New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-11
CATHOLIC PULPITs ON HE'LL.
SERMONS BY vICAR-GENERAL PRESTON AND FAITH
ELS COTTON AND wHYTE.


CATHOLIC PULPITS ON HE'LL.
| SERMONS BY vICAR-GENERAL PRESTON AND FAITH
ELS COTTON AND wnYTE
| Vicar-General Preston in his sermon on the
doctrine of eternal punishment. delivered III 81 Ann
Roman Catholic Church yesterday, said that II is not
strange that this doctrine Is denied Ii 10 the necessary
consequence OF observation-disclosures because IL Is
an essential principle OF Professionalism 10 ueiv
the existence on earth of any infalIible anthOri-
| ty n matters Of faith When the right OF pri-
vate uo gment allowed in regard to the interpretation
OF the Scriptures, individual man will nave Whatever
! creed he wants. Not only do nearly all fro'estn'
churches disagree upon every doctrine but hardly TWO
| members Of the same denomination hold the same
opinions on disputed point Therefore. wien inhdehty
| arises ON what can our Protestant friends dependl
Now all q Catholic has do is to believe. II he hear
arguments which he cannot himself refute, nc says
know God Is true though every man be liar Goa ana
cannot disagrcs and those arguments apparently
against Gods revealed truth must be fallacious IL "a
Catholic doctrine that there is he'll, which Is locality
and prison from which the souls OF the damned can
not escape. Its exact locality Is not certain,
although strong opinion has long existed Tea
this point is decided The Catholic, therefore, is
only Obliged 10 believe that 1t Is u place The PUNISH
pains the wicked mus last forever. There will be
pain of loss which spiritual and pain OF sense which
Is material The first Will ne the sense of separaon from
Col The pain OF sense WI. be- the torture OF
conscience confinement in prison with reprobaes and
,na i % INV nJ "i ft or1f ~ ' rrrti"n rs
Catholic doctrine thai there and cOrporpal
ire Tins no Catholic MAJ deny without temerity. That
know for it must Iurn the soul and body ana yet never
consume them Tie language o the Lord bears out TINS
mctaphyscai lie spclks Of fire." and lie means fire.
lie says d" eicrnsl." and he means eternal
Faith AMI reason are not on tie same plane yet we
have NOT Jingle doctrine when not grounded On iea-
son II God exists, IL has There is 40 law with
reward aud punishment. II deadly SIN. therefore,
is 10 be punished IT'S punishment must he proportion
TO the offence. Deadly sin has IL it an niui,e
malice thar Il rCrcs The law of God. The punish
the infue malice. therefore must be eternal
He who departs this lire III SIN, unrepening. uncon-
fessrd must sin on forever There may be Il qlaAing
bell but IL il not such turns The soul TO God.
The Rev. Father Cotton preached he'll at st.
stephens Church yesterday He took mp tho parable OF
the beat and the cha and said Of the place where The
chan j. burned: That place hell. We need no other
pruof ~ that the eternal Word of God has said IT,
This punishment IL passing one. nut fixed and
eternal, as the soul itself Is immortal.
The church has examined tho matter and
placed II among It's dogmas The Fathers preached it,
has condemn the denial O. t. Ter Council. have
edit Her martyrs were c"ii'oied IN th"r sueIihgs
the KNOWLEDGE nat better any transient pain Than
c.erail punishment Ancra, IA reality II Is the sinners
choice. In iic he sad 10 his Lord, Go away, depart
from me" ~ the Judgn, nj God rcpo sts Il: " In nic
yDu would NOT he,d nv warnings. 60 away iOu nave
damned yourscl." TIE sinner ~ai0Ting eternal
torment vii acknowledge TIE Justice oi his sentence
lost through my own fn,lt." 30 We should give
heed the terrible CONSEQUENCES 81 SIN ana
denied by many. Those calling themselves Christians
explain u away Afowed Inndels spdrn T. When Pro
tcani!s started Tue path of pryntc interpreted ION
OF E,rInai Word 1t prepared the way tot eenerii DIS
brl.i soon Procsauism WI IA rcfu' oil % ihe al
tentative - cunning IEr enfch Oroi gpin. Ia inhd lily
Irr, 4, no Other Le nldeIs iasiy that record Tncy
cannot diSpruye IT,
In 81 Francis Xaycr's Church The Rev Father Whyte
SAID th. ar general rule the goods are oyer-haGowed
AMI oppressed b. tgc wicked Oh this earth This does
NOS ais, auy PARTICULARLY OF the Creator toward
the wicked. iuasmuch punishment awaits
he wicked hereafter with regard 10 punishment
after death there be dispute 10 is The doctrine o.
ihe human race dictated by reason by nature. Now
comes tc question. WHAT s the duration OF this punish
,..utt Te doctrine ~ eternity 6f punishment l. GER
family A frye Id doctrine. Isaiah and Daniel speak 81
eternal pau! -heut, and n the New T.stmH mt "cttrnaW
il 4tuird alike L. the punishment NJ the wicked To
IN, hs, oi The htppy. T. this word "eiernI~ means
"A iuI ei duration or the punishment 81 the one
rr. Nk~s isr Omitted duration to tho happiness OF the
,.,I Nevertheless people shrink from ths dpcllrIt0u
~ the SAVIOR that the wicked shall sun everlasting
uuri ,lrruf. An offence is aggravated 90 proportion
ir a. e. offr.dc! is elevated above tie 0Arndlus
hence "a mortal On NJ red O q ID by must be o
Infinite uia-i!.udc, aud deserve infinite punishment
Uut since unite creature cannot bear puuishm min
itc iu intensity. u mist ne infinite IN du aol sYu
that l. Loss aud condemned su bccau,c II Is
pcrtau continues u dat condition forever In Whcu &c
irit il- earth. "A- tn trct tals u les and
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