River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-05-13

eagerly. that the few learned ones
might read to them. The Apostolic
Bishops feared that this would mean
the loss of their prestige; for the peo-
pie would think for themselves. The
Bishops bought up the entire edition
and burned the books publicly in front
of st. Pauls Cathedral, London.
Surely. Jesus forewarned US of these
would-be Apostles. Revelation 2:20
He appointed only twelve. and recog
niZed st. Paul as the successor to Ju-
das These Twelve were to be His
special mouthpieces and were the
crown Of twelve stars of the Church
and it's twelve foundation stones.
Revelation 1911; 21:14) Referring to
the illegal Apostolic Bishops, Jesus said,
Thou hast tried them which say they
are Apostles and are not, and hast found
them liars. Rev. %; Cor II 10.
Burning the New Testament made
the matter worse. The people wanted
to know why they should not be per
mitted to read the words of Jesus and
tie original Twelve. The pseudo-apos-
ties got busy and produced what they
styled the Bishops Bible, and gave it
to the people. But with the Bible they
gave threats that if the people in any
way, through reading that Bible, would
get out Of harmony with the creeds,
they would go to eternal torture. Poor
people, brow-beaten and hindered by
the very ones who professed to be
their leaders by Divine appointment!
Poor bishops, deceived by the doc
trines of demons" into taking this ter
rible position!
Roman Catholics also saw the OPP
portunity for giving the Bible to the
people and thus affecting, as the Prot
estants did. to be prOgressive-fr
of the Bible. They got out the Douay
edition. Each party warned the peo-
pie that the others translation was
especially wrong, although. as mat
ter of fact, there is little difference;
and the attempt was to hinder the
people from studying the Bible.
The same spirit is manifested every
where yet. Whoever will agree with
the creeds. Catholic and Protestant is
tolerated by his own class. Whoever
presents the Bible without Sectarian
bias, and shows it's simplicity and puri-
ty it's Divine Message of love and
mercy, that person is branded q hereto
and dangerous; and any vilificatiOn
heaped upon him is reckoned as serv-
ice to God, however false. 1t is not
surprising that we have been centuries
in getting out of the darkness of the
past; but it is surprising to what ex-
tent we have been hoodwinked by the
Adversary.
What Are Doctrines of Demons?
From first to last, the doctrines of
demons" are various falsehoods de-
signed to misrepresent Gods character
and dealings, and thus to hinder the
light of Gods Message from taking
effect in human hearts. But, you say,
could not God have hindered Satan
from thus practising receptions and
Slandering His character? Surely He
could, as He declares He will soon do.
But repeatedly the Lord indicates that
it has been His purpose not to use
force in the gathering of the Church.
AS st. Peter declares, God hath CIV
en- unto us exceeding great and pre-
cious promises, that by these We might
become partakers Of the Divine ma
ture." e Peter La We are Gods
workmanship; but He is working mere
ly through His promises and seeking
class who will respond to His Mes
sage and promises By and by.
through Messiahs Kingdom, force will
be used for the instruction of others;
but those now being selected from the
world are to be taken out without
hands-Without human power, without
any power except that Of the Truth.
"Sanctify them through Thy Truth,
Thy Word is Truth. John 17:1IO
To whatever extent Gods Word is re-
ceived into a good and honest heart, it
does a work Of Observation-Disclosures
formed by the renewing of your mind"
through the Holy Spirit.-Rom. 1872.
Satan, personally and through his de-
mon hosts Of fallen angels, seeks to
misrepresent Gods Message, Gods
character st. Paul tells US this, say
ing, THE god of this world hath blind
ed the minds of those who believe
not, lest the light of the glorious Cos
pei of Christ, who is the Image Of
God, should shine unto them" g Co
rinthians Az If the light of Gods
goodness shine into any heart, it will
be by the Truth shining in, which will
have the effect Of scattering the error
and sin and of drawing that person
nearer to God So l am hoping today
that more light of Divine Truth
will shine into all our hearts. that we
may be drawn nearer to our God and
separated more and more from sin and
everything opposed to God.
What is to crush this SANDER against
the Almighty. which Satan has manu-
featured? He got US to believe that
before God created man He made a
great place called He'll. Sheol. HadeS.
SuDD1ipd If with fire nrOOf devils and