Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-11
"a sight of Hell +"

This is the title of book by Rev. j.
Furniss, a Catholic priest, recently pub
lished in London, "by permission of his
superiors," for the purpose, as he says, of
saving " children and young persons who
are often lost for want of being early smlt-
ten with terror" 1t is literally and en-
tirely devoted to the subject of its title. 1t
describes hell-its location, soil, streams,
atmosphere-the peculiar holiness of its
heat-the noises, the dresses. and every
thing relating to that interesting, but not
inviting country.
The reader may like to know how Rev.
Mr.. Furniss-a capital name tor the author
of such fiery wOrk-learned all he tells,
as he could hardly have gone down in his
own person and got back. He says the in
formation comes from Saint Frances, who
was taken out of the place by the angel
Gabriel though how saint came to be put
there, we can't guess. The London
AtheE9mn gives the following compendium
offs contents:
"Children are informed that hell is four
thousand miles from the surface OF the
earth that the fair Saint Frances has been
taken out of the interior of that place OF
torment By the angel Gabriel; and from
her account and that of other witnesses,
children have an opportunity of knowing
whittier they are sure to 60 and whatthey
are certain TO suffer for ever and ever, for
the smallest mortal crimes committed in
the flesh.
-Mr. Furniss informs the young that
Hell is bOundless its plain is of red-hOt
iron, It's atmosphere fog Of fire, its rivers
fathOmless streams of pitch and sulphur.
Take the least spark from hell. throw it in
to the OcOan, aud in a moment it will dry
"a 81. uI Ao xuhnla xpnrln
in blaze. The music of hell is not that Of
the spheres, but made up of the shrieks that
never subside, and unnatural sounds from
the condemned, who roar like lions, hiss
like serpents, howl like dogs and wall like
dragons. There is a rushing thunder as of
cataracts of water, but little children are
reminded that there is no water in Satan's
fiery kingdom. What sounds like the
fall thereof are the torrents Of scaldlng
tears falling without any cessation from
millions of millions of eyes,. The
young, too, are further sickened by
the assurance that if body could be
snatched for moment from hell and laid
upon the earth, the stencil would be so
Overwhelming that everything would
wither and die. As for the fearful subject
OF Judgment, these little ones are told that
their offending souls will be dragged in
chains before Satan's judgment seat, that
he is their judge, and judge without
mercy! How will your body be- asks the
reverend gentleman, after the devil has
been striking it hundred millions of years
without stOpping|
"Again, he says: The vain will have to
wear bounets and dresses of the hottest fire
of hell, which burns everything forever
The very small bonnets worn now may be
an advantage in this terrible crisis, and
might soon be consumed, or impart only q
moderate degree of heat. Almost univer-
sal empire is ascribed to Satan; all power
over man is ascribed to him; the might, the
majesty, the love, the very will of God are
burnt out by the all-devouring flames OF
eternal hell; and Christ is depicted as
rather querulonsly stating that he had
done his utmost to save mankind, but that
the devil, after all, had far the best of it,"