The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-03-06

tlfa5l&lk kUS2lLlJ Billy SUNDAY ,Oy
saying that al
though Billy's teachings do not come
u;I t0 the Bible nevertheless he is far
ahead If Orthodoxy" on this subject
The Pastor agrees with Mr. SUNDAY
In tesirhinp that our Lord Jesus is
coming To establish 70 worldwide, En-
pire which will i,lpss all mankind with
fullest opportunity TO do right. But be.
,iiSayrees with Mr. Sundays theory
that the billions who died during the
past six thousand years in Ignorance
~ Christ will suffer III all eternity be-
cause of that Ignorance. Those bill
lions include all who have never truly
heard of Jesus. In heathen lands and
at home where. according to MIR. Sun
lay. some were led straight down to
| Hell hy the churches 4.
The Bible thought the speaker de
,larpd Is altogether different-that the
lead are In neither Purgatory nor a
fiery He'll but In the Bible Hell--the
| .umb: and that ''nll that are in their
graves shall hear rbe voicesof the Son
If God and come forth" The sanity
will come forth tn glory with Christ In
His Kingdom: others. to n resurrec-
| ripn n raising up out of sin and death
by Judgment John SIS, % R. V.
Those who have not intelligently
heard Of .Ie.siis and His salvation are
not on trial now Their death Is the
penalty of Adams sin. not of personal
rejection of Jesus Ii Is to. give these
the opportunity OF Judgment. trial.
during Christ's MiIlennial Reign that
they will he brought from the romb
As all died through one mans diSobe
pi tuEity Of everlasting life through
the obedience af the other man
Christ The res,lrrrction Of the dead
Is their only hope tActs 24:i5J la
view of this the whole world are said
TO Sleep with their fathers"
Orthodoxy" Is Still Worse.
The speaker then showed that those
styling themselves "Orthodox" are still
further astrs,y from the Bible. ''Or
thodoxy" declares that there will be-
no Millennium no hope for AMY except
tthc Elect few: thar Jesus is coming IT,
urn up the earth and its inhabitants
He quoted many Scriptures to refnte
| this teaching Both Catholic and
Protestant. creeds declare that at
Chfst's Second Coming the earth AMI
its inhabitants will be consumed with
literal fire This leads to Il literal In
terpretafinn Of st. Peters symbolic
STATEMENTS portraying the fire If an
fr.hy which will destroy our institu
fions. making way for the Kingdom.
They fall into this error because of
another formed during the Dark Ages:
namely. that the only kingdom Of God
the world will see win be such as II
Il now enjoying while the various 80
allied Kingdoms of God are butchering
each other. Each tries to Justify Its
own selfish course. and all mite In
saying that the civilized nations are
| Christemlonl-Chri Kingdom.
4 ffhis theory dates from $40 AID.
since which time Catholics claim that
the Churh Is reigning with Christ.
thr Pope serving rs the worlds king
virererent. ar Instead OF Messiah
I'rotestnhts generally. refusing the
Pope us Christ's vicegerent. are much
confused when they attempt TO ex
plain the Kingdom for which they
pray. Thy Kingdom come" and the
references tn its lasting 1.0O0 years.
| What Troubles Honest Preachers.
There are ministers who believe the
Bible. yet are skeptical respecting Mes
siah's Kingdom. Properly enough
they argne that II for eighteen centu
ries Jesus has been n Spirit Being AZ
the Fathers right hand II would be a
refrogression for Him ia return and sit
nm ~ gold and ivory throne.
These ministers have slipped few
cogs i'm the Divine Plan Of the Ages.
the Pastor holds What they need TO
note In the Bible is that only Christ
and His Church are promised Il share
In the Heavenly blessings-fhar tfp
Divine arrangement for the world Is
an earthly Paradise and human per
fection in the Divine likeness: that the
Church viii constitute an invisible
spiritual Kingdom. backed by Infinite
Wisdom and Power: and that the An
cienf Worthless from Abel to- John the
Raptist. viii he rpsurrected perfect I'm
man beings. and made princes In all
the earth Representatives Of that
spiritual Kingdom
I We cannot here discuss fully how
Christ comes as thief. Int we offer