The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-19

every name" Jehovah God excepted.
l Cor. 1920 He also teaches with
the scripture that Christ is the bright
ness of Jehovah's glory, and the ex-
press image Of his person, and uphold
ing all things by the word of his power
being made so much better
than the angels, as he hath by inheri-
lance obtained a more excellent name
than they" He teaches also with the
scriptures that "As the Father hath
life in himself, so hath he given the
Son to have life in himself" That is
he gave him a life not dependent on
environment, as is the case with man,
Divine Nature. He is the blessed and
only potentate, the king of kings. and
Lord of Lords. who only hath immor-
tally" q Tim. 6-16.)
But what is the basis of this unjust
criticism? It is because Pastor Rus
sell denies the doctrine of the Trinity
that one can be his own Father;
that three persons are but one person;
that these three persons are without
body, shape or arts, and that the
three are equal. If only one where
could there be any equality? How
foolish. If this Is historical theology,
and 1t is so far as the teachings of
men are concerned, then the quicker
we get rid of such a delusion the bet
Himself: My Father is greater than
T.; Il can do nothing of mine own self,
as I hear l judge; Il have come in
my Fathers name" All this shows
that the two persons are different, and
that one is greater than the other.
But still Mr.. Humphreys wishes rea-
sonable men to worship the past-to
worship historical theology, gotten up
during the Dark Ages when men wor
SHIPPED mysteries instead of solving
them. He has a right to do so, if he
wishes, but has not the right to set
himself up as press censor for other
people, as he evidently would like to
do.
Again, he says that Pastor Russell
denies the inspiration of the scriptures.
Where did he get that? Not from
Pastor Russell's writings. If Mr..
Humphreys has read Pastor RusselFs
sermons, as he says he has, he must
know that the scriptures are constant
ly referred to by Pastor Russell as his
authority for the teaching he is set
ting forth. Anyone can find out for
himself by looking into Pastor Rus
sells books that this is true.
But what is the basis of this unjust
criticism? 1t Is simply because that
recently Pastor Russell has shown in
his sermons for the public that in
what is known as the King James YER
rpolations-passages that do not ap-
pear in the oldest and best Greek
manuscripts. He was not the first to
find this out. All scholars know of
these passages, but Pastor Russell has
taken the trouble to bring these mat
tiers to the attention of the common,
every day reader, and for so doing he
is being misrepresented by those who
are ignorant, or who have some other
purpose in view. One of these pass
ages is to be found in the 18th chapter
of Mark, beginning at the 9Th verse
and extending to the end of the chap
ter. In this passage it is stated that
these signs shall accompany the be-
levers: They will take up serpents;
and If they shall drink any deadly
poison it shall not injure them" If
this be sound scripture, let Mr..
Humphreys try his faith by test and
he will be able to prove to the rest of
us whether or not God inspired them,
even though he may forfeit his life for
being so rash as to tempt God.
charge, Pastor Russell teaches with
the scripture that the soul that
sinneth it shall die" That Christ
poured out his soul unto DEATH" That
he made his soul an offering for sim"
That He will deliver his soul from
going into the pit, and his life shall
see the light" ITO bring back his
soul from the pit to be enlightened
with the light of the living" God
will redeem my soul from the power
of the grave, for he will receive me-"
Whether the soul be asleep or not, 1t
is certain from the scriptures that it
has no conscious existence, for we
read Whatsoever thy hand find to do
do with all thy might for there is no
work, nor device, nor wisdom, nor
knowledge in the grave whittier thou
goest" And, For in death there is
no remembrance of thee, in the grave
who shall give thee thanks" and The
dead praise not the Lord, neither any
that go down into silence, and His