The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-12

Varying Views ms TO the Present and Future
Rewards and Punishments.

Tho Rcv. Chauncey Giles, OF the Sweden
borgian Church, said last evening that the com
mon idea of heaven Is q vague. indefinite
realm, through which fit the shadowy and un-
real spirits OF human beings whereas heaven
is n real substantial world. only different from
this world in that 1t is inconceivably richer
moro beautiful and perfectly adapted TO all the
needs of human beings. " IL Is not a world of
darkness" said he. but n world OF light. of
beauty. and JOY. and is filled with countless
happy beings"
In sermon on Heaven and Well" in tho
University Chapel last evening. the Rev. Mr..
Mccarthy said "All Of us who are here tonight
are either in heaven or in hell. To those in
heaven | sny. go higher. To those in hell | have
no advice to give. but I pray our Heavenly
Father that they may stay there. 1t Is indeed
true that some people do not stay In he'll long
soon and have to go back again AtesrV V eiaSoo I%o
rating the idea that hell il not q place, but
well as in the next. Mr. McCarthy said" Christ
If not with that man who would say OF another,
were dead. belieying that in such case hc
would be IN he'll
Church of Our Saviour. last evening Said that
those who profess 10 believe in eternal punish
mcnt cannot rcnlly do So. ns by their lives Of
sin they give Il practical denial OF such belief
The Judge who recently sentenced the murderer
of JOSIE 1nngmaid told him that he nccd not
expect to escape the consequences Of his sin by
nnnihilatiOn. or by an eternal sleep of the
spirit. such sequel would not be justice on
the part of God. Immediately aftcr, the Judge
told him that IL he beloved in Christ. and a,,-
ceptod his atOnng sacrifice. his guilt would be
washed away, and he would appear at the rcsur-
r'ction in the white robes Of innocence. Mr.
Pullman considered this To he teaching men
that they may sin and escape punishmc Mt
which is dcbauchin tho public conscience. All
sinners. he said. will suilrr future punish
mcnt oi rcmorse and Of grief at their dograda-
ton. but Will have opportunities OF rleNating
thcir souls and rising g. spiritual happiness.
Tho Rv William II. Als'r, in the Church Of
the Messiah lust evening. said that W. are told
the. doctrine Of a material he'll. IA like Of fire
and birthstone is hHsod on the language Of the
Bible. When W. try 90 show the unreasonable
ness ot the doctrine We nre met with the prompt
assertion that God has declared that there Is
inct not To- DE- cuntruvcrt"d ed or denied. IL is our
duty ~ reasoning beings 90 reject this. II Is
not divine revelation, hut "a NEUROLOGICAL
growth The substance Of the doctrine, the
notion Of bcitomless pit prepared for the eter
nal punishment OF the souls ol sinners, Is some
belongs rather To- the department of physical
geography: and II there De- any element ~ mo-
raty IN Il, II Is police morality. and nothing
higher. W. are taught ;npt the soul Of the
wrongdocr Is ctorn0iiy bHushcd from the pros
cnlc OF Hin who h omniprescui, That tho
were not 'apaNic of managing the world with
out the rigorous dis 'iplnc ~ tho police ma,,!s-
tratr infinitely ntpnSihcdi And the doctrine
taught from Surgeons pulpit In the ninot seth
century - lao more horrible than that If the
NisAnu pHrana which names a hell for ovory
crime. from the killing ~ a cow To- insulting u
priest 1.-THE henth"n dOtrine of hell i~ NOT 70 rev.
citation. neither is that OF the Christian church.