The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-08
TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE.


Is THERE A HELL?-REv. T. DE WITT TALL
F. MAGEs VERDICT AGAINST THE UNIVERSAL
lists.
Yesterday Mr.. Tamage preached q sermon In re.
ply to the claims OF Universasm. lie took for his
text the words OF Ezekiel, Kill, 1S-"WOe to the
women that sew pillows to all armholes." Alter
pre1xing his discourse the reverend gentleman
said There are two branches Of UNIVERSAL m
one made up Of the Restorationists, who, while
they admit there may be some punishment In the
future world, say it Will come to an end, and the
soul, through process OF reformation, will come
up at last into light. joy, peace and victory; but
the vast majority OF the Universasts believe
that there is no future punishment at
all, and that, whatever may have been
our character In this world, the moment
we step across the line into the future
world we are completely happy. People need not
tell me that Is not UniversaIism take 1t not
from books. 1 take it from my own observation
aud my frequent and constant converse with men
who have adopted sucn theories. All Universal
lists agree saying that the human race will all
eventually be happy. shall show you that under
any shape
UNIvERsALIsM IS UNsCRIPTURAL, UNREASONABLE
DESTRUCTIVE OF GOOD MORALS,
whitening to all earnestness and soul saving, ana
the means OF eternal catastrophe to q great many.
y. l solemnly enpannel all this audience
as jury in the case, and shall proceed to open
the case and to call the witnesses. TO prove that
there Is such thing as future punishment, first
call upon "Dives, the Lost.n Let him 90 sworn.
lie was q man OF great influence In the world.
There is no reason why he should ialsly. "Dives
is there o perdition ?" He says:-"Yes, nave
just come from 1t. 1t IS torment.
can't get anything there to cool my
it. Do send word to my FIVE brothers. that they
come not into that SUFFERING" Universalism tries
to impeach this witness by saving that 1t is all
aegory. Lazarus the saved is the Gentle COM
forted, and Dives, who lifted up his eyes In hell,
being in torment ts the Jew whose spiritual piivi.
leges we're cut of In this world. PrepOsterous
II Christ was going to make an allegory lie would
not make one 80 imbecile as tnat don't wonder
that Universallsts have wren he'd that passage
until they got red In the face TO make It mean
all ages oil the future the common sense reading
Of that scripture Is that Lazarus went to heaven
fixed between them they could never cross over.
THE NEXT WITNESS CALL
in the case is an old bent over man. 1t Is Paul, the
swers:-.In naming fire, taking vengeance upon
those who know not Godn Tue next witness is O
Is isa,an, the prophet. 'isaiab, is there sucn
place as perditonr' he answers:-"Ihere the
worm uletn not, ana tner nfe ID not quencneu."
The next witness looks as though he may have
been very rudy anu beautiful once but he has
lost his beauty and ruddiness through mucn family
trouble. 1t is David, the psalmst. "David, Is
there any perditiOnr' he answer5:-'Tne wickeI
shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that
forget Co.." The next witness Is very mild and
lovabe man. John, the inspired. "JOnn Is there
any such place as perditiOnT' He answers, "Tney
shall drink oil the wine OF the wrath OF Almighty
God, poured with mixture into the cup OF HIS In
dgnatlon;" and tie stops moment to take breath,
and then he says, "Ihey shall be tormented III
fire and birthstone In the presence OF the anges"
and He 81 ops again 10 take breath and then says,
1.-THE smoke OF their torment ascendcth up lor
ever and ever.n But the most important witness
Is to come. He comes WITH feet b.istered by the
long way with sicky looks from slice plessness and
exposure. 1t Is the Son oil God, before whom we
bow down, not worthy even 10 kiss Ills feet, ana
we say In all reverence, "Oh, Jesus Is there per-
dition ~ And He answers, "At the end Of the
world the angels shall come forth and separate
the righteous from the wicked, and the wicked
shall lie cast into n furnace OF ME where there
shall be weeping and wailiDg and gnashing OF
teeth" And alter stopping y moment lie says,
1.-THE children OF the KIN Idom shall be cast into
outer darkness; there shall be weeping and
gnashing oil teeth" Then He stops moment
and lie resumes :-"Depart from Inc, we cursed,
into everlasting fire. prepared Tor the devil and
his angels.n
"EN0UGB,v YOU SAY.
Isaiah, David, Paul, John and Christ are enough,
800 You remember IN the parable OF tue teres the
tares were thrown nto the furnace OF fire, while
II saYs the righteous shine oTth forever IN their