The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-10


| HMTO0 o5icE"A awakening to tn
| kGA2lSlN kOSSGlll fact that the worl
i does not love God
but merely fears Him; and that feV
churches recognize Him as the graclou
Heavenly Father. Although the BiDl
has told US repeatedly that God Is Love
| that His mercy endureth to the limit. ant
that from Him comes every good ant
perfect gift. nevertheless the doctrines
| demons instilled into our minds fror
childhood have hindered us from appre
ciating these statements.
Back in the Second Century. when Bi
| bles were very expensive. and Few coui'
read, Satan laid the foundation for gros
errors The clergy began to claim Apos
/ toIic Succession for the bishops-that the,
we're SUCCESSORS to the Apostles, and tina
consequently their teachings were o
equal authority Gradually the deception
| fastened itself; nobody was allowed II
preach except those authorized or or
dained by those claiming to be the IN
spired successors Of the Apostles. The re
suit was the separation Of the clergy al
| the Church-the public being called tbs
Children of the Church, or sometimes tn
laity.
A little later the Apostolic Bishops, witf
Emperor Constantine. started creed-mak
ing. Thereafter creeds took the place o.
| Bible study; for the Emperor decided thai
the Nicene Greed would be the standard
| of Orthodoxy, and that any one dlnerlne
from its teachings would be hereto ano
| subject to persecution. Thus Bible STUDY
was crowded out. and any reference &c
the Bible was considered a slight to the
Apostolic Bishops and the creeds which
they had made.
This lasted for twelve hundred years;
then the authority of the Bishops as
Apostles began to be questioned. the
Bible began to be sought and Studied
but all who did this were esteemed here
tics. or in danger of becoming such by
getting out of touch with the creeds. How
much error could be brought into the
Church In twelve centuries! Is IL any
wonder that our creeds are more tnah
half error. and that the doctrines OF
devils" worked into them as leaven' nave
corrupted them entirely and MADE them
injurious to spiritual health!
This was the very prophecy which Jesus
made-that leaven, corruption. would De
hidden in the family portion (Mattne"
1876, II, Il; Luke 13:2D. Again. Jesus PIC
lures the matter in Revelation IA, =
wbers a woman is shown. having in her
hand a Golden Cup filled with her own
false doctrines. with which she makes
drunk all the inhabitants of the eartn.
The whole world has been stupidity drunk
for centuries. and now Is awakening
some daZed. some angry. some hysteiieai'
etc But. thank God, with our waking.
we perceive that the glorious Miiienniai
Morning is at hand. There. as PROMISED
Messiah will assume His great power;
begin His Reign, roll away ignorance anu
superstition from the world. and let In the
LODI 90
gIory.-Isaiah CO.,. 8: Habakkuk ia
Organized Opposition to the Bible.
am not blaming our forefathers-Cath-
olics or Protestants. Douotless there
were bad men amongst them. out there
were also good men and sincere. l blame
tho great Adversary, Satan. and his de-
mons, the fallen angels. as the Apostle
does. We have been debauched oy these
doctrines of demons.
About 1900 A. d. the people began to de-
sire the New Testament and to DOUBT the
inspiration of the Apostolic Bishops.
Professor Tyndale translated the New
Testament into English. but could not get
il printed in Great Britain. because OF
the power Of the MISUNDERSTANDING
Bishops, mark you. afraid that the "oio
of God in the hands Of the people would
discount their authority. Tyndale per
severed. had his New Testament printed
in Germany, and then imported to Lon
don. Although few people could read.
they began to buy the books eagerly. But
the Apostolic Bishops bought up the en-
tire edition and burned the books publicly
in front Of St. Pauls Cathedral, LONDON.
Surely. Jesus forewarned US OF these
would-be Apostles. Revelations 2:2D ne
appointed only twelve and recognized 81
paul as successor to Judas. These twelve
vere to be His special mouthpieces. the
crown of twelve stars in the Church and
the twelve foundation stones. CReveia-
tion 12I; N:14) Referring to the illegal
Apostolic Bishops, Jesus said: Thou mast
tried them which say they are Aposties
and are not, and hast found them liarS.
Revelation %; 2 Corinthians u:l3.
Burning the New Testapnents made the
matter worse. The people demanded to
know why they should not be permitted
To read the words Of Jesus and the orfgi-
nal Twelve The psuedo-apostles then pro-
duced what they styled the Bishops Bible
and gave 1t to the people, with threats
that IL through reading that Bible they
cot out of harmony with the creeds. they
would 20 to eternal torture. Roman. Cath
olics got out the Douay edition Eacn
marty warned the people tnat tne othcT .
translation was especially wrong. al
though there is little difference. Thus
they attempted to hinder the people from
studying the Bible.
The same spirit is manifested every
where yet. Whoever presents the Bible
without sectarian bias. and shows its sim
plicity and purity. its Divine Message OF
love and mercy. is branded hereto and
dangerous: and any villihcation heaped
upon him Is reckoned as service to God.
however false. 1t Is surprising to what
extent We have been hoodwinked by the
Adversary, and have failed to notice that
our dificulty arose from the doctrines
of demons"
what Are ..Doctrines Of Dene.ss"
Doctrines of Demons" are various
faisehoods designed to misrepresent Gods
character and dealings, and thus to him
der Gods Message from taking effect In
human hearts. God could have prevented
satan from thus practicing receptions
and slanderinS His character: but re-
peatecly He indicates that 1t has been
His purpose not to use force In the gath
ering of the Church. He sent forth His
Message. intending that those hearing