The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-13

ards, etc. The Divine was,
were to be permitted to live in the land
OF Israel. But by putting darkness in
stead OF light. Satan brought many OF
the 1sraelltes under the influence OF ms
errors. so that in the days OF Jesus one
of His most important works was that
Of casting out demons from those VINO
had come into SO close contact WIN the
evil spirits that they were obsessed by
demons. The same was true OF the
Apostles. who also cast out demons. a
notable instance was that OF the maid
who brought her masters much gain
through soothsaying-fortune telling. st.
Paul commanded the evil spirit to come
out of her. and forthwith her power 10
~foretell events, etc. was at an end
Acts 1918.
The teachings OF Jesus and the Apps:
ties brought a great light into the world
and established new standards, in pro-
portion AS their teachings were received.
The Bible tells us that as the darkness
hates the light. so those who are under
the influence of Satan's falsehoods hate
the true Message Of God promulgSted by
Jesus and His followers Much OF the
persecution OF the children. OF light must
he arcribed TO Satan and his hosts. As
we read. "The Devil shall caS many
Of you into prison" etc. 'Revelation
2:1o.) Throughout the eighteen hundred
years OF this Gospel Age. there has been
a warfare tween the light and the
darkness. between Satan's false teach
ings. insidiously migrated. and the
teachings or Inc LOru anu Ills VSOpic,
who received these into good and honest
hearts. Pride and ambition were stirred
up In the Church. and those who should
have been humble followers OF Jesus
of godliness. but denying Its powers.
About the year 325 A.. d.. the Bishops
OF the Church. misled by Satan. pro-
claimed themselves to be successors to
thority, whereas the Bible declares that
there we're only Twelve Apostles of the
Lamb. (Revelation 21:l4) We see
mony in the Bible, as fully to-day as
ever: and. as St. Paul. who took the
place of Judas. declares, The Word Of
God Is sufficient. that the man OF God
may be perfect thoroughly furnished
% Timothy 3:l1.) The deluded Bishops.
claiming Divine authority. made many
changes from the teachings of the Bible,
ssrne inspiration as the Apostles. They
additionally fortified their position by
holding Apostolic Councils, and through
these making creeds. which for more than
twelve hundred years entirely supplanted
the Bible.
The first OF these creeds claimed to be a
s~impliication of the Bible story. making
Bible study Unnecessary The Nicene
at The Council Of Nice. attended by three
hundred and eighty -four Bishops. at the
invitation OF Emperor C.~onstantine. who
paid their expenses. According, TO his
| DTOIIllSt, lie bdNhCu uB NilS iNN iisti
at his suggestion and In. harmony with
his assurances. Hundreds OF thousands
Of the heather forthwith, fiocked Into The
Churches, with practically NJ knowledge
impossible TO immense these multitudes.
the Bishops sprinkled them. claiming full
authority for their. action, aud the
heather following OF the Emperor are
said to have been baptized by the dip
ping of boughs and branches OF trees
into water and the s~pr!nkl!ng OF it upon
them en- maSse.
For more than twelve centuries any
body found in possession Of the Bible.
or studying II, was suspected OF heresy
and liable to persecution. for why should
and the so-oalled Apostolic Bishops had
declared the Nicene Greed TO be a con-
' d%ensatIon OF the Bible and all that was
necessary to he believed: During those
twelve centuries in which the 1rofessed
followers OF Jesus were without the guild
ance OF the Bible. the protested Bishop
, Apostles met from time to time and made
new creeds containing fresh errors-the
whole world ever since, and which are
. still troubling US and confusing us.
The Bible. speaking OF the influence OF
these false doctrines Of the civilized
world. declared that all nations were
made drunk with the wine OF false
d~oStrine.' tRevelation l7:2.) Grad.
ually We are getting over the drunker
our faculties that they led us to think
| OF our Almighty Friend and Creator
the God OF all grace. the Father OF
} mercies. from whom cometh down every
! good and perfect g%ift--to think OF Him
as a great Devil. who from the beginning
, plotted knowingly and intelllgently the
, creation of the race. nearly all of whom
! Satan Hampered Reformation.
Any one familiar with history realizes
) that both Catholics and Protestants are
yYllar md nnnlar man mud faa.hAra El,,.
: the Reformation time than they were
= before. We are not blaming humanity
, for the reign OF darkness. We are
charging the matter 10 our great .Adver.
!. eary. Satan. as the Bible does. Il has
ever been his custom TO pose as an ance
OF light leader-to defend the Truth
and to spread knowledge, whereas ir
reality he has always consistently con.
nnued 10 he the enemy and adversary OF
God-seeking TO thwart every feature
OF the Divine Plan, No doubt at many
. not catching the spirit OF the Dlvin.
Program or reall2ins thai God is abb,
: 70 make an or his Vaccinations to worl
out eventually for good.
When in the Sixteenth Century IN,
light Of the Reformation began 10 breaj
; the people began To look past the Bishop,
y 70 inquire h Jesus and the Apos,
Ies had said. They wanted the Bible
But Tor 4 time the Bishops stood in theI,
. way, ~ was In the year lj26 4. u,
exactly twelve centuries after the max.
/ Ing or the frst creed. that Professo,
TShdale. a cody mar and a scholar
/ translated the New Testament into Fig
llsh ana sought TO give 4, to the Britlsl
people Although printing and paper la,
\ been Invented; he could not have hi,
work published In Great Britain; for III,
? power of the Bishops was too strong
= No printers dared offend them.
Professor Tyndale finally succeeded II
having his work printed on German
/ presses IN the city of Worms. and ther
? imported these New Tcstaments int
|, Nondon They appeared in the shor
[ windows. and the people rejoiced. Blu,
the masses found themselves unable Il
4 read: for education was only amongs,
Bible readings-to hire scholarly persons
: 70 read 10 them. But the bishops
: learning OF these things. bought up ths
entire edition of Tyndale'e New Tesla
A ment and publicly burned the books in
! front OF st. Paurs Cathedral in Londor
-Protestant Bishops OF the Church a,
4 England! They reasoned that if Tho
| people got back TO the Bible. they would
ignore the creeds and those who haf
made, the creeds and that thus thei
own honor and influence would be lost
would he challenged by Bible AUTHORITY
and that their Apostolic claims alsc
would he challenged by the words o
!, Jesus. who decares that those who So
claim do INSTRUMENTATION 90 "
But the Lords time came for the RlhI
=, 70 return gradually to it's proper place
, The Bishops found that the people wer,
3 n~iurfnurinE against their course and /,
, rorty years the reached sucl
g. height that the Bishops found il wise
, 10 bring out a Bible translation. The,