The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-18

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Speaking with
great earnestncss the Pastor declared
that he repeatedly meets with people
! inqurng for the Bread Of Life--seeiins
| to return to the Fathers House. These
/ seem ~ know that there is something
radically wrong with the preaching Of
/ the nominal churches. They tell that
| they are importuned for money but that
when they ask for soul food they meet
with evasion and subterfuge from many
! Of the great and learned, who appear 10
have lost sight of the Bible and heart
conversion.
or on the other hand. they are met by
the Salvation Army. with traditions Of
the past which are not Bread. hut as
indgcstlble as a stone, To anybody of
ordinary intelligence. They are told
with all seriousness that God created
our race with full, knowledge that nearly
al would spend eternity in torture.
They are told that to he saved from
that awful fate they should become Sal
vationists. and storm the slums for
ling, as foretold in the Bible. saying.
There shall be a famine in the land;
not a famine for bread. nor a thirst for
water, but of hearing the Words Of the
Lord. Amos S:1l.
The Pastor hoped that some OF these
hungry souls were present H. his audi
ence. He proposed to give them no hu-
man theories or speculations-nor
would he compromise the Truth nor
dodge the question. lie would erdeavor
J to make the way to God so plain that
wayfaring man need not err therein,
and he would do this not by wisdom Of
his own but by presenting Gods own
word Corinthians 3:1S, 10
InstinCtively the most intelligent are
repealed with the thought that God
would pursue a course beneath the in
stlncts Of tho most degraded. TN
doubtedly the Bible is true In declaring
such fallacies doctrines % demons Il
, Timothy 4:lD From the Bible view
= point we can see that II was a master
,. stroke on the part OF Satan and his
. subordinatcs to misreprescnt the teach
ings OF the Bible and the God Of the
. Bible. so as to repel those who in their
', weakness might be feeling after God
q, Truth-teIIing PrONokes the Clergy
n To tell the truth to the people, ever
= on so simple a subject means To anger
k the clergy Why, do you ask? BE
d cause il proves them in the wrong an'
" proves that they have not been feeding
= the people with the Bread of Heaven
< Instead of building up the House oi
God, the Church, they have been build
81 ing meeting houses number,
m and popularity rather than instruCting
10 the people in the Word of God, Re
AZ markedly few church members know
10 what they believe They give evidence
that II Christians at all, they are tn
=, merest babes in Christ. None can judg
Il. another's heart. but all should be abb
=, to judge the life the fruits. by thci
~ fruits ye shall know them" said tn
; Master, Matthew 7:20.
If the majority OF Christian peopl
II. have the fruits of the Holy Spirit, the
" keep them hidden. and surely many d
them manifest the fruits OF the EN
~ Spirit-"anger, malice, hatred, envy
~ strife. bitterness, SANDER" etc, whiC
O. the Apostles style works of the Devil.
" GEphesians 4:31: Galatians 5:1s-21;
IN John 3:S) We would not he misunder
stood we do not complain that ther
are not nice people in all the churches
on the contrary. we compliment theI
on their education, their retinemen
. their wealth, their influence Moreove
u we compliment them on their human
tartan sympathies az represented
hospitals, asylums and other benevC
- lences,
Se But all these things IRE shared event
al by people not members OF churche
n Particpat ton in good works is by n
OF means a proof Of being a Christian.
IN Christian is one who has come into
n very special relationship to God throuG
Christ which relationship exists not
IN respect to education, wealth or color
MT with the populariZng OF Christihnil
to came such n modification of teachnl
~ as invited all decent wordlings into II
IT, Church, and made them think they we
err, COnseCrated saints. and heirs OF all u
blessings promised in the Scripture
BY inference the theory has gone for
!. that the penalty for sin will he visit,
only upon the worst sinners-those WI
neglect to say, God forgive me- lu
or before death Notwithstanding the pla
statements Of the crceds, every tuner
80 discourse lands the dead in Heaven,
u'' far as can he underst God. A misinte
I've probation of the Savour's words to I
ON diving thief is made the basis for III
e" | absurdity.
ri Let me say. then, with all kindne
es- toward those who are deceiVinE ther
selves and others. that the vast m
No. jority Of church members and preache
NY are not Christians at all, according
Tor the Bible standards. This does n
I'm mean that the Bible condemns them
1til eternal torment. Thank God, no.
her does mean, however. that these Sc
deceived ones will have neither part n
lot in the wonderful blessing proVid
: for Gods elect Church, Gods Chur
il separate from all human institution
II and only the sanity, regardless OF q
nominational lines, are members OF I
Ill true Church. written in Heaven
Surrender SeIf-sacrihce 20 God
According to the Bible, no hum
being is ut for eternal life, AN ha
slnned" The original sin was col
mittcd by Father Adam, when he "
perfect, in Gods image. Cut off fro
God the race deteriorated, passing II
PROJECTIONS Of mind, morals and bo
from parent TO child. God declares +
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