The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04

N
rs dents now In scs.
li1AsTSa RIssff6l sion ,outshines all
3 I. scmblIes Of many
years. The program IS IN extensive
one. 4 i554S AZ 81 i I
During the ten days Of the Con.
syentlon addresses! will be given by
sixty ministers md instructors of the
Association. The teachings are inter.
3 denominational, unsectarian. Pastor
Russell Of Brooklyn Tabernacle, and
now also OF London Tabernacle, is tho
President OF the Association. His was
4 the principal address Of today. Tho
auditorium was crowded. Probably in
compliment TO Methodlsts, Pastor Rus.
sell took for his text what he claimed
s was John Wesley's favorlte-."And the
Spirit and tho Bride say, Come; and
whatsoever Will. let him take the water
of life freely" Revelation xii, 10.
He said: ii
What Wesley Gould Not Believe.
Our Methodist friends who OWL this
SPACIOUS Auditorium have generally
forgotten the special teachings of
Brother Wesley, which brought them
to the front Of his denomination at n
time when Calvin's theory Of the elcc.
sftion Of saints to glory and the predes-
tination OF all Others to eternal torture
was the basic thought OF Professionalism
/ rothsr t%foslsy,,s voice, rang out clcar
(, and 81 full5TT.IS cannot believe that, God
estinated to cteriinl torture tile
nymasscs III mankind before they were
q SoYa. OFF must believe that tsod Is love
q md that HIsiilove anllITIs Justice
would give. to every sinner ncfulliop.
4 portunity for return to Divine fuyor,
and to everlasting life through Christ,
brother Calvin, indeed, has certain
N Scriptures di1lcultsto apply, respecting
81 election and tile elect but I have one
" scripturelat lenstwhicliit of'n free
IA dom 59fl Il al zine grace: GTheI.riyeraor
d the gater1 of life is mot declared TO lie
i foIri 4 elect but for swhos9eyer WILL,
Take my stnnd upon that text,
) Brother Wesiey's battlc-cry-"God is
Love and will surely give every mem.
Der Of Adams rnce m opportunity for
= eternal life through Christi come
ringing down to our day And al.
though Christians have become sick
x and tired of their cndcavor to hnrlno.
nize the doctrines of Election and Free
Grace and are now trying to forget
doctrines altogether, nevertheless John
Wesley's theory has overwhelmed John
CalYin's. The vast majority Of Pres.
2 byterians, Baptlsts, Congrcgationalists,
etc, protesting Calrin's tcncts. really.
believe Wesley's-thnt God is Love and
will surely give every member of our
s race a full opportunity for salvation,
and that IIc prcdestinntcd none Of
them to eternal torture. y.
Truth In Both Theories. y,
There are elements OF truth in both
theories, us we now see: "The path.
iEsof the just is as the shining light,
which shlneth more and morc-unto
the perfect day." We are nearing the
i perfect day. anh hence should under.
5stnnd the Bible better than did our
5Sforefathers, who did not have the won.
derful Bibles Christians now possess.
with marginal references. concor,lnnceS
and other helps! Ability to read also
is universal today. Oh. what manner
Sof; Bible students we should be! Many
4 Christians, however, discouraged by
the Inconsistencies and contradictions
Of the! various creeds. Catholic md Pro.
!: testnnt. have abandoned their crecds
: and abandoned their Bibles also. erro.
4 neously believing the latter to be the
bnsls! OF the former. We must not
share this mistake. While doing NIL in
our power to remove NIL the creed
n fences which divide Gods people into
sects and parties. let us hold fast to
4 the Bible! the most wonderful Book
In the world. 1t Is only beginning to
DO understood; It's true light Is shining
u today as never before We arc In the
Z time mentioned by the Prophet, when
the wise shall understand" Daniel
xii.8 10Y. ,.iS
Brother Calvin was right in part
= to the extent that he was In harmony
! with the Bible, which teaches us to
Strive to fulfil our Covenant with the
Lord, TINT thus wo may make our
calling and election sure" 1t does not
teach the pretlestination which Calvin
taught md which Wesley objected to
the predestinntIon Of the wicked to
a IN eternity Of torture. The only Dre-
destination mentioned In the Bible is
connected with the Church, the saints
God predestinated that none could lie
Z Of the Church class, the Bride class,
except such as would become copies
Of Hts Son, the Redeemer. Tint pre-
Congressman David J. Lewis, of
MARYLAND. md William D. Wilson. Of
I1o,, r. ~.