The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-10

Alfred I. Richie, Bible student of
wide reputation in the United States
and Canada. declares that everyone
goes to hell. Mr.. Richie has some
interpretations on the Bible that ap-
pear sensational and along new line.
In an interview yesterday he gave out
some interesting information regard
ing various prominent Bible subjects
that require more than ordinary con-
sideration to obtain their full meaning. |
Il have a new cure for in6delity,"l
declared Mr.. Richie. ITO prescribe |
the remedy we must find the cause,
which l believe is the inability of the
people to understand how a God of all |
Love and Wisdom and Justice, and |
having all Power. could permit pres
ent conditions and conduct human af-
fairs as proclaimed by the dominant
creeds of Christendom. Unbelievers
choke at the idea of the great Creator
providing an eternity of any kind of
torture for His own creatures, especi-
ally if He was gifted with the fore
knowledge that most of the human
family go there. and that He had all
Wisdom to plan otherwise. and all
Power to do a. He pleased. Truly
the general religious teaching on this
line is foe to reason and the mother
of doubt.
The Bible Glori6es God.
"The Bible, taken as a whole pre-
sents no such idea of our blessed
Heavenly Father. but praises, glori-
fees and exalts His holy character.
And SO, when understood. it will be
as natural for average human beings
to emulate. love and praise God as it
has been in all human history for them
to worship as leaders and heroes those
who have shown greatness of charac-
ter. either in power or wisdom or ben
EVIDENCE. When. rightly shown the
character Of our God will compel the
admiration and loyalty of the masses
infinitely more than the character of a.
Caesar, or a Napoleon, or an Edison,
or a Bryan, or q Roosevelt. What is
the reason that the character of God
is so little reverenced, that the Holy
Name of Himself and of the Savior
are made the commonest 'cuss' words?
We answer that it is because His char
acter. is blasphemed BY the erroneous
Hell teaching of deceived Christiani-
7ty.
= well did Pastor Russell, of the
Brooklyn, N. Y, Tabernacle, say. If
the Bible does teach that eternal tor
ture is the fate of all except the saints,
it should be preached, yea. Numbered,
weekly. daily. hourlyi If it does not
so teach. the. fact should be made
known, and the foul stain dishonoring
Gods Holy Name removed sun-
derstand free copy of his pamphlet
Food for Thinking Christians. which
examines every mention of He'll in
the Bible. can be had by addressing
him.
Everybody goes to He'll. Why!
Because hell is the grave, or death
condition. to which good and bad alike
go to remain until the blessed time
of resurrection. judgment. and restora-
ton to perfection of all the obedient,
The Hebrew word. 'sheor is positively
the only 'hell' word in the Old Tesla
ment. Its Hebrew definition is the
unseen state. or the place OF the
dead 1t occurs IS times, and no
where is the word fire associated with
No Work in Sheol.
Solomon said, There is no work
nor device. nor knowledge in sheol,
and he adds, whether thou goest'
Why3 Because all IN He'll are dead
Referring to the resurrection. th'
revelator says. Death and Hell Omar
ginal reference reads or the grave.
delivered up the dead (not the living.
which were in them