The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-12-07

Dear Sir:-I notice an account of
the death of Pastor Russell in your
paper. 1t seems to me the manner
of the account is not as becomes a
Christian to speak of another, even
though the other was a vile sinner.
First. Chas. Taze Russell who
called himself Pastor Russell. Error.
Where can you find any account of
this fact? Though Pastor Russell
was regularly elected pastor of over
four hundred churches, yet to one
and all he was Bro. Russell.
Second. And the Christian world
does not mourn. How could we,
when we know he is with his Lord
and Master? He had conseCrated
this earthly life to the service of
God, and in doing this he gave up
all earthly life rights. No conse-
Grated child of God but what makes
this covenant, and none but what re-
Joices when the time comes to pass
beyond the vail.
Third. He began life selling
shirts. What of that, any disgrace
in such? Did not our Saviour begin
life as carpenter? What was your
start in life?
Fourth. Known as crank
preacher. Paul, thou are beside
myself, much learning doth make
thee mad. Even as in PauPs day,
any one that tried to live a conse-
Grated life was thought to be crazy;
even so today.
Fifth and Sixth. Error Never
was connected with any organized
church, and never was ordained.
Pastor Russell was once a pastor in
your so-called orthodox church. but
what particular church I can't say,
as he wished to forget it. Also
never was ordained To ordain
means to send forth, to vouch for,
as a representative. Who ordained
John the Baptist? Who ordained
Jesus or his disciples? Was it the
Jewish church? No. You know full
we'll they sought to put the Master
to death, even as you seem to have
wanted to put Pastor Russell. God
ordained Pastor Russell, also the
Christians all over the world who
believed the word of God, sent him
forth.
Seventh. On account of illegal re-
1ations with other women was d.
vorced A blacker misrepresentation
was never put forth, Gas you know
when trial came off the chief wit
nesses against him acknowledged
they had misrepresented him. (You
know this.)
Eighth. One of his numerous
tricks was his widely advertised
miracle wheat. Error. Pastor Rus
sell never owned a single pound of
: wheat that I am aware of, neither
has he named any wheat A conse-
Grated child of God had some of this
wheat in his possession and desired
to give something to the service of
God. He made the offer to the So
ciety to which Bro. Russell was
president, to let the wheat be stored
in the basement and the proceeds he
would give to the society,"
Ninth. And donations to his So
ciety ran his profits up to $4,000
per year. Error. He had no profits.
He consecrated his all to the service
of God. The donations was to the
society Of which he was president.
Tenth. In a single decade he re-
ceived two million dollars from his
howlers, who believed his proph ecies
were true that the world was to
come to an end in October, 1914.
Error. He received $1,000 per
month and all expenses. He never so
far as known (and I have read about
all of his writings, and have heard
him speak a good many times made
any prophecies, but rather to inter
pref and point out few that Gods