The Washington times., 1915-12-13


oIics said. why cannot we similarly gIV,
the people the Bible, aud yet hold them down
ppepared % peeas at pousy College rrsnso 80 'GGg
Douay Bible, and gave Il to the ,atnolfs .
with similar warnings that there was great
danger In reading II, and that whoever H.
terpreted II Otherwise than by the croeJs
would be heretics and could not even Gel
of with Pursatory. but would 20 down 10
In addition to these handicaps we must
remember that all the reformers who really
appreciated the Bible had their minds warped
and twisted by twelve centuries OF human
Misrepresentation OF the Divine character
ana s Plan, -, under ,he masyoient L,y, Influence
though the translations OF the Bible are
generally good. they are interspersed here and
there with the mental coloring OF the trans
lators. Nor can wonder at this. Twelve
centuries OF error and darkness must greatly
s,s,ss seSlond the mind and require time to be
SECT FOLLOWED SECT, SEEKING LIGHT
Again Satan sought to block the path OF
Christian progress from darkness to light
was really seeking more light: and satan
the Prince OF Darkness, succeeded in leading
some this way and some that way and IN
perpetuating and to some extent Increasing
the confusion OF doctrines. until TODAY tho
vast majority of even those who profess full
dered. The fire OF Higher Criticism and o.
evolutionary theories cmanating from the
colleges burning Ps qD sor.,h,, the fsse faith Or
case with those who built their faith with
the wood, hay and stubble OF human ,radi
ton. and who did not sufficiently search ont
and build with the gold silver and preciou.
stones OF Divine Truth Corinthians 3:I2
The eminent Cardinal Newman expressed
the sentiment of all honest Christians in his
hymn. which has met with such general favor
everywhere. In Il he SAYS:
Lead, Kindly Light.
Amidst the encircing gloom;
Lead Thou me on.
The night is dark. and
am far from home:
Lead Thou me on
Like the Cardinal. all Christian people are
coming TO realize that they have been In
encircIing gloom: ana that somehow other.
error, faise doctrine. has been the cause OF
| that gloom. All Christians as well the
| Cardinal realize the need OF a Divine Light
| to guide the people of God They realize
| that they are still IN the dark night, and that
| the Morning OF Divine blessing mas not yeI
burst In upon the people OF the world. Thank
| GOD, however. 1t IL breaking now. We are
/ in the dawn of the glorious Miliennial King
| DOM
Soon the Sun OF Righteousness will arise
with healing in His beams. Malachi Az
| Soon Satan will be bound for a thousand
years to deceive mankind no longer. ,Ker-
| ella tion 20:2.) And then. a little later ac-
| corning TO the Word Of the Lord, satan
, and all those who will then intellgenuy
| sympathize with his wrong course, and wnn
4 refuse obedience to God under the blessed
| influence Of Messiah's Kingdom, will lie
| destroyed in the fire. the Judgment, which
! Death, from which there will be redemp-
| ton. no recovery. tRevelation 20:9J Of
| these St. Peter declares that they shall
| perish like natural brute beasts; and 81.
Paul says that they shall be punished with
everlasting destruction.-2 Peter 2:l2; 2
| Thessalonans 10
odists, Baptists, Lutherans-all-sdmit. -
does the Cardinal that they are encircled
in the gloom and the darkness Of the night
everywhere about nevertheless eacn con-
soles himself with the thought that 1t is no
more dark or gloomy with him than vita
| those OF other sects. Evidently this ~
the truth. But the difficulty has been ,nal
although here are many sects. parties and
divisions amongst the people Of God, there
| Church OF the Bible is the Church OF the
WHOSE ,5s names Are sco %r,sn in
Hebrews l2:23; Revelation 2l:27.
The course which Gods people should
have pursued would have been to keep
free from any sectarian bondage and to con-
tinue to walk in the Light of the Trutn,
I instead OF binding themselves with huma
creeds and stalking their minds back 20 the
teachings Of Luther, Calvin, Wesley. and
others. 1t is not too late to step out from
mand T Of the % LORDS Word @ " which @ says say ,, tns
We are TO walk in the light not to sit in
sectarian darkness The Bible tells us thai
e the path Of the just Is as the shining ligh,
; that shineth more and more unto the per
q feet Day" proverbs 4ls) We are no"
\ in the beginning OF that perfect Day: and
q all who are walking in the light, and are
free from bondage. receiving blessing
q from the Lord; for it is due time -
Ttmothy 20.
= 1t is safe to say that no minister of eau
. | cation in any OF the so-called orthouo,
sects believes the creed OF his own denonl
:, nation would think for a moment of de
I fending 1t before the public. Batimo,
T. minister recently challenged by one of mi
- congregation as to the truthfulness OF rn'
., ! c?eods respecting the eternal torment vi a,
a | except the sanity believers In Christ, SAID
!, | George George, | do not believe thus
- things one bit more than you do! But
" am bound to preach them. cannot hell
- | IN! self"
. Alas, poor man: How terrible is his sla>
.s cry. NnaI mighty power could bind him Il
., world should not be worthy OF The shgnt,s ;
consideration II 1t could be obtained a, suc'
a price. The sale OF the Almghys nam
ana character necessarily seems worse
% US than the course Judas IsCariot in tn
,e AuaIIonally now much more would any hon
a. oraDle man demand for deceirins Inc con
. gregation who trusted him and VINO supple
d a living for himself and his family? HoH
* much money should 1t require OF any nones
a. man TO keep his confiding mock in iSnoranc
Ia OF his real views and of the teachings G
the Bible?
III Alas, alas, how much hypocrisy appears
- be in the world under the cloak oil religion
e he ministers of today have taken VOWS
RI preach creeds which they do not believe. an
W are quietly asserting to those creeds and a
u lowing their congregations TO think tina
ot | they believe those creeds when priVatei
ou they confess 10 their fellows and TO man
" OF their congregations that they have Il
Isith whatever in those teachings.
~ As with the pulpit SO with the pew: no
ne ne many bankers. doctors. lawyers lar TOO ~
nd | telligent TO believe the monstrosites OF IL
es | creeds, nevertheless back with their person.
ut influence and their money those very creeC
~ | which dishonor God, and which have drive
ny | thousands OF sensible people away from
ne | denominations Would these same men
IIy | so dishonest in respect to their VOWS 10 II
Nv | Masons or the Odd Fellows or other humu
We ORGANIZATIONS? Would they support thini
1t which they did not believe? We cannot thin
iu ! so.
It The only explanation we have for such
90 | terrible course OF hypocrisy is that thei
. | good people do not realize what they a
" | doing and believe themselves justified
in | protesting a lie because others do. Sure
'ss the hour of awakening and of decision
Lp- upon us. II l am correct in teaching tn
pie Messiah's Kingdom Is at the door, surely
es is time to be sobered up from the false do
lly trines time TO be very pentent for o
to share therein, time to step out OF all fal
ms representations into the liberty wherexi
ng Christ has made His people free (Galatis
on 5I) and time to profess the Truth and
ely uphold it-and 1t alone.
"a Surely no one believes that any hypocri
he will be granted a share in Messiah's Kin
II dom as a member of His Bride class He
lid serious Is the situation! Does II not call
de prompt action on the part of all who wor
'or have the Masters approval? Well dor
W. good and faithful servant; thou hast he
led faithful over a few things: will make IN