National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-04-26
The Sight OF Hell.

The Manchester Ecamiaer calls atteR
tlon to very interesting little book en-.
titled "The Sight of He'll" 1t is by the
Rev. Father Furness, C,SS.R H., is printed
"permissu superiorum," and is recon-
mended to be used along with the Cate
chism in Sunday-schools as part of @
! course Of religious instruction. 1t Is one
Of series of Books for Children and
Young Persons" From the following
extracts it will be seen that the work is
not of an inspiriting character The Rev.
father is supposed to be taking his young
charges on little tour Of inspection,
during which he acts as cicerone. Among
many things too disagreable to mention,
he points out the Striking Devil:
Little cAild, if you 90 to he'll there
will be devil at your side to strike you.
He will go on striking you every minute
for ever ans ever without stopping. The
| first stroke will NAL your body as bad
as the body of job. The second stroke
will make your body twice as bad as the
body of Job. The third stroke will make
your body three times as bad as the body
Of Job. The fourth stroke will make
your body four times as bad rs the body
of Job. How then, will your body be
after the devil has been striking it every
moment for hundred millions of years
without stopping2"
He then shows them "a Dress of Fire"
Sob xxXviii.--Are not thy garments hot 2
Come into this room. You see it is very
small. But see in the midst OF it there is
girl, perhaps about eighteen years old.
What terrible dress she has on-her
dress is made of fire On her head she
wears bonnet of fire 1t is pressed down
all over her head; it burns her head it
burns into the skin; it scorches the bone
Of the skull and makes it smoke. The
red-hot fiery heat goes into the brain and
melts It. Eek. xXii.--l will burn you in
the fire of my wrath you shall be melted
IN the midst thereof as silver is melted in
the fire. You do not, perhaps like head
ache. Think what headache tnat girl
must have. But see more. She is wrap
ped up in flames, for her frock is on fire.
If she were on earth she would be burned
to a cinder in moment. But she is in he'll,
where fire burns everything, but burns
nothing away. There she stands burning.
She counts with her fingers the moments
rs they pass away slowly, for each mo-
ment seems like hundred years. AS she
counts the moments she remembers that
she will have to count them forever and /
ever"
The children are favored with sight of
q boiling boy:
But, listen, there is a sound ,ust like
that OF kettle boiling. L. it really a
kettle boilingl No. Then what is it
Hear what it is The blood is boiling in
the scalded veins of that boy. The brain
IS boiling and bubbling in his head. TheI
marrow is boiling in his bones" This
child is supposed to be boiling in accord
lnce with Amos w.: "The days shall
come when they shall lift you up on pixies,
md put what remains of you in boiling
)ots." They also have peep at baby
n G nod hot oven 4" Hear how il screams
o come out See how it turns and twists
tself about in the fire It beats its head
gainst the roof Of the oven. 1t stamps
IS little feet on the floor Of the oven.
Iou can see on the face Of this little ,
hild what you see on the faces Of all in j
despcrate and horrible" ]
he compassionate lace of Father Furniss |
ooking through the bars at what he calls |
this pittul sight, is the only cheerful S
art Of the picture.-PdH Mall Gazette. c