The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-09

believing. etc. "have their part in the lake o
I fire, which burneth with fire and birthstone
| Rev. 2i:S, and ito be tormented day and nigh
| forever, and ever Rev. 20: 1915. is this
let me ask, extinction"
| / quote from an address, by Pastor Russell
being comment on this verse. Dear friends
the persons who thus reasons indicates to you
and to me, that he either never had the power
to reason. that he has lost It," Here Mr.
| Russell puts reason against the plain word oil
God
death sentence pronounced ADAM should
| he eat Of the forbidden fruit? I'm the day thou
eatest thereof thou shalt surely die dying thou
shalt die) tthc same day. He has this to
say: There the dying commenced, which after
nine hundred and thirty years brought Father
Adam to the tomb, and, involved all his chill
dren in his weakness, and death sentence
He died in the very day. which the Apostle
Peter explains. was not a twenty four hour day
but a thousand year day, saying: One day is
with the Lord as thousand years q Peter
| 3:s)." His application and division of Scrip
/ ture, puts me in mind of Sunday school
scholars examination paper. Why, oh, why
was the verse not read through? And q
! thousands years day." What Sunday
school scholar would say that that day was a
| thousand years, after the sun was set to rule
the day, the moon to rule the night. as we
now have it? And who would say that this
verse gives any explanation of the length OF
| an Adamic day? Suppose 1t were so. When
old the earth rotate to give us this day OF
| nearly twenty-fo hours? cit would need a
new creation to do it,
| $50
| in that another evidence of the penalty" III
the penalty against us had been eternal tor
ment, redemption from 1t would have cost
cur Lord that price He would have been
obliged to suffer eternal torment, the just for
| the unjust. But eternal torment was not the
! penalty, hence Jesus did not pay that penalty
! for us" What is Mr.. Russell trying to get at
| by uttering such words? Does he question the
efficiency Of the sacrihcial work of Jesus Christ
Where our Lord did not go the wicked will
not. Such horrible blasphemy. For Christ
| also hath suffered for sins. the just for
! the unjust that he might bring to God,
/ being put to death in the flesh. but quickened
| by the spirit" Heb. ais. He came to seek
! sinners to repentance "to the lost, y
that we might hava everlasting life" 80
Christ offered TO bear the sins of
| many" Against that Pastor Russell puts, Be
cause the Lord not lost tthe wicked)
| as the rich man in hell the wicked won't go
| there to suffer. The wicked won't be tormented
| in the lake of fire. because the Lord did not
! go there.
| This is how he nterprets the Scriptures: 1t
| is diabolical. impious, the word of the very
devil himself. And this to be laid at the door
| of (shall ! say) a child of God. with
| pastor before his name should read Rom 10:
| 17-1S
In numbers rs of Mr. Smiths letter. He
! talks of salvation and restitution for the world.
| Read 2 Peter 10 to- 10. New heavens and a
new earth" Rev 20:11. For the worldly
people with earth. nor heaven, place at
| ali. Rev. 21:l. For the passing away of the
| old. and the new heaven, and new earth.
| John says there more No restitu-
tion2 1t is new earth. far SURPRISING the
| physical, material. Righteousness will dwell
| there q Peter 3:13). God shall be all in
/ all" q Cor. 1920. The Holy City," New
Jerusalem" A bride adorned for her husband"
"AI things new. l. e., brand new. Salvation
| is only for those who partake of 1t here and
low Now is the accepted time. behold. now
| is the day of salvation" q Cor, GID
| One more statement: "Abrahams fathers
were heatheTn. as anyone may know by the ex-
animation of the Scriptures. Ahead OF that
he seems to have some difficulty with Abra-
/ hanl's heavenly Failing. Not understanding
the calling he nothing but Inconsistencies.
! OF Mr.. Hoge he states: The public will hardly
take him seriously Il agree with him, because
! the public won't endure sound doctrine: but
/ after their own lusts, shall they heap to them
shall turn their ears away from the truth. and
shall ne turned into fabes'l. because OF his
Inconsistencies, viz, his claim that when Abra-
ham died he gathered to his fathers, en-
phasizing that this a heavenly condition"
Abraham died, and gathered to his people.
Isaac and Ishmael buried him. Isaac died and
was gathered to his people. Esau and Jacob
| buried him. What of Abraham's present con-
| clifton? How do know that it is heavenly i?
/ We know that he died in faith, not having
received the promises. tHeb. 11:13.) But now.
/ they desire a better country We are told
/ OF their spirits made perfect Heb 1923.
God has said: Il am the God Of Abraham. and
the God of Isaac. and the God Of Jacob" God
Is not the God of the dead but of the living.
Matt. 22:32.
Were Abrahams fathers heather?
Adam believed God, brought up his sons that
way Though the devil got one) Abel's sacri-
fee accepted. without shedding of blood
is remission" Enock tthe seventh from
Adam) walked with God So down the
| distinct line to Terah, who brought up Abraham
| in way that God fit to make him father
| ~ great nation take exception with Mr..
Smith on the ANY one and say that those.
| the anyone" are the "Russellites" fable
manufactors. I take the ground. he puts Mr..
Hcge namely mo hope OF enlightening him
along these lines, as he seems to be wise in his
| own conceit" Who needs the sympathy most.
that Mr. Smith so generously extends to Mr..
| Hoge? Who is more ignorant. Mr.. Hoge or
| the enlightened public" For not
| as many. which corrupt the word of God, but
as of sincerity. but of God in the sight OF
God. speak in Christ
| J. r. HOLIDAY.
| 500 1-2 West Clay Street.