The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-01-25


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This BrelherS Yhcpisoeyer he
hi done itfpaily, and gprespme
rests cas- since hislsetd isgorgenenl
AHhowonld'nt2 But Ne don't ilsgend
10 90 down into the ccsspools of dirt
and slang And when mans cause
becomes 50 desperate as todrive him
to such an Alternative We don't won.
der at lrs altimAtunl. Who Eouldl
Brother Harper may not know what
he believes, in some things but there
are some other things ! presume, he
understands himself about as well us
some other men do themselves, and
the only difference between him and
Brother Glorious, is, that one has the
moral courage. to declare The honest
inner convictions of'his mind. while
the. other, because he has sold his
'Birthrigbt to the interests of certain
dogwas dare not cleep, for il he
does he loses his head, Or mayhap,
his bread and butter On the sub
jet Of punishment for sin, | will
simply sdy,thata mans mental per-
ceptions must be wofully obtuse
when there is a want Of ability to
perceive what u man believes on this
subject, When he asserts positive
ly and distinctly his belief. l stated
most omphatically this, "and as hap
piness is the normal condition of all
sentient beings and pain and misery
the abnormal, and God declares that
He wills the salvation of all men, ]
am, therefore, forced to the belief
that all Gods intelligent beings will
be finally and forever happy" Now
we ash Lave we denied present OF
future punishmcntfor sin. We have
stated that men will be punished &C
cording to the deeds done in the body,
We believe this. Doyou understand
that? But it don't necessarily fol-
low that because a man is to suffer
for his sins committed in tho body,
that there viii never como Il time in
all the future ages of an eternal oX
istencc, when that suffering will
cease. A man is certainly aberra-
ted in the upper story, who believes
such doctrine as this, and ought to
be taken in charge of by the author
tiles.
AS to my peace of mind, l will
simply say to Glorious that that is a
subject with which you have moth
ing to do, but will add that l have
the most implicit confidence in the
mercics and promises of gracious
Heavenly Parent, and am therefore
at rest knowing that if do right
my reward will be given me; and if
| do wrong shall suffer the penal
ty just as you will.
AS to The effect of ny withdrawal
from the NJ. L, Church, l would say
that Glorious has made Il quaint il
lustration, and will add, that. whilst
it may not affect it very much, may
surmisc that if it had no better ma
terial in the competition of its de-
tense than Glorious, its days would
soon be numbered. Imagine to your
self a mullet-hcad struggling to bols-
ter up the crumbling pillars of some
old fossilizcd dynasty, and you have
it. But Glorious says he has quit the
field, treating me with utter con
tempt. Well suppose l will have
to stand it. But the cause of right
and truth must triumph, and l ven
turo the assertion that the time will
come in the future when Glorious and
such as he, will be ashamed of some
of their teachings andb astonished
that men could be misled and deceiv-
ed so long. W. W, HARPER
The Root OF the Conspiracy.
"Hold Floridal" Money and troops
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