Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-25
GaIloyvs Repentance.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. q, 1873.
Editor Sdr:-Please admit the following in
day, as reported in your paper Of last evening:
''Death-bed Repentance-Is it Possible?, We
do not ask, Are the instances numerous, or are
sincere, or whether the subject Of them may NOT
be deceived; hut simply, La it possible to truly
repent upon death-bed3 We understand MI.
xiii, 80 Al, teaches us the penitence and par
don OF the thief upon the cross. A strange text
We would say, from which to prove that no
sinner can repent uPon dying bed! We quote
% critically analyze the text, and cOnelusively
prove that it did not sustain tho assumption
sought to be based upon it. Those, then, who
repentances. must look elsewhere for the
scripture-prOOf of their genuinenes."
The assumption" s0-called, is evidently
s'the efficacy of bed repentances," belief
in which, the preacher assures US, has no sup
port from his text. Mr.. Fox appears to claim
that he has annihilated this support, or that he
has eliminated from the narrative all that is
of such repentance, and all who believe in the
efficacy Of such "repentances," must look else,
where for scripture proof Of their genuine
ness" Mr.. Fox states also: nowhere in the
taneous regeneration" In answer to the criti-
csm of the text, whatever 1t may have been,
We refer the reader to all the old commentators,
particularly to SCOTS notes on the passage.
", verses 1926: A man is brought in bed,
apparently near death, and placed before the
Saviour. ''And when He saw their faith, He
said unto him. Man thy sins are forgiven thee.
reason, saying, Who Is this which speaketh
blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God
alone? But Jesus said, "That We may know
that the son Of man hath power upon earth 10
forgive SINS (He said unto the sick of the palsy,l
say unto thee. Arise and take up thy couch
and 60 to thine house." We refer to the con-
~ GA,.y Wa ~~.s.~. An
Tailor at Philippi Acts xvi, %. p-t 80
What do scriptures like the following teach:
''FO0ls because Of their tfansgressions and be-
cause Of their iniquities are afflicted. Their
soul abh0rreth all manner Of meat; and they
draw nigh unto the gates Of death. Then they
cry unto the Lord In their trouble and He
saveth them from their distresses. He sent His
word am, anu healcd them and delivered them
For generations and ages past men, called
suddenly to face death, have derived cOnsOla-
ton from saeh scriptures as these. Why should
'sThe Lord forbid that should seek to deprive
dying men of any Of the consultations of the
blessed gospel" To which we respond very
sentence: "There is serious danger in tile false
notion of the facility which, in his last mo-
ments, one may make ample preparations for
eternity on the Other sna hand, Us there no no
the Divine teachings, 50 as to deprive sick
and dying persons Of 'the consultations of the
blessed gospel Of Christ?' Shall 1, who am in
ton and Heaven, and shall my neighber, Of equal
moral conditions with myself, be deprived OF
this privilege because Of rapidly falling health
.inan' and all his varying physical conditions
| and especially where human help and hope fai
| him? AT =
| The text has no reference to murderers-
l manwas a rObber. Whether murderers can b'
saved rests only with Him who alone can per
fectly understand man; who alone know
/ in what condition of mind the felon was wheI
s sss va: sss
previous opportunities for instrnctisn am
mosal teaching, the strength or weakness o
mind, &c. Those who know are beaten witt
many stripes. Tnose who know not with feE
| Luke Xii, a. 4e. We cannot forget the beauti
| ful parable Of the prodigal son, the teatmen
OF the father, nor Of the conduct Of the eide
"A NATTER NsEDIEa ATTsxrIoy-Ed;so
Star: wish to cali the attention of the board Q
Sosnmns Ysssesdsy q soiossS sir,, named Ros
Redmond, I believe. died Of smallpox in !!
house just In rear Of DR.. Sunderiandb church
s IN s sss @ s the .m X
chamber windows OF the house were opened An
the bedding, &c., used ~ tho deceased tumble
out This was g.thered p. put into the smbu
are two private schS6ls In the basement Of IA
church and the hou6e (which this perfornanc
took place isvithln MY fest Of these school
sion. Now AK M al isandDr II any process
could be devised t0Dpreea this teErible diseas
n1se efectual thanstAisf VI am 10th 70 bclisv
that the board Of heo1ln eeanfsneace sudh Pre-
ceedInes ON thu part q tAsir employs. rs
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