Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-07-18
USIyERs aLISx.

MIR! EDIToR:-Dr. Russell, pas.
tor OF the Brooklyn Tabernacle
and hpao OF a worldwide organ.
ization known AZ the "Interna.
tional Bible Students Associa.
ton, or "Milleuial Dawn Moye.
ment,", is now holding. out to the
sinful world promise of peace,
to whom God has declared ''there
is no peace. He Says:
There is no hell and nowhere
do the Scriptures declare the IN.
reasonable proposition that any
one declining the drawing a n d
invitation Of the Gospel would
suffer eternal torture. We are
glad the Bible says nothing OF
this kind" The eminent divine
further says, that "God is love-"
and like a father pitieth his chill
dren, that the blessings promis-
ed are not merely Tor the sanity
few who would gain the great
prize, but for the world in gener.
al, for the now.elect."
According to the doctrine Of
this Universalist, what an en-
trancing spectacle! What a glo
rious vista will open up IN the
future world, along the avenues
OF hpavenl When Cam. Herod and
Judas goes up and sits down in
the kingdom of glory with Abra.
ham, Isaac and Jacob. Boiling
broke, Hobbs, Hume, Voltaire,
Tom Paine and Bob Ingersol,
the representatives Of infdelity,
will come Skipping up the aow.
cry paths and join with the A.
postles of Jesus Christ in the dox
ologies Of heaven. Athalah, the
wicked queen, will meet her grand
son, Joash, who was hid in the
temnle. Dorcas. the sewing wo-
man OF Joppa, and Rebecca, who
; made q coat for Samuel, will
greatly rejoice to see Herodias,
and the wicked Jezebel wearing
crowns OF glory. The little chill
dren of Bethlehem will be glad to
meet their notie king, Herod the
J great. The great heart Of John
the Baptist willleapf for Joy when
: Salome begins to dance around
the throne. No dividing of t b {
sheep from the goats, but the
J doves OF purity and the vultures
OF sio will bask together in the
; sunbeams OF eternal felicity.
t Then DR.. Russell, the advocate
, of Universalism, will cry out, Are
: we ali here? Pharoh and his wick.
, ed hosts will answer ,"All here. y
, Stop! l was about to say thai
! the branches of the cedars of Let
, anon clapped their hands a n q
3 the towers of the great city chin
b ed their welcome. but at this mo
. ment hear the Revelator cry
a out IN the 22od chapter of Reve
8 latlon, "For without are dogs
;, and sorcerers. and who're mung.
{ ers, and murderers, and idola-
J. ters, and whosoever loveth a lie.
, Then decided that Christ vher
. he said, II 60 away to prepare {
i place for you" was not address
= ing a gang of thieves, liars, drum
, kards aud murderers, "These
shall 60 away into everlasting
j. punishment but the righteous in
II to life eternal"
RI The mightiest restraints OF to
d day against THEFT, immoralit!
= and crime, are the retribution
r of eternity. Try it first in regard
n to human laws. Let it be pro
claimed that the criminal stat
j. utes were abolished, that ther
were no more jails, chain gangs
!. or places OF punishment for the
It wrong doer, and sse how soo1
;, this beloved country OF our
y would become a vast scene Odds
y order and confusion. Such q doc
3 trine has q tendency to ret asid
r the moral government OF Got
oud donv tho ,,rt,ha fiOnarv st a n