The Washington times., 1915-07-06

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nobody Is dead. Asked whether they be-
ileve In eternal torture, they reply. Ger
tadnly not Indirectly, however, they
lieve It and surely they have not done
anything to take from the people that
nightmare invented during the Dark
Ages, when for twelve hundred years the
few Bibles there were were relegated to
the cloister and the closet, and the world
was taught by self-styled apostolic
bishops, who claimed the same authority
whom Jesus named as His only mouth
pieces.
There were murderers. thieves and
drunkards in jesus day. as there are
still greater sinners the religious hypo-
critics of His time who made void Gods
Word, subs tttuting for 1t human tradi-
peopie@SS eaSf'iSS ind Leaders as os the snnd'
We're He to speak forth to-day. His
strongest condemnation would be ex-
pressed against the clergy. who seem
ness respecting the true teachings of
the Bible-teaching them evolution and
unbelief II they are educated. or de-
g Af osy syk Asss to ss sss shs a1s
place Of honesty, The Apostle speaks
OF such as having their oonsoienoss
seared-toughened, hardened. Lying
tradition. and in pleasing kings and
princes has apparently scared many
clerical consciences.
will say. I'VE do not believe in the
doctrine Of eternal torture. We would
not think of torturing anybody our
selves; we do not know any human
to torture hds fellow creature ever
lastingly. We do not believe that any
god would do SO; We doubt whether
To-. OH. k,lx he
support oreeds which so teach. and
why they give such inference to the
us by our denomina lions. We would
the Love Of God and His arrange
ment for the blessing of the non
ton. (Acts 5:19-21.) But we are
and our honor amongst men depend
| on our adherence to this doctrine
| II we could see a way out of the diff
Guilty. we wodld be glad to be lib
Others answer that they give their
| consciences no concern. that their
denomination takes the responsible
ity for Its creed and for It's teachers
Critics and Evolutionists, who believe
that they must not tell the people
| their heart sentiments; but that they
hope that soon public sentiment will
and that then they will be called
upon to teach a Christless and. II
necessary. Goddess morality.
After the Example Of Judas.
Such bartering of the honor OF the
Almighty for honor Of men and an easy
living Is as difficult to understand as
that Of Judas. wao sold Jesus for thirty
pieces Of silver. So scared are the con-
sciences Of these educated men that they
hlagDhAmy
the most serious Of sins and that di-
| rectly or indirectly giving the inference
that the God Of all grace. the Father Of
mercies, Is roasting 9ss our of every
| phemy that could be concocted. How
| much allowance God makes for these
| blasphemers we know not. but we feel
| that theirs Is a terrible position. Would
that GONE word OF mine might assist in
| awakening their consciences and that
even yet nobility and manhood, not to
say saintship, might gain tho victory!
And does not the pew share this re-
telligent men and women that they have
subscribed to a creed that blasphemes
Gods holy name. totally misrepresents
His character, and a,, throws an utterly
snt beevs hsss ssess sn0Se NC mot
names on the rolls, their presence at
church services. and their contribution
to the upkeep Of these creeds and their
| clerical defenders constitute responsi-
bility in the sight of God and In the
esteem of all honest men and women
How long shall Intelligent people halt
between creeds of hypocrisy and one Of
honesty? How long will they bow down
before creed idols more horrible than
any worshiped by the heather?
Deliverance from Bondage.
The pastor then declared that his
text. one of the grandest promises
for humanity. does not relate to true
eral. True Christians are already
set free, SO far as their hearts. their
minds, are concerned. SANITY Chris
tians, he averred, are a rarity to-
day, as they have always been since
the Master declared. Fear not. little
flock; it is the Fathers good pleas
1882.
Not until these shall be perfected
| Resurrection will the time come for
delivering the groaning creation from
its bondage: In other words the
compietion HTniI e't Of the sandy or Company my
gathered out of every nation and de-
nomination during the past nineteen
centuries. and called in the Bible
The The ChurSh Of .. the First borns.
The Body of Christ" etc.
Jehovah is a God OF oIder All His good
pC. poses Will be fulhled In most orderly
manner. Six great days OF a thousand years
each have already passed over us, according =
the Scriptures. and have been periods of dark
ness under reign Of Sin aud Death. Duriu
| this time God hns allowed our race TO expert
ment with sin and to note Its bitter results -
| to experiment also in endeavors to recover
from ain and Its penalty. death, with its
COncomitants Of sickness and sorrow. The long
schooling OF six thousand years is not TO be in
vain: The lesson that the wages Of sin Is
death" 10 not to be lost. Mankind is not 10
be left to destruction. but Is to be recovered
Earth's billions, lying as unconscious in deat b
as the brute. are nevertheless subjects OF Divine
interest, sympathy and provision. IA the
Seventh Thousand Year Day, earth's great Sab
bath. assistance will come TO our race
During Messiahs thousa nd year Reign tht
groaning creation will be delivered from bond
age into full liberty, proper to sons OF Cod
Behold what terrible bondages are upon man
kind Look at their ignorance. their supersti
tion, their fears, their weaknesses. mental
moral. physical, aud the sum OF these disabl
tiss-death. Consider the hundreds OF mil
Mons alive to-day that need assistance, ant
the thousands Of millions unconscious in tn,
tomb. Their awakening from death will no
he the fufment OF this prophecy OF resurrec
ton. 1t will mean much mnre-the uplittin,