The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-02

clared that the doctrine of total de-
pravity is totally wrong. The like
ness Of God, which was perfect in
Father Adam, still persists in some
degree In all OF Adams children,
sadly fallen though they be- Indeed,
no one is so fallen as not to have
reasonable conception of his own de-
basement, a feeling that he is justly
out of touch with his Creator, and
worthy of some kind of punishment
In every human breast there is also a
sentiment of pity, and feeling of the
need Of Divine pity. But just there Sc
riOus errors, received from our fore
fathers in the Dark Ages, bar the way
and discourage those who desire to re-
turn to fellowship with their Creator
Many Christians are benevolent,
sympathetic, ready to lend a helping
hand and to give word of encourage
ment. Many are ready to help the I'M
f0rtunates, to sing them songs OF Gods
love and sympathy and pity. But these
helps are discounted by the great CEN
trail thought supported by all the va
rtous creeds called orthodox; namely,
that God is indeed very angry with
humanity, and busily engaged In send
ing nearly every member of our race to
an eternity Of torture ninety thousand
every twenty -four hours being the
present schedule.
Creeds Drive Away From God.
While the Christian forgets the afro
cious Misrepresentation of the Divine
character given by the creeds, and re-
members chiefly the loving words of
encouragement given in the Bible, 1t
is not so with the sinner, who has not
yet tasted that the Lord is gracious.
His thoughts revert to the fact that
he is sinner, and to the teaching that
eternal torment is his doom. II he
can live for awhile a decent life, he
begins to hope that he may escape
the threatened torture; but when he
falls again into trespasses and sins, he
strives to forget everything, and es-
pecially God and the future torture
Of which he has been told. He escapes
best from all religious thought in the
bar-room, at the gaming table, and In
general surrender to sin. He has a
fear of God which he seldom con-
fesses, and which he bellies with his
profanity. He is miserable In the pres
ence Of the pure, the holy. and fears
the Bible
Well did Satan know how to turn
the hearts and minds of humanity
away from God and from the Biblei
With what cunning did he introduce
these wicked misrepresentation Of
Gods character into the creeds Of
Christian people during the Dark
Ages! st. Paul gauges the matter
properly In the words. THE god OF
this world hath blinded the minds of
those who believe not, lest the light Of
the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is
the Image of God, should shine unto
them."-2 Corinthians A
Even in the blessed twilight Of the
Apostolic times, when the Church was
guarded from Satan's decisions, st.
Paul realized that comparatively few
Of the brethren had a clear insight
into the love of God. Hence his pray
er: II pray God for you, that the eyes
Of your understanding being opened,
ye may know what is the hope of your
calling, that We may be able to com
prehend with all saints the breadth
and length and depth and height, and
to know the Love of God, which pass.
eth all understanding. If this knowl-
edge Of the Love of God is the great
a -
derstanding can only partially appre
ciate, oh, what is the need of the poor
world. thoroughly blinded by Satan
and unable to see anything?
How Can We Be Otherwise Than In
dignant?
And let US not forget that Satan
hiss used Christian tongues and Chris