The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-05-20

system says thdI the uanSer l
which our Lord referred was real and i'm
minent, but denies that "aionios condem
nation" means endless misery. l shoul
be glad to see more argument, and les
clap-tTap in your comments upon th
scriptures, and your references to m
views.
But what shall I say Of your citation from
Dr.. Clark Do you mean intcntionall.
to deceive in this case said that Bsh
ops Newton and Pierce, and others, a
greed with DR.. Clarke that "there is n,
objectionable SIM" You reply "Dr
Clarke, takes no such position" You
had the evidence to the contrary before
your eyes when you wrote. You quote
four or FIVE lines from DR.. Clark, and
then stop. But the Dr.. goes immediate
y on to show,l, in what that sin consisted,
and 2, what we are to understand by the
the declaration that it shall not be forgiv-
en-. He concludes that this sin, like
others mentioned in the Old Testament
and the New, was to be punished with
the death of The body, still mercy might b
extended to the soul. And he closes by say
ing that in his view, "every sin may be re-
pented of under the gospel dispensotion." Is
there any" "pettifoggery"in your statement
concerning DR.. Clarke ?
You quote Phil. 3. ls, "whose end is
destruction" assuming that the words
end denotes a fixed final condition Of
wicked men but attempt no proof. This
habit OF assumption seems to be very
chronic in your case.
So you cite John s.2l in a like manner
Will you give me an exposition of that
text, and show me in what part,o clause
you find any proof of endless misery?
You deny that you limit the omnpo'
tence of God Let us see. l asked sis
the salvation Of all men possibility with
God ?" How do you answer! If all
men will repent. God can SAFE them. If
they will not, God cannot. Now this de.
nies the omnipotence Of God, or lodges
the question. Suppose l had asked,
"Can God Danish drunkenness from the
world, and reform every 'drunkard in it p
Would you have answered me, "God
,an do this if men will cease manufac-
uring and selling rum, and if men will
cave off drinking! But if they will not
hen God cannot do it :" If God is ON
,ipotent, he must be able to prevent,
What he seeks to prevent, and able to do
What he wants to accomplish. Will you
ell me plainly, whether in you belief,
Tod has that power?
You have once or twice falsely charged
ne with fatalsm. In my last | inform
d YOU that held moral freedom to he
Inherent in men, and imperishable. That
nen now have, and always will have
,ower to obey and to disobey God.
hall have something to say ere long
ouching your inferences from my cad
mission" on that point. But Sir, having
nswered you so plainly upon that point,
gll you now answer me touching the
anne matter? Do you believe that men
re free moral agents, having the power !
D this world and the rover in the next
,orld, both to choose and to obey
nd TO choose and disobey the law of
rod. Let there be no "Ainching' with ,
on, and we shall then see which of us
,ally believes in moral freedom. l re-
await your reply.
Again you leave the argument from ,
royer without an answer. Whatever :
od commands men to pray for God can :
God commands us to pray !,
n the salvation of all men. Therefore
cd can accomplish the salvation of all .
en-. Will you point out the flaw in =
lat argument?
You say, God cannot love the sinner
ith any other than love of pity, for d
God is angry with the wicked every i,
w." If, in Bible terms. God both h
YES and haies the wicked every day, then ii
We and hatred co-exists in God, and are 81
,nsistant the one with the other. If not h
ey are antagonistic and God is divided X
,ainst himself. If God loves all men E,
d is Interchangeable, He will love all h.
en- forever. If infinite love will damn :,
man forever, will you tell me what m
,rse, Infinite wrath could do =? In the
BILE we are told that God maketh his 10