The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-05-27

(lRAslSK k02stlllJ The Pastor said:
We are gradual
ly awakening to the fact that thu
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 hindered
us from approaching these statements.
Back In 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-
gy 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
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the deception fastened itself; nobody
was allowed to preach except those au-
thorized 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, stated
reed-makiIfg. Thereafter creeds took
the place of Bible study; for the En-
peror decided that the Nicene Creed
would be the standard of Orthodoxy,
and that any one differing from its
teachings would be Il 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
much error could be brought into the
Church in twelve hundred years. Is
1t 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
them entirely and made them
injurious to spiritual health?
/ remind you that this was the very
prophecy which Jesus made-that leav
en-. corruption, would be hidden In
the family portion. (Matthew 1876, IL,
u; Luke 1920 Again. Jesus pictures
the matter in Revelation ia, 2, where
a woman is shown, having in her hand
a Golden Cup filled with her own false
doctrines, with which she makes drunk
~ thi iuii'biifihl1 VI iht Nbi III. nv
whole world has been stupidity drunk
FOR centuries and now is awakening
some dazed, some angry some hysteri.
al, etc. But, thank God. we are get {
ing awake; and that with our waking !
We perceive that the glorious Morning
II the Millennium is near at hand. '
There, as promised, Messiah will as. I
'nme His great power and begin His $
teign, and will roll away the igno. Q
ance and superstition from the world
md let IN the true light Of the knowI. t
'dge Of Gods glory.-Tsaiah coz, 81
Iabakkuk 2;14. b
Organized Opposition to the Bible.
am not blaming our forefathers !,
'atholics or Protestants. Doubtless J,
here were bad men amongst them ]
mt believe there were also good men !,
nd sincere. am blaming the great s
Adversary. Satan. and his demons, the !,
allen angels, as the Apostle does. We !,
ave been debauched by these doc. Il
rines OF demons" as the Apostle In
ur text declares prophetically. /,
II was about the year 1900 A. D. that !,
be people began 70 desire the New ID
testament and TO doubt the inspiration !,
the Apostolic Bishops About that n
me Prof. Tyndale translated the New nj
testament into the English language n,
ut could not get Il printed In Great
.ritaln. because Of the power Of the
ishops-Protestant Bishops, mark you
fraid that the Word Of God IN thu q
ands Of the people would discount y
leir authority. Tyndaie persevered p
ad his New Testament printed mi VI
ermany, and then imported II 70 Lon "a
On. Although few Of the people could 81
.ad, they began to buy the book, co