Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-21

and contented but the reverse. was
disappointed Why, the way you pre-
sented the matter, showing the terms
and conditions Of disclpleshlp In the
narrow way, and cross-bearing In the
footsteps Of Jesus, shocked me, sale
to myself, Then ! am not Christian
at all. have not even taken the first
steps in the Christian way But when
went home my good motherin-law
said, DO not be alarmed Mt all-stlci
to your own religion
The Gospel Of Christ was waking
that man up out OF his ethargy Of for.
mallsm. told him that | sought to
do my duty in presenting the Gospel
Of Christ In no uncertain terms and
that If he should profit by my message
and become joint-helr with Jesus In
His Messianic Kingdom as a result of
being walked up, he would thank me
for 1t to all eternity,
Gospel Of He'll and Pursatory.
OF all the various things substituted
for the Gospel of Christ the most aw-
fu perversions are the Gospels Of Pur-
gatory and eternal torture. Yet so
perverted Is the human sensiblllty to
the Truth that II one said he "heard a
real Gospel Sermon" the majority
would understand II to mean that he
heard horrible misrepresentation Of
the Divine character and purpose to
the effect TINT nearly eyerybody-all ex-
cept the saintly-are enroute for tor
ture at the hands Of demons, and that
the sanity few are to get to heaven
and to all eternity look over its battle
ments at their brethren and sisters in
torture and to all eternity to hear their
walls Of distress.
How terrible the peryersion which
could call such stuff good tldings Of
great JOY which shall be unto all peo-
plew a. glad that the Bible Stu.
dents, recently in Convention, repudi-
ated such a Gospel as being the one Of
the Bible. | was glad that they called
upon the ministers everywhere to de-
clare themselves in no uncertain terms,
and | was glad to note through the
newspapers a very general repudlation
Of the torture Gospel Nothing that
the heathen have is as bad, and the
wonder Is that missionaries have made
any progress whatever in heather
lands. For the real Gospel, believe
the real heathen are in readiness,
hungerlng the Mohammedans also.
The Gospel Of Faith Healing.
Faith-heallng is another Of the
false gospels opposed both to the letter
and the spirit of Jesus teachings. Not
a single one of the Lords disciples
was healed miraculously nor a single
Prophet of old. The miracles which
Jesus performed were wholly upon
outsiders, not His disciples, and were
Illustrations of how Himself and His
Church in Kingdom glory win bless,
heal, upllft and restore all the families
Of the eNrth-all the willing and obedl-
ent st. Paul blessed napkins and
handkerchlefs to be sent to the sick,
but never one of these was sent to
the brethren. When Timothy was
sick, st. Paul instead recommended IA
change Of diet
Many dear Christian people are mis-
led by the spurious statement Of Mark
1G: "These signs shall follow them
that believe" etc. They cling to the
passage even after being given abun.
dant proofs TINT it was added to the
Scriptures in the Seventh Century, and
that It was omitted properly from the
Revised Version. So deeply seated is
the love for the Gospel Of healing,
that this passage is clung to by some
even after II is pointed out to them
that they would not dare to eat and
drink poisonous things, as 1t mentions.
The Gospel Of Christ, as applied to
this Age IS the very reverse Of the
gospel Of healing. Jesus, who was per
feet Ibid down His life in doing good
for others. His Apostles did the same.
Indeed the stipulation Of discipleship
is, He that loveth his life and seeketh
to save It will lose 1t; he that loseth
his life sacrltclally for My sake and
for the Gospels shall find It. The Cos
pei Of Christ is the Gospel Of self-denlal
and suffering and patient endurance
JOY in the Lord and health Of spirit
rather than joy and health Of the flesh
True. godlincss and contentment do
often bring to Gods people an Increase
Of health through their rest of mind.
But this is neither promised to them
nor to be prayed for by them. On the
contrary, they are to follow the exam
pie Of the Redeemer In laying down
their lives for the brethren
The True Gospel Of Christ.
In combating the errors we have in
cidentally presented the Gospel OF
Christ II is n Message that God pro
poses to bless the world through the
Seed Of Abraham. and that Jesus glori-
led is that Spiritual Seed 1t is mes
sage respecting His Kingdom which
shall shortly be inaugumted with pow
or and great glory for the blessing OF
Adam and all his race with human
Restitution, giving to all fullest oppor-
unity Of return to the Heavenly Fa-
hers love through the merit Of the
great Sacrifice accomplished at Calvary.
Il is Message. too, that the Redeem
'r before taking the Throne Of His
glory, In harmony with the Divine
Program, is now calling, choosing, and
proving "little flock" of believers jus
lfed through faith In His blood
These are to be made perfect through