Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-08-10

there: If make my bed in hell. behold.
We quote:
The Evolution theory and Higher
Criticism Of the Bible have today fos-
tered unbelief to such an extent that
everything intangible is doubted. Be
ginning with the college professor and
the majority Of the educated ministers
this skepticism has embraced the
wealthy. who are satiated with the
blessings of prosperity. Their present
attitude is one Of doubt respecting
everything connected with the Bible
They we'll know that outside the BIZ
BILE there is nothing but guess work,
and they prefer their own guesses to
those of other people. Very many of
them speak candidly and tell that tie.
are agnosttcs, that they are uncertain
and would like to be informed respect
ing the future. A very similar condi-
ton growingly prevails amongst the
poorer classes and the uneducated.
Tho Worlds Nssd-a God.
The effect Of all this loss of faith In
an Almighty God Is seen on every
hand and is felt by many. One Of the
consequences is that the religious ele-
ment Of mans nature is becoming
numb and the masses. rich and poor
are seeking substitute in pleasure. as
the Apostles words foretold, they are
flowers Of pleasure more than lovers
Of God" Additionally. many Of the
wealthy carry on kind Of br1gandage
along commercial lines. DESTROYS of
initiating them, but unable so to do.
others are filing the world with vio-
lence to an extent that is alarming to
everybody. Were it not for our elab-
crate and costly police protection life
and property would be far less secure
in civilized lands than amongst the
heather. With all the protection at
forded by telephone. telegraph. police.
ETC., our officials tell US that they are
often bewildered in their attempts to
preserve law and order.
Many learned men believe that there
is no other God than nature. and many
Of the unlearned are following their
lead. They reason that nature served
them as both father and mother.
that nature is pitless, unsympathetic.
cruel.
Thus faith In god Of nature and
chance takes the place of faith in the
God Of the Bible. who dwells In heaven
and whose intelligence and power ex
tend throughout the Universe, in thou
sands of ways of which we are only
learning through electricity, radio ac-
tivity,. etc., besides angelic messengers
that can come and go like the wind
(Hebrews /. Z, 14.
But the undermining Of faith in the
God Of the Bible has been accomplish
ed largely by the Misrepresentation by
many clergymen and religious leaders
Of the Bibles teaching. Our text, for
instance, is supposed to teach that God
is in heaven with the sanity, rejoic-
ing with them and that He also is in
hell with the insanity, looking upon
their sufferings and tortures and plan
uing with devils for their everlasting
continuance. Thinking minds are re-
jecting such nonsense, but alas. they
are rejecting the Bible, too, having
no foundation for better. truer
faith
Is This View Unorthodox7
The word orthodox signifies correct
in doctrine" l admit that my presen-
tation is not the ordinary one-but
claim that it is co,rect-it is the true
doctrine Of the Word Of God. Then it
is orthodox in the highest sense Of that
term; and everything to the contrary,
being opposed to Gods Word, must be
Nnorthodox.
What Christendom needs today Is a
return to the Bible, an Investigation
Of its teachings and rejection Of all
human creeds. which are admittedly
| more or less defective. Let us accept
the Bible as the only standard The
masses known as Chrtstendom are un-
christian in every sense Of the word.
They are civilized heather. The fault
lies largely with many Of the clergy
1t is time that all who really believe
In the Bible. who believe that Jesus
left the glory Of the Father and gave
His life, thus providing the redemptive
price for all men should proclaim these
facts clearly. positively. They should
declare, as do the Scriptures, the Sec
ond Coming Of the Redeemer and the
establishment Of His Kingdom in Dr.
vine Power for the putting down Of sin
and the lifting up Of mankind to glo-
rious privileges Of restitution. with a
| just penalty against every form OF
sin, and the Second Death as the
penalty for wilful, persistent disobedi-
enee,