The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

majority OF even those who profess full
conservation to God are perplexed, be
wildered The FIRE OF Higher Criticism
from the colleges is burning up the false
faith of many. as st. Paul foretold
would be the case with those who should
build their faith with the wood. hay and
stubble of human tradition, and who
would not sufficiently search out and
build with the gold, silver and precious
stones OF Divine TRUTH Corinthians
3:l2.
The eminent Cardinal Newman ex-
pressed the sentiment OF all honest Chris
tians in his hymn, which has met with
such general favor everywhere. In 1t
he says:
LEAD. kindly light,
Amid the encirclins gloom
LeadVTho me on.
The night is DARK.
And ] ann far from home;
Lead Thou me on
Like the Cardinal, all Christian people
are coming to realize that they have
been in an encircling gloom: and that
somehow or other. error fase doctrine;
Christians as we'll as the Cardinal
guide the people OF God. They realize
, that, the; the M STs : f1,,l o IL i biy,a asrf s,s nssin.;
has not yet burst in upon the people
OF tile world. Thank God. however, Il
Is breaking now! We are In tho dawn
OF the glorious M~ilenniai Kingdom.
soon the u Of Righteousness will
arise with healing In His. beams:
malachi 4:?.) Soon Satan will be bound
for a thousand years. TO deceive man.
kind no longer. Revelation 20 :?.) And
then. a little later. according TO the Word
Of the Lord. Satan and all those who
will then intenigently syunpathize with
his wrong course and who refuse ooedi-
erce to God under the blessed influences
OF Messiah's Kingdom will be destroyed
In the fire, or Judgment. which will como
down from heaven-the Second Death.
from which there will be no redemption.
no recovery. Revelation 20:s.) oc
those ST. Peter declares they shall perish
like natural brute beasts: and st. Paul
declares they shall be punished with
Although Catholics, Presbyterians,
MethodIsts. Bapt!sts. Litherans-aN-
admit, as. does the Cardinal. that they
ness of the night everywhere about.
nevertheless each consoles himself with
/. the thought that II IS no more dark or
gloomy with him than with those o.
on her sects. Evidently this is the truth.
But the difficulty has been that although
there are many sects, parties aud dlNl-
sions o the people of God there
is no more authority III the Bible Tor
one OF these scots than Tor another. The
only Church of the Bible Is 'the cauro1
|. OF the First-borns. whose names ar"
/. | written IN heaven - III Ihe ai1llbo
! Rock OF Life"-HebreNs II 20 R.ye-
!, lation II 81.
The course which God people Should
have pursued would have been e" keep
: free from any sectariaH oorGa-e ana to
continue TO walk IN the Lgt %. to
: Truth, instead Of binding themselves
S with human creeds and stalking tne.
| minds back to the teachings OF ~l.itae',
Calvin, Wesley and Others. !, Is no,
too late Vet to step out from all
, human bonda-e and To- obey the com
mand OF the Lords Word, which say7
! that we should walk in the l!stnt. and no
: sit In sectarian darkness. The B'ole
! tells us that the path OF the Just L. a.
(, shining light. that shineth more and
5 more unto the perfect Day 'Frov-
l ginning OF that perfect Day and all who
ar. walking in the light and free from
: bondage are receiving blessings from III"
: Lord. because II IS due time
y Timothy g.
E II is safe to say that no minister, o.
Z education in any of the so-Called ortho-
, dox sects believes the creed OF his oNn
! ment Of defending il before the public
Z 4 Baltimore minister. recently chal
: lengeI nv one Of his CONVERSATION az 70
, the truthfulness ot the creeds respecting
! the eternal torment OF all excepting the
4 sanity believers o: Christ. said, George,
= George. | do not believe those th!ngs one
I 10 preach them. 7 cannot help myself"
J Alas. poor man. how terrible his
y II avery, What mighty power could
: have bound him 20 so Islander his ,'rea,
Z cor" The wealth Of the world should
i not he deemed worthy Of the slichtes
consideration II II could be obtained ~
such a price. The sale Of the Almlght}s
name and character seems necessarily
= worse to Ms than The course OF Judas
E ~Iscariot In the selling Of Jesus for thirty
: pieces of silver. :AddttionalIN' how mu',,
J for deceiviug Tho congregation ina
6 trusted him and that supplied a living
D.. Tor himself and family? How much
: money should it require for any hones'
:. man 10 keep his conhdiuC flock in lgnor-
ance OF his real views aud OF TIE tcaeh-
n ings OF the Bible?
( pears to be under the ,loak Of religion
@ The ministers OF to-day have taken vows
to preach crecds which they do not be
. lieve. and are quietly asserting Ia thos"
9 creeds and allowiug their congregation
e 10 think that they believe them, wheU
x privately they confess 10 their fellows
and TO many In their congregations tha'
e they have no faith whatever in those
k teachings. As with the pulpit. 50 with
: the rcw~ How many bankers, doctors,
lawyers. Ear too intelligent to believe
tho monstrosities of the .reeds. never
r thcless back with their personal iu.lu.
D.. cNce and their money those rery creeds
70 which dishoUor God, aud which haNs
r driven thousands Of sensible -people ANA"
from all denominations, Would these
same men be so dishonest IN respect -
n Their VOWS TO the Masole or the Cd
d Fellows or other human organizations
: Would they support things which they
q did not believe" We cannot think so.
The only explanation we have for such
q terrible course Of hypocrisy . tina
. tncse good people do not realize what
n ,hoy are doing and believe, themselves
n justified in protesting = la because
o others SO do. Surely tho hour OF awsk
y ening and Of decision is upon US, II !
:, am correct IN teaching that Mossiah's
% Kingdom Is at the door, surely II IS a
I time TO he sobered up from the false doc
@ triues. q time TO he very p%cIitent Tor
: our share therein, a time 10 step out Of
!, all false representations into tho liberty
Q wherewith Christ has made His people
free Galatians $50. and a time 10 pro-
. fess the Truth and TO uphold It and II
n alone.
I Surely no one believes that any hypo-
@ critic will be granted a share in Messiahs
4 Kingdom as a member OF His Bride
/ class! How serious is tho situation!
r Does il not call for prompt action Oh
, the part Of all who would have tho
: Masters approval?-'Well done, good
;. and faithful servant. thou hast been
n faithful over "A few things. ! will make
II thee ruler over many things; enter thou
n into the Joys OF thy Lord" (Matthew
y 25:2lD Satan's Empire is tottering TO
a It's fall. Let us then join In assisting
. in the overthrow Of his Empire q! dark
- ness and falsehood.
PASTOR RUSSeLL'S BOOK