Holy Irallerism's Errors He S 1 to Roy Mason BOOK of ALL DENOMINA- Set up His Church on Earth
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Be no/ simply a reflector of Ghrist: be a radictior. NORN,NMIN 11.18L/CAL PREMILLENNIAL CALVINISTIC BAPTISTIC 1-.MMM,.=. 5.04.11111111•410.4,41••••`1•04•111.11.1.11.114•1.4•111.,.... 1 HOW I MADE HIS ACQUAINTANCE ge , aptarl 74 EaMct Ezamefteit , I had heard much of Him, but took no heed. , ani , He sent daily gifts and presents, but I never tting I thanked Him. hildO f• To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word i y a it is because there is no light in them."—Isaiah 8:20 He often seemed to want my friendship, but ere I remained cold. afel 1 in. Tile 17, No. 27 Russell, Kentucky, August 14,1948 Whole Number 533 1 I was homeless, wretched and starving—in 41 to peril every hour—and He offered me shelter, oat, comfort, food and safety, but I was ungrateful was still. lase Taiza 4 Bach Seal was, At last He crossed my path, and with tears in didn't even learn to read!'" she began teaching in the same bre Pe Davidson was pale as I His eyes He besought me, saying, "Come and smiled faintly at this way, I felt I couldn't sit there hee ritered the dining room and Hope abide with Me." reminder then laid down and take it any longer. So I )int her the table, and place at raised my hand and said, 'Miss rho e her fathe r, War- her fork and sighed. "Daddy," Let me tell you how He treats me now. finally ventured, Landon, I am sorry to disagree riavidson, waited as Mrs. she "this has with you, but I cannot accept He supplies all my needs; He gives e so dson brought in the last been the hardest day I have me more theory of evolution. My than I dare ask. iey ing dishes. Usually jolly ever spent in school. I feel as the ainst though- I never want to go father is a minister and I have Plenty talkative, Hope this He .ed back." been brought up from child- anticipates every need; He begs me to ask ing was quiet and sat si- for more. the 3' even after her father had Mr. Davidson stared at her in hood to believe the Bible ac- count of creation. I believe with ed rned thanks. Mr. Davidson blank amazement. "Why so?" He never reminds me of my past nigh to he all my heart that God created ingratitude; start things going with. questioned. "Did something He never rebukes me for my past follies. it 11, Hope, how was school unusual happen?" the universe and all that is in the "" Then, without waiting "Something certainly did," it by the Word of His power.' He is as good as He is great. a reply, he continued with answered Hope. "You know Miss "Miss Landon stared at me as azed tickle, "Do you remember Landon, who teaches our biol- if she couldn't believe her ears, I am in all things His debtor, but He bids me , the first day at school? When ogy class, is always telling us and said, 'I didn't suppose any- c;11 Him Friend. He is Jesus, "a Friend who s bY, g,nt home I asked you what that the world and everything one living in our enlightened sticketh closer than a brother." g nad learned at school, and in it came into being by means age had such old-fashioned sh said, 'Nothing, Daddy. Why, of evolution. Well, today, when (Continued on page three) •.0.1nso•mwo..m.o•wo4m•o•mwoonewo.1“••.•”, feL, o:.•••• ••■•41.”.••••••=n•• DAmoo•mo••••••Nim.0•••,••4•.:* mad •••••••••Mal..... are be the d to Holy iRallerism's Errors he s 1 to Roy Mason BOOK OF ALL DENOMINA- set up his church on earth. This I shall set forth as briefly process, instead of an instan- the Tampa, Fla. TIONS" which is perhaps the Hence they are false churches— as possible. taneous act of faith on man's El yo most authoritative book on de- rivals to the one that He started °137 Rollerism" is a term The vagaries of Holy Roller- part, associated with instantane- invi nominations in America, lists —and with no authority from designate ism are so numerous and so va- ous, supernatural, regeneration to °WY used to a the leading holiness "churches" Heaven for their existence. 8 of religious vagaries em- ried that it would be very dif- brought about by divine power. Me I as follows: Their way d in a group of so-called Jesus said (Matt. 16:18 —"I ficult to catalogue all of them. is to go to the "altar" • Do e "CHURCH OF GOD," started ess (not some man) will build my and "pray through." The proc- sects to be found scat- in 1886 in Monroe County, Tenn. They are all split up and di- of church, and the gates of hell vided among themselves ess they go through at the "al- Over different parts of the "CHURCH OF GOD" (APOS- as to try shall not prevail against it." belief. instance, tar" is really a form of penance be It is a false religion TOLIC) started in 1897 at Dan- For the writer Is many—especially Holy Roller "churches" started The idea seems to be that when bres leading ville, Ky. of these lines once lived in a tbore by men, eighteen centuries and town where they whoop and howl and weep ignorant — astray. I "THE ORIGINAL CHURCH they were two sep- 4:i lSte more after Christ, cannot pos- arate bands of Holy Rollers. and pray enough that God fin- Called it a religion. Rather GOD," started in 1886 near Un OF sibly be identified with the They had divided over ally is appeased and they "come t a Parody on true religion— Birchwood, Tenn. the ques- a church which Jesus started dur- tion of the millennium; one through." Their practice in the ricature, a burlesque, a "CHURCH OF GOD" (head- te! ing the days of His personal group declaring that we were matter of salvation is a depar- quarters at Anderson, Ind.), ministry and which ture from Ditiiithout apology and without He prom- at that time living in the Mil- the simplicity of the started about 1880 by Daniel S. ised to perpetuate the way of es I set out to denounce and in world. lennial era! But while differing salvation as given by Warner and others. (Same thing holds good Paul when Uncover the falsity of the with widely, there are certain teach- he said (Acts 16:31) NAZA- reference "Believe le holiness movement as ex- "CHURCH OF THE to any so-called ings that characterize practically on the Lord Jesus Christ and sad in what is commonly RENE," made up of a union of church started by a human all of them. I shall call attention thou shalt be saved." 2. They ed "Holy Rollerism." A Pentecostal missions and founder this side of Christ). to some of these, and shall seek teach apostasy, which is the doctrine religion false gospel "churches." Unon consummated But not only is Holy Roller- to show the fallacy or unscrip- of salvation partly and a by works. heirs. Paul said, "If any in 1907 at Chicago. ism wrong as to origin, it is like- turalness of them. Let us keep For certainly there is no essential Preach any other gospel (Several smaller holiness wrong in mind that if space permitted, difference between wise as to its teaching. working to You than that which we groups are also detailed, but the number of points on which BE saved and in ••••••••• • working to e Preached unto you let him none date back farther than Holy Rollers are in error could KEEP saved. In ei- ther case it is eeursed!" (Gal. 1:8). Thus 1886). be extended almost indefinitely. dependence upon Mused Uncle Mose human effort. ;ave scriptural warrant for However, I take time and space This doctrine is What tlien is wrong with the also the sternly with the false Simply to enumerate only a few of doctrine of the devil origin of Holy Rollers? Dey's lots o' peoples dat brag The first and teachings of these. I begin by saying that preacher of apostasy ly false this: Their so - called churches 'bout bein' broad minded wid was the existenc Holy Rollers are devil. In what is prob- Rollerism." came into e—were dey chilluns dat have to come ably the brought into existence by hu- 'roun' atter while to de pahson oldest book in the hat's With Holy WRONG ON SALVATION Bible, the Book Wrong man founders eighteen hundred weepin, an' ast him to he'p 'em of Job, the devil Rollers? preached that lie. In or more years after Jesus Christ pick up what's lef' o' de ruins. 1. They make salvation a Job 1:11 and 2:4-5 Satan told God ,1,11ST, THEY ARE WRONG that he could make Job apostatize ORIGIN. There are va- God !'s _ told him to try it. He tried sects and so-called church- and failed. h,C)f the different Holiness 3. They teach that 'Ds today. Phelan's "HAND- Vith salvation is The First Baptist Puplit \°‘ (Continued on page four) lit WEAK BATTERY DOUBTS OVERCOME lakes "THE WITHERING more strength to shine WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT" A boy came to his t it does to sound. That is pastor speaking of his doubts.