The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-26
SECOND EXPOSURE
OF RUSSELL THEORY
DIR. Asbury Christian Talks of the
Fables" Put Forth BY
Russellism.
RIDrcULEs MS CLAIMS
Says God Did Not Accommodate Him
self to Pastors Prediction of End
of Rule of Nations In October,
1914.

DR.. Asbury Christian preached the
second of his series OF sermons on
Russell and Russellism," at Union
Station Church last night.
His text was: For the time. will
come when they will not endure
sound doctrine. but having itching
ears. after their own lusts shall they
heap TO themselves teachers. and they
shall turn away their ears from the
truth and shall be turned with
ia bles."
Their Ears TickIcd.
These words are especially ap-
propriate TO this time, when people
who love to have their ears tickled
with pleasant excitement turn from
the truth unto fables such as are put
forth by Russeliism," he said The
church of God for nearly 1900 years
has been studying his word and teach
ing 1t. The most scholarly men of the
world W independent minds and
consecrated hearts have been diligent~
lly and honestly studying the word
under the guidance OF the Holy Spirit.
Though all these years the church has
| been receiving manifested tokens OF
/ the divine favor Now we are told
that this was all for naught, that tho
church has been leading the peopls
itnto darkness that the processing
Christian church was rejected of God
lin 1873. God allowed His church and
| her servants to hiunder on in error
and darkness, while he kept His truth
a secret until a clerk in gents
| furnishing store could dispose OF his
sh It's, collars, coats. etc, and go forth
to teach the world the real truth Of
| God.
| This clerk with seven years only
| In a primary school. who undertakes
| to expound Greek and Hebrew with
i out a knowledge of either, who
teaches theology and church history
without knowing either. undertakes TO
reverse the church and denounce her
ministers. For if Russell is right tns
church. Protestant and Catholic, East
ern and Western. !s wrong. and IL the
jchurch is right Russell is wrong. One
fmav ask: Did you ever hear of such
conceit? We answer. yes. when Pas
tor Russell p Is his own writings
above the word of God"
Wilderness of Error.
DR.. Christian said he would not at
tempt to go through the wilderness OF
Ignorance and error, but would point
tout a few cases. The Slogan OF tho
Rcult was. mo Collections and No
He'll" He quoted the Brooklyn Eagle
as 10 how Pastor" Russell raised
money.
The No He'll proposition" ne
| said, which Is so sweet to the eva
and the wicked, and such comfort
Ito he culprit and the criminal, - tno
| pivot around which the ruinous rant
of Russellism revoives. the punisn-
ment OF the wicked Is death, which
Russell defines as absolute nonex-
tsstence the dead are utterly Destroy
ed both souls and body. The souI
has no immortality. The good arc
likewise destroyed with the wicked.
| He then took the word death and
disproved the annihilation theory OK
Russell taking the Hebrew and Greek
words for soul. spirit. The preacher
then took up the words sheoi ana
hades as used in the Bible and showed
That thew would not support Russelfs
theory OF utter destruction. He quoted
stha fancifui Interpretation of RusseH
hof the teaching of Christ in regard 70
Dives and Lazarus. The fulnlimenb
Of the drop of cold water" said Rus
sell came when the Jews OF tnt1
country, in general petition. reQuest-
ed the President of the United StAtes
10 cooperate with other Christian M
ltions and intercede on hehaif OF their
members in Russia that they might
have more liberty and less persecution
that their torment might be cooled
Christ's Secret Visit.
| DIR. Christian spoke OF Russeiro
reaching that Jesus Christ came
isecretly in 1874. and only Russell dis-
covered the secret. although Christ
taught that of that day. and hour
tknoweth no an. not even the anGeis
In heaven. but the Father only.
However. 1t was not kept secret rom
pastor" Russell The saints were AL
raised. teaches Russell in 1878. ana
the processing Christian church Wa
rejected OF God. Pastor" Russell 80
October. 1914. as the fulfllment OF the
prayer "thy kingdom come" ana a
the end Of the rule of the nations. DUE
II seems that God did not accomHO-
date himself to the pastors date.