The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-19

/ three Gods. equal Ia power and
glory"
All this confusion has tended 60 nm.
dermtns the faith 81 the more RAJ
tionai members OF these various
churches so disguised have peopi,
IN general become with their tnahtt,
ity Go hsrmoniEe with common sense
the cr.rdp - the Dark Ages that
many of tho brightest minds have
abandoned them ana sought To- for
mulate new and more rational con-
nut as the Apostle forswarned
the great Adversary has manifested
himself as az angel ~ iiEht and
leader into all truth. aud has cap.
tarrd their college and seminary PRO,
fssscrs. as well a. their most proni,
nent ministers Win wonderful on
aniwfty they have become Higher
critics and Evolutioniats. in the
name 81 all tina, u holy and good
thcN are persusdinE the leading
minds ~ the various sectn that the
Bible u not the word Of God that
u u not reliable. and that while
Jesus and the Apostles were homes,
enough. they were not brilliant
scholars. and therefore could not De.
tect the felslties OF the ola Tcsta .
ment upon which their teachings
are based
Denying the Lord That Be.ghs
Th~m
These wise men 80 our time assure
u- that the story - Adam and Eve
IT, az very most an aiteKory, that
there never was a Garden % Eden
that there never was sentence mpon
Adam because 81 disobsdiencc IN per
feCtior and that Therefore. the
scriptures dsiude as when thcy de-
clare that BY reason ~ Adams dis.
obedience sin and death entered the
world. since they denv the fan 81
man. they perfoFec f~ay the need Of
savior. they dsny our Lords ace.
laratlon that lie came TO seek and
90 save that which was lost fake
1910.
Denying that there was any sin on
ADAMS part they deny that christ
died for our sins and rn@T agaln for
anr justification Thcy ignore tho
Apostles statement that hY aur
mans disohedisnc~ sin entered into
the world and death Rs a result ~
sin and that thus death PASSED upen
all men. because all are sinners
Romans 20. e s.efl Thus DO they
make void the Word Of God and .ri
up. instead. human thsories~-the
golden image to which all arc re-
amired 20 bow down and worship N
they would be called respectable. In
teliigeut
All this while the true Church has
been In the wilderness as the
scriptures explain. gReveiation i4.f1
In other words. she has been IN dts
favor. ignored. and unknown to tho
worldly wis. some Of her members
have been scattered throughout the
various denominations and some
have been outside % al these. The
popular institutions known a.
churches are worldly their aims n5u-
billions ena methods arc worldly
Hence there can be very littie re-
ligious Fellowship and cooperation
between the majority IN these sec
tartan systems and the minority who
are true to the Lord and tits WEIRD.
Having In mind the numerous
brands OF Churthianity and their
various conflicting doctrines w. can
not wonder that the Scriptures use
the word Hahyion~-eonfusion- a
name for these systems as whole
one can put his finger with Some de-
gree Of d.finitsnsss upon the teach.
lnga Of confuciua. and confucianists
know what they believe one can do
the same with those 80 HuddhiNts
Brshmins. etc, hut not 10 with Chris
tians for their doctrines are legion
The confusion Of doctrine amongst
the various branches ~ Churchsan-
ity has brought reproach upon them
all. The heather are inqairinK how
10 comes that there are 80 many
kinds Of Christians. and how u u
that they all get their conflicting
theories out OF the same Book This
reproach IL keeniy felt by the lead
Ing minds Of all denominations. Con-
sequcntiy their creeds are very gen.
orally ignored but the orgaulxa-
tions built upon those creess ers held
unto most tenaciously. The systems
are worshiped. and the crceds re-