The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-17
SECT FOLLOWED sEcr SEEKING
Light

mat way. ana IN pcrprtuatins 10
some extent Increasing the confu-
vast majority OF even those who
profess full conservation 60 God arc
perpiexod, hewiidersd. The fire OF
Higher Criticism and OF Evolution
AIRY theories eminating from the col
i.ges il burning up The false faith
OF many, as St Paul foretoid 10 be
tho case with those who built their
faith with the wood. hay and stub
BILE 81 human tradition. and who did
not sufficiently search out and build
with the gold. silver and precious
stones ~ Divine Truth - corin-
THAN. st3
The eminent Cardinal Newman
expressed the sentiment Of all hon
est Christians In his hymn, which
has met with such general favor
sv~rywhore. In Il he says
Lad. kindly Light
Amid the encireiinx gloom:
Lead Thou me on.
The night f. dark.
And I am far from home.
Lead Thou me on"
Like tho Cardinal. all Christian
people are coming 20 realise that
they have been la an sncircisng
gloom: and that somehow or other
error. false doctrine. has been the
cause % that gloom. All Christians
a. we'll as tho Cardinal realize the
need OF a Divine light TO guide the
people Of God They realize that
they are stiii tn tho dark night. and
that the morning OF Divine blessing
has not yet burst IN upon che people
~ 10 breaking nowt w. are IN the
dawn Of tho glorious Miiieniai
Kingdom.
Boon IN. Sun OF Righseousns ss
will arise with healing IN His beams
fMaisehf ca Roon Satan VIII be
bound for n thousand years. TO de-
csivs mankind no longer; tHsvsla-
according to the word OF the Lord.
Satan and all those who will then
synpathixe with bis
wrong course and who refuse oh~di-
ence 10 God under the blessed inffu-
encs Of Msssiah's Kingdom. win all
ment. which will como down from
heaven---tha second death. from
which there Will be no redemption,
no recovery. fReveistion 1o.sD OF
those St Peter declares they shail
perish like natural brute beasts. and
81. Paul declares they shall bs pun
lahed with everlasting destruction.
iis.
Although Catholics. Prssbytsrians.
Nethodists. naptists. Lutherans--ali
admit as does the Cardinal. that
they are encirclei In the gloom and
tho darkness of the light every
whore about, nevertheless each con
soles himself with tho thought that
II 4. no more dark or gloomy with
htm than with those Of other sects.
Evidently this IL the truth. hut tho
difficulty has been that although
there are many sects. partie. and
divisions amongst the people Of God.
there IN no more authority In tho
bible for one OF these scots than for
another The only Church of the
Bible fs "the Church OF tho First
horns whose names are written In
Heaven"-"tn tho lambs Book OF
I.ife."--Iiebrews l7.23; Revelations
2i;2T.
The course which Gods people
should have pursued would have
Ian bondage and 20 continue 60 walk
In tho light Of the Truth. instead Of
binding themselves with human
creeds and stalking their minds back
to the teachings OF Luther. Calvin.
Wesley and others. II II not too
late yet TO step out from all human
bondage and 70 obey the command
OF the Lords Word. which says that
we should walk in tho light, and not
sit in sectarian darkness. The Bible
tells us that the path Of tho Just IL
rs a shining light that shlneth moro
and more unto the perfect day"
(Prov. 4.fSD We are now In tho
beginning OF that perfect day; and
ali who are walking In the light and
free from bondage are receiving
blessings from the Lord. because IL
is due time Timothy "a,
It IL safe to say that no minister's
OF education In any Of tho so-called
orthodox sects believes the creed OF
his own denomination or would
think for o moment OF defending II
before the public. a Baltimore min :
lister. recently challenged by one or
his congregation TO the truthfulness
Of the creeds respecting eternal tor
ment OF all except the sanity be-
levers In Christ. said. George,
George. ! do not believe those things
ono bit more than you do But
George. I am bound 20 preach them.
I cannot help mysolfl'
Alas, poor man, how terrible his
slavery what mighty power could
bind him TO Islander his Creator !
The wealth OF the world should not
be worthy of the slightest consider
alton II II could be obtained at such
a price. The sale of the AlmightYs
nams and character necessarily
seems worse 10 us than tho course
of Judas Tacariot I'm the selling OF
Jesus for thirty pieces OF SILVER.
Additionally, how much moro would
any honorable man demand for de-
ceiving tho congregation who trust
cd him and who supplied a living
for himself and family How much
money should N require Of any hon
est man to keep his confidinR flock
In Ignorance Of his real Views and
Of tho teachings Of tho Bible?
Alas. alas, how much hypocrisy
appears TO be IN tho world under
the cloak OF religioni The ministers
Of today have taken vows TO preach
creeda which they do not believe,
and arc quietly asserting 20 those
creeds and allowing their congreRa-
lions 10 think that they believe
them. when privately they confess
TO their follows ana TO many of their
that they have no
faith whatever in those teachings.
As with the pulpit 30 with the pew
How many bankers. doctors, law
yerA. far too Intelligent 20 believe
the monstrosities OF the creedE,
nevertheless back with their per-
aonal influence ana their money
those very crceds which dishonor
God. and which have driven thou