The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-03-13

past. Demons of the pit, wicked spirits
of the air, earth's brightest infdels,
backed up and encouraged by satan-all
are working in every conceivable way
against the Person of Christ. to belittle
it in the eyes OF men, to weaken or des-
troy their faith, to undermine the citadel
of Christian truth, and Millennial Dawn
must be reckoned with those who are en-
gagged in the assault. True, he talks
glibly of Christ, but it is a Christ of his
own creation-created human being,
who was onlv high type of man during
his walk on earth, and became divine
after His resurrection. He was raised
up spirit being that is after the T.
hncfi0R of his humanity on the cross
He was created again, not as man but
as a spirit being and restored to His for
mer state. His followers are spirit be-
ings. yet they are hustling around visi-
BILE to all, very much in evidence at
times, though spirit is invisible. He
denies the plain teaching of Scripture;
perverts it to suit his fancles, by giving
it meaning that cannot be accepted by
the scholarship of the world; rejects
the claims of Christ concerning His own
divinity; repudiates the concensus of
belief of all orthodox churchs; rele-
gates to the rear the testimony of the
ripest Biblical scholarship of the world
during the Christian era, and virtually
says to the most devon Christians of
the world, you are all sadly mistaken.
You may be seekers after the truth but
you are cropping in the dark. You may
be honest but you were not aware that
you were to await 1.-The due time, when
Pastor Russell appears, to whom a
special revelation has been given, which
shows him the divine mysteries of the
past and fits him alone to be the teacher
of teachers and the only safe guide of
the world into the knowledge of the
truth. Therefore, l, Pastor Russell,
who has special light on these great
mysteries of revelation herewith give
you the truth concerning the Person of
Christ, viz: He was being, not self
existent and eternal, but created, even
as man was, who gave up his spirit be-
ing to become the saviour of men, was
only man when on earth, was never
God before or during his incarnation,
He was raised spirit being Though he
annihilates the Saviour on the cross.
In recent paper Russell charges that
from the most prominent pulpits of
Christendom the Gospel of Christ re-
speeding the forgiveness of individual
SIN, the reconciliation of the individual
heart, the personal walk in newness of
life has been discarded. 1t is absolutely
false and no one but a self-conceited
egotist, who regards not truth, would
be guilty of such a sweeping declara-
ration. Many of the preachers, he said,
having no such experiences themselves,
were loath to talk about them. But
salaries must go on and something must
be said. The message therefore of the
hour is athletics, manlIness, position in
society, attention to politics, attainment
Of high positions in the world and money
withal." It's easy for the kettle to
call the pot black. Yet the author of
Millennial Dawn, who collects from his
followers a 1.-THE, when he can get it;
sold memberships in his society at $40
each and thus raised $500, 900, according
to the statement of his prosecuted wife,
reported in leading daily paper, this
man has the gaul to accuse many of the
preachers as actuated by the mercenary
motives of money withal. There
isn't, ! venture the assertion, leading
minister in tire land that would sell
membership in his congregation for 81
per share, but Russell's keen eye to bus
mess could get SO each. He tried to
increase his capital by suing the Brook
lvn Eagle for 100000 for libel, but
he lost his case. OF course he tries
to make the public see the injustice of
the decision from MS standpoin).
This system is an ecclesiastical lSh.
mael, with its hand against every man S
hand. But why not? He, like Joe
Smith and Alex. Dowie. has had reve-
latlon for the benefit of the elect, who,
by the way, are the Russellites.
MAY close with quotation from one
of the leading Bible scholars in the
country. now pastor of large church
in New York city. He says of RUSSELL:
''in repudiating His Christ s)claims and
denying him as Very God. afterwards
became incarnate for US men and our
redemption, Millennial Dawnism sends
him with the singing whip-lash of re-
vealed failure, impertinent falsehood,
unspeakable chicanery, or mental de-
generacy before the court of the world S
contempt, the laughter of demons and
the delight of that devil who would
profit by his shame. Thus does Millen-
NAL Dawnism rob, dishonor, deny and
blaspheme the person, the life and char
acter of the Son of God -
Every devout Christian who knows
the teaching of his Bible concerning the
Person of Christ will say amen to the
testimony above quoted.
HAM.