The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-05

IL contains the report of a criticism
of Pastor Russell and his propaganda.
This is the theo1ogian VINO passed
through Honolulu recently as leader
of band of the Bible Students" so
ciety, which was on its way to ORR
entail countries TO investigate" Chris
ton missions. That Pastor Russell
intended to preach here, had the time
of his steamer permitted, is evident
from the appearance in a Brooklyn
paper of sermon purported to have
been delivered by him in Honolulu,
some extracts from this undelivered
discourse having been printed in the
Star. Following is the Brooklyn re-
port of the dressing down Pastor Rus
sell received from one who appar-
emily knew the subjects domestic as
well as religious history:
In the first of a series of seven lee
lures entitled &C. It. Russell's Teach
ings Examined" delivered last even
ing in the Bethany church, Clermont
and Myrtle avenues, J. H. Burridge,
the well-known evangelist of Bristol,
England, vigorously attacked the po-
sition, credentials and methods Of
| Pastor Russell of the Brooklyn Tab
ernacle. Mr.. Burridge showed that
the Brooklyn preacher should have no
claim on the conscience of sensible
| Scripture-abiding Christians, either in
this community or in any other. In
part the speaker said:
Pastor RusseIIs Position is Glorified
or Else He Is a Gigantic Fraud
Pastor RUSSELL" the speaker said,
takes a position that is either the
most dignified, the most gloritied, and
the most privileged, since the
apostles or that of the most gigantic
fraud ever imputed upon the credu-
lous public. 1t is important that we
should know which of the two it is.
One of the things of Pastor Russells
/ in which people are so often deceived
is his championing of the Scriptures.
What he teaches is the subVersion of
what we call the orthodox teaching
of the Scriptures. There is not doc
trine of our holy belief which he does
not pervert. He continually tells us
that the time for a full Unfolding of
the Scripture has come, that not even
the apostles themselves knew the
meaning of the Scriptures as they are
interpreted today-interpreted, that
is, by Pastor Russell"
Mr.. Burridge then quoted from the
writings of Pastor Russell to show
the truth of his contention. Taking
up Volumes l and of his work, en-
titled Divine Plan of the Ages" the
speaker read from their pages, and
said in part:
"The writer warns his readers not
to listen to modern or ancient theolo-
gians, but to listen to what he has to
say. He is going to discover that
they were all wrong and in error, be-
cause he has found something in the
| Scriptures which they have not. The
writer says that these have been con-
cealed designedly by our Lord until
the due time comes, which is the
time of Pastor Russell. He tells us
that the Lord is on the earth today,
and that he is the one to say, There
stands one among you whom you
know not. Here we find his position.
1T is the position of man who
has testimony committed to him in
the last few days of revelation that
/ his is the due time for the light to
shine forth and that he is making
that known which has never been
| known before or understood before.
To give relief to his perverted truth
he places it on a basis of former er-
rors. That is just what he does.
believe that he greatly trusts to the
ignorance of the large majority OF
men regarding prophetic truths, and
that as a result of this ignorance,
when someone comes forth with some
uninterrupted parts of Scriptures we
are inclined to believe them.
Wants to See Pastor RusseII's Gre
dentias.
"You have only to read his writings
to find out his egotism, which has beer
spoken about by his former wife, ant
his disregard for all other theologians
who, he says, are in error. But where
are his credentials? Have we nothing
but his word? We find in Scripture
that servants must be clean and com
mend by their lives that which the!
teach by their lips, and this is evei
more paramount today. You nevel