The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-24
PASTOR RUSSELL'S
"HERESY" EXPOSED

say? Jesus said GLOW I love to
quote what Jesus SADLY to his dis
ciples after His resurrection: Behold
my HANDS and my FEET, that 1t is
/ myself: handle me, and see, for a
spirit hath not FLESH AND BONES
and We see me have. y. and they
gave Him piece of broiled fish and
an honey comb and He did eat before
them. Luke "a; 39-43. Then said
He to Thomas. reach hither. thy fin
ger and behold my hands; and reach
hither they hand and thrust 1t into
my side; and be not faithless, but
believing John 90; %. Which do
you believe, friends. Russell or Je-
sus? Choose We this day
"a. He teaches that not until
after the resurrection was Jesus d.
vine. That Jesus was exalted after
his resurrection to divinity. Peter
said to Christ: Thou are the Christ,
the son Of the living Cod Jesus af-
firmed and accepted 1t and promised
to build his church upon this confess
sion, or rather upon this fact. Paul
says that Christ Thought it not rob
berry to be equal with God.'
IS. Mr.. Russell teaches (vol. O.,
1877, 1919. 234-245) that Jesus made
His second advent in 1874. But the
Bible says: If man shall say unto
you Here is Christ, or there, believe
him not. For there shall lrise false
prophets. and shall show great signs
and wonders; insomuch that II 1t were
possible, they shall deceive the very
elect. .. believe it.not. For as the
Tightening cometh out of the east,
and shineth unto the west; SO shall
also the coming of the Son Of Man be. ;
The pastor says 1t should read
Bright shining as the sun. Quite a
difference, is there not? And that in
the face of the fact that ALL ,schol-
ars concur in the Greek meaning
Tightening
rs. He teaches (Vo. III PIP. 23-45
202-6) that just four years later
(1878) all the holy apostles were
raised, and that at this time all
church systems Except Russellism)
were .spewed OUT and from that
time were no longer the mouth piece
of God. His followers arrogantly
claim that he and his are the only
true teachers today. One of his fol-
lowers said in my home few days
ago: All the rest Of you are teaching
false doctrine What a pity for the
millions Of church members who can
never hear the true (?) teacher,
Pastor RUSSELL
az. This would-be prophet
teaches tyol. II. p 234; Vol. III p
1888 that the final consummation of
the age will come In October 1914.
Jesus says: OF that day and that
hour knoweth no man, no not the
angels which are in heaven, neither
the Son, but the Father Who Is
right Russell or Jesus? The result
of this teaching is apparent. The un-
learned (Which largely compose his
followersl viii not need their world
ly goods after October 1914; SO their
money is dumped into the treasury OF
his business enterprises viz. the
Tract Society they will live in pow
erty and he roll in luxury.
%. Perhaps the most dangerous
heresy taught by this would-be critic
is found in (Vol. /, study 6; 8, 81.
where ne teaches that the gospel will
be preached after the final resurrec-
ton to ali. the unsaved, and that the
y'eat ,u.ss Of man :'n VIII lie saved,
and the rest will die (be annihilated.)
Note first the thought of "a second
chance. The Bible says: In the
place where the tree falleth. there 1t
shall lie.' The rich man seemed to
realize that the only place for prepa-
ration was In this world, he begged,
therefore for Lazarus to go back to
his brethren, etc. But this doctrine
Is popular, because 1t is easy. What
catering to the Eyes OF the world
this. No eternal punishment? p
Jesus says: And these shall go away
into EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT:
but the righteous in life ternal.' If
there be no future punishment there
can be no future reward; for the same
Greek word is used in qualifying pun
ishment and life"