The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-18

declared that
about three
Mss fourths of all the
I(pASI0R RUSSEllll preachers are his
-- enemies. Because
thev cannot resist the force of his Bl-
Bile teachings, they misrepresent them
and yllify his reputation, that thus
they may hinder good people from
hearing and from reading. by their
fruits We shall know them said the
Master; and evidently many clergy
men must be seriously wrong OF heart;
else they would not bear these I'M
scriptural fruits unmanly fruits
.works of the flesh and of the Devil
Galatians 5:19-21; John 3:S.
But the Pastor would not slack his
efforts to make known the true char
acter of the God of the Bible, SO In
contrast with the Satanic god OF the
creeds. Thousands Of letters from all
parts of the world tell him Of new life,
new 10y in the Lord, through his ef-
forts; and he Is encouraged to go on
ward I'm the narrow way which the
Master and the Apostles trod lie
would not render personal abuse In re-
taliation. To do so would be contrary
to the Word and Spirit Of the Lord
But the creeds and false doctrines he
would continue to smash with all the
power granted him, that thus hunger
ipg. thirsting souls might be delivered
from error into the joyous liberty OF
the children of God.
Denying the Son Of God.
Billy Sunday has joined other evan
gelists and preachers in the sianderous
misstatements that Pastor Russell de-
MES that Jesus is the Son Of God. BY
such false statements, said the Pastor
they seek to prevent people from coming
70 hear me and from reading my Bible
eypositi0ns Yet how foolish 1t Is lor
them TO make such deliberate misstate-
ments; for eventually their falsehoods
will be found out, Ieople who learn
of the gross Misrepresentation realHe
that only desperation, attempting TO
support weak cause, could lead men
protesting to be ministers of the Irutn
to thus do it violence.
Really, it is | who believe that Jesus
Il the Son Of God, while the great ma,
tority of preachers and evangclists do
not clearly SO teach. They confuse
their argument and bewilder then
hearers by telling in one breath that
Jesus is the Son Of God and IN the
next breath that He is His own Father
According to them, He Is Jehovah
God. who sent Ills Son into the world
10 die. and lie IS the Son who sent
Himself. as God When He prayed 10
the Father it was moekery; for lie
was the Father-"one IN person
When he said, "The Father Is greater
than l." lie misvepresented the facts
according to these preachers, evan.
relists and creed makers lie spoke Oh
The CUP which the Father had poured
for Him. and said Tie could do nothing
Of Himself ana that lie would retura
70 the Father lie prayed, Ny Cod
NV God, Why hast Thou forsaken
Me?" and said to Mary, = have not
vet assembled to Ny Father and your
Father, to My God and your Coz.
But these wiser than-the-B Bible teaeh
ers contradict Him, and feel like say
ing. JcsaB must have been Miiieh.
NAL Dawner. But zee know bette.
such teachers make void the Word
of God through their traditions IL
claiming that Jesus is Jehovah Goa,
they really deny that He Is the Son Of
God. for common sense tells everybody
that son receives his life from the Ia
Their This Is exactly what the Bibi1
tells us respecting Jesus.
Truthful Criticisms Invited.
invite truthful criticisms or my
teachings. but my opponents know
that TO treat me fairly, justly, woulu
no 10 turn all thinking people TO my
side-tbe Bible side-the reasonable
side. For thirty years they ignored
my presentations, lest people should
find out: but as my sermons now reach
millions. they are alarmed for the saie-
II Of their musty creeds, and resort 70
rank falsehoods, Misrepresentation ana
sIanders-the weapons Of moral COW
ards. who realize their own weakness.
II they would charge me with dlspe
lleving the doctrine OF the Trinity
That three ones are one-l would cheer'
fully admit 1t, and point them 70 the
fact that the word Trinity Is not found
In the Bible. and that the thought OF q
trinity Is not there, except Ia one pas
sage, which all scholars OF all denom'
nations admit Is forgery OF the sew
enth Century, John 81, D. See lie
vlsed Version.