Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-06

llRAslOK RQSSElly Billy Sunday by
saying that al
though Billy's teachings do not come
up to the Bible, nevertheless he Is far
ahead of Orthodoxy on this subject.
The Pastor agrees with Mr.. Sunday
in teaching that our Lord Jesus is
coming to establish worldwide EN-
plre which will bless all mankind with
fullest opportunity to do right, But he
disagrees with Mr.. Sundays theory
that the billions who died during the
past six thousand years In ignorance
Of Christ will suffer to all eternity be-
cause of that ignorance, Those bill
lions include all who have never truly
heard of Jesus, in heather lands and
ut home where, according to Mr.. Sun.
day, some were led straight down to
He'll by the churches,
The Bible thought, the speaker de.
clared, is altogether diilerent-that the
dead are in neither Purgatory nor a
fiery Hell, but in the Bible Hell-the
tomb; and that "all that are in their
graves shall hear the voice of the Son
Of God and come forth" The sanity
will come forth to glory with Christ In
His Kingdom; others, to resurrec-
tion-a raising up out Of sin and death
by judgment--John 5:2S, 20, ~.
Those who have not lntelligently
heard of Jesus and His salvation are
not Oh trial now. Their death is the
penalty Of Adams sin, not Of personal
rejection of Jesus. 1t is to give these
the opportunity Of judgment, trial,
during Christs Millennial Reign that
they will be brought from the tomb.
AS all died through one mans disobe-
dience, all will come forth to an op.
portunity of everlasting life through
the obedience Of the other man
Christ. The resurrection Of the dead
is their only hope (Acts 24;l5) In
view OF this the whole world are said
10 "Sleep with their fathers"
"orthodoxy' Is Still Worse.
The speaker then showed that those
styling themselves Orthodox" are still
further ustray from the Bible. "Or.
thodoxy' declares that there will be
no Mllennium-no hope for any except
the Elect few; that Jesus is coming TO
burn up the earth and its inhabitants.
He quoted many Scriptures to refute
this teaching. Both Catholic and
Protestant creeds declare that at
Christ's Second Coming the earth and
It's inhabitants will be consumed with
literal fire. This leads to u literal In
terpretaton Of st. Peters symbolic
statements portrnylng the fire of an.
archy which will destroy our institu-
tions, making way for the Kingdom.
They fall into this error because of
another formed during the Dark Ages;
namely, that the only kingdom Of God
the world will see will be such as It
Is now enjoying, while the various So
called Kingdoms Of God are butchering
each other. Each tries to justify its
own selfish course, and all unite in
saying that the civilized nations are
Chrlstendom- Christs Kingdom.
This theory dates from 800 AID,
since which time Catholics claim that
the Church Is reigning with Christ,
the Pope serving as the worlds king
yicegerent, or instead Of Messiah.
Protestants generally, refusing the
Pope MS Chrst's ylcegerent, are much
confused when they attempt to ex.
plain the Kingdom for which they
pray, "Thy Kingdom come" and the
references to It's lasting 1000 years.
What Troubles Honest Preachers.
There are ministers who believe the
Bible, yet are skeptlcal respecting Mes.
siah's Kingdom. Properly enough
they argue that II for eighteen centu.
rIes Jesus has been Spirit Being at
the Fathers right hand, It would be n
retrogression for Him TO return and sit
on gold and ivory throne.
These ministers have slipped few
cogs IN the Divine Plan Of the Ages,
the Pastor holds What they need TO
note in the Bible Is that only Christ
and His Church are promised share
In the Heavenly blessings-that the
Divine arrangement for the world is
an earthly Paradise and human per
fectlon In the Divine likeness; that the
Church will constitute an Invisible
spiritual Kingdom, backed by Infinite
wisdom and Power; and that the An
Client worthles. from Abel TO John the
Baptist will be resurrected perfect hn.
man beings. and made princes In NIL
the earth"-reprcsentatives OF that
spiritual Kingdom
We cannot here discuss fully how
Christ comes ms thief, hut we offer
free Of charge booklet which we
have written with view to making
the matter very clear. Whoever will
address me-Pastor Russell, Brooklyn.
N. Y.-requesting a copy OF Pnrousia
Booklet--will receive a copy free.