MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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A Comedy of Youtri Founded by T1 r. Tvlanners on His
Great Play of the Same Title Illustrations
From Photographs of the Play
Copyright, 1913, br Dodd. Mead & Company
CHAPTER VI.
A House of Cards.
- "EINGSNOP-TII sank into a chair,
f if The letter slipied from his fin
JJLm. ??rs. All his dreams had van
ished in a moment. His house
of cards had toppled down, llis ambi
tions were surely and positivelj de
stroyed at one stroke. lie mechanical
ly picked up the letter and reread it
Had it been his death sentence it could
not have affected him more cTJelly:
Iear Nathaniel 1 scarcely know how
to wrTte to you about wtiat has happened.
1 am afruid 1 am in some small measure
to lilanie. Ten days ago j our sister show
ed me a letter from a man named O'Con-r.e!l-
Kingsnortb crushed the letter in his
hand as he read the hated name the
name of the man who bad caused him
so much discomfort during that unfor
tunate visit to his estate iu Ireland.
How he blamed himself now for bav
in? ever gone there! There was indeed
a curse on it for the Kingsuortbs.
lie straightened out the crumpled
piece of paper and read on
a nun named 0"Connell tbe rmin she
nursed in j our tioue in Ireland after he
i-.ail t etn s-hut Vy the soldiers. He was
coir.in? tr Igl.i:iJ and wished to see her.
She asked ir,y permission. I reasoned
witli her, but rhe was decided. If 1
should not i-ermit her to see h m in my
.house f-he would meet him elsewhere. It
seemed better the meetir.s should te un
der my roof, so 1 consented. 1 bitterly re
proach myself now for not acquainting
you with the particulars. Tou might have
succeeded in stopping what has hap
pened. Y;our sister and O'Connell were married
this r.iorr.i-.ifc by special license and left
this :.f;ernoon for Liverpool en route to
America.
I cannot bein to tell you how much 1
dct'ore the unfortunate affair. It will
always be a lasting sorrow to me. 1
cannct write cny more now. My head
is ahin? with t!.e thought of what it will
mean to you. Try not to think too hardly
of mo and believe me, always your af
fectionate cousin,
ilAP.Y CAROLINE Wr.EXFORD.
Kingsnorth's head sank on to his
breast. Every bit of life left hlrj, ev
erything about his feet ashes, the
laughingstock of his friends. v
Were Angela there at that moment
he could have killed her.
The humiliation o? it! Tbe degrada
tion of it! Married to that lawless
J ri.-h agitator! The man now a mem-
ler of his family: A cry of misery
broke from hi:n as te realized? that
the U-st years of his life were to come
a:id go fruitlessly. His career was
end.-d. Despair lay heavy on his soul.
3 e
Standing on the main dec!: r,f an At
lantic liner stood Angela and O'Con
nell. They were facing the future to
gether. Their faces were turned to the west.
The sun was sinking '.ft a bla::e of
color.
Their
eyes lighted up with the joy
of h-i;e.
Love whs
hi their hearts.
A 3 ear after the everts in tie pre
ceding chapter took place O'Connell
si si J liN joiing wife were living In a
Finall apartment m ::e of the poorer
M'Ciio-.s of .New York city.
The first few iiiiatlis in America
had lx-en glorious ones for them. Their
characters and natures unfolded to
each otht-r as some wonderful paint
ings. eacii taking its own hues from
the a'crati'n of the otlier.
In company with a nrtod Irish or-ganizi-r
O'Connell lial spoken In man.v
ol" the big ities of the 1 7 j : i t "-! States
and was everywhere hailed as a hero
and a :u:.rtyr to i:i:s!ih tyranny.
I'.ut he had ,!m ever present htndi
r.p-a drawback le lied never felt
li:ring the year of straggle preceding
his marriage. His means were indeed
si'i iii. Ih tried tt eke out a little In
o-me writing artiel for the ne-sfl
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All His Dreams Had Vanished in
Momtnt.
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J. Hartley, Manners
pers and magazines. But the recom
pense was pitiful. He could not bea
without a pang to see Angela in the
dinsry surroundings that he could bare
ly afford to provide for her.
On her part Angela -took nothing
with her but a few jewels her mother
had left her. some clothes and very
little money. The money soon disap
peared, and then one by one the keep
sakes of her mother were parted with
But they never lost heart. Throu
it all they were happy. AH tbe poetry
of O'Cennell's nature came uppermost,
lenTened. as it was. by the deep faith
and veneration of his wife.
This strangely assorted ferTent man
and gentle woman seemed to have
solved tbe great mystery of happiness
between two people.
Rut the porerty chafed O'Connell
not for himself, but for the frail, lov
lug. uncomplaining woman who had
given her life into his care.
His active brain was continually try
ing to devawt new ways of adding to
his meager income. He multiplied his
duties. He worked far into tbe night
when he could fiud a demand for his
articles. But little by little his sources
of revenue failed him.
Some fresh and boreible agrarian
crimes in Ireland, for which tbe home
rule party was blamed, for awhile
turned the tide of sympathy against
his party. The order was sent out to
discontinue meetings for tbe rmrpose
of collecting funds in America funds
the Irish Americans had been so cheer
fully and plentifully bestowing on the
"cause."'
O'Connell was recalled to Ireland.
nis work was highly commended.
Some da they would send him to
tbe United States again as a special
pleader. At present be would be of
greater valoe at home.
lie was instructed to apply to the
treasurer of the fund and arrange
ments would be made for his passage
back to Ireland.
He brought tbe news to Anpela with
a strange feeling of fear and disap
pointment. He had built so much on
making a wonderful career in the great
new world and returning home some
day to Ireland with the means of re
lieving some of her misery and with
his wife guarded, as she should be
froni tbe possibility of want. And
here was he going back to Ireland as
poor as be left it, though richer im
measurably in the love of Angela.
She was sitting perfectly still, her
eyes on tbe floor, when be entered the
room. He came in so softly that she
did not hear him. He lifted her head
and looked into her eyes. He noticed
with certainty what had been so far
only a vague. Ill defined dread, ner
face was very, very pale and trans
parent Her eyes were sunken and
had a strange brilliancy. She was
much sligbter and far more ethereal
than on that day when they stood on
tbe deck of the ship and turned tbeir
faces so hopefully to tbe new world.
He felt a knifelike stab startle
through his "blood to his heart . His
breath caught
Angela looked n at him radiantly.
lie kissed her and with mock cheer
fulness he said laughingly:
"Such news, me darlin'! Such won
dberful news!
"Good news, dear?"
"The best in the wurrld," and he
choked a sob.
"I knew it would come! I knew it
would. Tell me. dear."
"We're to go back back to Ireland.
See. hero are tbe orders." and be show
ed her the official letter.
She took It wonderingly and read it
ner hand dropped to her side. Her
bend droojed into the same position be
had found her In. In a moment be was
kneeling at her side-
"What is it dear?"
"We can t go. Frank."
"We can't go? What are ye sayln'.
dearr
"We can't go." she repeated, her body
crumpled op limply in tbe chair.
"And why not. Angela? I know 1
can't take ye back as 1 brought ye
here. dear, if that's what ye mane.
The luck's been against me. It's leen
cruel hard against me. An' that thought
is tearin at me heart this minnit"
"It isn't that Frank," she said
faintly.
"Then what Is it?"
"Oh." she cried. "1 hoped it would
be so different so rery different"
"What did ye think would be 6o dif
ferent, dear? Our going back? Is that
wh:it's throublm ye?"
"No. Frank, not tbat I don't care
how we go back so long as you are
witlrnie." He pressed her hand. In a
moment she went on: "But we can't
go. we can't go. Oh, my-dear. my dear,
can t you guess? Can't you think?"
She l Hiked imploringly into his eyes.
A new wonder came into his. Could
it be true? Could it?,, He took both
hr band and held them ti?btly ard
stood up. towering over her and trem
bling vjoletitij.
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"Is it is It" he cried and Mopped
as if afraid to complete the question.
Sl:e smiled a wait smile up nt Mm
and nodded her bead as she answered:
"The union of our lives is to be com
plete. Our love is to be rewarded."
"A child is coming to us?" he whis
pered. "It is." and her voice was bushed
too.
"Praise be to God! Praise be to his
holy name!" And O'Connell clasped
his hands in prayer.
In a-Httle while she went on: It was
the telling you 1 wanted to be so dif
ferent I wanted jou when you heard
It to be free of care happy. And I"Ve
waited from day to day, hoping for the
best that some good fortune would
come to you."
He forced one of his old time, hearty
laughs, but there was n hollow ring
in it:
"What w that yer sayln' at all?
Wait for good fortune? Is there any
good fortune like what ye've just told
me? Sure I'm ten times the happiest
man since 1 came into this room." He
put his arm around her and. sitfing
beside her, drew her closely to him.
"Listen, dear." he said, "listen. We'll
go back to the old eountry. Oar child
shall le born where we first met
There'll be no danger. No one shall
barm us with that little life trembling
In the balance the little precious life.
If it's a girl child she'll be the mother
of her people, and if it le n man child
lie shall grow up to carry on his fa
.lier's work. So there there, me dar
lin". we'll go hack we'll go back."
She shook her bead feebly. "1 can't."
she said.
"Why not, dear?"
"I. didn't want to tell you, but now
rou make me. Frank, dear. I am ill."
His heart altrost stopped. "Til? 'Ob,
my darlin", wlnt is It? is it serious?
Tell me it isn't serious!" And his
voice rang with a note of agony.
"Oh. no. 1 don't think so. I saw the
doctor today. He said I must Ik care
ful, very careful, until until our baby
is born."
"An" ye kept it all to yerself. me
brave one, me dear one. All right
We won't go back. We'll stay here.
I'll make tbetn find me wovk. I'm
strong. I'm clever, tew, and crafty.
Angela. I'll wring It from this hus
tling city. I'll fight it and beat it Me
darlin shall have everything she
wants. My little mother my precious
little mother!"
(To Be Continued.)
Kemember the dance Saturday even
ing at the K. S. hall and be in at
tendance, as a good time is in store
for you.
HELP THE KIDNEYS
Plattsmouth Readers Are Learning the
Way.
It's the little kidney ills
The lame, weak or aching back
The unnoticed urinary disorders
That may lead to dropsy and
Bright's disease.
When the kidneys are weak,
Help them with Doan's Kidney
Pills.
A remedy especially for weak kid
neys.
Doan's have been used in kidney
troubles for 50 years.
Endorsed by 30,000 people endors
ed by citizens of this locality.
William Gilmour, farmer, four miles
south of Plattsmouth, says: "One of
my family had been suffering intensely
from lameness in the back. She got
no relief until she began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. They did more to re
eve these troubles than anything else
that had previously been taken."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
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Eggs for hatching. Farmer pr're.
75c for 15 at home, or $1.00 for 15 by
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Duroc-Jersey swine for sale at ail
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See me at Mynard or call Platts
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Should Not Feel Discouraged.
So many people troubled with in
digestion and constipation have been
benefited by taking Chamberlain's
Tablets that no one should feel dis
couraged who has not given them a
trial. They contain no pepsin or other
digestive ferments, but strengthen
the stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Obtainable
everywhere.
AT WORK ON
L SUPPLY BILLS
Hcoseanl Senate In final Strug
gle on Appropriation Measures.
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REDISTRICTIII6 BILL THROUGH.
Anti-Discrimination Insurance Idea
Finally Postponed by the Senate
Member Counties Must Pay Ex
penses ef Bringing Back Fugitives.
Lincoln, Ajjfil 12. While it may be
lonsldered that tne Tnirty-fourth ses
sion of the Nebraska legislature is
practically closed, appropriation bills
still remain to be passed and enrolled.
The two branches of the legislature
are so far apart on what they con
sider the proper amounts to be appro
priated and appear to be so strongly
entrenched in their own ideas that it
is useless to figure what the result will
be. It srniply remains to see which
end of the legislature will give way
to the other or whether both will re
cede somewhat from the positions
they have taken throughout the ses
sion. SolonS Hold Session Sunday.
The legislature held a short session
Sunday.
In the senate five hills were passed
on third reading and in committee of
the whole one bill was ordered en
grossed for third read'ng and, two
killed. One ef those killed was house
roll 591. which had been amended so
that it was a substitute for senate file
46, the insurance bill killed in the
house last week.
Amendments to the bill were adopt
ed by a vote of 14 to 11, but when the
bill came up for the final action on a
motion to postpone indefinitely the
roll call showed 14 for death and 13
for its salvation.
The senate conference committee
concurred In the amendments of the
house on senate file 161, providing for
full valuation of all real estate, but
levy shall be made on a 20 per cent
valuation.
House roll 3.10. by Reynolds, provid
ing for creation of water power dis
tricts, was recommended to pass in
committee of the whole.
A communication was received In
the senate from Representative Pal
mer of Douglas, asking that his bill,
house roll 429, be indefinitely post
poned. The. bill reqnired justices of
the peace to pay all fees in excess of
fl.nrt) into the county treasury. The
bill had passed and so the communl
cation came too late.
Redisricting Bill Favored.
Over in the house a short session
was held and house roll 413, the Nich
ols bill, providing for a redisricting
of the Eighth and Ninth judicial dis
tricts, was taken Up. The original
bill provided for the taking of Stanton
county from the Eighth district and
placing it in the Ninth and providing
an extra judge for the latter district.
The senate amended the bill by takin
Cuming connty also from the Eighth
district and putting it in the Ninth.
Peterson of Lancaster attempted to
get an amendment in providing for a
fourth judge in the Lancaster county
district court, but this failed, and the
bill was adopted, with the two dis
tricts affected now standing as follows:
Eighth Cedar, Dakota, Dixon and
Thurston, with one jndgfe.
Ninth Antelope. Knox. Madison
Pierce, Wayne. Stanton and Cuming.
with two Judges.
Among the bills cleaned hp wa.s
house roll 44, the Lundgren-Negfey
loan shark hill. The conference com
tnittee agreed to the senate amend
ments, which reduce the yearly Inter
est to from 30 to 35 per cent and the
license from flOO to $60.
Both houses cleaned up all bills be
fore them and nothing is left now but
to wait for the conference committee
reports.
Counties Must Bring Back Fugitives.
Over the opposition of Sandall of
York, the senate committee of the
whole recommended for passage the
bill requiring the counties to pay the
expenses of returning fugitives from
justice, hitherto borne by the state.
The member from York was fearful
that county boards through a desire
for economy might cause justice to
miscarry in some cases.
Long Trip In Rowboat.
North Platte, Neb.. April 12 A trip
down the South Platte river in a boat
from Greeley, Colo., t6 North Platte is
the feat claimed by R. L. Lillard and
William Lillard, who arrived here.
They left Greeley on Oct. 1 and wef
t Red Lion. Colo., for t r--t--cause
of ice. They had intended to go
to St. Louis,, but decided, upon arm
ing here, to take the train the remain
der of the way.
Musical Pf-ogram For Editors.
Omaha, April 12. An unusually
strong musical program has been ar
ranged for the business programs of
the Nebraska Press assdeiation next
week. Omaha's best tale; will con
tribute numbers for each session and
the newspaper boys and their wives
will have an opportunity to hear some
real enjoyable musical cumbers.
Killed by Grindstone.
Geneva, Neb., April 12. Joseph Kolz
was instantly killed by the bursting oi
a grindstone run hy a gasoline engine
4t high speed. He was a young mar
ried man, and lived six miles south ol
Geaerav. .. . . . . J
TWO OUT OF HELL
110 TORMENTTHERE
Till Bibla lien list tha Hell of
TitfPlogy.
Jonah's Escape From Hell Jesus Was
delivered From Hell Everybody
Goes to the Bibls Hell Jesus Re
deemed All From It Hence All Are
to Come Out of It The Rich Man
and Lazarus Is it a Parable or
a Narrative? Unreasonable as a
Statement of Faets Very Reason
able aa a Parable The Rich Man
Soon to Be Let Out of Hades.
Boston. Mas s.,
April 11. Pastor
Russell spoke here
twice today. His
discourse, based on
Luke 1C:2? "In
Hell, he lifted up
his eyes" set fort h
a most reasonable
explanation of a
parable which has
long perplexed
Christians. He said
in part:
Those who wrote
tbe Eible did their duty well. The Old
Testament covering the history of over
four thousand years, tells us that all
mankind at death go to Sheol the
toaib. The New Testament written iu
Greek, tells the same story, using the
word nades as the translation of the
Hebrew Sheol. It is in modern trans
lations of the Bible that difficulty is en
countered, particularly in the English.
Nearly all these translations have boon
made within the last five hundred
years. For 1300 years before the Bi
ble had been little known, because not
translated into the languages of the
people, and because few could have
read it if it had been translated.
In the second century the theory pre
vailed that the bishops were as much
inspired as the Apostles and Jesus; for
they were called Apostolic bishops.
Bible study was considered unneces
sary because these Apostolic bishops
were on the spot to give up-to-date in
formation and communications from
God. Then followed thirteen centuries
of no Bible study, during which time,
as the Apostles had forewarned, griev
ous wolves came iDto the flock, mak
ing merchandise of the sheep for their
own profit (Acts 20:2tl-81. Gradually
tbe doctrines became so mingled with
errors that the false teachers enslaved
the people with fear, and then extorted
mobey for the relief of the fears.
When Bible stndy revived in the Fif
teenth Century, the errors were so in
trenched in men's minds that their
thoughts were colored respecting every
feature of faith. Those who translated
the Bible doubtless did their best to set
forth Us meaning, but unconsciously
gave little twists. In their endeavor to
have the Bible say what they thought
it meant As an illustration, note John
3:29. There the translators have given
us tbe expression, "resurrection of
damnation." when nothing in the Greek
justified the word damnation. The
Revised Version renders it properly.
"resurrection of judgment" trial.
When the Hebrew word Sheol was
being translated. Hell was the nearest
word to fit their ideas. Hence they
translated it Hell as many times as
possible; and only when this was Im
possible did they give something ap
proaching the proper translation the
grave. There Is another word for
grave qehcr, a sepulchre, a mound, a
monument But do their best to make
Hell out of Sheol. they could only so
translate it less than one-half the whole
number of occurrences. The Revised
translation retains the Hebrew Sheol
and the Greek Hades, saying. Let the
reader find out what it means, doubt
less he will think that Sheol is tbe "hot
place"; and so the common people will
not know what an egregious blunder
was made by the theologians.
Good men, who know better, permit
their congregations to think that they
believe in a burning Hell of torture,
wbeu privately they confess to the
contrary. But they say. Let us not do
good, lest evil follow let us not tell
the people, lest fewer would then
come te church, and the power of su
perstition, which holds so many, be
broken. Poor men! They seem blind
to the fact that these devilish doc
irines are driving Intelligent people
J way from God, from the Bible, and
from the churches.
Two Escape From Hell.
The Bible tells of several who were
released from Sheol, but of two the
very word is used. The Prophet Jonah,
swallowed by the great fish, was in its
belly parts of three days. He c-alis it
his tomb-belly, a sheol-belly. While
there entombed, be cried unto the Lord
in prayer, and the Lord delivered him.
Jesus tells us that Jonah's experiences
typified His own that as Jonah was
burled in the sheol-belly of the fish.
Jesus would be buried in the Sheol of
earth. As Jonab came forth on the
third day. so Jesus came forth. St.
Teter points out that this was prophe
sied of Jesus, saying. "Thou wilt not
leave My soul In Sheol. or Hades"
tbe.tottib. He says that God fullilled
this by raising Jesus from the dead.
Acts 2:27.
Waoever gets the proper focus will
see that all. good and i-hi. go down to
the tomb to Sheol. Hades, called in
pur Bibles Hell. lu benptures very
ilstracH.v tell us that "the dead know
ot anything": that "their sons come
to. honor, and they know it not; and to
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dishonor, and they perceive it not of
them." Why? Because, as agaiu the
Scriptures say, "There is neither wis
dom, nor knowledge, nor device, in She
ul, whither thou guest" whither all go.
This exactly accords with the Divine
statement, "The wages of sin is
death"; "The soul that sinneth, it shall
die." There is not a word in the Bible
for the commonly accepted thought
that those who die go to Heaven or
Purgatory or eternal torment. All
these teachings are found iu the vari
ous creeds; the Bible alone tells the
simple story, reasonable, harmonious.
Gehenna Fire Second Death.
It is true that Jesus used the word
Gehenna lire, and that our translators
mixed up the English reader by trans
lating this word Hell, the same as
Hades. But as all scholars will admit
Jesus used the word lire hero sym
bolically, just as we use it, to represent
destruction. Thus our newspapers teli
about the great conflagration in Europe
not literal lire, but war, causing great
destruction.
So Jesus pointolr out that, although
He had come to save meu from death,
and eventually by a resurrection to lift
up all who had gone down to Hades,
nevertheless the relief would be only
temporary, except to those who wouid
conform to Divine Law. All others
under that Second Trial would be con
demned as unworthy of everlasting
life and would die again. This Second
Death would be everlasting, because
Christ would not die again for those
who would sin wilfully after being re
leased from the first sentence.
Pointing to the valley outside of
Jerusalem, used as a garbage furnace1
and called in the Greek Gehenna, and
in Hebrew Valley of Ilinnom and also
Tophet. Jesus declared that it illustrat
ed the fate of all wilful sinners. Dead
cats and dogs, etc., were thrown Into
the Valley of Ilinnom, Gehenna, where
fires were kept burning, and where
brimstone was burned to kill the germs.
It is said that criminals of the worst
type, after execution, were thrown Into
that valley, as intimating that they
would not share in the resurrection.
This thought Jesus emphasized the ut
ter destruction, in the Second Death,
of any found incorrigible after having
received full opportunity of return to
God thro'jgh the merit of Christ's sacri
fice. Th.- Bible everywhere holds out
the thought that the Chnrch now, and
the world in its trial Day future, will
be in danger of Gehenna destruction
the Second Death. Speaking of wilful
sinners against full lizht. St. Tanl says.
"Who shrill be punished with everlast
ing destruction." (2 Thess. 1 :7-0.) St
Peter says they shall perish "like nat
ural brute beasts." 2 Peter 2:12.
Release From Sheol, Hades, the Tomb.
Bible students know that Sheol and
nades could not bo places of eternal
torture; for the Scriptures say that
they shall be destroyed. If Sheol and
Hades are to be destroyed, how could
anybody be tortured there everlasting
ly? The clergy know these things very
well, but hide them from the people,
nosea i:i:14 reads. "O grave Sheol, I
will be thy destruction!" 1 Corinthi
ans 15:". "O grave Hades, where is
thy victory?" I. -vel.it ion 1'0:H. "Death
and Hell Hades shall be cast into the
Like of Fire. This is the Second Deat h."
These Scriptures mean that the grave
shall not always triumph over the hu
man family, that mankind will be de- J
livered by Messiah's Kingdom from the
power of the tomb, that we can rely
upon God's promise that ultimately
Hades, the tomb, will be destroyed iu
the Second Death, symbolically repre
sented by the Iike of Fire. Note that
the symliol is explained "the" Lake of
Fire, which is the Second Death."
In other words, all that are in their
graves, in the tomb, the prison-house
of death, shall ultimately be set free by
the great Deliverer, the glorified Christ,
who already has laid down His life as
the Ransom-price, that sinners might
not perish, but have the oprortuuity of
everlasting life.
This opportunity has yet come only
to tbe Church, and to her by promise.
Her covenant is to follow in her Mas
ter's footsteps unto death; and the
promise is thut she shall have a supe
rior resurrection, because of greater
trials of faith and obedience to sacri
fice. "The gates of Hell shall not pre
vail against her." (Matthew lt;:lS.)
That is, as the Heavenly Father raised
up Jesus Christ from the dead, so the
gates of death shall not prevail against
the Church. 1 Corinthians 10:42-44.
With the world it will be different
Everything under the New Dispensa
tion will prove that the reign of Sin
and Satan has terminated, that the
Reign of Righteousness has begun.
They will find themselves not only
coming back from the tomb, "every
man in his own order," but gradually
raised out of imperfection and weak
ness back to all that was lost in Adam
and redeemed at Calvary, if they will
follow instructions. The great prison
house will give up the prisoners; for
He who died on Calvary obtained the
key of Hades, as lie tells us. Isaiah
49:9; Revelation 1:1S.
The Rich Man In Hell.
Tbe parable of the Rich Man and
Lazarus would stem very simple if our
minds had not been perverted w-lth
error; but; filled with the perversion.
many find this parable difficult to un
derstand and are inclined to throw
away the entire Bible because of it. We
hope to make the matter very plain.
To be thorough, we must note the fact
that lovers of the eternal torment doc
trine insist that this Is not a parable,
but a literal description. Let us see.
Does it seem reasonable to say that
with nothing said about his character
as being either moral or immoral, but
simply on account of h!s fine clothes,
his: sumptuoL'e food, and his richer, a
mau should be eternally roasted? lz
that a logical Interpretation ?
Similarly it Is net said that Lazanid
was moral or immoral, but merely that
be was poor, ate crumbs at the rich
man's gate, and was full of sores,
which dogs licked. Is it reasonable to"
puppose that sores and destitution,
without character, would be qualifica
tions for Heaven? Surely not! If all
rich people go to eternal torment if
all people who wear tine linen and
purple olothfcig and have plenty to eat
must suffer to all eternity, what an
aristocratic place Hell would be, and
how fell it would be! On the other
hand, if only those who have sores and
dogs to lick them, who lie at a rich
man's gate and eat crumbs from his
table, go to Heaven, how few of us
will get there! Moreover. If it Is a
literal statement, then Abraham hero
Is a literal person, as well as Lazarus;
and when Lazarus would get into his
bosom, how many more could Abraham
hold without letting some drop!
Surely this is not a literal statement
but a parable. Let us treat it from
this viewpoint, remembering that a
arable never means what it says. For
instance, in the parable of the Wlient
and Tares, the wlient does not mean
wheat, but "children of the King
dom"; the tares. "Children of the Wick
ed One." Accordingly, the Rich Man
does not mean a ri h man. but stands
for some class; and Lazarus does nt
mean a poor man. but stands for some
class. Let us thus apply the matter.
Interpretation of the Parable.
We suggest that the Rich Man of
the parable represented the Jewish
nation, rich iu God's favor. Their
spiritual table was bountifully sup
plied with gracious promises from God.
They "fared sumptuously." as no oth
er people did. To them belonged tho
promise of the Kingdom, represented
by the purple raiment of royalty. As
a people they had the purging of their
sins, typical justification, accomplished
on their annual Atonement Day. This
was their "line linen." representing
that righteousness was thus imputed
to them as a people.
In A. D. 70. the Rich Man. th' Jew
ish nation, died, when the last vestige
of the government was destroyed by
Titus, the Roman general. The nation
has been asleep in Hades ever since,
though the Jews have been very much
n'.ive and have suffered many things,
especially amongst professed Chris
tians of the tare class. Zionism, which
has sprung up within the past thirty
years, is the revival of hope that the
IM'h Man will be resurrected from
Hades; and present indications point,
to this as a matter of speedy accom
plishment as soon as the fulness of
the Gentiles shall have come into Spir
itual Israel. Romans ll:25-2.
Lazarus represented outcasts who
desired favor with God. but were
"aliens and strangers from the com
monwealth of Israel" Gentiles. They
had no table with Divine promises
from w hich to "fare sumptuously every
day," no share in the promises of roy
alty represented by the purple robes,
no "fine linen," representing justifica
tion from sin. Those things belonged
to the Jew exclusively, until his na
tional rejection and the subsequent
opening of the door to Gentiles, that
they might become fellow-heirs with
the saintly Jews, and followers of
Jesus in the glorious things of God's
arrangement
As the Jew died to his favors, so th
Gentile died to his disfavor. As angels
carried Lazarus to Abraham's imsom,
so the eaiSy Jewish Church, messengers
of God and Christ, received believing
Gentiles into full fellowship as breth
ren of the Seed of Abraham. This,
figuratively, is described as Lazarus
In Abraham's bosom treated as bis
child.
The Rich Man represented especially
two tribes Judah and Benjamin. Pro
portionately, the five brethren would
represent the ten trills. The parable
represents the Rich Man as saying. I
have five brethren. May not something
be done for them? The answer shows
that only Israelites could be meant
"They have Moses and the Prophets;
let them hear them." Only the twelve
tribes of Israel had Moses and the
Prophets. The Gentiles had them not
'In Hell He Lifted Up His Eyes."
The dogs licking the sores, in the, par
able, represent that the Lazarus class
were companions of dogs indeed,
"dog',' was a name which Jews com
monly gave Gentiles. Jesus Himself
used It. and gives' an Illustration of
how lx2icviiig Gentiles "occasionally "ts
crumbs from the Rich Man's table.
The Syrophenlcian woman requested
healing for her daughter; but Jesus de
clined, saying. "It would not be proper
to take the food from the children's
table the Jews and give it to dogs
Gentiles." She answered. "Truth.
Lord; yet tbe dogs eat of the crumbs
which fall from the masters' table."
Then Jesus said. "O woman, great la
thy faith!" and he gave hpr the crumb
of relief which was not hers by right:
for He testified. "I am not sent save
unto the lost sheep of the House cf Is
rael." The time bad not jet come for
giving Gentiles a place In God's family
as children of Abraham.
Who cannot see In this beautiful par
able a teaching in full harmony with
God's Wisdom. Justice. Love and Pow
er as it has applied during this Govpe)
Ace? The parable does not show bow
God's favor will return to the Jew irt
due time: other Scriptures, however,
clearly teach this, as we have pointed
out May our eyes of understanding
open to a true knowledge of Gnd'a
Word, and to a true uppreci ition of His
glorious charac ter! Thru we shall love
Him better, and serve Illui. noi from,
fear, but as dear children.
I offer free of charge a booklet writ
ten with a view to making these tigur.i
itive statements cleor. Whoever will
address me Pastor Russell. Brooklyn.
N.- ". requesting a copy of a pamphlet
about "Hell, w iJJ be promptly served
frre of thurge. That pamphlet will set
tle ail your questions.
