The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-10


(lP4sTOR RUSSEIDl is in the blood,
- and have given
IL to you upon the altar to make an
Atonement for your souls" Uevlticus
xvii, 11) 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
Iikeness of his Creator, and that when
ON trial for life or death everlasting
he was disobedient, 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 Atonement for sin. and this les
son was shown in the typical sacrifices
Of bullocks and goats. which Israelites
for centuries commemorated, especial
ly upon their Atonement Day, at the
beginning of each year.
The Bible and Evolution Opposed.
Evolution claims that man started
an cousin to the monkey, and that
5nstead of falling into sin and death,
an evolution process has been bring
ing him up, up, up TO his present high
elevation. This theory. having no
place for sin or fail, 0nda. OF course,
no place or need for recovery,
through Redeemcr, u Savior. The
Two theories are absolutely opposed
Whoever believes the Darwinian the
Ory cannot, logically, be a Christian.
Whoever Is Christian cannot. logical
ly, hold to the Darwin theory. And
vet the pulpits OF Ctnlstendom are we'll
stocked with Higher Critics and Evo-
iutionists, and all of our colleges ana
theological semInarIes are graduating
others, all antagonistic 10 the Bible
and It's presentations For years the
light has beensconducted on the quiet.
The unbefevers Riioid the best and
most influential puipIts and professor
ships In Christend0m. aud insldiously,
craftily, undermine the faith of those
who are paying theM Jbelr salaries,
truth and error should come out into
the open. because the INA jority OF those
who are being miaied do not realize
the situation until thoir fam Ia entirely
undermined--unt their minds are 40
entrenched In error that the verlttes
Of Gods Word Including the words of
Jesus and the Apostles. have passed
with them into thc ,lst of absurdities,
amongst these. the stories OF Jonah
md the whale, Noah and the food etc.
endorsed by Jesus aud the Apostles.
2,iiaher Criticism Means Higher inf
deity.
Today every college. every theoog'
hrd seminary throughout the whole
civilized world. ~ teaching what Is
commonly known III Higher Criticism
'1f the BIBLE though the proper name
FOR IL wopld, liz. liiehcr ipndeiity
fidelity amongst the high ones OF all
ChrlstendOm. These Higher Critics
are doing the same work exactly that
Thomas Paine and Robert Inger10ll
did, only that they ARE carrying on
their work OH higher plane appeal
ing not TO the gross and the vile. but
so the refined, Intelligent and truth
seeking. As II result their influence
ss thousand fold more injurious
Those to whom Painc and Ingersoll ap
pealed were very rarely Christians al
all; hence they destroyed very little
fnith they merely madc the unbelic'
more rank and foul.
But these Higher Crtic inhdels OF
this "evil day" are mnking use OF al
fthe vast machinery OF Ohristendom II
all denominations. especially through
theological seminGlfes. 10 undeYmin,
and overthrow ,Vlt fdth OF all whC
nave named the Taaie of Christ, grea
and small. ri, b aud poor, cultured anc
Ignorant II h being done systematic
ally. too, Crnftily. deceltfully, In {
mnnrer that the masses OF the people
would scarcely credit II IL safe Il
-sny that fully four out OF Eve wh'
graduate from Theological acmnnriei
'of All denominations are Higher rviti'
.inhdes. vino are Instructed that thci
Smaln business Is tp promote morallt!
amongst the people. especially 10 buil,
mp Chur, hanity. particularly their OwI
denomination. and 20 gradually
steaithily. graftlly wean the peopl
from nle faith Of the Rible 10 thei
higher critical dognas. And they ar
succeeding most wonderfully A "pes
sdilence' Is the only 6gure OF speec