The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-08-27
CHEER Up; THERE
AMT NO HELL!
Religious Organization Adopts
Resolution Against Eternal
Punishment
]. MANY MINISTERS APPROVE
Pastor Russell is satisfied Ger.
Hall Thinks Ministers Will
Be Pleased

The hot Midsummer Convention
of the international Bible Students
at Glen Echo Park, Washington. d.
c., in passing their now famous resell
ution, made noise about Hell-Fire
and Birthstone" Itsurely was big
gun that was fired from Glen Echo
into the camp of the stand-patters.
and the noise will echo and re-echo
throughout the ecclesiastical heavens
for some time to come.
Gen. VIM. P. Hall, u. S. A., a
brave Indian fighter of the past, in
calling for the public reputation of
the hell.fire theory, claimed that to
do so would create a situation in
America that would enable thousands
of ministers to publicly declare what
they freely admit privately. The de-
sired reputation was made.
Startling Admission
The present reputation of the
hell-fire theory will no doubt be con-
sidered by the public as a startling
admission.
From among the hundreds of re-
| Gently published expressions from
leading clergymen of all denomina-
tons on the Washington 'anti-helI-
/ fire" Resolution the following are
culled: 4"
Canon Henson of Westminster
Abbey: Il think the American reli-
gious public is generations behind us
although | don't say that individual
American divines aren't the equals
of ours"
Late i'm Arriving
R. J. Campbell, of London. repre-
senting the Non-Conformist view:
'This seems to me to be very be-
lated pronouncement. don't know
any clergymen here who believes in
eternal punishment; nor do | think
any educated clergymen has done so
/ for many years.
/ Rev. Arthur L. Odell, st. Louis
pastor: II do not know of any Pres
byterian minister who. believes or
breaches this idea. Of course, this
literal hell was an idea widely held
in earlier years. but the church is
breaking away from many of the
conceptions of past ages"
Says They Don't Preach He'll
Archbishop Glennon: Its too
hot to talk about such subject to-
day. AS to whether Catholic clergy
men preach hell fire. | will say that
we preach the faith, and our faith is
the faith of the church."
Rev David S. Phelan, Editor
Western Waterman: Catholic
priests do not preach hell of fire.
The church has not taken a definite
position on the subject"
Rev. DR.. James w. Lee, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South:
Il do not believe in fire-and-brim-
stone hell. and think / have never
heard but one sermon in which that
belief was expressed, and that was
down in Georgia years ago"
Rabbi Adolph Rosentreter: "The
resolution passed by the Bible Stu
dents at Washington ought to have
beer passed 1900 years ago. do
not believe in literal hell of fire. of
course. Orthodox Jews do not hold
that idea"
Calls Old Idea Wrong
The Christian Leader and Way:
1.-The American Association for Bible
Study has solemnly stated that there
is no hell. A conference of English
ministers has adopted the same view.
A few DAYS ago the Ministerial Asso-
citation of Marietta solemnly pro-
mulgated or Endorsed alike doctrine.
In other words, the authoritiesof the
Christian churches seem to agree
that the old Biblical conception of
hell of unending torment, of fire and
birthstone, is illogical and untruth-
full"
Pastor Russell of London and
Brooklyn Tabernacles: "Ifthe Bible
does teach that Eternal Torture is
the fate of all except the saints, it
should be preached, yea, Numbered,
weekly, daily, hourly. If it doesnot
SO teach, the fact should be made
known and the foul stain dishonoring
Gods holy name removed"