Arizona republican., 1922-04-24
The FuodamentaIist.


Many of us who are just outside the church are
not aware of the turmoil within the doctrine of
the Second Coming" which it is said is threatening
a split in one of the most powerful denominations
and which has invaded two others the three most
powerful of the Protestant churches
It has probably created no great stir in individual
congregations yet but it has already affected denom
national educational institutions and church con.
ve1tions. 1t is being attacked by the Christian
Register of Boston (undenominationaD and is being
vigorously supported by the "Watchman- Examiner
tBkptist) and the presbyterian" while the Cont
ne1 (Presbyteran), though "1oathing the doctrine
yeti pursues a tepid career.
sThe Second Coming though the chief funda
mehtal of the Fundamentalists, is only part of the
ne9 doctrine which aimed at the Liberalism (which
they call the radicalsm) Of the churches Among the
ad1ocates of the new doctrine is William j. Bryan
whS is described by the Christian Register that
genial publicist with the religious knowledge of a
tenEyear-old child"
EThe doctrine rests the belief that Christ is
coaing again. this time in anger The foundation for
esbelief is found in Revelations 1s:11-15;
land saw heaven opened, and behold white
horse; and he that sat upon him faithful and
truk, and in Righteousness he doth judge and make
war
His eyes were as flame of fire. and on his head
were many crowns; and he had name written that
no anan knew but he himself.
And he was clothed with vesture dipped in
bloed; and his name is called the Word of God
And the armies which were in heaven followed
him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white
and clean.
EAnd out of his mouth goeth sharp sword that
with it he should smite the nations; and he shall
rule them with rod of iron: and he treadeth the
wire-press Of the ferceness and wrath Of Almighty
God.
The Interpretation of these is given
follows by DIR. L NJ Haldeman prominent Baptist
pastor of New York:
sChrist is coming with the eyes of who is
arobsed and indignant in whose veins beats the pulse
Of hot anger. He comes forth one who
no gonger seeks either friendship love
His garments dipped blood the blood Of others.
Hes descends that he may shed the blood of
He will enunciate his claim by terror and
mi4ht. He will write it in the blood of his foes.
HeEcomes like the reader of the winepress and the
grapes the bodies of He viii tread and
tratnple in his fury till the blood of shall fill
thesearth. He will tread and trample them
beneath his accusing feet till their upspurtng blood
shall make them crimson He comes TO his
got. not the Saviour meek and lowly not through
thessuffrage of willing hearts and the plaudts of
welcoming world, but king, as autocrat
despot, through the gushing blood of a trampled
wo4d And those who follow this emergent. wrath
full king of Heaven are represented
armies. They forth as a body of fighters They
COME assist the Warrior make the earth.
In This way the Kingdom is to come, not by the
re4ching of the Gospel and the all persuasive power
of the Spirit of God.
ENo such monstrous doctrine setting aside the
Christian belief in the ovableness of Christ says the
Christian Register, has been promulgated within
century It compares it with the Interpretation of
EXODUS 22:1s "Thou shalt suffer witch i've,
under which between the Fifteenth and Seventeenth
centuries in Europe and America 10000 alleged
Wit {hes were put to death,
fThe doctrine of the Second Coming has been dis
Gus sed in recent church conventions and has been
by such majorities and has been backed by
great wealth that the leaders the spirit
doctrine have written the heads of educational insti-
tutbns directing them ito it that these things
Of fth be strictly adhered in the instruction of
that institution"
among the institutions so addressed were Dart
nlolkh though secular and Brown university Gap
tistf Mr.. Bryan only recently denounced President
Birge of the University of Wisconsin atheist
because that institution doing nothing to coun
teract modern scientific teaching about the Bible
system of espionage so supported by money
and Influence heen established upon educational