The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-09-21

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the angels mean anything they mean
that his second coming will be as public
as his ascension.
Russell claims that Christ will come
puDhcly IN 1914. l hope he may, but
what 90 the Scriptures say about fixing
date Tor his coming! -aMattheW Z4:39
says: But OF that day and hour
knoWeth no man, no, not the angels OF
heaven, but my Father only Mat
thew Az says: watch therefore,
Tor We know not at what hour your Lord
/ doth come. is there any question as
to which knew the most ABOUT his sec
ond coming, cur Lord or Russell? On
page 9Jo' Noiume 8, Eusseu. says: ne
seJIlng up OF thaL Kingdom mas actually
been II progress since the year 1870;
anu Inere IS Lhe resurrection OF all dead
IN CArlso was que; and that therefore;
since that Date, not only IS our Lord and
heaQ lhFlslDiy present IN the world, but
az THESE molly messengers are also with
MN. On page 20 ne says: ana
since the RESURRECTION OF Ihe churcn
must occur sometime curing this end
OF harvest PERIOD we nolu Jhat II is
d most reasonable inference, ana one IN
perfect harmony win tne LORD plan,
apostles ana 0ther 'oVerconers OF the
gospel age VINO slept IN Jesus were
raised spirit beings IKE thelr LORD ana
master,
Inc scriptures ie2ch That at the com
ing OF ChrlSt the DEAD IN Chrlst VII! rise
frst ana that those VINO remain and are
awe at ms coming VIII be changed; ana
all togetnef' lnciudlng the risen dead,
1leAI
az. Nolc ihe Loue"lhg passages:
IhesSaIohla4s +:I"-l'' but would not
nave you TO De ignorant brethren, con
cefIlhS InelA WHICH aLS asleep thGl We
sorrow not, even as others, "Mch nave
no nope; i or II we believe that 1hrIst
dled ana rose again even so them also
,Whleh Sieep IN Jesus VIII Tod bring WITH
MN. fot IhIs we say unto YOU pY the
wore CT the Lord' mat we WhIch are
awe ara remain uhl" me coming OF Iat
Iofd SEeii not prevent lof Precedel
Ineh when are asleep For the LORD
IIii7el shall descend from heaven WIN
SIoul' WIN th~ voice OF Jne archanl%Gl,
ana WIN NE trump o. Nod. ana me
og@o lii OAilS, NlaH rise HrsI. men We
Whicn are sun awe ana remain shaH be
cau2al up together with them III Inc
CLOUDS 20 meet the Lore IN lAe AR, ana
so y shaii De be EYER EYER WIN the Loru.
COR. 1@.'L-"z. D3ehoid Sho. YOU
iny5;l7f$' We sAaI nov steep, puJ We
sAaH an pe changed in q moment In
lh2 t"ia."li,95g o. an eye at the last
trump Tor the trumpet ShaiI sound ana
lhe dead sh5ll De raised incorrupuDIe'
ana we SfaI be changed lie CLAIMS
tnaJ Ihe risen DEAD ana ChrlSI are IN
visible. II TINS were SO ne would yet
nave TO account tor the 1act that not
.Vlhg beng on the lace OF the 2arth, as
far as anyone knows (and think such
d thing would have become known Was
changed ana caught, up to meet the
LORD N the ar ana he also has to &C
count Tor ms own presence on earth Il
ne We're a follower OF the LORD at that
date. Why was not ne caught up!
therefore The CONCLUSION must be that
his prophecy failed and that the resur-
rectlon dld not take place at the time
ne SAD 1t dld, and that such beng the
case he IS, according to scripture,
stamped as false prophet. On page
III OF Volumne :, STUDIES IN the Scrip
lures, ne says IN reply to one who IS
asking about these things, he must
not expect to nave passages OF Scrip
ture pointed out IN winch these matters
ana oates are plainly written, AND