The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-25

the Laodicean Church. which the Bibl,
styles Babylon. and declares that Got
I spues out OF His mouth nsevelatioI
\ $3.50 Next Sunday the Pastor VII
discuss the Second Coming Of Christ
I viewing that great event and Mes
siahs Kingdom from a somewhat dit
fereut angle from Biliy's,
The Pastor declared that Il make,
his blood boil with righteous indigna
ton TO find Billys preaching practi
cal Endorsement of the -dishonor
ing theory that the great mass of hui
manity are TO suffer eternal torment
because they were born In sin. mis-
shapen In iniquity Psalm 5l:5D, and
then failed TO live sanity lives. True
BILLY" does not explain Hell Like
most preachers he probably hides his
true thought on this subject, while
allowing the common people to think
that he believes in a Hell Of eternal
fortunes. The Pastor could not be.
lieye that Mr.. Sunday or any other In
telligent man of our day really be-
lieyes this invention Of the Dark Ages,
which antagonizes the Bible as well
as common sense
Mr.. Sunday and all other preachers
who realize the fallacy Of this great
doctrine of devils" q Timothy II owe
it TO the people who trust them and
who make up their collections, to tell
them the truth. More than this, they
owe It to God that this foul stain upon
the Divine character be denounced
They owe ii to themselves as men TO
stand for and speak out the truth and
TO assist in opening the eyes of the
poor, deluded world.
The Pastor hopes that Mr.. Sunday
will yet realize that no one can long
maintain moral standard higher than
that which he attributes to his God.
The injustice and persecution of cen
turtles is largely attributable to the
false doctrines which represent the
Creator as demon who unjustly and
unlovingly created our race with the
knowledge and intention that nine
hundred and nlnety-nine out of every
thousand would endure an eternity Of
torture. OF this as Gospel the Pastor
has been ashamed for fortyfour years.
A better understa nding of the Bible
has led him since to preach
The Not. Ashamed Gospel of Christ.
Beginning his discourse the Pastor
said, Everybody knows that the word
Gospel signifies Good Tidings, as in
the angels Message at the birth of
Jesus" Behold, | bring you Good It'd
ings of great joy, which shall be unto
all peoples" Who is responsible for
the fact that this Message of JOY to
all people has been turned completely
around to mean bad tidings of great
misery to all people-except to an elect
The fact is that no person
deliberately plotted this turning of
Gods Word upside down. 1t is the |
work of the Devil. who gradually foist-
ed it upon the Church as well as upon
the heather world, with the view to |
turning people away from God and the
Bible.
st. Peter and st. Paul both predicted /
the falling away of the Church and the
success of the doctrines of demons.
The god of this world [Satanl hath
blinded the minds" Of all unbelievers.
II It were not for these delusions of
rattan tho uholn ,vnrlI MIGHT unoaJily
be brought to know, to admire, to love,
he true God. The Apostle continues,
telling us why Satan blinds men-"lest
he light of the knowledge of the glory
If God should shine into their
hearts" Wherever the true knowledge
If God shines into the human heart, it
PRESENTS the Almighty in such glorious
character as to demand the reverence
leavor to blind mems minds through
alse doctrines which misrepresent the
Almighty's character and Plan.
But while we Scripturaly hold that
'atan had chief responsibility in the
natter, it is not for Us to say that the
lerics of the Dark Ages did not more
r less connive at the error, trusting
hat it would make the people sub
ervient to the clergy, through whom
hey might hope to escape future tor
ures. But leaving the past and its
responsibilities, we may surely say
hat great and grave responsibility
ests upon the preachers Of today for
heir perpetuation Of this great decep- $
fraud upon the people, SIAN
err upon the Almighty and opposition {
} the Truth. OF the degree OF this
Tickedness only God Is capable Of
Idging correctly; but 1t is wicked to
eep the people In darkness on the |
ubject, and it Is slanderous bias O
benny against the Divine character. q
There is no question that nearly all e
Iinisters privately confess that they T
D not believe these SANDERS, while 9
IblicIy they continue to speak words .
hich give the opposite thought. The b
me when such horrible assassination n
the Divine reputation can prosper il
surely short Messiah's glorious L
eign will make an end of all such o
es; as 1t Is written, Il will lay justice n
the line, and righteousness to the n
ummet; and the hail shall sweep {,