, 1877-12-30
PRO AND CON.

VIEWS OF CORRESPONDENTS ON THE EA1sTEsCE
OF HE'LL.
tn the Editor Of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Dec. :,9.-Having satisfied portion
OF humanity That Genesis docs mol give COT
rect account Of the CREATION, we next proceed to
overthrow the doctrine OF He'll. Next, We
shall Droye that there is no God. The fool hath
already said in his heart there is none If
Rcccher should announce It next Sunday as his
belief that there is none, how the hats would
swing in the air. It is said be has concluded
there is no He'll lie does not give us one word
of srripturc backing. Must we take his opinion
as s,,nerior to thut Of our own. Men argue aud
talk about Bible teaching. They do not believe
this or TINT. but never take the Book to see
what it docs teach. Men will argue all day,
with persops who have never read the Bible, in
rcr,rd to this or that doctrine. Col. Bob In
rersojl finds that Christianity is q failure.
Eishon Simpson finds that it is not. Mr.. lngcr-
soil finds thar heathcn nations have each one
book. superior fb all others. and leaves us to
infer that he believes them OF Just as mncn .t az a.
nations have made the progress without our
R,bIe that those have who follow its prccepts.
He is nj .ading for freedom Of thought a1d Tree
dom OF speech, claiming that Christlan!ey dc-
/ Driyes ono OF these.
What country affords more freedom than our
own? Our missionaries have often been attack
ed ir leathen lands for attempting to introduce
Christianity If thusc heather should come
here to introduce their Blue; DOES hc lnasne m;
o,1r peoplc would try to murder them! Could
Nr, Inncrsoll speak so boldly in ang other coun-
try when dcaouncng their relislont Each age
furnishes i repetition OF men, Earlier We nag
Vol1airc and Paine; now VIC have ln@crsol ano
others. who sec the overthrow OF Christianity
They call it progression, but our later mt
d,.ls bring no new ideas. mo He'll - was the
farmer theory, and this is the bone Of eontcn-
| tion now It will not do to attack the Bible as
whole, SO they take 1t III sections. abl tnt.'g
Of snecch. He'll is figurative. Heaven is not
| Nr. Heccher has the advantage OF Mr.. lngersoll.
| The latter uses positive language: the 1ormer
nuts double construction on MS, "hlch gives
He uses ~ figures OF speech" Since the
War satan has built many churches anu anu
rented the costliest pews: tie has
| hired the preachers, and taken the Church by
| the throat He now says: Ihro" oSerooalu
| that Purltanic doctrine OF q He'll, aud give us
smooth things Some. have compromised in re-
| gard to creation. aud now he asks 1or more:
| Nauv have allowed that probably Adam was MOI
| the first man. TWAS only their opinion, though.
for Genesis is still there 80 ,; We ma ,t men EN- Tno
outside Of the Bible to find an Interpretation.
Infi1eity will tell You that science and the Bib!c
do not urree. We ask by what law the blbac Is Is
| to be twisted to scicucet Some preachers tell
ms they do agree. Ask them about the crea-
| t;on and even they arc willing to twist Gene
| sis to make it agree. Highly educated men q, uo
| so nut whence canes their right so to 20: Inns
| challenge to the Church to prove its doctrines
! will cause shaking up ana cleansing We p,e,
| diet. Notice that Moody and rev1Tallsts, who
are irving to save souls, have not yet STOOD up
| md glycn away the Church aud its teachings SO
| cnsily. It comes from men who preach for the
fun OF it. 1o"41A-'1~'
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