The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-29

The Manchester Errmiaer calls atten.
tion to a very interesting little book en-
titled "The Sight OF He'll" It Is by the
Rev. Father Flrncss, C,SS,R., Is printed
"perlnissu superiorum," and Is recon-
mended to be used along with the Cate
chism in Sunday.schOuls rs q part Of q
course Of religious instruction. 1t is one
If series Of "BookS for Children and
Young Persons.n From the following
extracts it will be seen that the work i
not Of an inspiriting character. The Rev.
father is supposed TO be taking his young
charges on little tour of inspection,
during which le acts MS cicerOne, Among
many things too disagreable to mention,
he points ont tile Striking Devil:
Little child, If yOu 20 to hell there
will be devil Of your side to strike you
lie will go on striking you every minute
for ever and ever without stopping The
first stroke will make your body as bad
as the body Of job. Tho second stroke
will mako your body twice rs bad us 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 stoppingf"
lie then shows them "a Dress Of Fire.
"Job xxxviii.-.Are not thy garments hot 2
Come into this room. You see II is very
small. But see In the midst OF II there is
girl, perhaps about eighteen years old.
What terrible dress she has on-her
dress Is made of frel On her head she
wears bonnet of fire. 1t Is pressed down
all over her head; 1t burns lIer head; 1t
burns into the skin; It scorches tile bone
of the skull and makes It smoke. The
red-hot fiery heat goes into tho brain and
lnelts 1t. Eek. xxii.-I will burn you in
tile fire of my wrath; you shall be melted
in the midst thereof as silver IA melted in
the fire. You do not, perhaps, like head.
ache. Think what a headache that girl
must have. But see more. She is wrap
ped up in flames, for her frOCk is on fire
II size were on earth she wOuld be burned
to cinder In q moment. But she Is in he'll,
whero fire burns everything, but burns
nothing away. There she stands burning.
She counts with her fingers tho moments
as they pass away slowly, for each mo.
ment seems like hundred year'. As she
counts the moments she remembers that
she will have to count them forever and
ever"
The children arc favored with sight Of
boiling boy:
"lnt, listen, there is a sound just like
that OF kettle boiling. Is It really q
kettle bOilingi No. Then vllnt is III
Hear what Il Is. Tie blood is boiling In
the scalled veins Of that boy. The brain
Is boiling and bubbling in Lis head. The
marrow is boiling in his bones" This
child l. supposed to be boiling in accord
anCe with Amos w.: "Thc days shall
come when they shall lift you up on pixies,
aud put what remains Of you in boiling
pots" They also have a peep a. q baby
in q rcl.hot oven =" Hear how I. screams
to come ont See how IL turns and twists
itself about in tho fret It beats its head
against the roof Of the oven. 1t stamps
its little feet on tic floor Of the oven.
You can see on the iaco Of this little
child what you see on the faces Of all in
hell-despair, desperate aud horrible"
Tie compassionate face Of Father Fnrniss
looking through the bars at what he calls
"this pitiful sight, is the only cheerful
part Of the picture.-PaR Mall Ga'slte.