The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-11
THE DEAD DO NOT
RETURN TO EARTH
REV. h. L. HOGE BREACHES SECOND
OF SERIES OF SERMONS ON
RUssELLrsM.
WE CAN'T BE ANGSLE
THEY ARE NOT SPIRITS or THE
SAINTS, HE SAYS. BUT
SERVANTS OF
GOD.
WE CAN'T BE ANGSLE


manuel Baptist church, preached the
second Of a series Of three sermons
on Russeliism last night, his subject
being, do the Dead Come Back
Before the sermon Or. Foge an
swered several questions that had
been propounded TO him and spoke OF
the false teachings OF Russellisui as
explained in number OF papers writ
ten by Pastor Russell, of Brooklyn
Tabernacle. He requested every MEM
Der of his congregation to write for
copy Of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
exposing Pastor Russell and RUSSELL
ism. He announced that his sermon
next Sunday would be on the su1-
ject, "will We Know Each Other
After Death?' and said that he would
be glad to answer ALI questions sent
hin. on the subject under discussion.
His Texts.
His texts last night were:
Are they not all ninistering spirits,
sent forth to minister to them who
shall he heirs of salvation?" He
brews ia.
II shah go TO him hut he shall not
return 20 me- Samuel 1918.
Satan Is very active" said Or.
Eose. seeking to destroy the faith
of the people In the word of God. He
Is filling the land with his 'tsns''
of various kinds He is sending forth
his servants TO tear into pieces the
word OF God and give you satan's lie
in its place. On last sunday night
we considered the false teachings OF
Russell and his followers and showed
from the Bible that ieath does not
mean the extinction of being, and that
Jesus arose from the dead and show
ed himself alive after his passion by
many infail.bie proofs,
Tonight" he said, I'VE will con-
slider the false teaching that the an
gels are the spirits OF the gloritied
dead AMI come LACK to earth and
communicate with and serve their
living friends. Let us examine some
of the teachings cf the Bible Goa
corning angels"
Or. Hogs .teh,red tfYat angels are
Gods -serYants. that they -serYe tee
saints, but IRE NOT the spirits OF the
saints and that the dead cannos
come back to the earth and minister
TO the living.
Adam and Eve" he continued. They
snlote the first born In the land of
Egypt; they proclaimed the birth OF
Christ: they warned Joseph of Herod's
plot against the innoccnts; they ad-
ministered to Jesus. They serve the
saints. They led Lot out OF Sodom
they brought Gideon his commission
as the leader of the hosts OF Israel;
ehe'. brought food 10 Elijah: they pro-
tected Daniel In the lions den: they
liberated Peter from prison. Angels
are not the spirits OF saints. When We
are taught to sing I want TO be an
anger we are taught to cherish de-
eire which will never be gratified. For
tr.y part / do not want to be an
angel. / would rather be redeemed
saint of God. The saints are sons
of God and Joint heirs with Christ"
Celebrating his statement that the
dead can not come back to earth TO
minister to the living he declared that
when our loved ones fall asleep in
Jesus they so to be with him In Para
disc and to remain with him.
Our second text" he said. tells
us this: 4 shall go to him but he shall
rot return to me- All scriptures that
give ms a glimpse Of the spiritual
world would confirm the claim that the
SDLis Oh LIS SdlHls Go lbt EONAS hdCh
to earth for the purpose Of ministering
to their friends In Luke 1927 we
read that Abraham was requested to
send redeemed saint on the impor-
fant mission Of warning men against
ehe place OF torment and the request
was refused. This request would not
Rave been refused II the spirits Of the
dead were In the habit of coming hack
to earth. We learned from the scrip
tures that II Is impossible for the
saved TO go TO the lost or for the lost
ones 10 come where the saved ones
are: that the lost can not come back
10 the earth. for If they could this man
would have come himself and testified
TO his brethren; that the redeemed
will not be sent back to earth TO min
lister to the living.
Do Not Return to Earth.
Paul says to be absent from the
beay is to be at home with the Lord
not present with him one da-. and ah-
sent the next on visit to the earth,
II. our earthly house of this tabernacle
were dissolved we have building of
God, an housa not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens. This word
eternal carries with it the idea of per-
raaEent residence
While we can not see our loved ones
who have gone before. concluded the
pastor. 1--WE can see them with us In
heart and memory. We think more
continually OF them now than We did
when they were on earth. Their ex-
ample influences our lives: their words
still instruct and insure u.s."