The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-25

wicked, but the dead in Christ still live.
"The dead rest from their labors and their
works do follow them
REV. Mr.. BENEFITS ESSAY.
An essay on the same subject was then
read by Rev. j. W. Bennett of Dandy.
Whatever else engages mans attention
time is given to some thought of the future
State of the soul is not definitely known,
but they who die in Christ are with him.
The grave contains the body ; Hades the
soul. Opinion is divided in regard to hell.
Hades and Gehenna have both been trans
lated hell. Hades never means anything
in connection with the body,
always the soul. Christ descended into
Hades, but not into hell death is the gate
to lIades, which receives the soul. After
death and Hades deliver up their dead the
wicked go to Gehenna, or hell, in Matt. III;
%, "Fear Him which is able to destroy
both soul and body in Gehenna." Hades
the state of tlisemboded spirits. The Jews
taught this, and Jesus confirmed 1t. Con-
dition of the soul in Hades, is conscious
taught clearly in the case of the rich man
and Lazarus. Paul taught that the state
of the soul would be one of consciousness,
ITO die is gain" II unconscious, why
gain he believed he should be conscious
and with Christ. Souls of the just enter
Embellishments blessed place but not
always the same place. The paradise of
which John speaks, may be the same place
of which John speaks, and also where
Christ says, to-day shalt thou be with me
in paradise--we cannot tell. Shall we
know each other there ? | answer shall
we know less there, than here
"Can | be happy in heaven and my
friends in hell p Our happiness will not
depend on the condition of those whom we
love-wc will see differently then than
now Il hath not entered into the heart
of man to conceive of the things God hath
prepared for them that love them.
CRITICISMS.
Criticisms were made by Revs. Mr.. Mott
of Middletown, A. V. Marshall and w. III.
Meekcr, who thought the terms hades and
Gehenna, refer not to place, but condi-
ton, and that the Divine Master never in
tended that we should divide the future ill.,
to so many places, or conditions. lie did
not believe in an intermediate state. The
speaker said he had been asked ''Can | be
happy in heaven and my son in hell p lie
always met that question by reasoning in
regard to law. Does God love the son less
than the mother does No; and the in
telligcnt mother whose son violates civil
law loves and pities the offender but recog-
nizes the justice and right of the law.
Gods laws must be obeyed.
Rev. J.. S. Walker of Fairhaven fol
lowed, and thought this a mysterious sub
ect, and did not expect to understand the
intermediate state till he enters upon it. lie
thought the soul would be paradise, but
not in heaven till the resurrection.
Rev. Mr.. Brooks and Marshall followed
with criticisms. Rev. w. w. Foster of
Vcrgennes thought this subject was not
dark. Heaven and hell are places, where
we cannot tell The influence of man
exists while the world stands, when that
is exhausted the full reward is given. AT
death the good go to heaven, the wicked to
hell but not till the resurrection will the
entire reward for either good or evil be
given.
Rev. l.. n. Beaudry thought this natu-
raj question, and we all ask, "where do
we 20 after death ?" and he thought the
prayer of the rich man, ''send to my
brothers" was as strong as the prayer for
water. He thought those in the other
world remember the ones behind, and
strongly believes that we will know our
friends in heaven and love our families
there a little more than those of whom we
have never heard.
REV. J. J. NOES ESSAY.
An essay on "the salvation of children"
was read by Rev. j. J. Noe of Poultney.
LIST. What is the actual natural condition
of children?
What is their relation TO Christ?
% d" the Church
Man goes astray as soon as born. Natu-
raj sin taints the infant, under all con-
ditions of life children begin to go astray,
and are not under condemnation till they
commit sin. The blood of Jesus gives
them entrance to heaven.
I'd They are sharcrs of the covenant
and belong to the kingdom of Christ, this
is their relation to Him.
3D.. What to the church?
Unbaptizcd children have no formal
connection with the church, and it is diff
ficult to know just what relation baptized
children do sustain. 1t is not made a
member OF the church by water baptism.
Our discipline provides for the children's
pastoral care.
1t is expected that the pastor will speak
to the children on the subject of religion
and pray earnestly for them. They can be
converted, and if they go astray it is too
often for want of proper spiritual foster
ing.
May not a christian parent exercise faith
for the regeneration for the child? The
old covenant was to Abraham and his seed
the promise is now to the children of pious
parents Christ intended that parents
should bring their little ones to him. This
does not imply that children are ''little
angels" any more than older christians are
"bg angels.
The duty of the pastor is great, in rela-
ton to children. He should advise the
parents to have them baptized. The COM
mission from the Divine Master was "Feed
my lambs" Care for the children of the
| flock
Rev. Mr.. Atwater of Burlington ex-
pressed himself as pleased with the essay,