The Republican., 1914-03-12
The PEOPLES FORUM.
A Real Dved-in- tke-wool Yard wide
Stand Pat Seventh Day Adventist
Away Down in Baltimore Gives
His Reasons For Being What He
IS

To the Editor of the Republican.
In your issue of Feb. II, one First
Day. sets forth the teachings of
Seventh-Day Adventists. He apparent
ly finds much that is Objectionable.
First Day surely does not feel very
kindly toward Seventh Day Adventists.
We trust he is not the spirit of Cain
who slew his brother and wherefore
slew he him because his own works
were evil and his brothers righteous. -
| am very much inclined to believe
that Seventh Day Adventsts are better
prepared to set forth what they believe
and teach and why-there is one not in
sympathy with their teachings. | there
fore beg space to reply to First Day. 3"
Yes, Seventh Day Adventists do lay
a great deal Of stress upon Gods COM
mandments just as they read-and this
includes the keeping of the seventh day
WHICH is Saturday, I shall not attempt
to give reasons. God says blessed are
they that do. and they are classed as
wise who hear and do Matt. 7:24. We
teach that all should obey the law Of
God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Christians keep the law--sinners
break it. We do not keep it to make
ourselves christians but because we
are christians. The law is our allight
since We are born az ain. Seventh Day
Adventists believe the everlasting
Gospel is the worlds need. We accept
it in the peculiar setting God has been
pleased to give it in Rev. 14:6-12. We
believe that when God promises some
thing-to be sure all His promises are
conditional-if we comply-He will
surely fulfill His part Those who
disobey the special call will surely be
visited with His judgments. The
Autideluvians were, so were the cities
of Sodom and Gormoerah, He is no re-
spector of persons.
Seventh Day Adventists believe in
the preeXistence of Christ. We believe
he was associated with the father in the
beginning. He is styled the only be-
gotten-not created. We believe that
when he espoused the cause of world
lost in sin, He took our place, he was
made in the likeness of sinful flesh. He
was tempted in all points Ike as we are
yet without sin Heb. 2:l4, II 5:l5, He
fought and won and then paid the
penalty Of our transgression which was
death, He died, He poured out His
soul unto death Is, 53:10, y. In accept
ing Christ as cur personal Saviour we
are saved from the second death Rev.
2:ll. The unsaved win suffer the
second death Rev. 2l:8. We are told
by the prophet Ezekiel that the soul
that sinneth it shall die Elk. 1874. If
the soul were immortal it could not die.
Man is mortal being He has not an
immortal soul, and l challenge First
Dav to give any proof to the contrary.
God alone hath Immortality, / Tim. els,
l6.
The Bible states clearly that the
wages OF sin IS death Rom. 6:23. The
heilish d ctrine tnA5 the wages Of SIN
is life in torment is without scrlptural
authority.
/ The end of the wicked according to
Mat. al. is they "shall be burned up
root and branch" they are to perish.
To be consumed Ps. 1920 devoured Rev
20:9.
That our dead are unconcious is am
ply sustained by the words of God.
Eccl. 9;5. The dead know not any
thing. They go to the grave Feel. 9:l0-
and there is no wisdom, knowledge,
devise or work
When man dies his breath not his
immortal soul-goeth forth he re-
turneth 20 his earth and in that very
day his thoughts perish. Ps. l46, 4.
When the life giver shall come, it IS
from the grave that he will gather his
people unto himself Jno. 5;28 Thes. A.
1916 Ps. sos Matt 24:31. Christ pro-
mise to the penltent thief is in perfect
accord with this plan. And the theft
said Lord remember me when thou
contest into thy kingdom Luke 23:42
Christ's promise to his followers was if
go and prepare place for you | will
come again and receive you unto my
self; that where | am there We may be
also JnO, l4:3. This grand reception is
to take place at the second coming of
Chrst-at HIS coming the righteous
will be raised and the rewards will be
given. Rev 22:12 Luke 14:l4
Christs promise to the thief was that
he was to be with him in Paradise; now
the question. Was the theft and Christ
both to be in Paradise that day-or was
the promise made that day concerning
a condition that would ultimately be
realized. / shall say the latter and in
proof submit the following. First let
US locate Paradise 1t is according to
( st. Paul in the third heaven H. Cor.
( 1924. The tree of life is in Paradise
/ Rev. 5:7. The tree of life is on either
side of the River of lite and the river of