davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

me- and we will the consttuionaity of this whole
proceeding and let the whole State and the whole Nation know
whether the Legislature of the State of Illinois andbag and
destroy reputable business and reputable organization
with interest that read that great difficulty
experienced in getting committee and that several prominent
members absolutely refused to the Committee 1t would
have been good thing for the State of Illinois and for the State
Legislature all the members had refused to the Com
mee and allow themselves to be made victims and tools of
gang of conspator who have of the driest
down. vet pieces of business undertaken by
gang.
this day the following letter the States Aor
ney of Lake County:
Office of
WILBUR GLENN VOLIVA, GENERAL OVERSEER OF THE
CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH IN
ZION, Administration Building, Zion Illinois
May IA, 1919
James G. WEIGH,
States Attorney for Lake County
Waukegan Illinois
My dear Sir:
Doubtless you have read in the the testimony of
by of Royal before socaled Legislative Committee which
Chamber Morrison Hotel Chicago
day, May 18TH
refers several where individuals have
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
the printing of literature and the sending of ministers
hereby extend you invitation investigate personally
each of these Every facility will be placed dis
posa for complete and thorough investigation that will be
sending copy of this letter the Chairman
called Legislative Committee and sincerely
will invitation and proceed either yourself
or yourself with two Others
Awaiting your reply and action
| Respectfully
| DIT
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

State you attempting usup the functions OF the judicial
department of government But you meet in Star
session. listen these vanou peure and then let it out
the newspapers in order to besmrch possible Vova to
wreck and destroy Zion besh and wreck thousands OF
earnest Christian abiding INDUSTRIOUS useful citizens
You say that Vova has inulted YOU dare you to tell IN
what respect nsued you'll Has he insuted you by
declaring this the part of pnheaded peanut Shur
left and old Rodney B. Swift is anarchsc and awless!
The Chicago papers have stated that the
informed you that your rights only far but IN spite OF
this YOU Chicago and listen the vile pack of lies from
such haired bewhskeed lying old eprobate Roya
have done everything that reputable citizen could DO to
the Legislature from its disgrace but thus tar, without
sending this article you for the sole purpose OF open
ing your eyes the fact that you being made the victims OF
gang of odown rprobates who have utterly and absolutely
failed the accomplish their dirty damnabe purposes
who the State Legislature thinking that they
may deceive them into doing their dirty, vile work
Again say You have felt very proud y when you
adjourned Monday evening" and when you read the reports
in the Chicago newspapers You know very well that such
institution the State of Illinois would be very but do
you carer have you any concen you determined to go
ahead and bull this thing through in violation of the Constlt-
ton Statutes of the State and lend assistance to
this gang of perued villains their attempts to besmrch to
and destroy what thousands of seltsacrhcn sell
denying Godeang industrious people have toled tor years
to build up? .
Do you think going sit still while this sandbaggng
business is going on? =.
If am in contempt for contempt and arragn
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

THE WORD OF GOD
1t is as silent as the tomb relative to all
under this head.
The only passage of Scripture Russell
cites under this point is Isaiah 65 10, which
entirely overthrows his argument.
ISAIAH 65:2O-There shall be no more
thence an infant of days, nor an old man who
hath not filled his days: for the child shall die
an hundred years DID, but the sinner being
an hundred years old shall be accursed.
Yet, in the face of the fact that there is
no Scripture to sustain him, Russell finally
adds, in Volume l, Page $50: "The ransom
for all given by the Man Christ Jesus guar
antees to every man another opportunity or
trial for everlasting life
AGAINST THIS GREAT LIE GODS
WORD SPEAKS.
Does Gods Word say that the wicked will
have this one hundred years Millennial pro-
stationary Gospel of the second chance?
II CORINTHIANS e:2-Now is the &C
copied time; NOW is the day of salvation.
HEBREWS 4:7-Today, if you will hear
His voice, harden not your hearts.
Luke Is -"When once the master of
the house hath risen up and shut to the
door," you have second chance of one
hundred years in which to accept the Christ,
and the rest of the Millennium to see
whether you will keep Him? No, indeed,
but eye begin to stand without, etc. That
door meOer opens to let you us
MATTHEW 25:1O-And they who were
READY went in with Him to the marriage,
and THE DOOR WAS SHUT.
Bring the chapter and verse that shows
that it opens in the Millennium, or even in
eternity.
Again read all the passages cited under
Number III.
RuSselliSm says that the dead all rise for
their hundred years at the beginning of the
Millennium.
Revelation EOS says that the rest of the
dead lived not again until the thousand years
were finished"
This wipes out the one hundred years and
the rest of the Millennium probationary
business
mo-" says Russell, Revelation EOS is
spurious-an Interpolation"
Yet every critical Greek text from all the
scholars of all the churches contains the pas
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

THE WORD OF OUR GOD
Il. In the Beginning of the Universe, Jesus
zvas not the Archangel Michael, but God
the Very and Eternal Son Of God.
JOHN 1:1-In the beginning was the Word
(bOGOs), and THE WORD WAS GOD.
MICAH 5:2-Whose goings forth have been
from of old, from everlasting
ISAIAH s:e-Unto us Child is born, un-
to us Son is given.
SON OF GOD WHEN BORN "a
CHILD"-not thirty-three and one-half
years later in His resurrection.
GALATIANS 4:4-But when the fitness Of
time was come, God sent forth His Son, made
of woman.
He was Gods Son when made of a wo-
man SON UNCREATED AND ETER-
NAL; BODY WAS MADE.
ISAIAH 7:14-A virgin shall conceive, and
bear Son, and shall call His Name Emmanuel
MATTHEW 1:23-GOD WITH US.
If He were not Son of God-God with
us during His life on earth, but only since
His resurrection, THEN GOD DISAP-
FEARED FROM US.
JOHN 1:14-The Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us (the thirty-three and one
half years.; and we beheld His glory, THE
GLORY OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN (by con-
ception in Mary's womb, and not by resurrec-
tion) SON OF GOD
HEBREWS 10:5-A Body Gin My mothers
womb) hast Thou prepared Me.
"Me"-THE SON OF GOD WHEN
THE BODY WAS PREPARED, not when
it was resurrected.
LUKE 1:35-The Holy Spirit shall come
upon thee and the power of the Highest shall
overshadow thee: therefore also that Holy
Thing which shall be born of thee shall be
called The Son of God.
g. He zVas called Son of God at different
times, by different persons, before He 7vas
crucifed
CD The Demons Confessed Him as Son
of God before His Crmcifxion.
LUKE 4:41-And demons came out Of
many, crying out, THOU ART THE SON OF
GOD.
Compare Matthew 8 20; Luke 8:28.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17
THE WORD OF GOD:

L F1E WOKD OF GOD:
sage. Russell was the only scholar CD who
has ever cast the slightest doubt upon it.
Even all the post illennial scholars and
churchmen leave it there unquestioned
1t takes meYve, brass, and gall to go up
against Gods Inspired Word.
Thus Russell teaches that Nero, one Of
the. worst men among all mankind, has been
"dead, utterly dead, non-existent, annihlla-
ted" for nearly two thousand years; that,
during the Millennium, he will come forth
in "the resurrection of judgments the
judgment salvation administered by Christ
and the Church" that he will be given one
hundred years in which to repent of the
notorious life he lived before he was annihi-
lated at his death-to repent of the murder
of his own mother; of his terrible orgies
with the famous and indescribab1y adulter-
Gus Locusta; of his awful incest of fddling
while Rome burned" then charging the
great confagration to the Christians and
having thousands of them, with all their
helpless little children, murdered; the only
ruler of the great Roman Empire who be-
came so detested by his own subjects that
at his death, he was denied imperial honors
in his burial; that this unspeakable Nero as
we'll as Judas Iscariot-in fact, that every
sinner of lesser or higher degree will be
given the full one hundred years in which
to repent. If, at the end of~that probation
airy one hundred years, Nero, Judas, and all
sinners of Adams race do not repent, they
may be annihi1ated the second time in the
second death-if they prefer that to accept
ing Jesus the King and becoming obedient
citizens of the Millennial Kingdom.
If, however, Nero, Judas, or any other
sinner accepts the King at the end of that
one hundred years, he will be taken out of
probation and given everlasting, life-will
live to the full end of the Millennium Such
lis THE SATANICALLY RUSSELLIZED
GOSPEL OF THE SECOND CHANCE
NO HELL.
What premium it places on sin in this
life! Why repent and be virtuous when
you can have the second chance in the Mil
lennium ?-and you may have your choice,
even then, of accepting Christ as King, with
eternal life, or of being annihilated the sec
ond time!
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

bunch will be confused confounded with
disgrace.
We patiently go with work and await day in
court when will take this pack of internal lies and
down the threats of the peured villains who have uttered them
There also God the Heavens Who is the God of vengeance
and He will that those who attempt destroy His work
get the punishment which they fully deserve.
We have large staff of officers including the Apostles and
Elders who competent thoroughly conecrad and who
prepared go forth into the battle We have large
bershp thoroughly organized thoroughly united ready pre-
sent a solid front to the enemy
Let Zion throughout the world send in their answer
above outlined and let go forward finish the
work which God has put into hands
With Christian and all in Zon with best wishes
all reputable citizens of law righteousness and jus
ce-and with great big club for purured villains,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17
WILBUR GLENN VOLIVA.
RUSSELL'S WORDS:


All his judges (Christ and the little f1ocl)
are now being prepared by their own ex-
periences with sin and weakness to Judge
sympathetically and to be truly helpful
Such experiences on the part of the judges
would not be so essential were this not the
Divine Plaza gradual recovery by judy
ments.
Nero will surely be one of those who will
come forth to shame and lasting contempt
Daniel 12:2). We will readily perceive
that Nero, on coming forth, will find him
self in very different social conditions from
those prevailing when he died. He will find
vices such as he practiced very much dis
credited and the virtues which he Stunned
and prosecuted installed in power and gen.
eral favor He will be utterly out of accord
with all of his surroundings, much more so
than others less wilful less prohigate, less
vicious, less contemplate. He will find him
self we'll known through the pages of his
tory, and in general contempt because of his
abuse of his powers and opportunities, not
only as the murderer of his own mother, but
as the prosecutor and torturer of the Lord S
faithful ones.
However, he comes forth to resurrection
by judgments, for the purpose Of being &C
corded an opportunity of RISING UP out
of the shameful and contemplate condition
Gin which he previously lived) to the full
perfection of human nature.
If he then determinedly maintains an evil
influence and hardens his heart and refuses
obedience, he will die the Second Death
the second time which will be the end Of
him-his second annihi1ation
But if, on the contrary Nero should ever
become fully obedient to the Lord, he will
attain unto everlasting life; will be highly
respected, and his past will be forgotten,
Nero will therefore, come under THE
JUDGMENT SALVATION at the hands
of Christ and His Church, and here we are
satisfied to rest his case
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17


THE WORD OF RUSSELL
Volume 5, Page 84)
/. our Lord Jesus Christ aVas originally
the Archangel Michael.
Our Redeemer existed as a spirit-being
before He was made flesh and dwelt among
us. At that time, as we'll as subsequently
(note his word Subsequently" He was
properly known as "a god"-a mighty one.
AS Chief of the angels, He was known as
THE ARCHANGEL (highest angel or
messenger), whose name MICHAEL signi-
fes. "Who as God, "or Gods representative.
Volume 5, Page 84)
2. Our Lord Jesus the Christ ayas there
fore created being.
AS He was the highest of all Jehovah's
creation, so also He was THE FIRST, THE
DIRECT CREATION OF GOD.
Volume 5, Page 86) Russell's version
of John l Il "In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with the God, and
the Word was god. The same was in
the beginning zvith the God"
What beginning is here referred tor
JenOVan never ndQ DSSlIllllS, Dut 1Ilo
work did, and it is to this that reference IS
here made-the beginning of creation. The
Logos Himself qvas the beginning Of the
creation first created being, the direct
creation of God. (Italics mine).
Revelation 3:14-The beginning Of the
creation of God. (Italics mine).
Colossians :15-18-A II things were
created by Him, and for Him, but He pre-
cedes all things.
Psalm 8o:27 describes Him as Jehovah's
frstborn-frst created
Volume 5, Page 81 The beginning OF
the creation in the Person Of our Lord.
Volume 5, Page o3) Revelation l:lI;
2 :8-In no other sense or way than as the
"only" direct creation of God. through
Whom all else was created, could our Lord
be the First and the Last of Gods creation.
5. This Created Lord Jesus Christine
Aychangel MichaeLhas experienced t7Vo
changes of nature. (Italics mine).
(Vo1. 2, Page 1859 It is the same Jesus
Who has experienced two changes OF
nature-frst from spirit (angelic) to
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17
RUSSELL'S WORDS

RUSSELL'S WORDS
Volume /, Page 1859 Men are benefited
TO all eternity by the experience gained Tin
this life), and angels are benefited by their
observation of mems experience; and all are
further benefited by fuller acquaintance
with Gods character, as manifested in this
plan.
Volume /, Page 143) The second trial
(during the Millennium will be much more
favorable than the first, because of the ex-
perience gained Tin SIM under the results
of the first trial. -,
Under the reign of Christ, mankind will
be gradually educated, trained, and dlscl-
pinned, until they reach perfection. Then
perfect harmony with God will be required,
and any who then fall short of perfect
obedience will be cut off.
Volume |, Page 144) In the Millennium
"all must have at least one hundred years OF
trial: and. if not so obstinate as to refuse
to make progress, their trial will continue
throughout the entire day of Christ. ;"
RUSSELL ON NERO, ONCE EMPER-
OR OF ROME.
Volume E, Pages 711-72O) Take Nero.
Suppose.that he were given an instantaneous
resurrection to life suppose that he should
come forth from the tomb perfect mentally,
morally, and physically that would not be
Nero-the Nero of the past nor could those
who had been his associates identify him. :.
Adam, as perfect being, received very
brief trial..
The healed ones (whom the Lord raised
up) were not made perfectly whole, else
thew might have lived for centuries. go.
When raised up, the individual will
neither lose his identity nor be lost to the
world and the social circles of which he has
been part. a.,
The past experiences with sin and selfish
ness will be a valuable asset of knowledge.
helping the revived one to appreciate
the reign of righteousness (the Millen-
nium), and it will all be to his Nero's and
anv and all previous sinners) advantage.
The lessons of experience thus gained Will
be deeply engraven upon his (Nero's) mem
ory. upon his character, and will fit him for
the final testing during the Millennlal age
Tn the meantime, however, his imperfections
will not work to his detriment or him
drance.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

abideth doctrine of Christ
and the
this doctrine him not
intovo house. ethe him God speed;
hiddeh of II
Oil.
shall
who pvy shall bring damnable hees
themselves destruction
many shall follow their perious ways by reason of whom the way
be evil Of
And through oveouns fegned merchandise
damnaton
mot 2:-3.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-17

THE WORD all taken from his
of Studies i The Scriptures
THE WORD Of God is all Bible
last week.
TO SIN MUCH; SUCH EXPERIENCE WILL
GREATLY HELP THEM MILLENNIUM.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-22

Th:s is the Flfty-thirl Christmas that We Have Been the Lead ing Store
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-19
A MERRY CHRISTMAS

lHE Holidays with the day Of good cheer New Years.
the day resolutions We wish and the
muny general "A Merry Ghriamaa This from the
hearts fully realize that efforts rapidly
increasing patrons has been fully appreciated Would be Christian
you suggest this your friends whom feel
Come the Bank with them and help them the road
before the New begins One of books with credit Of
dollar or more would makea Christmas present.
The sun., 1919-05-05
LEXINGTON ENTRIES.

First Race--Claiming 800: four. year old,
and upward six furlongs Brig OF War Qmp },
loi; Lucy bly,, lol Bengali, 1903; Harry Bur.
Goyne, l0+ John, Jr.. 1903; Kama. 1906 Orderly,
lOj- FL Garrison, 1906: Greengrass. l0s Arthur
Middleton, los; Trusty, Ill Harry Shaw, Ill.,
Also eligible High low. l07; Billie b., lOi ;
Redand, lN; Hasty Cora, 90
Second Race-Claiming; 500: two.year-old
naidens, colts and geldings four and a half
furlOngs: Mascot, li2; Lieutenant Perkins, liz
Nick. us; Principle, lis; Purl. lis: Bonneville
Is.
Third Rsce--Purse $500 three year-olds and
upward; one mile Mormon, 81; Stevenson
l0 Jim LETTERING, l07; Hanovia. lOS Spear
lone Omp), 10; PIT Jr.. 10; Harvest King
10; Mnnotln, ll3: Buford, l3.
Fourth Race-Weidemann Handicap: purse
81 900: three year Odds and upward: one mile
and an eighth Omond (imp). 81. Hocnir
1872; Herald. l@: Aurum dmp). 1903: Harvest
King, 10.
Filth Rsce-Purse 500; two.year. olds: four
and half furlongs: Dixie Flyer, lC7; Horace
IHrch, ITO; Breadman, ITO; Convoy, ITO;
black Prince, 40; Rib. liz: Beaming Beauty,
sixth Race-Claiming; $500: three-year. ODDS
and upward, hlies and mares; one mile and
a sixteenth Flapper. lo2: Eulogy, 1906; Rock.
cry. 1903: Kate Adams loi: Bonnie Tess JOG;
Ss,Sn's xI lSs old Miss no. Lucky r., 10;
Seventh RsceLClaiminz: $500; three.year.
olds and upward one mile and a sixteenth:
ran io2: Irregular lU: Butcher Boy, loS;
Bajazst, 100; kinEoEi. los; Duke of Shelby.
The sun., 1919-05-05

Those in charge of the tournaments
at the Engineers Country Club are de-
termined to make the first regular sea-
son there one worth while. for although
there was considerable play there in the
summer of 1913. only sixteen holes were
IN commission. The other two were fin
ished late in the fall
The golf committee. consisting OF y.
NJ. Garland, w. s. Silkworth. Dwight
Rockwell and Frank II. Hoyt, announces
that 1t will welcome suggestions for dit
ferent forms OF competition. An unusual
method is in order for the club cham
pionship. the qualifying rounds OF eight
cen holes to be played on the second and
fourth Saturdays or Sundays In May.
June. July and August and the second
Saturday IN September. The lowest
sixteen gross scores arc TO continue at
match play.
Conditions for the presidents trophy
are practically the same. the qualifying
rounds to be decided on the first and
third Saturdays or Sundays in the
months named. the sixteen lowest net
scores to continue Mt match play. Three
day tournaments are on beginning Dec
Grafton Day. finishing June I. and on
July 4. ending July 6. Bail sweep
stakes are scheduled for every Satur-
day and Sunday during the season.
The sun., 1919-05-05
PORES SETS RECORD
IN HANDICAP RACE.
Running From Scratch Cham
piOn Covers 6 1-2 Miles in
NJ. A. G. Chase in 1855.

Charlie Pores Of the Millrose Athletic
Association. national five and ten mile
champion. yesterday hung a new course
record in winning the fast time prize
from scratch In the annual six and a
half mile handicap road race of the
Morningside Athletic Club over the clubs
regular course over the streets OF Har-
lem and The Bronx. The former Pelham
Bay COB finished In twenty-sixth place
In the record time Of &C minutes So sec
onds. He bettered the former figures
almost by two minutes.
Max Bohland of the Paullst A. c., the
other scratch man. showed the way to
Pores for the first Ave miles. but was
forced to retire in the ANAL mile when he
became IN. Bohland at this point was
leading Pores by 100 yards, and no doubt
would have been returned the fast time
winner had he not been stricken.
The winner Of the race was J. Lorenz
OF the Brooklyn A. A. who enjoyed the
liberal allowance OF minutes 80 sec
onds. The Brooklyn athlete took the
lead mile from the finish and showed
the way to ]. Durzy of the Cygnet A. c.
OF Port Chester by seventy yards. Durzy
at the three mile mark when he was
leading Lorenz by fifteen yards ran out
OF tne course. when the Port Chester
runner discovered his mistake he already
had covered about a half mile of extra
territory. It was due to this error that
Durzy failed to win the race. Durzy
was In receipt of minute II second
start and led the rest OF the pack from
the first mile until he lost the trail
G. Efantis Of the Greek American
a. C., who finished in nineteenth place.
was the first novice to complete the
journey and was awarded the novice
prize. j. Hotz of the Pennant A. c.
was the second novice to finish, and J. ].
KLAUS Of the St Anselms A. c. the
third. Hotz was placed twentieth and
KLAUS thirty-third
The st. Christopher Club, which nm
ished men second. third. seventh. ninth
and eleventh, captured the Edward Wal
dron trophy, with the low score OF 80
points. The Paulist A. C. was second
and the Morn!ngs'de A. c. third. The
St Francis Catholic Union was the first
club to finish novice team and cap
tured that prize. One hundred and sixty
six runners competed.