, 1876-07-22
LITERATURE.
Is External" Punishment
Endless PA Living
Faith.
Johnson's Universal Cyclopodia
...Sermons to Work.
ingmeu.
Gen. Putnam and the Brittle
of Bunker lIill---Prnc-
tical Botany.
Gortsohakoff and Bismarok---
Physical Manipulation
A Couple Of Stories.
Aseasonable Topic; The Ioe-Trads
How Panama Hats Are
Made.
Flora Round About Chicago...Tlo
Caner and Rock'Rose
Families.
Flowers Fertilized by But
terllies---A California
Fungus.
The Ant and the Acacias..Tree-
PIanting---A New crab...
Tall Tortoises.
Flora Round About Chicago...Tlo
Caner and Rock.Rose
Families.
Flowers F'ertilized by But
terflies---A California
Fungus.
The Ant and the Acacias..Tree-
Planting---A New crab-.'
Tall Tortoises.
LITERATURE.


IS hETERNAL"- PUNISHMENT ENDLEssi
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Iu the title Of tho essay, " Is Etcrnn1 Punish
meut Enalcss ~ tho author appears to have en-
tered upon tho solution Of m absurd propos{-
tIon,-tAc terms eternal md endless being
usually accepted Is Identical. The seeming
paradox Is cleared awuy when VIC learn that, In
scsIptural language, tho phrase 'tctcrnal pun
tshment excludes tho tdea of duration, md
means simply tho punishment which tnlics pla=c
In eternity.
Tho inquiry into the continuance Of future
puniahmcnt Ia limited to an examination Of tho
original language Of the B!blc. In texts which
speak on tho sub1ect, and IT, within these lint
It's, searching md scholarly. To judga to 4
nicetY Of The learning and accuracy Will, which
IL Is conducted, u knowledge Ut tho Greek is
necessary; but tic conclusion which Is reached
Is easily understood hY every Englis1l-spcaklng
person. In this, tile author declares that tho
fart Of future punishment ts distinctly proved
from Scripture, hut tho extent Of It's lurntton
Is LETT In uncertainty. To use his own words:
III there be my hope for my, II has been COLI
cca1ctf, to check prcsumpt.lnus sinners by tho
fcar Of falling unawarcs Into irlrtrlcyab1c ruin.
1t must he admitted that, on the most hopetHi
r'ro that can b. ,vntarei, the darkness
resting on tho ronan future of him
who goes out Of this world Of grace m
unbcl(cvtng Gospcl-hearcr, m i,nponitcnt
sinner, alicnatetl from lila God, Ia sufficiently
dense and appalling to rousc tho living to rprk.
out their salvation with fear aud trc,lbllnE,t-
fearing, rs Christ Ann bildcn, Him who Is able
to destroy boil. soul aud body Ia hcll'''
Tho papers gathered together uplcr tho gen.
eral hcad Of IA Living Faith " lave been pub
lished, In tho courac uf tho past iiyo ycnrs, II,
the Christian Uj,fon. They comprise short ,l1s-
courses upon religious topics adapted to tic
hour, md treated In de7out, gentle, and lib
cral spirit. Tic writer recognizes tho truth
that many Of tic tencts Which hare formed an
Imposing part Of Christian crccds can no longer
command tho faith Of ti1oughtfu, minds, but
must gIyc way to broader aud }css rigid, though
mt less pure and exalted, opinions. Tho key
noto Of lily doctrine is struck III tho acknowl-
lo who truly receives the Divine gp1rlt ia quick
ened By It anso lore nMd sofvico toward MI man
matter wholly between tho .oaf md it, tiod. ThcrS
escapes ftom ON sa1er!ng. That y 10 satisfactory
Him. 1t!s liIs creatureA that. liz would hare '.s
serve. Ali adotntien ol Him ia 10 lnd iis compile.
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s;, gay RI r ts;inF s. " sak
safs o. ens 6odiss i cSfis Thss sood phy
ssio1 Il rssss safs e. Gn's y e sa
mainly 70 The bfntcs esuu, IL service to GoI 10