The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-28

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ture reserved for others From their
viewpoint. happy is the man. the wo-
man. the child. that through baptism.
holy water. holy candles, the mass
aud the Extreme unction, gets into
Purgatory. for be may be helped out
OF II by further masses, etc
We are not complaining at this. We
think II a great deal better than the
Protestant theory, but We leave H.
said the Pastor, for those who IKE H.
We notice. however, that very Few
seem to like II for themselves. nearly
all prefer these fortunes for their op-
ponents. IL any one is happy In these
beliefs, the Pastor does not wish TO
disturb his serenity. He was merely
| addressing the growing multitude who
| are looking for better God and bet
ter future than is held out by the
creeds of the Dark Ages. Others
should not read his sermons he said,
nor come TO hear him.
The Rich Man In He'll, Etc.
When once the human mind has be
come settled upon certain convictions,
no matter how foolish, II seems able
to find support for its decisions, con
tinued the speaker. Thus one OF our
Lords parallels has been seized upon
TO prove that Hell is a place OF torture
parched tongues, etc We cannot mere
discuss this parable or the two hgura-
| tive statements in Revelation used 10
bolster the doctrine Of eternal torment,
we must confine ourselves to our text.
But we can offer free OF charge a
booklet which we have written with
view to making these figuratiye state
| ments clear. Whoever VIII ADDRESS
me-Pastor Russell, Brooklyn, n. Y
requesting a copy of a pamphlet about
Hell. will be promptly served free OF
charge. That pamphlet will settle all
your questions, supplementing what |
am saying to you today. ! take pleas
ure in giving it away free, because
know the joy, the blessing, the relief
! il brings to many earnest, honest
hearts. know that many after read
| ing are enabled to love, worship ana
serve the great God of Love heartily,
intelligently, as never before.
Where Is Hell2 Who Are There?
Our English word Hell comes to US
from the German language-hoehle,
signifying hole. 1t is, therefore, a
very good translation for the Hebrew
word Sheol, which signifies a pit, a
hole, a grave. The New Testament
Greek gives us Hades as the exact
eouivalent of Sheol Whenever Sheol
il translated into the New Testament
| Greek the word Hades is used. Thus
the Psalmist wrote, Thou wilt not
leave NV soul in Sheor' (hell-the
graye); ana st. Peter translated TINS
in the New Testament, rendering It,
Thou wilt not leave My soul in
Hades" (hell-the gravel.
ST Peter tells us that these words
were not trye respecting the Prophet
David. who used them; that he Is still
in He'll. in Sheol, in Hades. He says
"His sepulchre is with us unto this
day." The Prophet David had not YET
been resurrected out of Sheol, out OF
the state of death, out of the grave
condition. st. Peter explains that the
words were prophecy relating to
Cbrist's resurrection-that God raised
Jesus from the dead on the third day
-raised Him, therefore, from Hades
after He had been in Hades for parts
of three days.
There is not a shred Of authority
anywhere for the absurd statement
sometimes made by cornered clergy
men, that paradise is on one side OF
the creek and Hades on the other
The Bible tells of a Paradise, but 1t Is
future. 1t tells Of Hades. the state OF
the dead but it is present, and is to
be destroyed In the future. The de
struetion of Hades, Sheol. the grave
will progress during the thousand
years of Christs Reign. Every time
an individual Is resurrected from the
dead. his grave will be destroyed-i'
will be a grave no longer.
Good. Bad, Rich, Poor, In He'll.
At time when the Bible was not
in the hands of the people, and moi
considered necessary TO Them because
they had the creeds, various errors
spread: and both Catholics and Pro
testants helped to spread them. anc
no doubt many were deceived into be
lieving all that they said. We are moi
charging them all with hypocrisy. bu'
with error with being out Of harm0
ny with the Bible The Bible does
not tell about any going to Heaven al
death; but it does tell that ALL bott
good and bad, rich and poor, go tt
He'll at death; that King David went
to He'll and is still there. Note the
Apostle Peters words. David Is not
ascended into the Heavens" (Act'
2:34) David Is not one of the elecl
Church. He was never called to the
Heavenly Calling He was not a fol
lower Of Christ; for he lived centuries
before that time. His blessing of res
direction will be to human nature
earthly nature; and his reward will bt
share In that restored Paradise