The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-25
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BROWNING MAKES REPLY.
Answers Pastor Smiths Article and
Again Attacks Pastor Russell.

Again, Attacks Pastor Russell.
Editor Sumter Daily item. - .-.. 3d.
A clipping from your paper Of
June 80, entitled the "Photo-Drama
Defender. fIas just come to my atteYi-
ion. The&artfcie Is signed Pastor Al
fred T. Smith. $50 one would natur
ally judge that Mr.. Smith Is not only
Russe1lite bur preacher OF that
faith, since his title is Similar to Pas
tor Russells. 1t is to be hoped that
Pastor Smith obtained his ecclesiasti-
cal title In much more satisfa ctory
way than Russell did for nobody
seems to know how Russell ever be-
came Pastor" Russell except that he
Just assumed the title. .--
Mr.. Smith objection to my criticism
or the photo-drama "Creation"-espe-
cially where T. referred to parts of it
as being weak and iudicrous." He
reminds, me- that two million peon,e
have seen it. No small wonder that
80 many have seen It,. It's a free
SNOW and greatly advertised and there
are two million more who will Or OBJ
ably see it but that: won't make it
any better, Both Pastor Smith and
Dr. Young of Columbia closed their
replies to my criticism by reminding
me of the fact that the Chicago Board
OF Censorship pronounced these pic
tures the finest. Chicago had ever wit
messed. That certainly makes me sor-
ry Tor Chicago. Just let any ordinary
oibie student, lock at the pictures Of
Moan in the photo-drama, Poor old
fellow He is dressed in three
quarter mother hubbard and with a
mop Of hair that looks like a corn
shock tied in the middle.7 1t made me
feel sorry for the Noah family to see
them hertling into the ark a bunch Of
animals that, reminded one of a.
stranded one-ring circus. .. ....
Again, for Illustration. look at
Abraham and .Issac9 on their way to
the sacrifice. Isaac has about enough
sticks to build q crows nest and when
he gets, the altar ready it looks. more
like smoking, a rabbit out Of hole
than anything else. ....... .......
But every person to his taste, as
the old woman said who kissed the
COW. so Well pass from the pictures to
Russell. Pastor Smith holds that it In
unfair for me to criticize Pastor Rus
sells good. name and character, and
regards such criticism as false and
malicious SANDERS" My reply is that
when a man puts himself up for tar
get he must expect to be shot at. II
Pastor Russell is q great religious
leader and claims, as he does, to be
| that faithful and wise. servant re-
ferred to in Matthew 24:46-46 then we
have a right to expect him to practice
what he breaches. We want to- se,,
what his religion does for him before
taking it too. seriously. ..,- ..... =. =.
!. Pastor Smith says that I reveal a
woeful lack OF knowledge of the teach.
ings OF Pastor Russell, Neither am L
familiar with the teachings. Of Rous-
sean for the reason that his life is re-
pellant5 to me. However. let anyone
who has Russell's Studies in Scrip
lures, volume 2. entitled The Time is
at Hand. turn to pages 246 and 247
| and simply read the chart. Just look
at It,. Jesus Christ came to this world
as Bridegroom, in Oct. 1874. He as
sumed his power and title as King in
1878. The. Millennium. begins 1914.
Now who knows. this? Nobody but
Pastor Russell. This is a fair sample
Of Russellism. what's 1.-The use of
my digging up. all his, errors? s.. .,..
| Let's look now at this man who
claims to have all this inside infor-
nation, concerning. the secrets OF
heaven. Pastor Smith compares Pas
tor Russell with the Master who. when
he was reyiled- ,revii I'D not again
This comparison is very unfortunate
wnen we see Pastor Russell sueing
the Brooklyn Eagle for the handsome
sum Of 100000 and having the civil
court of New York decide against
him. $50. ...... ...
Mr.. w. T.. Ellis, the editor-a-field Of
| The Continent" interviewed Pastor
Russell after Russell had made a
world tour investigating the mission
ary work OF the churches. Mr.. Ellis
says that any school boy with q
knowledge Of world geography could
riddle Russelrs supposed investiga-
ton. He. merely. made a little sight
seeing scamper around the world and
then came back and tried to discred-
1t the work of 10000 mission
aries which involves an expenditure Of
twenty-five millions Of dollars.