Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-13

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l(RASIQ&- -RUSSElll its beautiful pres
entation Of the
prominent features of Scripture and
with its clear explanation Of some
points which long have puzzled critical
people. Whoever sees it thereby OBJ
tains grasp upon the Bible as n
whole. The public nre certainly CRATE
ful to Pastor Russell. through whose
instrumentality this wonderful work
OF art is being exhibited free.
Today the PnstOr's text wns, Study
to show thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be
ashamed. rightly dividing the Word OF
TRUTH Timothy 2:l5.
We are all sadly aware that not
muny Of the people Of God have the
full assurance of faith mentioned In
the Scriptures, the speaker said. In
deed we must all admit that the great
majority are losing, not only their
faith. but also the foundation Of faith.
For years the great colleges Of Chris
tendon have been undermining faith
by undermining belief in the Bible.
While they do not make an attack
upon faith itself, while they all admit
that faith may have its place as a
grand quality of character, and that
the Scriptures instruct for faith, yet
they proceed to do the very same kind
OF work that Robert Ingersol and
Thomas Paine tried to accomplished
undermine confidence in the Bible rs
the Word of God. That confidence Is
the very basis Of all faith
After we have lost our confidence,
what have we left for Il foundation of
belief? We hive merely what is called
Higher Criticism and Evolution; and
this means that after little process
Of reasoning along these lines many
would conclude that the Bible IS mere
ly collection of choice pieces Of an,
cient Jewish literature, written by men
who really knew less than do we.
The Pastor then demonstrated that
those who reject the Bible ns the Word
OF God have no other foundation fol
whatever faith they may possess thar
the guess of this or that man, or OF
themselves. He pointed out the well
known fact that all men are more OIL
less imperfect In judgment; and that Il
men were to picture God there woult
be ms many different styles of God al
there nre different persons.
The speaker Illustrated bis point b,
calling attention to the numerou
creeds formulated during the Darl
Ages and to the different kinds OF God
those different creeds have pictured
The nobest minds of that time wer
deceived into worshiping the wors
! kind of images that could be made
He declared that while the henthe
nations were making their ugly idol
out of wood, stone. clay or metal, tn
nations of Christendom were println
atrOcious descriptions Of God the lik
Of which could not be moulded out q
clay or fashioned out of anything elst
He was not finding fault with our for,
fathers. but with the real instigator Q
the creedu Misrepresentation OF tn
Almighty. AS st. Paul declares. 9TH
god of this world hath blinded tn
minds of them that believe not. les
the light of the glorious Gospel {
Christ should shine unto them"
The Cause of the Falling Away.
Then the Pastor showed that IL
eyes of many Christians are not wild
open for the same reason that st. Pal
gave the Corinthian Church. The go
Of this world has fastened the ban,
ages so tightly that it is with difficult
that any get the eyes Of their unde
standing open Again, st. Paul for
tells that in the end of this Age "man
shall depart from the faith, giyin
heed to seducing spirits and doctrine
Of demons" The Pastor declared thi
we have come TO the time when man
have denied the faith and others nj
denying it-good people. intelllgei
people. ministers of the Gospel in Il
various pulpits, professors, theologian
; college presidents--confe$sing that the
have lost the basis of their faith.
We are not TO suppose for even m
ment that these people who are fallir
away from the faith are wicked. Q
the contrary, they are well-intentionC
many of them fine people. But the
have gotten under dension. In Il
light OF the New Dispensation the d
lusions of the past are coming up co
stantly for criticism. Indeed, so gre'
is the conflict between the light of Il