The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-11
ilSAGREEING ABOUT HELL.
NEW YORK CLERGrMEN As FiR 4P1RT
As EYER on THE SURJECT
Doctrines Ranging from Literal Fire aud h.
birthstone Through Mental Torture to No
Punishment Mt Aii-Fash~r Pre.tou's IA
position OF the BELIEF OF Roman Catholics.


position OF the Belief Of Roman Catholics.
Some OF the preachers used hell rs q theme
for sermons yesterday. and their expressed
opinions had the usual diversity.
Father Cotton. in st. Stephens Catholic
Church. said "Thcre is a hell. The Eternal
Word has spoken it, Our Lord said. Depart
from mo ye cursed into everlasting fire. pre-
pared for the devil and his angels And again.
These shall 90 into ctcrnal punishment but
the Just into life everlasting The Church
holds the doctrine of he'll among its dogmns.
Her fathers have preached /, from the earliest
ages Of Christianity. and its existence has been
confirmed by repeated councils. We are not di
our reason able TO distinguish this doctrine
clearly; but when reason becomes enlightened
BY revelation. we can see ii in a rational light.
81 Thomas said that man was created by God.
and given free WILL by which he might attain
either eternal happiness through faith and
good works or hell by wrong doing The sin
ner will wallow in eternal torment. but he will
acknowledge the justice of God. He will say
God ia Just. and am lost through my own
fault This doctrine Is definite. There are
some. who call themselves Christians who
endeavOr 10 explain 1t away, while the inndel
totally denies IL. 1t is now sixteen centuries
since this denial was first condemned. Protest
antism when 1t originated. prepared the way
for general disbelief. 1t has no fixed standard.
Each man may set himself up as an cNpounder
Of Gods Holy Word. and it is natural that disa-
ereement should be produced. Proestants must
finally come to the Church on one side or fall
into infdelity on the other. The Church cannot
BE- overcome 10y error. 1t is the conserver Of
truth. II was never intended that Gods word
should be interpreted by man without tho light
OF fheavcn and the holy spirit to guide him.
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth
Church exclaimed: Il believe in helw and
after pause. during which astonishment WAS
depicted in the countenance of his hearers. he
added. mean hell on earth Then he de-
scribed the he'll that the Government makes for
th" poor Indian. - This j. cnllei the land Of
freedom, and the Yankee boasts OF his eagle Of
lihcrty: but thus same Yankee persecures the
Indian and the Chinaman also gets "a iull SHARE
Of abuse. The African has also been down
Uoiden. say that there IL no human being
50 insignificant but that he who smiios him
sniitos God. and in the life 10 come tine poor.
Ignorant. and despisod of this world may tower
aannoNe those VINO were proud IN this earth life.
The soul OF the humblest Is Immortal ami
wherever the sparS ~ Immortality is kindled.
there il that which will be rekiuded and sh inc
more and more unto the perfect day. Let us
not yasie man by what he seems 10 be il this
The Rev Robert b. Hall in the Tabernacle
Bhptst Church said thnt the discussion about
disposed to deny the existence Of hell ar" now
mostly convinced that there l. such q place.
The Bible t"lls the truth On all subjects. and "A
that II makes. No uninsprcd mortal would
have dared 10 write what is IN that book.
Street universities Church. said: "As Paul Vas
hssalled on one side by fanutical jews and un
tdetermine whether false friends or open enc
inies are doing most to overthrow the power Of
ne Church. II is attacked ia front by disbe-
levers; and in the rear by = host Of fanatics or
Tuas friends. many of whom never read the
Lniversalis, .oed or ever saw tho Interior Of a
thee ciasscs point to nr. John Hail the lead.
ing Preshy; 'rian clergyman. and go Col. fnger-
Soil the most prominent infidel of the day Tho
one maintains the doctrine Of eternal runi~h-
ineni. the other pronouures all religion "a fraud
Though differing ia minor points the, unit" n
the one important pariicular that the doyirinr
~ eternal damnAtion Is taught 10y the Bible.
They interpret the scriptures in exactly tho
same way and II - eHsy To- soc that the Colo
nel's nhdelity Is owing To- his Hcc"ptan'e %; tlu
Doctors harsh dorrin"~. Col. lngersoll II the
son Of a Presbyterian clergyman. who enforced
from MIN obedlrnre 10 human and divine law
with an unmerriul application OF the rot. Do
You wonder that he IS an inidel' His ini,iehy
wHs begoiten of that harsh trimming whi.h h.,
often caused despair and even suicide. IL is
striking fact that these men held forth theirde.-
trlnea on the same daN The clergy man iaid
the platform Ia the morning on which the Colo
mel performed hs wonderful pranks in the
evening the infldel danced 10 the minister's
pGing. Ingersol saws he is on the sid" of thr
devil, and seems disposed 20 unite with our
church We will remind him that il take t,rn
g. make al alliance. and We Therefore scoru his
oohern ana that OF every other man who rejects
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- hen a. 10 i.sve ut ,Lst " o,, nn "',ar,nr
nrrur hv his unti h.li s.r,,or Inc - ~ .l i,'
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Nr Fnlt"n dnscrl.J Vim ,,in,i.,' ~ ~ ~, il,' M
of Westminster coins, anon, H.. IN ~ %u ~
sinners ~ his lire. ,,, - ~ nu
in yonr ,rinns mi,eraLl. sinner yn,',,in,
Aelp doing wrong. hut YOU viii com" oi,t Mi
riglt In time'" Wr Eul,1n e~ri,in,.I " I gu
can paonl listef' ~ s,.h f,vnidi. ~ ,rb ,,W" 10y,
neaniua. of h.li il a nestil",,i ,risr, ,s ',ua
fDr IN. load on ~ wtirb ti.r - ~ ~. a., ~ ','.a"
The sermon was ronuIeI ~ Win M o V-irns' ,I,'
ton To- yoiur rn,.r H. olos their ei "a" .a ,
wIlesur.ad r,oI..rn Jo.,rin.s ma t bars w
mind In. strong drtrines a. ,n"ir for..fatntrah t al
VINO believed In hell AM, heli Gr '' ''''''''''S'
Father D Hara in :, Jamss = sCath,lic Cb,,r.b
IroOAyn said I'm, ,n, sa n
ishrd the angels womb n,nish men "'" iTrhn.
matter ,ylst n,,bt i ',hof, ilIint" 'iT'in y, no |
difference hnw n'u.h sn,,',r. ,r,,ailp,i' ''pi' IT,
good Cnthoiins ar H,,. a. - W ~ , - pe
1ght with fb.r ',S ~ w. ~ ' 'N''h
tons. they w"uil S,rtsi,lv i It,s Ii,
death He warned ii" n9yornrsp ru pnnasns, a nt'r
who said thar u,as ~, s,,h Il, @ "s"nHt NI,"'',,
punishment Th" fsr ~ b,u' u',ltnH '1 ~ ',.'t M Mlhl
mean motive H. I'm, hatro r,,li ,1Vil-i ~, !" @ i' !.
WIS 10 be- found in tb ,no ii, ~ ,i"' 'i,i a. II
must be- rr.aennd H. tb ,S, i,n, ,ai.Ss ~ 81 hr'si II