New-York tribune., 1914-11-16

been falling into errors. into unbsu.,
some being turned aside from the ys..
plicity Of the Gospel Message ~ a..
Redemption through the death Of Cbr,,,
and others having their faith entl,a,v
shipwrecked.
We might say that the evil dav 4.
reaching its climax and changing q,
form. The errors themselves have To-.
their charm and arc proving more anS
more unsatisfactory 70 those who havs
been deceived by them. Now. In -.
great Time OF overwhelming Trouble tha
deceived ones are beginning 20 feel the
loss-their loss Of faith in the Blbls
their loss Of faith in everything-soms
even realizing that they are goddess
without God and having no hope in "A.
world 1t is pitiable condition. Wovs
that ! could speak the word whlcb
would assist these and guide them 70
right understanding OF the Bible ana
true faith In God. based upon a reason.
able and Scrlptural understanding n
the Divine character and Plan.
What a sad spectacle presents i,s.y
on every hand. and how perplexed The
world in general is with what We Sc.
and how few have any knowledge o.
any word Of real comfort OF encoursge.
ment 20 offer For forty years n.
world has been crying, Peace Peaes,
For forty years two hundred thousand
professed representatives. % Christ have
been telling the world that Christ has
been reigning and conquering the earth.
and that soon every knee VIII bow "a
Him-perhaps deceiving themselves on
the subject. while others are being ae.
ceived. Now. as the grand climax q
all this Misrepresentation % Gods real
character and Plan and Kingdom. n.
war is laundering. the world is IN
amazement, and new armies and rev
battleields are continually being
formed-a great conhagration Ia Europe.
as the newspapers declare. a beginning
OF a corroboration OF 81. Peters declaa.
ton that the social earth Is 70 be cor.
sumed.
OF the two hundred thousand pro.
fessed ministers Of Christ, probably one
hundred and eighty thousand declare
privately, II not publicly, that they have
no faith in the Bible as Gods inspired
Message 20 His people The other
twenty thousand are sadly confused
while still clinging 20 the Bible as the
Divine Word. The truth with all thsse
ministers is that they have been giving
heed 10 the creeds and traditions Of men
formulated I'm the Dark Ages. and have
been neglecting their study Of the Bibe
They have failed 10 heed the words q
our text; hence they are not standing
well in the present time. Those who
have rejected the Bible (nine-tenths e
the whole have already fallen most al
iectly. while the tenth that are St
standing are so shaken. confused, U.
reliable. as TO be able 10 do little io
themselves or for their tiocks.
II such conditions prevail amongs
the ministers, what might we expect q
the Christian people who pay them for
instruction. who have been oyerchargsd
i'm business and pleasure and are nov
i like their leaders. falling into the ditch
OF unbelief, uncertainty, perpleNiy? =
is a sad spectacle. Only comparatIyeb
. few OF Gods people have followed ne
Apostles advice. have pat on the whos
armor OF God and are able 20 stand
firmly. strongly, confidently, intel'
gently. equipped with the helmet, TIE
breastplate. the shield. the sword and
. the sandals Of Divine Truth-In ha
I .,ri1 day