The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
RUSSELLS
SERMON
False CONCEPTS of Divine Wisdom

fER. June ls.-Pastor Russell
Ne two public addresses here
Hog. one OF which we report.
NV of Denver's prominent re-
||oils people were conspicuous
il audience. Profound impres-
Undoubtedly made. Speaking
cxt, ,'Holy. holy, holy Lord God
fhe whole earth shall be filled
Glory" (Revelation iv.. 50. the
.c1re tells OF some damned by
|ser' We grasp his statemen,
ne that a faint praise is more
fhau Silence. But as We look
1s< and the remainder OF the
Iour hundred millions of Chris
rd their united tribute Of praise
|rulehty Creator, we are forced
Hith many He is given faint
nile the vast majority positive
.t1ne the holy name by most
nisrepresentatlons OF the d.
-acter, which they claim TO be
<evelation of demoniacal plot
.<ernal torture. in one way or
ID the thousands OF millions
10 Existence by His power and
|Icir consent.
nav be said TO be three differ
"a prevalent In ChriStendom on
I'd. They all have jealous. earn
"A adyocates. Each contradicts
Il. Each claims 10 love God and
= serve and honor Him. EVIL
10 at least OF the three ara
n Is our conviction that all
In error. We believe that all
them have fragments of the
md which have crystallized dis
biasphemous errors.
|ders of these theories are so
nd bewildered that they fail TO
1t their praise and worship to-
. Creator are defiled and con-
ID SANDERS and calumnies and
es by their incrustations Of
Three General Views.
8 of these views declare that
'hty. with full power to have
wise, so created humanity that
nee born Into the world can
The must live somewhere un-
either in pain or in pleasure.
luthority any make these dec
Te have never ascertained.
Is a gross slander upon q God
I. tstuff~n tkvinAn,,, 1nun n tri
claim that He ever entrusted |
Hen, human parents the power
nto existence sin -blighted and |
ID human creatures such as
\ race TO be. and then made the
Of their eternity dependent up
Human resistance OF the evils |
and OF their de-
This blasphemy
le holy name Is common to |
~ creed OF Christendom.
[holic friends tell US that by |
terrible purga torial |
) await practically every mem
n race. IN the hope that, II
'rcised thereby. after centuries
an eternity of bliss will be
s not this also a blasphemy |
e holy name? Who can deny
would not shudder to have
awful crime OF evil design
gainst himself or against his
fents2 Who that is begotten
y Spirit Is not panied even TO
such charge being made
Heavenly Father, the God
'e2" Surely such theory is
Is. horrible.
have grown so accustomed TO
smy that II fails 10 prick the
the heart as IL should. With
development OF human SYM
care for the sick and even for
ed enemies on the battlefield
uf precautions Of modern times
minal negligence which might
destruction OF human life by
on-with all OF our fire appa-
benevolent Law for the pro-
the very humblest Of our race, |
calmly and without protest
,ainst our great creator. and |
: as our belief. either publicly |
that He would look upon q /
Of millions with no fire bri-
beir relief Is not this bias
The Holy Name?
ana -PredeStlnated,
wonder that in early life our /
lrts were filled with fear rather
love toward our Creator and |
j Revela ton. the Bible? Is 1;
that II required all kinds of
Ith our common sense To be-
e were taught we should. that
ly predestinated that all the
earth should suffer eternally
.lntly handful-because He was
have II so, because He fore
lat it must be so, because He
sat place called hell before He
arth. and made IL large enough
entire human family. because
fire proof demons 10 inflict
N the poor unfortunates who
In sin. shapen in iniquity. in
ed by their mothers. and many
~ without an opportunity OF
the "only name whereby they
we'd and that He wisely and
III Intention laid up fuel enough
all eternity for the torture
pless creaturesl
not such evil thoughts and
rs respecting our great Crea-