Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-06-06

iss,Ssas5 80 NfEEl CIT one AEpll the
~ z1ssss he'll of the Dark
tEA2lelk kUSSEll)I Ages, which he
said, still casts a
gloom over the masses and hinders a
proper appreciation Of the Divine char.
acter re Love aud Justice lie took a
combination text: 0 sheol HE'LL. |
will be thy DISTINCTION qIosea 13.143
20 IIades theliI where is thy victory?'
l Corinthians 1850
My text, said the Pastor, teaches that
Jests will destroy the hell of the Bi-
bic the state of death. He will dothis
ny delivering all mankind from death
by the resurrection. Thus ultimately
lie will gain His great victory over
sin and death, and deliver humanity
from their power. No one but Jesus
can do this Hence We must wait for
the appointed time-the establishment
of the MeSsianic Kingdom. Meantime.
it Is ours TO batter down the he'll of
torment which for centuries has trou
bled Gods saints. and tarned the
hearts of many from their Creator.
The Pastor dealt some vigorous blows
were not blows of anger nor of scnti-
ment, but Of logic and of Scripture
Ills opponents are comparatively few.
lie said. and Of two classes: Some are
good and honest, but ignorant Others.
thoroughly Informed, no more believe
in a he'll Of torture than does the Pas
tor but dodge the question and give
the impression that they believe it. so
as to hoodWink the people, and keep
them in darkness on a subject of most
vital Importance to 4auman happiness
now and throughout eternity
Ihe masses OF CHRISTIAN ministers are
educated. A'faacherS IN general Know
ven that the bln'e does NOT teach a
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iIaoes' Heienha ana 1artafas 90 mol
signify pace OF torture where an
except tlle s'latiy WIZ eterhauiS suler-
Ihese ministers 40 NOT come forth llltp
me open WIN me 20 pdtte the error .
ties"hltoi3 ueel"se tlieH 10 not real
re Wlth US ihat inns tefrlpie bias
nhe'hF aSalnTt INC Divine character
lleS at llie pot'oHl OF heafiE ali the GOD
'eSSheSs 'hd 'he growing. uilbehei IN
lhe l'lNlHe Nor" no" prevalent 10
me II IS eNlaeht Salu the fastor' that
reverence toward Goa ana lalth IN the
"lpie c'i'hol De restored uhni lhS
molishcd This .xnloins nv zcnl in
exposing the errors of the past, and
for the revealment of the truth on the
subject OF future punishment
The Pastor did not ON this occasion
attempt explanations of the three or
four parallels. which, by mistransla-
tons. misunderstanding and interpola-N
lions. have been made to support the
doctrine that eternal
torture is the wages Of sin. in contra
diction of the Bible statement The
wages Of sin is death" He contented
himself with reminding his hearers
that he had already preached on the
parable of THE Rich Man and Iaza-
rus" Of The sheep ana the Goats
ana the Lords statement. Where their
worm diuth not and their fire is not
and from the Revelation.
about the devil. the beast and the false
prophet being cast into torment. To
those who have neither heard nor read
his sermons on these subjects. he offer
ed to send lis, views in printed form.
free upon postcard application.
an -
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The God OF the Bible said the Pas
tor IS such one as every human
heart needs ana Graves lie Is God
of sympathy and love, respecting
whom IL Is declared that lie looked
held and heard the eroaning Of the