The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-10

suit was matter of interest to the
public. and | read the proceedings as
reported in the papers. His wife Sc
cured divorce on the ground of "abuse
Of the person. etc.
Why doesn't he refer your readers to
the court records of Pittsburgh, Pa,
for authentic information in regard to
the divorce trial, instead of giving his
version and so apparently appealing to
the prejudice of the people to create
the impression that she was all wrong,
and he poor, prosecuted man. Did he
promptly pay the allmony which the
court granted his wife? Or did he carry
it to the higher court and get lett there?
But what do we care for this. There is
the record of the court IN Pittsburgh,
open to any one, and which will show
that his wife was the real sufferer, and
the court so recognized and on the tes-
timony granted her divorce. If all the
facts in the case were published in your
paper, c. 7. would probably need to
write an octave volume of explanation
to convince his followers of his right
eousness.
doubtless he was sincere. Does that
justify his actions?
My contention has been with the doc
trine he advocates, and now that | am
speaking on this subject let me say once
for all, that his teaching in the main
is contrary to the acknowledged teach
ing of the Bible. In my judgment he is
an anti-Christ. | do not say THE anti
Christ, but AN anti Christ. He sets
himself up as the instructor of the age
in Biblical knowledge. He is opposed
to the almost universal teaching of the
church of the age. He puts his own
Interpretation on the Bible and says
this is true. If so, all the rest are
false. An anti-Christ is counterfeit
of Christ, as a counterfeit coin is of the
good. 1t looks like 1t at first sight. so
much so that it may deceive many, but
the ring of the metal gives it away
sometimes, at least it can be detected
He is an anti-Christ because his teach
ing about the person and work of Christ
is false.
He denies the Deity of Christ, teach
ing that He was not the eternal Son of
God, but creature.
shall not take your space to amphfy
these statements make, but am ready
to do so at any time in the future. !
Just Aant to call attention to the erron-
eous views Of the man. He denies the
incarnation of Jesus, says He never had
two natures and only has one now. He
denies the resurrection of Christ and
also His atonement. He denies that
His body was raised from the grave,
but says it may have been dissolved
into gases. His teaching concerning
the second coming is false, for he says
Christ came in 1874. Hence we have a
millennium with the devil at work,
whereas the Bible says satan will be
bound then, and righteousness will pre-
vail in the earth. He says the present
order of things will end in l914-neXt
year whereas the Bible says, "Of that
day and hour knoweth no man.
His teaching about salvation is false
The Bible says that the true believer in
Jesus HAS everlasting life. Russell says
not now but in the future sometime.
He says, too, that the believer in
Christ is not now begotten of God
His teaching about retrbution is spe-
cially alluring to the unwary. He
teaches that when a man dies his soul
goes out of existence until the resur-
rection, contradicting Matt. 1923. He
says, The sacrifice Of Christ secured
for all mankind, however vile, an
awakening from death and the privilege
Of thereafter coming to perfection, and
if saved, of living forever. This is
second probation, doctrine that is con-
trary to the teachings of the Bible from
one end to the other.
He opposes all the creeds of Chris
tendon and seems proud of the fact.
He dishonors Christ and the church,
though he claims to eXalt both. Well,
| think he does eXalt the Chist of his
conception and the church of his ideal.
which is composed of his followers, but
the true church of the living, exalted
Christ, the Goldman and eternal Son of
God, he yilifes, | hope not intention
ally, but in his teaching.
He brings Christ to the cross, and
then annihilates Him, for he says death
means Ito cease to eXist-non-exis
ence." That is humiliation.
On false Interpretation of the scrip
lures he tries to build up system of
theology purely his own, which violates
known rules and principles of interpre-
tation. The testimony of the ages, the
scholarship of the world and THE ex-
perience of the devout souls are against
him. | beg Of YOU, reader, do not be
deceived by this snare. To those who
have not received Christ as their Sa-
vior and confessed Him, beg to say
this, do not longer delay. What men
need today is not argument but life. for
by nature they are dead in trespasses
and sins"
To accept Christ is life, but Jesus
said, eye will not come" ''Now is
the accepted time and the present is
your only opportunity.
| thank you, Mr.. Editor, for your
space am done with Russelism and
its false and dangerous teaching, unless