The Washington herald., 1915-01-25

1
text was, Thou
wilt not leave MY
soul in Hell. :
y1--=ze4-=!e<==SI y=-e-SI Psalm 1910; Acts
llRASl0K kQS9tllJ 2:H.
.,.-o5 ,b,+ ,bo RibIe Hell is a very rea-
sonabIe one but that the theologlcal nc E1ei
is most unreasonable, as all must asIe|
The theological He'll Is red-hot lur no
manned with fireproof devils ana @ eo
tanning practically all of the human huIn LaI.i
iI,, ,r.bo ever lived. except the compare
lively few saints. This He'll IS tne ". I'm
mon property Of Catholics and protest
ants but the speaker wants none OF IL
He pronounced 1t an absurdity, "holIy
contradictory to the Bible; and he seenleu
TO prove his points well in the estiii'a
tion Of nearly all his audience.
He remarked that II seemed that each
nreacher felt he had a right 10 MAKE d
baU for nonchurch members accorolhs
| to his own conception. None See T,I.,o
think II necessary to go TO the -,
He declared that fire is used in the Ne"
Testament as a symbol of destruction'
an illustration of how all the NllLuiS
wicked God will destroy eventually. -
nIo know something about fiery tr1ais'
ava about heaping Goals OF fire upon lhe
heads of their enemies hguratNely' Du ~
whenever the word fire occurs IN an
connection where it can be twisted @ ll'o
signlfying eternal torment those -
! love thai kind of punishment Tor tneir
enemies are swift to take advantage OF
tt-eternaI torment is the just, the LOVING
| tbInp to give to all the heathen VINO
never heard Of Christ, to all the poor
IGNORANT and degraded who, born IN SIN,
in weakness. find themselves discouraged
and overwhelmed by the Adversary-to
all not church MEMBERS Corlnthiahs
~
This kind OF thing has gone on so long
that everybody gradually came TO oelleNe
n. and remarkably few have INQUIRED as
10 its scrIpturalness. Many sensible peo-
ME held aIoof from religion entirely uh-
willing to confess themselves believers OF
such a doctrine or worshippers OK such
a God.
HeILs GaIore-MOdern Theology.
But now We have variations to suit our
more refined feelings. Minister'S WITH
out giving their authority. tell various
tales about He'll Some have 1t with
slower fire, not so red-hot; others nave
IL merely a place OF mental remorse'
They do not call the place Purgatory, OF
admit that there will ever be any release
from II. They say that there is nothing
! in the BlDle dDOul VI boNSASb
| get that there is nothing IN tue hlOle
| about their kind of He'll
According to the Catholic doctrine. All
Catholics go to Purgatory to be purineu
| and fitted for Heaven; and they reJolce
IN tbat this torture is less than the
| Eternal torture reserved for others. From
| their viewpoint, happy is the man. the
woman. the child. that through oapusIn,
holy water. holy candles, the mass ana
! Extreme Unction. gets into PurgatorS'
| for he may be helped out OF it by further
| masses, etc. A..
Protestant theory. but we leave 1t, said
the Pastor for those who ike IL We
notice however that very few seem TO ike
| n for themselves: nearly all prefer these
tortures for their opponents. II any one
is happy in these beliefs, the Pastor does
| not wish to disturb his serenity. he was
merely addressing the growing multituus :
/ Who are looking for a better Goo ana
| n better future than is held out by any
| Of the creeds Of the Dark Ages. others
| should not read his sermons, he said,
or come to hear him.
| When once the human mind has De-
come settled upon certain convictions no
matter how foolish, it seems able 10
/ find support for its delusions' continueu
the speaker. Thus one OF our Loru
parabIes has been seized upon 10 prove
| that Hell is a place OF torture. parched
tongues etc. We cannot here discuss
This narable: we must confine ourselves
| 20 our subject But we offer free OF
charge a booklet which we have written
with a view to making these hguratiVe
statements clear. Whoever will address
me-Pastor Russell. Brooklyn, N. Y
requesting a copy Of pamphlet ABOUT
Hell. will be promptly served. That
Iii aTraGfNnFn
this subject. take pleasure in giving
II away free, because I know the joy'
the blessing. the relief. it brings to many
honest, earnest hearts. know that
many after reading are enabled to love,
worship and serve the great God OF
Love heartily, intelligently, as never be-
fore.
where L. HeIIf Who Are ThereP
Our English word Hell comes to US
from the German language-hOehle, sig
nIfyfng a hole. It Is, therefore, very
good translation for the Hebrew word
Sheol, which signifies pit. q hole,
grave. The New Testament Greek gives
us Hades as the exact equivalent Of
sheol. Whenever Sheol Is translated INTO
the New Testament Greek the word used
IL Hades The Psalmist wrote, Thou
wilt not leave My soul In Sheol' Chell-,
the gravel; and St. Peter translated II.
Thou wilt not leave My soul In Hades
(hell-the gravel.
st. Peter tells US that these words
were not true respecting the Prophet
David, who used them; that he Is still
in Hell. Sheol. Hades. The Prophet
David had not yet been resurrected
out OF the grave condition. St. Peter
explains that the words were
prophecy relating to Christ's resurree-
tion-that God raised jesus from the
dead on the third day. There Is not
aired Of authority anywhere for the
absurd statement sometimes made by