Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-08

OhrIst. They must admit that Cor /
nellus, at least. was accepted Of the |
Lord and begotten Of the Spirit before I
his baptism in water (Acts Y. Al.
The Pastor could not think that che
Baptist and Disciple brethren would
have much difficulty in rejecting
water immersion as a test of Chris
tian fellowship. II once they saw the
matter in fits true light, thus: The
Disciples. In holding that immersion
in water is for the remission of siRs.
are claiming. in fact. that all not thus
immersed are lost-doomed to eternal
torment. according to their theory.
Baptists should see the absurdity Of
claiming that only the water immersed
are members Of the Church Of Christ.
for thus, according to their theory.
they doom TO eternal torture. as un-
saved. all OF their Christian brethren
who have not been immersed. Surely
Baptists and Disciples. therefore. may
be expected to promptly and heartily
repudiate these test features Of their
theories.
The Methodist Greed was next ex-
amined 1t was commended for the
prominence IT gives to the Love OF
God and His forbearance with the mis-
representations of those who honestly
seek to be His children. The speaker
asked the Methodist brethren to fore
go the worshiping Of their Church and
to give the more homage to the Lord.
He admitted the masterfulness Of their
organization. but reminded them that
their Episcopacy Is not modelled after
anything shown in the New Testament.
It does not even pretend to be an au
thority along the lines Of Apostolic
Succession. They must admit that the
establishment of It's Blshopric was. at
least. semi-fraudulent "a supposed
emergency. born of the error that an
Episcopal ordination was necessary to
an authority to preach,
He'll and Purgatory Must Go.
Unitedly we must all acknowledge
that we grossly misunderstood the
teachlng Of our Bible when we believ
ed and taught that our Almighty Gre
ator prepared Il great hell, manned
with fire.proof demons. with the fore
knowledge that all Of our race would
go thither except as certain few
would he specially rescued by the
Savior, after His coming. when He was
not sent for over four thousand years
after the fall Looking back to the
Ozark Ages" we behold with horror
the terrible effects Of this blasphemous
doctrine upon good men Of that time.
who thought they were copying the
Divine spirit and methods when they
burned one another at the stake.
As we have learned that PurgatOry
Is not taught in the Bible. so also we
have learned that this hell Of our fore
fathers Is unscriptura-that the Bible
hell is the grave, the tomb. the state
Of death, This just penalty for sin is
what the Bible everywhere teaches.
We now know that the Hebrew word
sheOl of the Old Testament. and the
Greek word hddes of the New Testa-
ment refer TO the grdre. the state of
death. the tomb: and that they are so
translated more times than they are
rendered nell We now know that in
old English literature the word he'll
was 50 used as Signifyilg pit, COW
cred place. grave The Pastor an.
nounced that free pamphlets. discuss
ing the word hel and the parable of
The Rich Man and Lazarus. ETC..
would be distributed by the ushers.
The Divine plan of tho Ages.
With our nearts and heads agreed to
discard those features of our creeds
not found IN the Bible and as far as
possible, to harmonic what we do
find therein, what is the result? Is 1t
the Gospel of which st. Paul was not
ashampdi The speaker submitted that
1t is. and believes that all Christians
could heartily unite and fellowship
upon its broad basis
bObu N4ulN III anu Jul
were right in declaring that the Scrip
lures teach the ELECTION" of little
flock; but they were wrong In claim
ing that the great mass of humanity
the non,elect. are passed by" routed
for eternal torture. On the contrary
they all 80 to the Bible hell the grave.
They nre nil unconscious there. The
Divine promise guarantees the resur-
rection OF The dead, both the just and
the unjust. by One Who gave His life
for their redemptlOn Who died. the
Just for the unjust" Il Peter Ill. lSl.
In word, merely the "called of
God" are being dealt with In the pres
ent time, although the remainder of
mankind are having witness" and
are learning lessons which will be
valuable TO them when their trial time
shalt come. We have not in the past
sufficiently noted the difference be.
tween the Church and the leOrld. The
Church is invited to walk the marrow
way" In the footprints Of the Redeem.
er. bearing the cross with him, The
faithful are promised share with
Him in His heavenly glory, honor and
immortality.
But nothing Is said about torment.
ing the world. The entire race of
Adam has been under condemnation
FOR six thousand years The coming
of Jesus and His death were not In
tended to increase mans condemna-
tlon. but, by providing for their resur-
rection, to set them free from Adamic
give to eachand to all
q full. fair opportunity to demonstrate