The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-01-29

q kss Text was Thou
~ wilt not leave Ny
soul In He'll. -
~ Ip,.sYym isho' Aen
KEf6Sd S5itxfTr Tn. Pastor de-
tlfssRhA QA2SAyI ciared that the
Bible He'll II n
very reasonable one hut that the
theological Hell In most unreason-
able. as all must agree. The theologi-
cal Hell IL n red hot furnace, manned
with firepfoof devils. and containing
practically oil Of the human family
lively few saints fhis Hen II the
common property of Catholics and
protcstantn. but the speaker wants
none Of II. lie pronounced IL an alb
s.rdfty. wholly contradictory to the
Bible. and he seemed % prove his
points we'll I'm the estimation Of near
~ all his audience.
He remarked that II seemed that
each preacher felt he had a right TO
make a hell for non-church mem
b~rs. according to his own concep-
ton. None seemed to think IL neces-
rary 20 go 10 the Bible. lie declared
that fire IN used in the New Tesla
inent as a symbol Of destruction. an
illustration Of how all the wiifuiiy
wicked God will destroy eventually.
People know something about fiery
trials. and about heaping Goals Of
fire upon the heads of their enemies
fiKuratively. but Whenever the
word fire occurs In any connection
whero ~ can be twisted into stgni-
tying eternal torment. these who
love that Kind of punishment for
their enemies are swift to take ad-
vantage ~ it--ctarnai torment II the
Just. the loving thing TO give 20 all
tho heather who never heard OF
Christ, 20 all the poor. ignorant and
degraded who. horn in sin. in weak :
ness. find themselves discouraged
and overwhelmed by the Adversary
Ito all not church members.--e Cor
tnthians 90,
long tina, everybody gradually came
10 believe IL. and remarkably few
have Inquired as 20 its scrlpturai-
meas Many ncnnble people held
aioof from religion entirely, unwiii-
Ing to confess themselves believers
os such . doctrine or worshipers
Of such q God.
/. Heiis cstere-Nsodera Theology.
Bu. now We have variations TO
sult our more refined feelings. MIN
isters. without giving their author
ity, tell various tales about He'll.
some have IL with a slower fire.
not so red-hot; others have IL mere
~ place OF mental reporps. They
DO not call ne plaza pnrsstery; or or
rel ease from ~ r~~- say that there
IL nothing In the Bible about Pur-
gatory. and forget that there ~
nothing IN the Bible about their kind
Of He'll.
According To tho Catholic doctrine,
all Catholics go to Purxatory TO be
purified and fitted for heaven. and
they rejoice In that this torture IL
less than the eternal torture re-
served for others. From their view
point. happy Is tho man. the woman.
the child, that through baptism. holy
water. holy candles, the mass. and
Extreme tncuon. gets into Purga-
tory, for he may be helped out of
IL by further masses. etc.
We think this far better than the
Protestant theory, but we leave IL.
said tho Pastor. for those who like
L. We notice. however. that very
few seem to like IL for themselves;
their opponents. IL anyone IL happy
In these belief, the Pastor does not
wiHh to disturb his serenity. He
was merely addressing the growing
multitude who are looking for a bet
ter God and a better future than is
ntid 0ut Dl any vi tht tsttOS Va
the Dark Ages. Others should not
read his sermons. he said. or come
to hear him.
when once the human mind has
become settled upon certain conyic-
tions, mn matter bow foolish. IL
seems able 10 find support for Its
delusions, continued the speaker.
Thus one of our Lords parallels has
been seized upon to prove that He'll
nj "a -
tongues, etc. We cannot here dis
euss this parable; we must eonfine
ourselves to our subject. But we
offer, free of charge. a booklet which
we have written with . view 20 maxi
ing these fixuratiye statements
clear. Whoever VIII address me
Pastor Russell. Brooklyn. N Ye--re-
questing a copy of pamphlet about
He'll. will be prompuys served. That
pamphlet will settle all your oues-
lions on this subject take pleas
uro In giving II away free. because
| know tho JOY, the blessing. tho
ro,e i b. srlns' no@ sn hat h9 msny
after reading are enabled to love.
Worship and serve the great God OF
Love heartily. inteliigentiy. a. new
err before.
where IL HeIIs who Are Theres
Our English word Hell comes to
us from the German language
hoehie. signifying hole. II Is.
therefore, very good translation
for the Hebrew word Sheol. which
signlfies n pit. q hole. a grave, The
New Testament Greek gives us
Hades az the exact equivalent of
sheol. Whenever Shecl Is translate
ed into the New Testament Greek
the word used IL Hades. The Psalm
list wrote, Thou wilt not leave Ny
soul In Sheoi" theii--the gravel. and
ST Potter translated II. Thou wilt
not leave My soul In Hades" thell
tho gravel.
st. Peter tells us that these words
were not true respecting the Prophet
David, who used them; that he is
stili in He'll. Sheol, Hades. The.
Prophet David had not yet been
resurrected out of the grave condi-
ton. st. Peter explains that the
words .xere prophecy relating to
Christ's resurrection - that God
raised Jesus from the dead on the
third day. There liz not n Ahred OF
authority anywhere for the absurd
statement sometimes made by cor
nered ciergymen. that Paradise Is
on ono side of the creek and Hades
on the other" The Bible tells of "A
Paradise, but II IL future. II tells
OF Hades. the state of the dead. but
IL 10 present and In to he destroyed
In tho future. The destruction OF
Shcol. Hades, the grave, by resur-
reanoa, WI pl3S}ffsS 1srrtS 'he