Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-02

Pastor Russell. We report one Of his
addresses, based on Revelation Xxx,
"a 1t was announced that next sun
day he would address similar Con-
veution In London.
Christianity Versus Platonisn.
Many Christians whose faith can
not accept the Divine promise have
turned instead to the theory adyanc-
cd long before Jesus day by the Gre
cian philosophers, headed by Plato.
Their teachings respecting death. al
though less logical than the Bible
theory, require less faith. Thus we
have IL today that Christian faith re.
speeding the future life Is supported,
not by the Bible, but by the teachings
of the heathon from Plato down.
! Plato aud all the heather claim with.
out evidence that dying was not the
penalty for sin. that, on the contrary.
I II Is another step OF an evolution proc.
ess. passage wny 10 new life, un-
der new conditions, OF which they
( know nothing Theirs Is merely a
/ guess. philosophy. and OF course, has
no use for n resurrection of the dead,
because the fact OF death Is denied
( and the dead are said TO be more alive
I than when "1ey were alive.
+ The Bible declares that from the very
beginning God purposed the resurrec
I tion OF the dead and TINT. therefore, al
believers were privileged to speak Of
7 the licensed, not IA dead IN m nbso'
/ lutte sense like the brute, but as being
4 Asleep waiting for the glorious morn
Ing OF Messiah's Kingdom aud the res
direction. Thus the Prophet declares,
weeping may endure for the night,
but Joy cometh in the morning" Thus
the nible tells us that abraham slept
with his fathers" etc. etc.
st. Paul says. M there be no resnr'
rection OF the dead, then those
who are fallen asleep IN Christ are
persisted" q Corinthians Nv, 1879
How could this be true II they have
been alive in heaven for centuries?
First or Chief Resurrection.
Not all OF the dead viii have the
same resurrection. Some will be rnla.
ed to the likeness OF tho iirst Adam.
( while others. members OF the Body Of
\ Christ, will be granted n superior res
( ui''',''''o s'o'S, ''V 49,. - 80, ,''.,ss
anu tne u'Eite "".u'' ~ '"e '''t''
sI faoi eAp'aips' "o"n ~ "unA"ees'
rhiseu III p""V'' s'"" :" u's"0'. y.
4 raised I'm glory; sown an animal body,
rh'sen d Spirit pouy' v ~" ''''uno
~ 80 49, " tue s'iue eaass ou'
text deeihres' piessou anu no'S NY
aii tney that uave p"r' - 'ne ~"
hesHrfeet'on' tney suan ~
Iriests unto you, ""u uneo ei',''t' is' !,
snaii re'sh WIN nm J.. .nouSa'' 'e'i''
u'e'e'au"" 49, " V ~
/ "Bat the Rest OF the Dead"
/ All! this part OF our text Is sadly mis-
understood ana mas thrown many W
bic students of th" track OF truth.
They have understood the passage u
mean that Christ ana His gloriilcd
Bride class will reign for a thousand
( years over such OF humanity as VIII
be alive at the time OF the setting up
( OF the Messianic Kingdom. They think
that this passage teaches That MI the
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7 during the past six thousand years VIII
have no share In the blessings OF Mes
slabs Kingdom.
/ The proper thought Is this: Adam had
life and the right to continue 1t uncens-
ingly 80 long as he was In harmony
I with God When be sinned he came
under the sentence. Dying. thou shalt
die" Our race, bis children. shared bis
sentence By heredity. Hence we are
all dying. From the Divine standpoint
none have life. Those who become dis
( ciples of Jesus are said 10 pass from