The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-01-06

Christ and his Apostles. ST. Paul de-
dominates these doctrines of demons
.Q Timothy iv, u. These. primarily,
taught il Purgatory. to be mtigated
by prayers and masses. Under the
impulse of fear millions accepted
Christ and professed discipleship, in
total ignorance of his real teachings,
and yet no more his followers than
when they were heather Later on the
Adversary partially sidetracked the
Reformation Movement by leading
Jealous people TO rcnounce Purgatory
as unscriptural and to accept in its
stead for the world at large eternal
torment-a still more unscriptural
proposition--a still more God dishonor-
ing doctrine of demons.
Fortunately for ourselves we Prot
estants do not take our own doctrine
seriously. However much all Prot
estant Creeds assert that only bap-
TIED saints will reach heaven and,
contrariWise, that all the insanity
will suffer eternal torture, neyerthe.
less, not one in hundred believes
this. The most sanity, the most con-
Scientious of them are troubled by
their fears, tormented by their SYM
pathies, perplexed to understand Gods
dealings, hindered from having the
peace and joy which the Master prom
iSed his followers. The less conscien-
tiouS of them stifie conscience to their
own injury, gradually losing faith in
the Word of God because Of this error.
They thus escape some Of the torments
of fear, but they do not attain the
love, joy, contentment aud peace which
the Master promised his faithful ones.
Unreliable Subterfuges Harmful.
There is only the one Divine remedy
for this harmful fear That remedy
is associated with the Gospel of Christ;
but there are numerous SubterfugeS.
Some drown their fears, disappOint-
ments and sorrows with alcohol or
various narcotics. Some seek to drown
them with sensuous pleasures. some
with business activity, some with
church activity, some with "devil-may
care" unreason. OF late considerable
degree of subterfuge success has come
along the lines Of notwithstanding the
existence Of sin. denying the facts of
pain and sorrow and death and, con-
trariwise. affirming that everything
is good, regardless of the untruthful-
ness Of this proposition.
The result of this self-deceptiOn in
deed relieves from a considerable meas
ure of fear TO this extent it proves
a Solace and satisfaction; but it is q
subterfuge and not the true remedy.
AS a proposition it's influence upon the
mind, upon all the reasoning faculties,
is injurious The twisting of reason
calls black white, and pain pleasure,
and sin righteousness, is destructive of
sound reasoning ability. The habit Of
perversion necessary to the calling of
bad good and wrong right not only in
jures the mind. but. in attempting to
sustain itself from the Scriptures, per-
verts the entire Word of God. With
reason perverted and the Scriptures
perverted, the true message Of the
Scriptures cannot be enjoyed. Unless
fear be measurably eliminated, the
proper faith, hope, joy and spirit of a
sound mind are impossible.
Divine Antidote For Fear.
Gods message through the Law and
the Prophets, TO Israel, as interpreted
by Jesus and his Apostles, gives us the
true antidote for fear. 1t does not
deny sin, sickness, sorrow, death; it de-
MES no fact, but it does hold out a
remedy for all of these, an antidote,
1.-The balm of Gilead." Moreover, it in
forms us that this antidote can be re-
ceiyed only through the cooperation Of
our heads and hearts.
1t informs us that this healing is OBJ
tainable by only Il comparatively few
at this time. but, eventually, the Divine
blessings, world wide, shall operate to.
ward all humanity as fully as have the
penalties of sin. 1t applies now Tin full
degree) only TO such as have the hear
ing ear. the eye Of faith and the APP
preciativc, responsive heart. Others
may obtain measure only of this con-
ISOLATION. The Great Teacher gave us
the key to this deliverance from fear,
saying. I'VE shall know the Truth and
the Truth shall make you free If the
Son shall make you free. we shall be
free indeed Gohn viii, 30. $50.
The first step toward having the
Truth make us free is to have the coat
ing of ignorance and superstition re-
moved and this is difficult matter.
For instance. the Catholic superstition
of Purgatory and the Protestant super
stition OF eternal torment. for practical
ly all mankind, have been SO thorough
~ riveted upon their faithful that TO
break their bonds and get free is 4
difficult task Only those who hunger
and thirst after the Lord and his right
eousness are in any likelihood Of ever
being properly freed.
Others getting free from one error
are merely stecred by the Adversary
into another as bad or worse. God
seeketh not these ut the present time;
he will deal with them by and by I'M
der Alessiah's glorious Kingdom, when
Satan shall be bound Now, as the
Apostle declares. God seekcth such to
worship him as worship him in spirit
and in truth; The secret of the Lord
is with them that reverence him and
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