The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-16

week previously. The ministers sat
upon the stage and were represented by
the Rev. Howard as spokesman. At
the opening of Rev. Towards discourse
he said that the ministers of Grafton
had been slandered by Pastor Sullivan
in declaring that they (the ministers)
teach that hell is place of fire, place
of roasting and toasting. 1--WE minis
ters," Rev. Howard declared. never
believed and never taught that hell was
place of fire throughout eternity"
AS to the doctrine of the Trinity Rev
Howard SAID that that question had been
settled between the fourth and fifth
centuries by the fathers, and then he
called upon Rev. McClelland to read
passages of the New Testament in Greek
before his audience. All smiled because
none of,them understood what the Rev.
McCleland read. 1t was like the Cath
Ole Mass preached in Latin. | was
probably the only one in the audience
WIN ullNiCiStOOu OIGShs L was SUI pIlSGu
to see that they seemed willing not only
to warp the Scriptures, but to mistrans-
late them in English from the Greek.
For instance, the Rev. McClelland, sup
posedlY a Greek scholar, after reading
from the original, said that the Greek
word used in Matt. 25: 46, ai0HioH, is
the same as used by our Lord in Rev. l.:
Is. Did Rev. McCleliand wllfullv mis-
state, or did he do so in ignorance VIII
a minister Of the Gospel Intentionally
misrepresent Gods Word, or is he a
''blind leader of the blind. Anyone
capable of examining the text will read
lily see that the word used in Matt. 25:
is is di0Hi0R, meaning cage lasting"
while those used in Rev. lis are at0HaS
-dfoR0H, meaning lagos OF the ages. F"
OF the many untrue statements made
by the Rev. Howard concerning Pastor
Russell's teachings, | would call atten-
ton to the following: He says that
Pastor Russell translated the Greek
word HaHafoS death, in l Cor. Is: 55,
as hates. The statement is not trGe,
for in that same article Pastor Russell
has shown the Greek word hades CORES
ponds exactly to the Hebrew word shOcl,
and gives as proof the quotations of the
Apostle from the Old Testament, in
which they render it as hadcS. Acts q:
Il Thou wilt not leave my soul in
mates, IS quotation from Psa. 16: 10,
Thou wilt not leave my soul in Sh0cL "
And in Cor. Is: 51-55, Death is swal-
lowed up in victory! 0. death. where Is
thy sting o, grave, where is thy vic
tory!' is an allusion TO Isa. 25: 8, He
will swallow up death in victory; and to
Hos. 10: II, 80, death, | will be thv
plaques! Q, shoel, will be thy destruc-
toni The above is mentioned to illus
trate how so-called Greek scholars can.
and do, misrepresent Gods Word.
Ham, " in his article in your paper.
September p, says he could give nu-
merous passages to show that the doc
trine Of the Trinity is taught in the
Scriptures, He failed to give the pas
sages. Why? Because there are none
to give. But he would have people be.
lieve it, contrary to the Scriptures.
since 1.-The fathers, during the Dark
Ages established the doctrine"
Ham, " showing how well % ne I'M
derstands (?) Greek, cites John /: as
a proof" of the Trinity doctrine, and |
notice that Pastor Russell has already
covered this point so thoroughly that
could add nothing of value to it. He
thinks Pastor Russell knows nothing of
the Greek. | have read Pastor Russeu's
Scripture Studies; read his Watch
Tower, the best religious magazine pup
lished mot filled with advertisements.
but bright with elucidation of Gods
Word; | read all of his sermons and
tracts, and am amazed at the accuracy
of his application of the Greek.
The Apostle tells US that we should
always give a reason for the hope that
is in us. If the doctrine of the Trinity
were true, why should not the Scrip
lures teach it? Why, rather. should
they teach the contrary? Note our Lord
Jesus own words on this subject: MY
Father is greater than l. d." John Ii: Is.
Il am come in My Fathers name. 3"
John 5: IL. Whatsoever | speak there
fore even as the Father sayeth unto
Me, so | speak" John II: 50. THE
works that | do IN My Fathers name
bear Witness" John 10: 25. 81 can Of
Mine own self do nothing: as | hear,
Judge: and My judgment is Just, be-
cause | seek not Mine own will, but the
will of the Father which sent Me" John
.: so. Il ascend to Ny Father and your
Father, and to My God and your God. /"
John 20: 49, did He ascend to Him
self? So Ham would have US believe. J
Note the Apostle Johns testimony:
1--WE have seen and do TESTIFY that the
Father sent the Son to be the Saviour
of the world. John 4; L. The Apos-
tie Paul testifes; And being found in
fashion as a man, He humbled Himself
and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. Wherefore cot
hath hi&hLy exalted Him and ,eipeR
Him name which is above every
name " Phil. 2:8-9. Of Jesus were
equal with the Father, how could He be
exalted by the Father?)
But to us there is but 0Re God, the
Father, of whom are all things and we
in Him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, by