The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-13
REASONS FOR A DOCTRINE.

To TUE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
very brief calculation OF the letter OF Scripture
may tend eradicate OF the superstitons OF tho
day The word hades in the Greek, translates the
word sheoI from the Hebrew. Or. Albert Barnes a
very learned divine of tho Presbyterian Church. author
OF "Barnes Notes." &c; Professor Stuart, Of Ando-
YER and hosts Of other learned men, agree that these
words either and both of them they were used by
the prophets, tae Saviour aud his disciples the Eng
lish word he'll into which they subsequently
dered, not then having been construcledl conveyed
this meaning viz 1.-THE dark, unknown regions Of
the dead the abode Of spirits good bad the resi-
dence of departed men, whether fxod in permanent
habtation wandering about AS they were ignorant
OF tho and spherical structure of the earth they
to have supposed this region to have been stu
ated the EARTH far below u.s. and hence 1t is put in
opposition to heaven Psalms, cxxxlx, slTf ascend
TO heaven thou art thoro; II make my bed in sheoD
hell thou art there" In the following verses tho
Saviour used the word hades and, Of course to tho
popular mind, with the meaning and definition above
referred to, viz. Matthew XII, 81 xvi, Is Luke. X
is; xvi, %. Acts H., 81 Revelations t., Is; vi, g.;
xx 49, Il See the beautiful contrast set forth In
the first references, well the sustaining Of tho
definition above set forth in the others, viz :-"And
thou Capernaum, which exalted unto heaven az
was city built on LOFTY hlD, shalt 10 brought down
Also sec Webster unabridged for the following def
nItions, corroboratng the above, viz. -
snEoL-The place Of departed spirits hades
HADEsTe habitaton Of the dead the Invisible world
the grave.
And Worcester unabridged sor the following
sHEoL-The abode or world Of the dead.-Kdto
The general state Of the dead denoted in the Old resta
ment by the Hebrew word sheol -SsIrs
HADSs Greek The place or state Of the dead the spirit
ual world.-CampbeV.
Or. William Stanton an English divine Of emit
nence, author Of Ecclesiastical History &C )" says
HELL-Ororopy signiHed cover or conceal and
@ 20 church Ssse or ouso / 10 & b sSnS hs so
son by whom IL is done Is called heller The main dirlty
from the that entirely distinct words or1faa
Of the Ncv Testament rendered in version by the
single word he'll, viz. HADks aud cEIxSSA
And Or. Stanton minister OF the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, full believer in endless torment con-
tinucs:-
sad s used TO denote the place q hnal
Departed spirits, wheihsr good or bad.
Compelled, however, to support his own Calvnistic
doctrine, be adds
GEHHsSA-lhe original term for hcH place Of hOsl
torment.
The places in the New Testament where the word
oehennd rendered into tho English word hell tho
folOwing:-NntL, ", %, 20, 30; T., %; xvih o;
xiii Is. Mark, TX, "a, 40, A. Luke XII, James,
Nv reference TO these verses IN connection with the
following quotation from the Exegct Essays Of Professor
Stuart, OF Andovcr, II VIII clearly appear why tho
Saviour should have 30 repeatedly urged 70 people
who so highly priced the rcs OF seputuro the idea of
how much rather should they be willing TO lose an
or limb than havo their bodies cast into 80 hornd
place, Professor stuart says That The word GEnEssA
The Valley OF Hinnom Is part Of the valley which
bounds jerusalem on the south Josh, xv xviii,
81 Hero in ancient times, the worship OF Moloch,
the horrid idol OF the Ammonites, was practsed To
this IDOL children were sacrificed, SC"
worcester's unabridged dictionary says:--
CrmguA--(Fleb valley Of Hianom, Of tho Of Hin
nom. xs-esisI Greek geharnaJ AVallsy on The south