Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-10-14

- and have given
il to you upon the altar to make an
Atonement for your souls" Ueviticus
xviii IL He said
All the trend of religious scholarship
in recent years Is away from the Bible
and in line with the Evolution theory.
The Bible sets forth that the first man
was created perfect In the image and
likeness of his Creator, and that when
on trial for life or death everlasting
he was disobedicnt. and came under
the sentence of death; and that all
trouble. all sin and sorrow, pain and
death. for the past six thousand years,
is the penalty. the result. of that fall
from obedience and harmony with
God. The Bible teaches the necessity
for an Atoncmcnt for sin, and this les
son was shown in the typical sacrifices
OF bullocks and goats, which lsraelites
for centuries commemorated. especial
Is upon their Atonement Day, at the
beginning of each year.
Evolution claims that man started
rs a cousin 10 the monkey, and that
instead Of falling into sin and death.
nm evolution process has been bring
ing him ~. up. up to his present high
elevation This theory. having no
place for sin or fall. finds. OF course.
no place or need for a recovery.
through Redeemer, Savior. The
two theories are absolutely opposed.
Whoever believes the Darwinian the
DRY cannot. logically, be Christian.
Whoever Is Christian cannot, logical
~. hold to the Darwin theory. And
yet the pulpits of Christendom are well
stocked with Higher Critics and Evo-
lutionists. and all of our colleges and
theological ueminaries are graduating
others. an antagonistic 10 the Bible
and its presentations. For years the
fight has been conducted ON the quiet.
The unbclicvers hold the best and
most influential pulpits and professor
ships in Chrsiendom, and insidiously,
craffily. undermine the faith of those
who are paying them their salaries.
1t Is time that the battle between
truth and error should come out into
the open. because the Majority of those
who are being miSled do not realize
the situation until their faith is entirely
undermined until their minds are so
cutrenchcd IN error that the veritics
Of Gods Word. including the words Of
Jesus ana the Apostles. have passed
with them into the list OF absurdities
amongst these. the stories of Jonah
and the whale. Noah and the flood. etc.
endorsed by Jesus and the Apostles.
Higher Criticism Means Higher Inf.
deity.
Today every college, every theolog
ical seminary throughout the whole
civilized world. IS teaching what is
commonly known rs Higher Criticism
Of the Blble-though the proper name
for II would he higher iniidelity- in
fidelity amongst the high ones Of all
Chrisiendom. These Higher Critics
are doing he same work exactly that
Thomas Paine and Robert lngcrsol
dil. only that they are carrying on
their work on higher plane-appeal.
ing not 10 the gross and the vile. but
To the refined intelligent and truth
seeking As result their influence
Is II thousand fold more injurious
Those 10 whom Paine and lngersoll ap
pealed were very rarely Christians nj
all: hence they destroyed very little
faith they merely made the unbelief
more rank and foul.
But these Higher Critic infidels of
this "evi day" are making use IF MI
the vast machinery of Christendom 10
all denominations. especially through
theological scminaries. 10 undermine
and overthrow the faith Of all who
have named the name IL Christ. great
and small. rich and poor. cultured and
ignorant !, Is being done systematic
ally. too. oraftily. deceitfuly, In
manner that the masses ~ the people
would scarcely credit II IL safe Ia
say that fully four out Of five who
graduate from Theological semnarlcs
of all denominations are Higher Critic
inlidels. who are instructed that their
main business Is 10 promote morality
amongst the people. especially 10 build
M Churchanity. particularly their own
denomination. and 10 gradually
stealtlIiy. craftily wean the people
from the faith of the Bible 10 their
higher cilila daemas And they ar.
succeeding most wonderfully. ''res
thence Is the only figure of speech