity except
the sanity few among Church members.
Pastor Russell declared that such preach
ing not only SANDERS the Creator but dis,
honors human reason and common sense
as well as the Bible. He knew that mon
ey-getting is only one Of the motives lead.
ing up to such a Misrepresentation OF tn,
God OF all grace. Another motive is tn,
adding OF membership to Churches AMI
the easier moving of tho work alons
financial lines. Still a third motive. an{
the best OF all, In a desire to uplift man
kind from sin and selfishness.
However. Pastor Russell claimed. hrsf
| that the dlshonofinz of the Creator Is TOT
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oil those who would be claimed as con
verts: second, he claimed that the sam
persons could be much better influences
| by the proclamation of the Truth. II,
| considered 1t a reflection against human
intelligence for a request to be made TO
| ali preferring an eternity of bliss to al
eternity OF torture to indicate their pref
erence; and then to say that such ar
| eeHvcrtcd, in the Scriptural sense. Fl
Ianged to see the zeal thus ~snisappiIsd Il
q way so d~ishonoriag to God and to hu
man intelligence turned oward the proc
iaanation of the Truth-the length an,
breadth and height and depth OF the iov
OF God.
Gods Ways Are Not Mans Ways
&C. t~-c1e-c- that - s i
higher than the earth. 80 his ways an
plans ARE higher than mans isaiah W 8
How we rejoice in thssi Instead OF leay
ing mankind TO go down to eternal tor
lnsnt for ~forty-one hundred and hfty year
before Christ. and all but a SANITY FEY
since Cfrist's eacriace-God has bee
working OUT a glorious plan OF salvatio
for al who win accept 1t on the Divir
terms OF obedience. God inttgnated TIL
plan through the sacrifice OF Christ whe
ha covered the nakedness OF cur frat par
ents with skins. saeh OF which cost
lie. He animated It again In the decis
ration that the .seeds os the wena
Hsould hrntse the ~serpent's head. He n
psatsdfy taught Il in tina types aF "a
Jewish Lag. During shss Gospel % I
has haan preparing the Eeval PvfesEhuat
ef which Jesus ID ths Head snd Ehts
Rg4ast. Soon 8nsas fsAseesa via 30 seu
! FnEsh IL &Na Naia III shs KEagsa0m.