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3 ay inn O ©ritanw ~ V0L- 1 ~ — -1 =1-S- A- "—. 1 ■■"-!! J '■ ■ ■ .T L L_ I i«« ■ ... — . No. 36 DAYTON, OREGON. AUGUST 23. 1912. REUNION A BIG SUCCESS PROGRAMMES WELL RENDERED Full List Of Registered Soldiers Next Week PASTOR RUSSEL and B’LLY SUNDAY DISAGREE ON HELL-FIRE I do not know of any Presby- terian minister who believes or preaches this idea. Of course this literal hell was an idea wid ely held in earlier years, but the church is breaking away from many of the conceptions of past ages. brimstone hell, and I think I have never heard but one ser mon in which that belief was expressed, and that was down in Georgia years ago. Rabbi Adolph Rosentreter is quoted as saying with emphasis: the Tribune a visit. These gen tlemen are working on a special edition for the Newberg Enter- prise consisting of Newberg, Dundee and Dayton and their surrounding country. The “Anti-Hell-Fire and Brimstone This edition of the Enterprise ! The resolution passed by the will be put up in book form and Resolution adopted in Washing Archbishop (nennon, although passed by the Bible Students at beautifully illustrated with half evading the direct question, : Washington ought to have been tone cuts, showing the beautiful ton, D. C, draws the fire leaves the impression that the passed 15oo vears ago j do not farm homes and also some of the Catholic clergy no longer believe believe in a literal hell of fire, of city dwellings. of Clergymen every- in literal hell. He said:— course. Orthodox Jews do not Below we will publish a letter everywhere It’s too hot to talk about such hold that idea. received from the Enterprise ed a subject today. As to whether ( this article concluded in itor. Almost Unanimous Ministerial Repudiatiation of the “Hell NEXT ISSUE) Catholic clergymen preach hell-' Mr. F. T. Mellinger, fire and Brimstone” Theory fire, I will say that we preach I Editor Tribune, Dayton, Ore. the faith, and our faith Dear Sir:— The hot Mid-summer Conven- Bible responsible for the doct-, faith of the church. Thanking you for tion of the International Bible rine, they lose respect for the Rev. David S. Phelan, Editor your kindness and courtesy ex- Students at Glen Echo Park, Bible and for the church, and of the Western Watchman, stat tended to our little party on the Washington, D. C., in passing discard both and join the big ed:— occasion of our visit to your in- their now famous resolution, congregation of detached Chris- Cathalic priests do not preach teresting and prosperous little made so big a noise about “Hell- tians and skeptics. a hell of fire. The church has Says He Will Publish Illustrated city today may I trespass still fire and Brimstone” that the old | The mjd-Summer Resolution HUl not taken a definite position on Edition of Newberq Enterprise further upon you by asking you ecclesiastical line-up was com-1 repudiating and relegating to the subject to publish in the Tribune this letely routed and put to flight, the ash heap the red hot hell-fire Rev. Dr. James W. Lee, of the week this brief mention of the Monday last J. T. Bell, editor and an entirely new formation deception so wonderfully des- Methodist Episcopal Church contemplated illustrated edition of the Newberg Enterprise, ac- of forces is now in the making. cribed by Milton and Dante, and South, stated:— Icompanied by L. A. Gregory and of the Newberg Enterprise to It surely was a big gun that pictured by Gustave Dore, will 'J. W. Spriggs, paid the editor of appear early in October. I do not believe in a fire and was fired from Glen Echo into probably be likened unto Shake- The purprose in view is to in the camp of the stand patters, speare’s Midsummer Nights NOTHING BUT FOAM and the noise will echo and re- Dream by Billy Sunday, Gypsy form the people living in less at tractive portions of the country echo throughout the ecclesiasti- Smith and others of their kind, of the many beauties, and ad cal heavens for some time time It’s tough on these gentlemen, vantages of this favored region to come. ' too, at this stage of their illust- । rious career to be deprived of with a view of inducing them to Gen. Wm. P. Hall, U. S. A., come to this locality and help a brave Indian fighter of the their hell-fire-works and brim the enterprising orchardists and stone, their only argument. past, in calling for the public re farmers now here to develop it pudiation of the hell-fire theory, Their undoing however will be a arid to make it their homes with claimed that to do so would cre sweet morsel for the men and re I us. The Commercial Club of ligion Congress people have de ate a situation in America that Newberg has endorsed the pro would enable thousands of Min clared against “itinerate Evan gelists. ” posed publication as one calcu isters to publicly declare what lated to advertise this city and they freely admit privately. The From among the hundreds of the communities adjacent in an desired repudiation was made recently published expressions effective and attractive manner. and the general spontaneous re from the leading clergymen of It is proposed to publish some sponse from Ministers of all de all denominations on the Wash pictures of the vicinity of Dun nominations vindicates the Gen ington “anti-hell-fire” Resolu dee and Dayton as well as of tion we quote: — eral as an excellent tactician. Newberg and these towns will The general repudiation of the Canon Henson of Westminster be written up in departments to hell-fire theory by the clergy of Abbey, in confirming repudiat themselves for we feel that in the Evangelical Alliance will no ion of the eternal torment doct aiding in the development of doubt be considered by the pub rine of the “dark ages,” said: those localities we are aiding in lic as a startling admission, and “I think the American religious developing Newberg as well. is in striking contrast with the public is generations behind us It is proposed to make this opinion still held by ninety per although I don’t say that indiv-1 publication in the form of a book cent of the people who were idual American divines aren’t e- let of at least 32 pages and the reared under and taught by quals of ours.” illustrations and the work throu The famous R. J. Campbell, of gh out will be of a high order. sions gained in childhood from London, representing the Non- the ministers that the Bible was Conformists view, said:— We understand that your live the authority for the fire and Commercial Club has but little brimstone hell will be hard to e- Thia seems to me to be a very literature on hand to meet the rase. It is acknowledged that belated pronouncement I don’t demands made on it by persons seventy five per cent of the peo-, know any clergyman here who in other localities and we are ngJ believes in eternal punishment; pie reared under secturian ¡ .— confident that this edition of the t ruction, when arriving at the nor think any educated Enterprise will meet the require- clergyman has done so for many age of discretion. discard as un । ments in this line. Christian and unreasonable the y«8»-8- Very truly yours, hell-fire mythology of the Mid-' Rev. Arthur L. Odell, a St John T. Bell die ages, and as they believe the Louis pastor, said:— i8 ;NEWBERG EDITOR VISITS DAYTON
