Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1913-08-07

(lPAST0R RUSSELD text. Else were - your children un- holy, but now are they holy."-1 O. rinthians TIA.
 The Pastor declared that his text. which differentiated between holy and not holy infants. was probably the ba- sis for much of the confusion which has prevailed in all denominations on the subject of infant salvation and in- fant damnation. Before discussing his text, he wished to call the attention of his hearers to the fact that about two months ago the Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly in the United States had taken a very advanced theological step on this subject. According to telegraphic dispatches. it has altered the Presbyterian Confession of Faith so as to save the non-elect infants as well as the elect ones.
 The thought that God had arranged a Plan by which some infants would go to Heaven at death, and other infants would go to eternal torture. has foI centuries greatly troubled the minds of all Christian people-Catholic and Protestant. Some said that the elect infants would be saved and the non- elect infants would be tortured. 9th CTS had it that any infant by baptism would be brought into the Church and be saved, while infants not thus bap tized or sprinkled would go to eternal hof f.nI1I6 be saved without regeneration. and these were perplexed to know how in fants could be said to be regenerated. Therefore how could they hope that any infants would be saved? The hearts and the heads of all good people have suffered terribly for many centu- ries because of these confused ideas.
 It is gratifying, the Pastor declared. to see that with the Presbyterians. at least, love and sympathy have triumph ed; and that. so far as they are con cerned. thirty thousand infants daily go to Heaven. instead of going to Hell Certainly this is a missionary project of no mean proportions! At this rate they no doubt believe that Heaven will soon begin to have reasonable propor- tiOns. as compared with He'll We re gret that the brethren did not take any measures looking toward the relief Of the non-elect infants of the past who now must number thousands of mil lions. It is worthy of consideration and we trust will have their attention
 Sk, fc ocilxy Q6 6 justed. why would it not be the proper thing for all Christian denominations to follow the lead and example of the Presbyterians? We fear that not many of the other denominations will join the Presbyterians in their generous work of helping the infants. They might reason that if all infants dying in infancy are saved, 1t might be the safest thing that parents could do for their children to insure their eternal salvation by killing them in infancy. Then baby incubators and various de vices medicines. foods, etc.-intended for the preservation of infants lives might come to be considered detriment- al to the eternal interests of the chil- dren.
 But how foolish all such theories seem! How beautiful by contrast is the simple teaching of the Bible. that the salvation for all-Old and young, of heathen lands as well as of Chris tian lands-is through the resurrection power of Messiah's Kingdom-through its enlightening and uplifting. or res urrecting influences! Why should we longer trouble with the errors of the Dark Ages when Gods Message. the Bible, is now opening up for His peo- pie, shining as an electric lamp. in con trast with the tallow candle darkness of the creeds?
 Unable to Agree.
 Pastor Russell declared that he felt great sympathy for the move made by the Presbyterian brethren. but, never theless. he was unable to agree with their conclusions. believing that the Bible teaches otherwise. He realized that the Presbyterian view of Election made it difficult for them to deal with the nOn-elect. both adults and infants He found the Scriptures declaring that God is selecting. or electing, the Church from amongst the world. He conceded that those not elected would be properly termed nOn-elect But he found nothing in the Bible to indicate that non-electiOn to jOint-helrShip in Mpssiah's Kingdom would mean pre- destination to an eternity of torture.
 The Pastor realized too that the