The Washington times., 1915-01-18


ences. We report
SIg his discourse from
the text, present
k43vN1fSHTEFfN your bodies a liv-
S2s4.9.a; ;3a9sGxSs Ing sacrifice. holy.
acceptable to God. your reasonable SER
wice."-Romans 1871.
Speaking with great earnestness. the
Pastor declared that he repeatedly
meets with people inquiring for the
Bread Of Life-seeking to return to the
Fathers House. These seem to know
that there is something radically wrong
with the preaching of the nominal
churches. They tell that they are i'm
Dortuned for money. but that when they
tsk for soul food they meet with eva
sion and subterfuge from many Of the
great and learned. who appear to have
lost sight Of the Bible and hcart-con-
version
Or on the other hand, they arc met by
the Salvation Army, with traditions Of
The past which are not Bread, but as
indigestible as a stone to anybody Of
ordinary intelligence. They are told
with all seriousness that God created
our race with full knowledge that nearly
all would spend eternity in torture.
They are told that to be saved from
that awful fate they should become Sal
vationists and storm the slums{or Jesus.
No wonder the world is famishing, as
foretold in the Bible, saying. There
shall be famine in the land; not a
famine for bread. nor thirst for water.
but Of hearing the Words Of the Lord"
Amos :11..
pA AotN -
hungry souls were present in his audi
ence. He proposed 10 give them no
human theories or eculations-nor
would he compromise the Truth nor
dodge the question. He would endeavor
to make the way of God SO plain that
. wayfaring man need not err therein.
and he would do this not by wisdom Of
his own. but by presenting God 9 rown
Word-1 Corinthians 3:ls. 10.
lnstinctivelv the most intelligent are
repelled with the thought that God
would pursue a course beneath the in
stincts of the most degraded. Undoubt-
fsllacies doctrines Of demons" Il Tim
othy AID From the Bible viewpoint
We can see that 1t was master stroke
on the part of Satan and his subordi-
the Bible and the God of the Bible. so
as to repel those who in their weakness
might be feeling after Cod
Truth.telling Pr0wokes the Clergy.
To tell the truth to the people. even on
30 simple subject means to anger the
clergy! Why, do you ask? Because IT
proves them in the wrong and proves
that they have not been feeding the
people with the Bread Of Heaven. In.
stead Of building up the House Of God,
the Church. they have been building
meeting -houses-seeking numbers and
popularity father than instructing the
people In the Word OF God. Remark
ably few church members know what
II Christians at all. they are the merest
babes In Christ. None can judge an
others heart. but all should be able to
}pdEe the .hf fe the fr1ts tham BY By, the. ,S
Master.-Matthew 7:aO.
have the fruits OF the Holy Spirit. they
keep them hidden. and surely many OF
Spirit-"anger. malice. hatred. envy
strife. bitterness. SANDER" etc. whGt
The Apostles style works Of tho Devil
CEphesians 4:3l: Galatians 5:lY-2l:
stood; We do not complain that there
are not nice people in all the churches
On the contrary, we compliment then
on their education. their refinement
tnelr wealth.. tnelT lnHuenCe. moreover
we compliment them on their humani
:tarian sympathes. as represented II
hospitals, asylums. and other benevo
lences.
But all these things are shared even.
~ by people not members of churches
Participation in good. works is by n"
means a proof of being Christian. A
Christian is one who has come into Z
very special relationship to Goo
through Christ, which relationship eN,
tot N n education
or color.
With the popularizing OF Christianit,
came such a modification of teachings
as invited all decent worldlinss into tbs
Church and smade them think they wer,
consecrated saints. and heirs OF all tht
blessings promised in the Scriptures
BY inference the theory mas gone forth
that the penalty for sin will be vis!tet
neglect to say. God forgive me-" jus
before death. Notwithstanding th'
plain statements of the crecds. ever,
funeral discourse lands the dead n
Heaven, so far as can be understood
A misinterpretation Of the Saviour,
words to the dying thief is made tn
basis for this absurdity.
Let me say. then, with all kindnes
toward those who are deceiv!nR them
selves and others that the vast ma
,ority of church members and preacher
the Bible standards. This does no
mean that the Bible condemns them 7
eternal torment. Thank God. no. J!
does mean, however that these SELF
deceived ones will have neither part no.
lot in the wonderful blessing provide,
for Gods elect church. Gods .churcl
is separate from all human institutions
and only the sanity, regardless or de
nominational lines, are members O.
the true Church. written in Heaven
Surrender Self-Sacrifice to God.
According to the Bible, no human
being is fit for eternal life. IAN have
sinned." The original sin was com
Initted by Father Adam. when he wa,
perfect. in Gods image. Cut of from
God. the race deteriorated, passint
imperfections of mind. morals ant
body from parent to child. God de
clares His sympathy for the sinner
and that He has made provision fo
mans recovery from his present de
plorable state. Moreover. time ha
been set for the recovery, and tn,
Bible tells us how it is TO be accom-
plished-by Messiah and His Mliennia
Kingdom. We pray, "Thy kingdom
0ApA' thus acknowledging the fac