The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-03

eis-Chiistian IN general. -Lc Ggnos-
tic View that there iS no life beyond
the tomb. he could not entertain. lie
believed thar mans organism. so much
higher than that Of the brute. implies
not only I'M ull-wisc Creator. hut His
benevolent inteEiiUn for mans future.
lie examined the Catholic View. and.
while according full liberty To every
Catholic TO believe what tu him seems
reasonable respecting the dead, Pastor
Russell could not agree with Roman
Catholic teachings. He summarized
their view 20 he that Il very sanity
few were III for heaven ana that they
went thiiher He complimcu.cd the
justice Of their Intentions, that com
pardtiyely small nunber Of humanity
were worthy of eternal torture.
For his own part. hs could not irlag-
inc amy human being. on account of
any human weakness or depwviiy. as
meriting endless torture The Catho-
lie View. that all heathen and prac-
ttically al ir0ies'SRts 3na Catholics
~ III At'tAlAa W Pun ~ Nv 'NNAtN AHA
agree with for two reasons. First. he
finds no Scriptural authority for such
view. and secondly. bis mlad cannot
accept the Thought that an ali-wlSp,
ADJUST. all-luving and powerful Gre
ator will torture His creatures FOR CEN
turtles In any such manner as Catholics
generally believe, and as Danie'S great
poem. Inferno" so graphically de.
picts
Our Protestant View ls Worse.
Pastor Russell declared that he was
a Protestant. In large measure be-
cause his parents We're such. But be
declared that while be secs many
truths both In Protestant and In Cath
olic teachings he considers that the
Protestant view respecting the here
after OF the dead the most diabolical
conception to be found on the face
of the enrth. the grossest biaspheny
against the Divine character and pro-
vision for humanity Had he nothing
better 90 offer he would not be- address
| Ing his audience on the subject.
Perplexcd and Disconnected By hi'
early teachings. he had, when youth
discarded all human crceds. and III,
Bible as well-bellcvlng that the latter
was the basis for the former II wU'
a happy day for him when he learned
that this was II mistake when h,
learned that the creedS of the Dnr!
Ages are Numerically opposed to th
teachings OF Gods Word. Now hi
Bible has hecomr 10 him a new bool
the most wonderful ho1l; In tn
world lis teachings he now secs I,
be-, bcyopd all comparison. the mos
logical the only rational presentation
and most glorious oar rc'pectlni
man-cxpainlng his past, present AN
future ms prelrangcd by a wise, era
pous ana allpuwcrfuI Creator,
Two Protestant Views.
Protestant views respcctlng the here
after are various. hut two I'm pNitleuln
represent Protestant thnupht IN ger
eral: % The Calylnislic theory; G.
the Armlnian theory.
Five centuries ago there were n
0rotestants- nll were Catholics aud b'
llcyed in three places for the dead
heaven for the salntly few: Purgator
for tine general mass of munilnd: mn
hell. everlasting tnrtrre. for the incoi
rlgllle. luther and c0adlui0rs got
studying the Bible and. llnd,ng notl
ing there respecting purgnlory mn
mass for the dead. they threw thes
out. Figuralyely. they smashed cor
plotely the idea of Purgntory. A ll;tl
later they were pcrp!cXcd and said
caclf other. We h;Ive smashed Purg'
tory. but now what shall we do wit
| all these thousands OF millions wi
have been there IL our innglnalio
for Notwithstanding slz2llng nj
hoping some day to attain an eterni
OF bliss.
| The thought of their responslblil
In connection with the thoasands
millions blanched their cheeks an
made their hearts quail, They locke
at each other IN terrified liswiide
mept Their nohlc. lnnrruus hear
4 led lheni 10 desire to riil the WIN
mass di:ruly iu'o hca,en hlt. gS ih'
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