The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-05

DEFEND RUSSELLISM

The recent utterances from the pull
pit of the Rev. r. Lacy Hoge on
the preachings of Pastor Russell Ind
the teachings of the International 81
Bile Students association, which are
called Russeilism, have attracted the
attention of the association, and one
of their best speakers will be brought
to this city to reply to the sern,ons
OF Rev. Hoge.
Mr.. w. y. Sutton, local secre.AvS
of the International Bible Students
association, yesterday announced that
+. +. Cook. one Of the ablest orators
of the association, will be brought
here from the association headquar-
tiers in Brooklyn, and will deliver two
lectures on Sunday, November 18th.
in Lubin's theater. Mr.. Sutton was
for seventeen years an ordained min
lister, but is now devoting @his time
exclusively to the work OF the Inter-
national Bible Students association
Replies to Mr.. Hoge.
The following statement was yes
terday made to The Virginian by Mr..
Robert Lee Smith, sol Lamb avenue,
Barton Heights, in reply to the SER
mon delivered on Sunday night by
Mr. Hoge:
las reader OF your paper and one
who was formerly member of Inn
manuel Baptist church, but now iden-
titled with the International Bible
Students association, permit me to
say a few words concerning the ar
ticle In your paper relative to the
sermon entitled Where Are the
Dead?" preached by Rev. b. Lacy
Hoge Sunday night. ! had the pleas
ure of being present and hearing the
discourse of this dear brother, and
was pleased with his earnestness and
apparent honesty. which was calcu-
lated to carry conviction to the heart
and mind of many.
Arguments Appear Flinnsy
ITO a Bible student, however, his
arguments would appear fiimsy and in
some respects measurably ridiculous
The position taken by him as one who
subscribes to the doctrine OF election
was illogical to say the least The
brother also seemed to De ignorant or
some of the most important scriptu-
raj teachings, viz: that a day with
the Lord is as a thousand years. e
Pet. 81 81 That blindness in part
has happened unto Israel until the
fulness Of the Gentiles become in, etc.
(Rom. IL: 25-27.) That the Saints
shall Judge the world q Cor. 8: 2,
and that Jesus is coming the second
time for the restitution of all things
of all the holy prophets since the
world began. (Acts 3: 1920
Again. the brother quoted from
John 8: 20 to strengthen his argu-
ment. but failed to read from the re-
vised version, which plainly shows
that the word rendered damnation
In the common version should be judy
ment, being translated from the Greek
word Krisis, and having the same
meaning as our English word Crisis:
hence the turning point OF the world.
This same word is rendered tudg-
ment in the preceding 27th verse OF
our common version. as Well as in the
22d verse. If our brothers position
be maintained, this (22d) verse would
read as follows: For the Father
damneth no man, but hath commit
ted all damnation unto the Son. And
the 27th verse would read thus: And
hath given him authority to execute
damnation also. because he Is the Son
of man.
"Other points made by our dear
brother are subject to criticism, and
might be analysed with the X-ray of
truth but for the lack of space"