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Millions Now Living Will Never D n THE ' SUN .AND NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1920. millions now living will never d Judge Rutherford In a free lecture in the Hippodrome next Sunday afternoon it will be conclusively proven by many Biblical prophecies which have been fulfilled during the past four years, and from many others still in course of fulfillment, that hundreds of thousands now living in this city will never die. "In this instance do not deceive yourself irfto believing that 'where ignorance is blis 'tis folly to be wise because life everlasting on this earth as a perfect human being will depend upon the individual knowledge and understanding of, and acquiescence in, the rules of conduct that are to govern the world in its reconstruction now in progress and ever after." In a startling and comforting lecture, "Millions Now Living Will Never Die," Judge Rutherford pffers a reasonable and satisfying solution of the many questions raised Jby the conflicting claims of orthodox creeds, Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Conan Doyle, Christian Science practitioners and the various faith healing sects. No matter what your present ideas on this great question may be, you should hear JUDGE Next Sunday, March 21st, at 3 o'clock in the Seats Free NEW YORK No Collection AH Invited Ouija Boards Blamed for Judge TALKING WITH THE DEAD Ills of Students Can the Living Talk With the Dead? Statement by Jadge Rutherford Doyle, his and is sup- ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 29. Rutherford, Can the lit ins talk with the dead? leach the doctrine of immortality of the soul, which colleagues, many distinguished clergymen and others, answer ported by nothing except Satan's falsehood. (Genesis 3:4.) Im- "Ouija boards arc becoming more es. The twenty-fou- r prophets of God, the Lord Jesus and His mortality is promised as a great reward to those who faithfully plentiful in the fraternity and society favorably known in all twelve Apostles, according to the inspired testimony set forth in follow Jesus, even unto death. (1 Corinthians 15:51-B3- .) The the llible, answer emphatically No. dead arc unconscious; they know not anything; they cannot homes and in the rooms of independ- capital cities of Sir Conan Doyle and his colleagues say the soul is immortal think, smell, hear, speak or do anything whatsoever. (See Psalm ent students than Bibles or prayer Iherc is no death; hence the dead are able to communicate G:S; 115:17; 146:1; Eccleslastes 9:5, 10.) This being true, it living. the same thing; said would be to books and more frequently con- Europe with the Satan said and Jesus Satan impossible for them communicate with the living. i a liar and that this statement was the beginning of lies. (John Nothing is more plainly taught in the Scriptures than the sulted," declared a member of the 8:41.) is the nrch-enem- y of the human race. Jesus is the the i. e., all During the pait ten yean Judge Satan resurrection of dead that in due time the dead shall University Michigan, Savior of the world, and through Him alone can man get life be awakened and given a trial for life. Such positively dis- faculty of the of Rutherford has lectured in nearly everlasting. Which one will you believe? proves that the dead are conscious and ore able to he had just communicate commenting on a report every large city in Europe and Amer- Sir Conan Doyle and his colleagues claim that they bear with the living, because the resurrection of the world has not received that two young women in ica on "Where Are the Dead?" and voices, receive automatic writings through ouija boards, table yet come. etc., these emanate from some unseen power. These his class had been obliged to leave his lectures on "Millions Now Living tipping, and that communications from the dead are in no wc do not dispute. The Hible explains this power is wise beneficial to messages Will Never Die" and "Talking With This that man. The are never comforting or school and place themselves in the not exercised by the spirits of dead men, but by demons fallen uplifting, but, on the contrary, they are often vicious and vile the Dead" are outgrowths of that lec- hands of nerve specialists because of angels or foul spirits who were disobedient in Noah's day and and lead men into crime. Great numbers of men are being made ture, made possible and necessary by whom God restrained in the darkness around this earth. (See insane by the influence of these demons. Satan and the other their devotion to the ouija boards. the fulfillmenl of certain prophecies 2 Peter 2:1; 1 I'etcr 3:18-2- 0; Jude G.) 'these demons have exer- demons ur thus blinding and defrauding mankind in order to Dr. Warren Forsythe, head of the during and since the war, and as cised their power since the time of the flood until the present turn their minds away from the great blessings God has in store time through the instrumentality of mediums. The day of their for them. university health service, admitted ineosages of comfort to the many judgment is now here; hence they exercise greater power and This .science of communicating with the dead is by influx of millions bereaved the enormous grief-stricke- that there had been a great arc taking advantage of a n world to aid Satan in nothing but demonlsm, or spiritism, and is a menace to the the world and subse nervous students appearing lately for casualties in war carrying out his first lie "There is no death." uelfitrc of mankind, the overwhelming proof of which is set quent flu epidemics. Sir Conan Doyle and many distinguished clergymen have forth in my new book, "Talking With the Pea.d," treatment. Aiecn and arc being deceived by the demons, because they believe j. i". ituTUEnFonb. I One city nerve specialist said he had treated university women for ex- treme nervousness and that their tc rr. t7 difficulty seemed to have been caused by too close association with the JUDGE RUTHERFORD President the Students' Association, ouija board and too great belief in of International Bible whicli was organized by the late Pastor Russell. its wanderings. President of the New York People's Pulpit Assn., which has If the above warning is correct, then pplying of voluntary non-sectari- the entire it is further proof that gsr a of cw, to conduct funerals and other re- - population of earth is menaced by Wous services. Any desiring to avail themselves of this kviKSS5 : .o-sr- o call Main-s-m. ouija boards and like paraphernalia. Rs&sssass ce;u-- trr smiCe menace' is due chiefly to a lack This rrc tr 1f in n light recently of knowledge. The people should of have the entire truth on the subject, fulfilled prophecy, a provable Biblical proposition. " J. F. Rutherford and that is my only purpose in speak-in- g "Vt.ni... on it. J. F. RUTHL'RFORD. 0-.
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