The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-22

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then, well say that the blindness OF who wull
plucks out his arbitrary dspensaton of God
Now. for aught or any man earth knows tbes
be the mseres typifed by the Getenna Of III
text and if so, the assumption OF our Directors who'll
grauitous
Before passing to another topic, we cannot, in Justice
me cause 81 % ana ice TO re res fa sn 81 IN
ton TO the following sentiments in his discourse before au
e co. M5 on yes lust az e
following particulars in which all the clergy of the unite'
States cot course himself ncuded) are OF one mind her
is no hell but the brand and stigma which icenousnes
stamps on the heart the emotions OF narrow envlons an,
upon the ruins of Others the resesness of unsatisfiet
a m dsoae soul the darkness OF an intellect esranget
verse and the sharp piercing stngs of accusing
scene winch nct upon the poor sinner shame ant
tea fire could cause much pain produced by these
& lo ago md passions which burn baeken and bias
which without repentance in time may darken and depress
and Unreasonable evolutons Of coming eternity Yes
man was not sent into this world to lead animal life
ese in the Of and ss xny
few and then lie down the same ditch with the
Waving the question as not within the range of the plan
Of the present discourse as to whether the preacher
States universally coincide with the foregoing OF
not and ao as 10 whether there may be other .omen's
that he comedies not only that not annihaet
ao aea anS o a sd o SIN may ass % n
eternity, but also, that the sinners suffering by menta
material fire is the Necessary exercise OF his own mind
and therefore fully sustains our position that the etena
punishment of sim not a mere arbitrary dspensation Of
God. And furthermore we maintain that these elements
Of truth contained in his concessions if carried out in the
full power OF a log cal mind. would blow to atoms Oul
Brother theory OF passing sinners to heaven through the
gates of hell.
Secondly We do not maintain neither does our doctrine
imply that the suerngs of the and the less guilty
equally severe in the oents OF the second death We do
eve 1t to be true, neither does our doctrine imply such
conclusion For if we maintain as we have already shown
do that men own depravty constitutes misery in the
world OF tormens II follows as legitimate consequence
that the greater the deptavty the greater the misery and
to the magnitude of moral turpude corresponds not only
wh o of sHy but ao n With e re- Re-
beaten with more stripes, and the less, with fewer
eternay for sins committed in this life only The anay
OF the sufengs Of future renbuon which we have Just
dugence of voluntary depraviyis itself both sin and pun
shment As consequence Of past sins the sinner has
that habit creates both tendency to certain acts and
facility in their performance As the result of the habit of
is carried by the sinner into future world and
snc act rep in that w1 mot only but
And thus by repeated act the tendency to SIN Is
So the Of and
ture the sinners progress IN both SIN and suffering IN fu-
its velocity as the squares Of the increase through
which falls. THERE'S. therefore, Just little probability
and turn God as that falling body should itself
in its downward course and ascend to the elevation from
of torment the appropriate punishment OF the sin which
produces it, surely, surely the assumption that doctrine
mtted in this brief and fTaii life, is wholly gratnitous.
But it is contended that even If sinners are their own de-
stroye and if eternity they punished only for
the sins committed in etenity-t is even then inconsistent
with the infinite benevoenee OF the Deity to permit any Of
We must ebuke the presumption which arogates
that may operate motives the eternal and infinite
Mind. Who art thou man, who rephest against God
and who dost-
Call mperfection what thou fndest such
Say, here he gives too Iittle-there, too much?"
Let us for short time hold up this objection for the
thought when remember that God is infinitely benevo
lent and cannot delight in misery, suchi that he inf
the plan of moral system best suit cd to exclude misery from
his works and that he is amEy and able to do his IS will
first view, impossible that sigh should disturb the
wsing and other sounds of woe that greet 3
Open and behold the varied and vefVaylng
dungeon the hospital and the battle field and not suffer
onnpesent the surface of this vast globe and
reasoning misery actually eigns in our world and
this moment Death is pursuing his desolating march
Misery has arkened the face OF globe for almost
thousand yet shall we presume to say that God not
rather say his ways are not as our ways But it be
inconsistent with his perections that man may endure
misery for moment, for aught know, it may not be
that he should endure for hour day, or year OF
n of o tor I f an ea that at
of momentay misery, yet the is as wholly incom-
Of misery in our world such that not inconsistent with
we know, the very perfecons Of God may demand that
both and angels should be left TO the freedom OF their
be the proper object of Almighty powea if it be-
haps the holy and n-hating Jehovah prefer to permit
extent evil less than to despo his nteli
creation Of the high attribute of moral liberty
Thus and misery, for augbt we know as a conSe-
quence of this liberty abused may have entered the Universe
tsrnsh the beauty of Gods works For aught know,
there be great and sufficient moral reasons why the
shining angels continue their rebellion against Himself,
throughout eternal AS beacons CHAINED and anchored
the wandering mariner of the rocks and the qulcksands
winch luk below, mpenient sinners IN future world,
burning beacons to float the surface OF eternity to warn
all the holy creatures OF the Universe OF the woin conse
popuous hell reound from world to world throughout
immensely admonshlng the inhabitants OF all u n allen
allegiance he Throne of their Maker And as OBJ aience
the Of ali nee on great
employed by the infinitely wise ana Al
unnumbered worlds This in accordance with principles
practically continuously, and we may add universally
As dictate Of common sense The State does employ the
dungeon the gbbet instruments OF passion or revenge
perpelraon of crime and thus ditfuses the nestimahe
blessings OF peace order the security of property and life
throughout the whole extent OF ITS population And this
disposition of human government is not viewed in the
opinion of nteigen men en- IS produced by hatred
but also and principally dictated by love of benevoence
which the whole all the extent
well being and the variety OF interests So for aught
know the very benevoence of God, well justice
Himself and to His holy creation, may demand that the
smoke of the sefincted of the rebellous should
be permitted TO ascend tor ever and ever of roll
ing the tide of happiness the fahest shores of immensely
and OF mpeling it onward throughout the revolving
ages of absolute eternity.
Did ourtme permit other passages of Scripture
might be adduced to sustain our doctrine when is al
legged that between the saved and the lost there great
gulf fixed which cannot be passed by either and that
which 1t is said that they who believe the Son shall
not life In the Scriptures find inmalon that
after death the mpentent will either repent believe
ask obtain forgiveness of sins pass through the fires and
the gates of hell into heaven.
" In that lone land of deep despair,
No Sabbaths heavenly light shall rise;
No God regard your better prayer,
Nor Saviour call you to the skies. '-DWigAt
A few OBJ ervaions, and we close the DISCOURSE
l. From this subject learn that the system winch denies
the doctrine of the future sserngs OF the wicked for ever
war; at once both with the language OF Scripture and
with the nature of whose mind ought always to be
addressed the subjects of etsnity by the motives OF eternity
presented to his fears as wei Is to his hopes
2 We also may hence learn the danger OF the doctrine
which we oppose in assocIang with itself other hurtfui
errors and IKE the uncean spirit IN the parable taking 10
other spirits than Itself lie who denies tbe
doctrine oeterna! etrbutlon almost certainly led to ADOPT
ystem INTERPRETATION which dvests the Saviour OF men OF
Ills divine glory and heaven itself of the eternity oil us bss