The Washington times., 1925-03-21
RACK To GOD
AND THE BIBLE
NEED Of TODAY
Judge Rutherford Refutes Po-
sitions of Modernists and
FundamentaIists
KINGDOM or GOD At HAND
Conforming of People to the
Bibles Teaching viii Usher
In christ's Kingdom
KINGDOM OF GOD At HAND

Judge Rutherford, president OF
the international Bible Students
Association was asked to express
himself on the controversy between
Modernists and Fundamentalists.
He said:
"The Word of God is the only
safe guide for man. Without
doubt God has favored America in
the past because it has been the
home Of religious liberty. An
abandonment Of the Bible and Of
the Lord necessarily must spell
disaster.
''The scriptures were written by
inspiration OF God. They prove
themselves. They foretold the hap
pening Of future events which have
transpired exactly as foretold, thus
conclusively proving that the divine
mind directed their writing.
.'The Bible record is that God
created Adam perfect; that he
sinned and was sentenced to death;
that thereafter all OF his offspring
were born sinners: that God prom
Used to redeem man; that centuries
later Jesus was made q human oe'
ing, taught the plan Of redemption,
died upon the cross as mans Re
deemer, was raised from the deal
and ascended into heaven; that
Jesus promised to return and re-
ceive to Himself those who would
loyalty by faith follow Him until
death: that Jesus and His church
constitute the seed Of Abraham,
through which the blessings Of
mankind must come, and this seed
OF Abraham IL the royal family or
kingdom class; that Jesus taught
His followers to pray for the com.
ing Of Gods kingdom on earth; that
this kingdom II the only hope for
mans blessing with life, liberty,
and happiness; that Satan il the
god OF this evu world, that Satan
must be dethr0ned, and Messiah's
kingdom Of righteousness be in.
augurated instead.
MODERNIST VIEW.
''Modernists deny all OF these
great revealed truths, and substi-
Iute therefor the following:
That man Is q product Of evoiu-
ton; that Jesus Christ Is man in
the same sense that all human be-
ings are men, hence the product
OF evolution; that man did not fall,
therefore needs no redeemer; his
eternal happiness viii be realized
through selfcuIture.
This sweeping denial OF Gods
Word and plan Of salvation is turn
ing the people back to barbarism.
It IL destroying all their hope and
leading them to desperation.
FUNDAMENTALLY VIEW.
~. r,s;s list. claim to bs!lsv:
men possess immorta. souls. hence can
not die; and IL men cannot die, then
Of course they cannot be redeemed
Jesus are.one in being; hence the death
OF Jesus could not provide the ransom
price for man. They pray. ae Jesus
be done on earth and at the same
time participate in worldly politics and
unite with profiteers and professional
= League Of Nations which they claim
to be Gods kingdom on earth.
Jesus and the apostles taught that
evti world. and that the followers Of
the Lord could not be q part of the
world even az Jesus was not . part
Of it. Therefore true chri.tia1s must
and alliances. and proclaim the mes
sage of the Lords kingdom and pa
affairs The position Of Fundamen-
taiists denies that Gods kingdom 10
the hope Of mankind.
"As the Apostle plainly states Mod
eTnists refuse to know God, and Fun
damentAlists refuse to obey the Cos
pei Of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ and attempt by their own ef-
forts TO control earth's affairs.
A NEED SUPPLIED
What the people need is not de-
of Jesus and the apostles They need
not theology, but they need the Bible
Ia its purity. They need not worldly
and selfish Is politics tics but they need to
the Redeemer of man, and to know
that Gods kingdom is the only means
conteptinent on earth and life for the
human family.
The International Bible Students
company Of Christians who have come
from ali denominations and outside OF
all. and who are earnestly endeavoring
understanding OF the Scripture The
people desire peace, prosperity, health
and eternal life. Jesus said: AND this
Tnee the ONLY 'H ta1s th GSd might nd know know
Christ. whom thou hast sent.-John
Let religious controversies, be laid
aside; let the people honestly and
earnestly return to God and TO the
Bible accept it's teachings and conform
see that the end of the old world or
order OF things is here; that the king
zen SshLoI heaven lie at hand. and that the
que to begin. Herein lies the hons for
the people of earth.''
II you are unable to attend the