The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-07
OBJECTIONABLE SIN.
A Discussion OF the Question In
yited.

EIns Ptt,barsh Leader:
Al this season last year the spelling.bee
wss the prevailing diversion. Just now
the prevailing topic Of conversation and
interest appears to have settled upon uu.
pardonabIe sin. This subject ha, for
weeks been uppermost in the minds Of
our citizens and bids fair to be the sub.
iect for lengthy debates the coming win
ter. Last week Mr.. Graves, the evange-
list, undertook to enlighten our people
on the subject, but his explanation was
altogether vague and unsatisfactory to
theft minds, and they feel as much in the
dark as ever.
That there Is such sin, some people
admit in an uncertain sort OF manner,
not knowing exactly what constitutes it,
while others say they don't believe there
is, although they are not exactly certain.
For centuries il has been datkly limited
that there ia such sin; but no one has
ever given a satisfactory explanation a.
20 what it il. And that is about the way
the matter rests At present.
Now, this is very important question,
which am surprised has not been square.
II met and finally disposed Of. There are
certainly theologians in our midst who
could practically settle this question sat.
t:sfactorily TO the minds Of beWildeted
people, and it is with that object in view
/ now write this article, hoping to thus
draw out the candid opinions Of all intel
Iigent persons upon thi. matter, and thus
settle il as far a. practicable.
hold that there isnow no such 8 sin as
an objectionable sin. There was q posi-.
bllity OF committing that sin only when
Jesus was upon earth in human form and
with human body, the said body contain.
ing soul or spirit; which wSs the Holy
Spirit. In the twenty.second verse OF the
third chapter OF Marx We find that the
ScribeI which came down from Jerusalem
szid, "He hath BeelzebHb;- md by the
prince OF devils he cAsteth out devils"
They thus openly and INTERESTINGLY said
that the spirit which inhabited the hn.
man body Of Jesus was the prince OF
devils, instead OF the Holy Ghost They
thus called the Holy Ghost devil, and
that was blasphemy, and for that one Of
Tense Jesus said they could never be par.
doned. ST. Mark, in relating this Incl.
dent, said it was because the Scribes said
he hath an unclean epirit. Any person
by carefully reading this chapter can see
that this was the case. and also that It is
now simply impossible TO commit that
sin. No one in these days would think Of
saying that the Holy Ghost il devil. On
the contrary, supPosipg both TO exist,
one is one and the other Is the ether.
were Jesus now upon earth with human
body in which the Holy Ghost did dwell,
and that We should openly say that he
was possessed OF a devil, then We could
commit that ain, and onty upon those
conditions could we do so. As it is now
the blood Of Jesus Christ cleanseth IA
from all sin, because it Ia not in our
POKER 10 commit an objectionable sin. !,
therefore, claim that there Is no sin that
is not pardonable through the merits Of
the blood OF Jesus. II there is any per.
son in this community, or elsewhere, who
is positive there Is an objectionable sin,
we should be glad 10 hear from his side Of
the house, and by this means We may
eventually arrive at satisfactory con-
clusion. Yours, truly,
JOSEPH MCLHATTAS.