The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-10-20

glorious designs which de ''purpOSed
in Himself before. the foundation OF
the world"
~ They perceive that the teaching
OF the doctrines Of purgatory and eter-
nal torment has not had sanctifyins
influence upon mankind in all the SIX
teen centuries in which these doctrines
have been preached. But they fear
that to deny these doctrines now would
only make a bad matter worse. They
fear that if the Gospel of the Love OF
God and the fact that the Bible does
not teach eternal torment for any were
generally made known, the effect upon
the world would be to increase its
Wickedness, to make life and property
less secure and to fill the world with
blasphemies still more than now.
(2) They fear also that certain
amount of discredit would come to
themselves because, knowing that the
Bible does not teach eternal torment
according to the Hebrew and Greek
original, they secreted the knowledge
from the people They fear that this
would forever discredit them with theiI
hearers Hence they still lend their in
fiuence outwardly to the doctrine OF
eternal torture, which they do not be
lieve. and feel angry towards us be-
cause we teach the people the truth
upon the subject, which they know
Will bring to them hundreds of Ques
lions difficult to answer or to dodge.
Gods Love Constants Us.
We ask you, dear fellow Christians
We're you constrained to become chill
dren of God and to render to the Lord
the homage and obedience of your lives
through fear or through love? We are
not asking you whether you never
have feared; but what brought you to
the point of consecrating your life to
God? Surely it was not feari We are
aware, of course, that there is a proper
godly fear. reverence; and that the
Scriptures declare 1.-THE fear [rev.
erencel of the Lord is the beginning OF
wisdom" psalm 111:1O) But this il
not the fear of eternal torment. which
tends to drive out love. How could we
love or esteem or truly worship a God
who purposed the eternal torment OF
His creatures from before their crea
ton!
We could give you many proofs OF
the power Of love over the human
heart, in contrast with the ungodly
fear of the error God says to us In
so many words. Their fear toward Me
Is taught by the precept of men,
isaiah 29:13.) AS an illustration
Some years ago at Bible Students
Convention In Ohio a well-dressed gen
tleman in attendance told me of how
his heart had been touched with oul
presentation of the
"Love Divine, All Love ExceIlins."
He said, For years | have been 3
member of the Presbyterian Church
without being really Christian at all
Occasionally went on sprees, some
times / gambled and drank, etc. No
until l received a knowledge of thu
true character of God as set forth il
your STUDIES IN THE SCRIP
TURES' did my heart ever come to tn,
proper attitude Of surrender to tn,
Lord. Then | was glad to give Hin
my little all. and wished that it wa.
more"
The next day. as was passing from
the hotel to the auditorium to conduc
a question meeting. this gentleman pu
slip of paper into my hand. Suppos
ing that it contained a question.
thrust 1t into my coat pocket On tn,
platform | drew it forth as one of tn
questions to be answered. and to m.
establishment j found it to be q checl
for one thousand dollars. The maj
had not been asked to contribute ever
one cent; but the love of God ha,
captivated his heart and had gotteI
control-not only of it. but of his peck
et-book and all He wished to SHOW
the Lord his appreciation Of the Low
Divine, the length, the breadth. the
height and the depth of which he now
comprehended as never before.
The Power of Gods Word.
Another case: Several years ago
met with a Convention of Bible Stu
dents In Chattanooga. While there. 9
gentleman introduced himself. saying
that he was from Mississippi and thai
he had become deeply interested in oul
presentations of the harmony of the
Word of God. He said in substance
Il will not attempt to tell you how
wicked man l was before l got your
literature. My dear wife here, ar
earnest Methodist, said to me, John
John, you will surely go to Hellp
replied to her, Mary, I know it!
know it! And, Mary, l am determined
to deserve all that get am not go
ing to Hell for nothing
zone of your tracts came to my desk
in my store. read 1t and perceived
that it was different from anything
had ever understood respecting the
teachings of the Bible; for it seemed
more rational and more God-like
sent to you for various Bible Students
Helps. The result is that the Love OF
God has constrained me, has conquer.
ed me, in way that the doctrines OF
devilish torments could not influence
me. Now / see the true teaching OF
the Word of God; l can honor Him
worship Him, and take pleasure in lay.
ing down my life in His service.
have made full conservation of ev-
erything possess.
"For time | sent you a fifty-dollar
check every month; but. Brother Rus
sell, 1t was in the nature of conscience.
money. At that time the most pgofit
able feature of my store trade was the
sale of liquor to the Mississippi ne
groes. AS the grace of God more and
more filed my heart to overfiowing. it
brought me to see that must love my
neighbor as myself and do injury to
none, and those checks stopped
ceased to deal in liquor. and have de
voted my whole life to the service OF
God and of my fellow-men."
Three murderers confined in the Ohio
State Penitentiary had from childhood
been trained in the doctrine of eternal
torment by different denominations:
and yet these men had committed muir
der Under the providence of God,
these men received some of our liter
ature-"STUDIES IN THE SCRIP
TURES''-and were cut to the heart
when they learned of the Love of God
as expressed in the Divine Plan of the
Ages. This knowledge made such u
change in the hearts and the lives of
these three murderers that the prison
keepers took knowledge of them that
they had been with Jesus and had
learned of Him. By and by they were
patroled, and today two of them are
preaching the Gospel Of the Love of
God, seeking to bring their fellow-men
out of the condition of darkness and