The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12

Methodists. sanity people in and out
OF all denominations. have suffered ana
Jesus words still stand true: namely,
that whatsoever would give to the least
OF His followers even q cup OF cold
water, would not fall OF reward. and
that injury to the least OF these wou'd
be punished.
Are We asked what are the special
sins of our day reprehensible In Gods
sight7 We reply that here, az In Jesus,
Day hypocrisy is the greatest OF all
sins There were thefts. murders.
adulteries and injustices Of various Kinds
In Jesus Day; yet while denouncing al!
these In spirit. He practically ignored
them all In His denurciations or the
Hypocrisy Of the religious rulers Of H's
time. We believe that His Judgment "
so-called "Christendom" to-day II Of
the same order There wac time when
the world ignorantly thought that the
kings Of earth were ruling as part OF
Christs Kingdom. There was time
when men really believed that their
everlasting destiny was In the hands 81
the clergy, Protestant and Catholic, ana
that unless they had the good offices II
these In baptism. marriage, funerals,
etc, they would be eternally tormcntei
There was day when all were so de-
luded MS to believe that the entire hui
man family was going down to eternal
torment except the mere handful. the
such atroclous doctrines were fully be-
lleved to be of God: but that Day has
passed, moro enlightened Day mas
come. our Bible ~ better understood
the clergy are no longer deceived. They
know that tho word "sheoi" OF the Old
Testament and the word "hades' OF the
New Testament represents the state or
condition of death, Into which the whole
world goes--good and bad. They know
that these words could not represent
torture or fire in any sense OF the word
They see Gods character more cieafly;
they perceive that the Kingdoms Of this
world are merely political institutions
permitted for time, In the same sense
that God permits famiueS. pcstilences
etc. waiting for the glorious epoch W
Messlah's Kingdom 10 bring In the Ne"
order OF things.
But notwithstanding this knowledge
the Divine character Is still blasphcmod
The kings of the earth. told during the
dark ages" that they were the sword
OF the Lord and the servants OF tho
Church have not been undeccived
Hence the Car OF Russia, the Head or
the Greek Church, believes he Is work
ing out a Divine destiny; the British.
under King George. are equally con-
WINGED that they are working out n
great destiny as Gods Kingdom. The
German Kaiser Is similarly deceived
into thinking that he IS the sword OF the
Almighty Mark his latest reported
proclamation TO his army IN Poland
viii ~ reads:
~ Jehoyah's Sword" says Kaiser.
Ecmember you Imy army are Gods
elect GODS spirit has descended on me
because am Emperor 81 Germany. am
Jehovahs sword. His representative, the
instrument Of the Most High. Woe and
death be to- those who resist my wiz
and to all who do not Believe my mission
and to towards in my army The enc
mics II the German people shall perish.
God demands their destruction. lie II
Is who through me commands you 10
FUN. His win"
Those falso doctrines Of tho dark
ages are bearing q terrible fruitago in
the present war Similarly the teaching
Of eternal torment, m!srepresenting and
blospheminE Gods character. are hear
ing an evil fruitage. Millions OF people
are being turned away from faith in
God Of Love and from faith In the Bible
as His Message by the most monstrous
| blusphemies OF the dark ages"
| charge the responsibility Of a.. this
1 against the sects and crceds OF Chris
| tendon. 7 charge that the ministers,
whose eyes are now open to a sancr
| comprehension have neglected the
| Bible. have neglected the people. and,
| instead Of helping them out of the dark
| ness itif ibN lfh'IHG luflil llill uhl ~
ness in an opposite direction-into
| Evolution and Higher Criticism and
! everything contrary to the Word of God.
| God IL stu mlsreprcsentcd to the world.
| The creeds Of the Dark Ages are still
| Rugged to the bosom In outward pre-
tense. while nwardly they are loathcd
A great fraud, a great hypocrisy. you
say? ! answer, Yes The most as
founding the world has ever known.
Two hundred thousand professed min
listers Of God and OF Christ are stand
ing before the world to-day. telling the
legends Of the Dark Ages and seeking
TO hinder the people from coming to a
knowledge OF the Truth. meanwhil" re
ceiVing the peoples money and reVcr-
encc. Does not such hypocrisy. suCn
hlasphemy against God. such deception
Of the people, such keeping Of them n
/ darkness, deserve "A great punishment.
/ and ~ II not nigh. even at the door?
! what shall we do. do you ask? an
swer, BE honest, he true Come out
from Babylon. Stand free from all
such slander.ng of the Almighty God
and His gracious provisions. Stand
for the Bible. the Truth, the God of
love and wisdom, justice and power.
Come out from among them, and be
We separate, saith the Lord, and touch
not the unclean thing: and I will re
Ceivc you."-2 Corinthians 6:l7.
Upon Great Babylon CGentilcs false
ly calling themselves 'ChriStendom , Is
to come "A settlement of all the unre-
Quilted crimes against Gods saints
throughout this Age. "a time OF
trouble such as was not since there was
a nation" Reward her even az sho
rewarded YOU, and double unto her
double. according TO her work: in the
cup which she hath filed fiji to her
double. How much she hath glorlhcd
, herself and lived luxurIously. so much
torment and sorrow give her
, Therefore shall her plaques come in one
day tspeedily), death, and mourning
I and famine; and she shall he utterly
burned with fire (dcstruction fOi
strong IL the Lord God who iudgett
, her. 1868
Tho forecast of the present distress OF
nations is graphically set forth In tbs
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