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SUPERSTITIONS OF THE PAST.
Pastor Russell Dissects Doctrines of
Various Denominations snd Shows
Their Crudities and Fslieness Im
mersion In Water Does Not Open the
Door to the Church of the Living
God Mistake of the Baptiits.
London Taber
nacle, Nov. 5.
Pastor Russell
spoke today to
large audiences.
We report one of
bis , discourses,
which treated on
the subject of
Baptism.
Church History
shows that the
damnation theo
ries grew grad
ually. First came
the theory that every child of Adam
was born damned to eternal torture
at the hands of fire-proof devils, and
that the only escape was through bap
tism. But It was claimed that baptism
cancelled only previous sins and not
subsequent ones; hence it was the cus
tom lu Constautlne's time to put off
baptism until ns near the hour of death
as possible. TertulHan Is credited with
supporting this view.
Later enme St. Augustine, advancing
the theory that only the Church would
be saved and that baptism was for the
purpose of Induction Into the Church.
Naturally It followed that If infants
died without being admitted Into
the Church they would go to eternal
torture. 'As n result of this teaching
Infant baptism sprang into great pop
ularity, which Is still maintained. At
first the infants were immersed In
water, but later, under the belief that
all bishops were successors of the
Apostles and equal In authority.
Church Councils took the place of the
Word of God. They not only sanction
ed infant baptism, which Is not even
mentioned in the Bible, but addition
ally claimed that Immersion was un
necessary and that a few drops of wa
ter would Induct the oged or the babe
Into the Church and constitute an in
surance against n hell pf eternal tor
ture. This tUaory still persists to per
haps a greater degree than many
would Imagine. Luther and his coad
jutors protested against some ' of the
doctrines of the Church of Rome, but
accepted without protest infant bap
tism, spripkllng. etc., as necessary to
preservation from everlasting torment.
Unbaptized Infants In Torture
Someone suggests, "Ah! we practice
infant sprinkling, but It is merely a
christening.' We have no thought
whatever that the gracious neavenly
rather or Ills adorable Son. our Re
deemer, would consign an infant to
torture, even if It died without be
ing christened." Do not be too sure.
my brother. Superstitious die hard. I
know of a white-haired bishop In the
Episcopal Church who was uppnlled
at the very suggestion that his infant
grandchild might be safe In the arms
of Jesus without having been "Chris
tened."
Not only so, but these superstitions
of a darker day are forcefully impress
ed upon the "common people" by some
of ti,e vleray. Let me tell you of two
ili A Lutheran couple in Pennsylva
nia had some unpleasantness with
their pastor respecting Church dues.
This caused them to nbsent themselves
from Church service for several
mouths. Meantime their babe be
enme sick. The father humbled him
self to go to his pastor to tell him of
his distress and his fear that the child
might die and of his desire to have
it baptized. Imagine the anguish of
the deluded pareut when the pastor re
fused and told him that the child
would go to hell and that this was bis
desert as a parent because of failure
to keep In touch with his Church.
2i The other case was that of r.
Catholic- couple in Wisconsin. Their
two little girls died of diphtheria with
in a few hours of each other. When
the parish priest was sent for he de
clined to come and refused permission
to have the children burled In "holy
ground." The explanation given to
the astonished parents was that they
had neglected their duty toward the
children, that they had not been bap
tized into the Church and consequent
ly were lost.
To a friend the bereaved father de
clared that he wanted to have nothing
whatever to .do with so unjust a God
who would consign his little. Innocent
children to eternal torture merely be
cause of his sin. his neglect. In not
having a few drops of water sprinkled
in their faces by the priest: The friend
had been reading my "Studies in the
Scriptures" and explained to the be
reaved father that Church creeds and
theories are very different from the
plain and simple teachings of the Bi
ble. He showed him that bis little
ones were merely "asleep in Jesus"
waiting for the glorious resurrection
blessings of restitution, to be brought
to mankind nt the second coming of
J., after the completion of the elect
Church and their change to heavenly
glory. Could you wonder that that
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fPASTQg. gUSSELDj
!lb0"C, aIoon kPer. recelvtd
.oj ul uu, ana mat it hid a
transforming influence upon his life?
The Christian-Diicioles' Erra,
Tastor Russell examined the doctrine
of immersion as set forth by the
Christian or Disciple denomination.
He had not an unkind word to say re
specting the people of this denomina
tion, but he did dissect their doc
trines, laying bare what he considered
to be their Inconsistencies, falsities.
Criticizing the immersion theory of
the Christian-Disciples he declared
that the texts used by this denomina
tion as proofs that baptitm is for ths
remission of tins were never applied
to any except Jews. The Jews were
in Covenant-relatlonshln with
through the Mosaic Law. If thev eot
into sin it was proper for them to re
pent, return to God and use water
symbolically, indicating return from
sin. All Jews In full harmony with
the Lnw Covenant in Jesus' day were
transferred from Moses to Christ.
9nly those who had committed spe
cial sins were called unon to wnsh
away those sins symbolically In wa
ter. Others living consistent lives ns
"Israelites Indeed" were never in
structed to be baptized or to wash
away their sins. Amongst the Apos
tles, Tastor Russell said, there is no
record of any of them having been
immersed In water for the remission
of sins, except St. Paul, and he only
because he had persecuted the Church
of Christ. The baptism into Christ
announced for Gentile converts is
wholly different, he declared, from the
Jewish baptism for the remission of
sins. An illustration of this, he said,
is found in Acts xvlii. 24, 23, where
Apollos had baptized certain Gentiles
of Ephesus with John's baptism for
the remission of sins. St. Paul after
ward declared this incorrect and di
rected them to be immersed again
not for the remission of sins, but for
induction into the Body of Christ,
which is the Church. (Acts xix, 1-6.)
But the chief point which Pas
tor Russell made against the Christian-Disciple
theory, that Baptism is
for the remission of sins, was that it
naturally dis-fellowshlps all Christians
who have not been Immersed. The
logic of this theory, he declared, would
find few supporters in the Chrlstlan
Plsciple denomination. The logic of it
is this: If immersion is necessary for
an adult in order that his sins may
be remitted or washed away, it would
logically follow that all adults not im
mersed are yet in their sins unforgiv-
en. Ana this slgnines. according to
this theory, that. If they die thus they
must suffer the penalty of their sins,
which penalty, they say, is eternal
torture.
Baptist Theory In Error
Next the Baptist theory of Baptism
was dealt with. It was complimented
as being more nearly in line with the
Scriptures than any theory of Baptism
held in the world. And yet, said the
speaker, remarkably few Baptists to
day could or do stand by their theory,
If put to the test. Nevertheless, in
theory and practice, the great mass of
Baptists declare that immersion Is a
necessary incidental to admission to
the "Church of the Living God, whose
names are written in heaven!"
In full keeping with this, in nine out
of every ten Baptist Churches the
world over, only Immersed Christians
are ever invited to the communion ta
ble to participate In the Lord's Sup
per. Why? Because they claim that
only immersed persons belong to the
true Church and that the communion
service is exclusively for the Church.
If we nsk them what are the advan
tages claimed for membership In the
Church, they reply Salvation! What
Is the antithesis or opposite of salva
tion? we ask. They answer Lost!
What do you mean by lostt we inquire.
The reply is. To be banished from God
and suffer everlasting torture.
So then, theoretically, our Baptist
friends deliver to the unimmersed the
same blood-curdling theory handed out
by Christian-Disciples-tha'. Catholics,
Lutherans, Presbyterians. Methodists,
Congregatlonallsts, etc.. are enroute
for eternal torture. The difference be
tween the two theories is that the Dis
ciples say that this awful fate impends
upon the masses of Christendom, as
well as upon heathendom, because their
sins have not been forgiven, while the
Baptists sav. No. not for that cause.
for Jesus died for all. but because
tbey have not taken the necessary steps
to get into the Church.
"Times of Such Ignorance"
St. Paul tells us of certain times of
Ignorance which "God winked nt" or
disregarded. We believe that the Al
miehtv craciously overlooked such in
consistencies in the theories of some
of His children and charged them not
Hth thP responsibility of so terribly
maligning the Divine Character and
misrepresenting the Divine Word. But
now our God is opening the eyes of
mir nnderstnndine and there Is no
I longer excuse for any to believe such
mnnsrmns tneoncs. uur "
profess to believe them after they have
been repudiated by the heart.
The true view of Baptism is one
nnnnr hp controverted. It is
consistent with itself nnd with every
Bible statement. It recognizes every
consecrated child of God of every de
nomination, or outside of all denomi
nations. It inducts the saintly Bap
tist saintly Disciple, saintly Catholic.
Episcopalian. Lutheran. Congregatlon
alist Methodist, etc.. into membership
In the "one Church of the Living God.
whose names are written in heaven."
What Baptism can this be? We re
ply that it is the one mentioned by St.
Paul, in a text which we have all read
and quoted time and again: "So many
were baptized nm
Vhrist
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Apostle's wrda to
Kuter baptism. The
Apostle said not a word about water
baptism, but mentioned specifically the
Baptism into Cbrlst, into "the Body of
Christ, which Is the Church."
The thought Is ttmt God has ordain
ed the gathering of the elect Church
during the Gospel Age. The Head of
this Church was received up into glory
eighteen centuries ago, and since Pen
tecost one and another of the true
footstep followers of Jesus have been
accepted of God through His merit and
counted as "members of the Body of
Christ, which Is the Church." First.
Jewish believers were transferred
from Moses into Christ.
Next the Message was extended to
the Gentiles. But these could not pass
from Moses In'to Christ because they
were not in Moses, never having come
under the Law Covenant arrangement.
Hence, these could come into Christ
only by direct baptism. All baptized
into Jesus Christ occupy a specially
preferred relationship to God and, if
faithful to the end, will be received
to glory, honor and Immortality on the
spirit or heavenly plane. But there Is
not a word of Scripture to say that
the world, which misses this glorious
exaltation, will on this account suffer
eternal torture. They will lose the
great prize, however.
Water Baptlim Not the Door Into the
True Church
Our Baptist friends will agree to the
above statement. They will say, Yes,
that is what we mean, only, in order
to be in Christ, we Baptists claim,
xcater immersion Is necessary.
We ore glad to have their plain, can
did statement and to meet the Issue
squarely. That is the Baptist mis
take supposing that water baptism in
ducts anybody into membership in the
true Church. They may Indeed make
water immersion the door Into the
Baptist Church, but this does not
make it the door into "the Church of
the Living God." St. Paul dcllnes the
Baptism by which any Gentile may
come into membership In the Body of
Christ. Note his words again: "So
many of you ns were baptized into
Jesus Christ were baptized into Bis
death." Our Buptist friends think of
this ns though it read "were baptized
in water." This Is their mistake as
before stated.
But the question arises, Just what
is meant by these words, "Baptized
into His death, f" Was Bis death in any
way different from the death of others?
Most decidedly it was! Our race die
as sinners, children of wrath, under
Divine sentence of death. But Jesus
was not a sinner and hence was not
under Divine sentence of death. He
was "holy, harmless, undeflled and
separate from sinners" and free from
Adnmlc death. His death was a sac
rificial one a surrender of nn unim
paired life. Those, therefore, who
would become Ills footstep followers
and be baptized Into Ills death, must
participate with Iliiu In a sacrificial
death. The Scriptures explain that
this would he Impossible except as
those footstep followers should be
cleansed and made acceptable snerl-,
flees through the merit of Jesus, be
cause "by nuture we were nil children
of wrath, even as others."
Ceath was the real meaning of our
Lord's baptism. John tho luimerser
knew that Jesus was not a sinner,
knew that lie had no sins to wnsh
away, and at first he declined to Im
merse Illm. And he did so only nfler
Jesus had assured him that It was
right nnd that the rantter had a deeper
significance. "Suffer It to lie so."
Our Lord's Baptism Finished at Cal
vary
Our Lord for three nnd n half years
was carrying out the consecration vow
which iu Jordnu He symbolized bap
tism Into denth. Day by day lie be-
enme more deeply Immersed Into death.
That real immersion into death was
finished on Calvary. In harmony with
this the day before Ills death Jesus
said, "I have a bnptisra to be baptized
with, nnd how nra I straitened until it
be accomplished." The next (lay it was
accomplished, when He cried. "It Is
finished:" His baptism Into death was
finished.
The same thought the Master gave
to His followers, saying to two who
desired places on Ills right and His
left in the Kingdom: "Ye know not
what ye ask !" You do not know what
It requires to secure exaltation to the
Kingdom. Are you able, ore you will
ing to drink of my cup of sorrow,
self-denial, etc.? Are you willing "to
be baptized with the baptism that I
am baptized with" the baptism into
death? When the disciples replied that
they were willing, the Master assured
them that lie would attend to the rest.
The terms of disctplesuip have nut
changed.
Just a word further respiting water
baptism. It bos Its place, not in keep
ing any out of eternal torment, nor In
getting them into eternal glory: ,j0t 11
is a symbol, a beautiful picture in one
act. It Is a testimony to all believers
that the consecrated one has vowed
loyalty to the Redeemer-even unto
death. As such a confession of such
a consecration, we commend water
baptism to you all as lieing the Lord's
own provision of a pictorial confession
for those who have accepted ills terms,
surrendered their all, nud are seeking
to walk In newness of life nnd to at
tain the eternal glory by and by.
As for the unconsoerated wor!d. it Is
fitting that they should not be bap
tized. Baptism was never lntend"d ex
cept for the fully consecrated, the
sanctified in Cbrlst Jesus. Whon Cod's
due time shall come the world of man
kind will receive the blessings pro
vided for them through the Itfdeem
er's merit, under the gracious nrrnnce
ment of that Redeemer's heavenly
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