The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-18


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We are gradual
ly awakening to the fact that the
world does not love God, but merely
fears Him; and that few Of the
churches recognize Him as the gra-
cious Heavenly Father. Although the
Bible, has told us repeatedly that God
Is Love, that His mercy endureth to the
limit, and that from Him comes every,
good and perfect gift, nevertheless the
doctrines Of demons instilled into our
minds from childhood have bindered
us from approaching these statements.
Back Ia the Second Century, when
Bibles were printed by pen and very
expensive, and when few had the edu-
cation to read them, Satan laid the
foundation for gross errors. The cler-l
~ began to claim Apostolic Succession
for the bishops, who assumed the title
Of Apostolic Bishops. This meant that
they were successors to the Apostles,
and consequently that their teachings
were OF equal authority. Gradually
the deception fastened itself; nobody
was allowed to preach except those au-
fhorized, or ordained, by those claiming
to be inspired successors Of the Apos-
ties. The result was the separation of
the Church as the clergy the public be-
ing called the Children Of the Church,
or sometimes referred to as the laity
A little later the Apostolic Bishops,
with Emperor Constantine, started
creed-maling. Thereafter creeds took
the place Of Bible study; for the EN-
peror decided that the Nicene Greed
would be the standard Of Orthodoxy,
and that any one differing from its
teachings would be a hereto and sub
ject to persecution. Any Bible study
thenceforth meant liability to be count
ed hereto and suffer accordingly.
Thus Bible study was crowded out,
and any reference to the Bible was
considered slight to these Bishops and
the creeds which they had made.
How long did this last, you ask? We
answer, twelve hundred years; then
the authority Of the Bishops as Apos-
ties began to be questioned. The Bible
began to be sought and studied, but all
who did this were esteemed heretics,
or in danger of becoming such by get
ting out Of touch with the creeds. How
much error could be brought into the
Church In twelve hundred years! Is
It any wonder that now we find that
our creeds are more than half error,
and that the doctrines Of devils which
were worked into them as leaven have
corrupted them entirely and made them
injurious to spiritual health7
/ remind You that this was the very
prophecy which Jesus made-that leav-
en-, corruption, would be hidden in
the family portion. (Matthew 1919, II,
II; Luke 13:21.) Again, Jesus pictures
the matter in Revelation TIA, 2, where
a woman Is shown, having in her hand
q Golden Cup Allied with her own false
doctrines, with which she makes drunk
all the Inhabitants of the earth. The
whole world has been stupidity drunk
for centuries and now is awakening
some dazed, some angry, some hysteri-
cal, etc. But, thank Godr we are get
ting awake; and that with our waking
we perceive that the glorious Morning
OF the Millennium is near at hand.
There, as promised, Messiah will as
sumo His great power and begin His
Reign, Kand viii roll away the igno-
rance and superstition from the world
and let IN the true light of the knowl-
edge Of Gods glory Isaiah co.,, g.;
Habakkuk 2:14
orsanixsd Opposition to the Bible.
] am not blaming our forefathers-
Catholics or Protestants. Doubtless,
there were bad men amongst them,
but / believe there were also good men
and sincere am blaming the great
Adversary. Satan, and his demons, the
fallen angels as the Apostle does. We
have been debauched by these doc
utnes OF demons. as the Apostle In
our text declares propheticaIy.
1t was about the year 1900 A. ID. that
the people began ito desire the New
Testament and to doubt the inspiration
of the Apostolic Bishops. About that
time Prof. Tyndale translated the New
Testament into the English language,
but could not get it printed in Great
Brftains because of the power of the
Bishops Protestant Bishops, mark YOU.
afraid that the Word of God In the
hands of the people would discount
their authority. Tyndale persevered,
had his New Testament printed in
Gefnany, and then imported it to Lon
don Although few Of the people could
read. they began to buy the books
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 PEG.
pie would think for themselves. The
Bishops bought up the entire edition
and burned the books publicly in front
Of st. Paul's Cathedral, London.
Surely, Jesus forewarned us of these
would-be Apostles! Revelation 2:21
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 its twelve foundation stones.
Revelation 121; 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. 2:2; Cor. lib.
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
the original Twelve. The pseudo-apos-
ties got busy and produced what they
styled the Bishops Bible, and gave 1t
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 posit1oni
Roman Catholics also saw the OPP
portunity for giving the Bible to the
people and thus affecting, as the Prot
sstants did, to be progressive friends
Of the Bible, They got out the Douay
edition. Each party warned the peo-
pie that the others translation was
wrong, although, as a 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
WHARF yek Whoever VIII agree with
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