The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-17

Alexander "Rfvrv-
AL" He would not object 60 these fervsnt
mon carrying away Twenty-Five ThousanF
Dollars as a result OF few weeks wort
" tho results could be expected 60 justify
II. II was not his business what thses
and other eysnaellsts might DO with thsir
soodly sums OF earthly treasure. He pro
summed that many support them sincerety.
Such will undoubtedly have q reward tor
their good intentions Others however.
thoroughly out OF harmony with the IN
reasonable and unsoriptursl teachings or
| the evanseliste. nevertheless stins their
| convictions and assist in the misrep,~-
| sensations OF tho Divine character and
Plan. Such pRrtakers OF evil deeds and
| false teachings can hope for no reward.
but may surely expect Divine dissppro'
baton.
Pastor Russell expressed his sympathy
with every movement for tho uplifting OF
humanity But he did not believe that
| anyone is really benefited by doctrines
| which traduce tho Divine character and
| misrepresent the great Creator. the God
or Love az vengeful unjust. unsympa-
| thetio, toward his creatures. Those In
| huenced by such teachings are. he be
| lieves seriously injured. Tho misconosp-
lions given them OF God and OF tho teach
ings OF the Bible will stay with many OF
them for years, to their damage.
Love Divine should be preached-s love
| WhiCn nAh Ilhue pTONlsloH ioI FuNn
| and every member OF his race TO come "a
q knowledge OF the Truth and. by obedt-
| ence, to attain eternal life, either on the
| spirit plane, as sharers in Messiah's King
| dom, or on the earthly plane. as sharer~
in the great blessings OF the times OF
| restitution of all things which God hath
| spoken by the mouth OF all the holy
| prophets''--to follow tho Second Coming ot
| Messiah and tho establishment OF his
| Kingdom, for which We stu pray. THY
| Kingdom come; thy VIII be done on Garth
as II is done in heaven" 1t should bs
preached that now is the time for Becur-
| Ing a place amongst the elect" on tho
spirit plano by walking In tho footsteps
| OF Jesus-presenting our bodies 20 him
and his service as living sacrifices. 1t
should be preached that with the begin
| ming Of Messsh'B Kingdom OF glory Par
adise Lost will begin TO return and even
tuslly be world wide and human pertec-
ton and harmony with God, likewise.
| "Whsteoever man Boweth that shalt no
| also reap applies to everybody-to those
| who now come to knowledge OF the
| high calling" TO saintship and joint
| heirship with Christ as Gods "eieot.
| and also TO tho world In general, the non.
elect. Every wilful disobedience. every
| violation OF conscience, means Just so
much Of Divine displeasure and chsstiss-
ment 10 be experienced before recovery
| Is made. Only the weaknesses and fraii-
| ties which have come down 10 us from
| Father Adam, and which hinder us and
| distress us at every turn, are forgivabe
| sins, because only for such Adamic con
domination does the great Redeemer make
satisfaction. Such as sin willfully agaiust
| full light shall perish in the Second Death
| without hope Of recerery.
Tho God Dishonorine Teachings
But, alas! many OF the teachings OF our
day have 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 IN
derstand that their fate is eternal torture.
Surely neither the Scriptures nor reason
| support such theories, which the Apostle
| styles doctrines OF devils" q Timothy ".
| y. Indeed, too, the majority OF ministers
| freely confess in private that they do
| not at all believe the doctrines OF the
| eternal torment OF all humanity except
the sanity few among Church members.
! Pastor Russell declared that such preach
ing not only ISLANDERS 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 Misrepresentation OF the
God OF all grace. Another motive Is the
| adding Of membership to Churches and
| the easier moving OF the work along
| financial lines. Still third motive, and
| the best Of all, is desire to uplift man
| kind from sin and selfshness.
| However, Pastor Russell claimed, first,
| that the dishonoring OF the Creator IL too
| high a price to pay for the social upiift
| OF those who would be claimed as con-
| verts; second, he claimed that the same
| persons could be rnuch better influenced
| by the proclamation OF the Truth Il.
| considered II reflection against human
| Intelligence for a request to be made Cor
all preferrng an eternity of bliss 30 sN
| At ~ IF tn ind to hni y
| erence: and then to say that such sre
converted, IN the Scrptural sense. n.
| lonRed to see the zeal thus misspplied IA
| a way so dshOnOrinE 10 God and to iiN-
| man Intelligence turned toward the proc
| lsmaton OF the Truth--thc length aud
| breadth and height and depth Of the love
| OF God.
Ged's Ways Are Not Mans Ways
, God declares that as the heavens are
| higher than the earth, so his ways ana
plans are higher than mans Qssiah J.. O..
How we rejoice In thisl Instead OF ieav-
ing mankind to go down to eternal tor
ment for forty one hundred and fifty years
before Christ and all but sanity fsw
since Christ's sacrtfce-God has bsen
working out a glorious plan OF salvation
for ell who will accept II on the Divine
terms of obedience. God intimated this
plan through the s8crifce OF Christ when
he covered the nskedness of our FIRST par
ents with skins, each OF which cost a
life. He intmRted II again In tho decia
ration that the seed" OF the woman
would bruise the serpents head. He re
peatedly taught 1t in the types OF th"
Jewish Law. During this Gospel Ags he
has been preparing the Royal Priesthood
OF which Jesus is the Head and Chief
Priest. Soon these elect" will be com
pIeted-"then shall the righteous shlns
forth as the sun in the Kingdom"
The election" OF the Church is only
Gods preparation for the blessing OF all
the non-elect-the world Of mankind
Adam and all of his children.
Messiahs Kingdom will not only re-
strain evil and overturn 1t, but II will
sEher in righteousness and tho full kn0wl-
edge OF the glory OF God. to every crsa.
ture.
II God were honored by the proclaim
ton Of the Truth which the angels pro
| claimed, great will be the blessing to men
Love will melt more cold and stony hearts
than can fear. The angelic Message
Fear not. we bring you good tidng5 OF
great Joy which shall be unto all people
rightly. plainly understood, is much more
forceful and helpful than all the appeals
10 fear and all the portrayals OF an eter-
| nal torture which. fortunately. sane nj : IA