The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-05-16
SAYS EVERYONE GOES TO HELL

Alfred |. Richie, a bible student of
wide reputation in the United States
and Canada, declares that everyone
goes to hell. Mr.. Richie has some
4 interpretations on the bible that ap-
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 mean
ing.
II have a new cure for infidelity,"
declared Mr.. Richie. "To prescribe
the remedy we must find the cause,
which / believe is the inability of the
people to understand how God of all
Love and Wisdom and Justice, and
having Power, could permit present
conditions and conduct human affairs
as proclaimed by the dominant creeds
Of Christendom. Unbelievers choke at
Jllt luCd VI Jut SIcdI SltdJOI pIONlu-
ing an eternity Of any kind of torture
for His own creatures, especially if
He was gifted with the foreknowledge
that most of the human family go
there, and that He had all Wisdom to
plan otherwise, and all Power to do
as He pleased. Truly the general re-
ligious teaching on this line is a foe
to reason and the mother Of doubt.
The Bible GIorifies God
"The Bible, taken as a whole, pres
ents no such idea of our blessed
Heavenly Father, but praises, glorifies
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
character, either in power or wisdom
or benevolence. When rightly shown
the character of our God will compel
the admiration and loyalty of the
masses infinitely more than the char
acter of a Caesar, or a Napoleon, or
an Edison, or a Bryan, or a 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 character is blasphemed
by the roneous Hell" teaching of
deceived Christianity.
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, hourly! If it does not
so teach, the fact should be made
known, and the foul stain dishonoring
Gods Holy Name removed! l under
stand a free copy Of his pamphlet,
Food for Thinking Christians which
examines every mention of hell in the
bible, can be had by addressing him.
Everybody goes to He'll. Why?
Because He'll is the grave, or death
condition, to which good and tad alike
go to remain until the blessed time of
resurrection, judgment, and restora-
ton to perfection Of all the obedient.
The Hebrew word sheOl Is positively
the only hell word in the Old Tesla
ment. It's Hebrew definition is the
Unseen state, or the place of the
dead. 1t occurs sixty-fve times. and
nowhere is the word fire associated
with it.
No Work In Sheoi
Solomon said, There Is no work,
nor device, nor knowledge in sheol,'
and he adds, whittier thou goest.'
Why? Because all in He'll are dead.
Referring to the resurrection, the
~revelator says. Death and He'll omar.
ginal reference reads or the grave)
delivered up the dead mot the hving)
which we're in them
"Sheol IL translated Twenty-Five
times as HE'LL three times as pit
and thirty-three tiraes as grave In
the revised version, 'sheor Is trans
lated as hell only about twenty times
out Of tho sixty-nve times. and It's
Greek equivalent. Mades,' occurring
eleven times in the New Testament.
10 not translated a. hell at all. but IL