The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03
sinners far on it may bc-but a, iasl fur oo -,

long where We are r. hell and v-b',, "''i 80
tlrrr we must br; and whon al lbc w.viI
He'd. whom Gods iovc can ptgifv ,1 UUr-
Places shall he he'll that nrcn moi h@ayonF u'n.,g
long. now far. We iu our prid" AMI "lriu
and corruption. may harden Our,riNr, rvr,
You'd thu, grave. against the constituting lny..J
God. we know not. and mono Knows hu So ~,
as we continue 10 do this ii l. moi tn,I vi,,.i.
klndling for us His nvrngng torlur,,s hn, 49,"
WHO. 10y our own lMpcnlienr'. arr drlrui iii. "A
Infinite purposes md destroying aud ruinin..
ourselves"
In reply to tho common objection TIM, ,ho
same language is used in Scripture T., drsriibo
the eternal duration both Of the bliss " M,
saved and Of the torrents Of the lost and there.
fore. that to admit the possible termination "
the one is To admit that the other also may come
to end. the Canon breaks forth into very strong
obiurgation:
Thank God. my own hopes OF seeing God's
lace forever hereafter do not rest ON ten tfrns
retuted attempts to read falsr meanings into
me trcck l"NlcOn, III order 10 support II system
lar darker than ~. Nugustinrs. from whose
mistaken litcralisln it took its disastrous origin
But her" declare. and call God To- witness
TINT II tho pOpuiur du,triuc oi He'll were true [
should De- ready To resign all hope. not only %. "A
Noftn@f hut OF dnV mmortaliiv II Thereby
could save not mtI,OHS but oftc sHgie human
SOM from what loar and superstition and ignor
hhct ana lnNctcrhie hate anu siavsh letter
Worship have dreamed and taught Of Hcll [
cal God To- witness TINT 10 lar from r,grctting
the pOss IDLE loss o. come billions of mons II
bliss by Attaching to the word riopiOs sons IN
which scores OF dimes 1t II undcniably found. !
would ncr. and now and kncains on my knees
ask HIM that might die ~ the boasts that
perish and forever ceasr 10 he. rather than
that my worst enemy should endure he R''t
d"sriLhcd ~ Icrtu alan, or Minucius FcliN 's-
Jonathan Edwards. or Or. Pussy, or Mr.. FI.
mss, or Mr.. Moody. or Mi. spurgeon. Tor one
single year
in another place he says OF the popular doc
trne that it is not only useless Ms II deterrent
from sin. but that it makes inildels he quotes
IL, S,,n
has had great experience in working as Il ms.
sonary in the large towns al England and parts
of Scotland. Ircssnd. and France, that he found
this doctrine Bused injdelity to some. tempta.
ton to others. and misery without virtue TO
most Ii appetaed to the lowest motives aud
the lowest characters. not. however. to deter
from vice. but to make them the willing subjects
Of sad and ofusn puerilc superstitions 70
those who desounce him misreprcscnting
the truth and bid him tremblc Tor tho conse.
qucnces, he re.si"s.
Let those tre,nblc who would turn the Cos
pei Of salvation for most men INTO "A thrcai nf
doOml Let those tremblc who are Indignant nt
the thoughts which see rom for hop, beyond
tue grave II. indeed they he ia thu rirh. stI
their tenet 10 90" 80 narrowing that II should he
uttered only ~ The true SAINTS VINO believed Il
have uttered IL with tears and trembling p.ty.
and hated breath. But II there y" one tninI
which He mus Ioathe whose name II Love. II :
Tue halieluJans Of eXuitaht unaihena ana "a,
'HluN ui~Sulrtu Hu'' NHi'H lux Uilu pf1t az
Wi, .n 50 nciur an i.'n"rah,, agaiiist tlus, III
trinrs twIicn fnry sny they 1Nnl"ths, 'l"'t'm,
OF CHRIST inhnite redemption; the doctrine VI
"ou pouhu'o's i"Ne'
The most original and interesting portion Of
the volume is dissertation on the history Of tho
doctrine of hell in the Christian Church. Canon
Farrar admits that the earliest Fathers Justin
Martyr and IIcnpus. use language which i'm.
plies a belief in endless torments but says 1t is
not clear whether the phrases they adopt may
not BE- explained away in the same mannera as
those of Scripture. OriRen says that the fire OF
hell is remorse for remembered sim and that
final reconciliation will be- universal. Clemens
OF Alexandria says that he-fre is n spiritual
fire. which does not burn the flesh
but purifes the soul. and cs,ses when
its purpose is accomplished. Gregory OF Nyssa
held the view that all evil will ultimately disap-
pear. and all souls be reunited to God. This,
also. is favored 10y some os his contemporaries
Athanasius docs not condemn Origen Am
brose distinctly states the doctrine of universal
restitution Aueust'he' III opposing TINS doc
"'hc, uo''is WIN us ina'.er Oh opihion' not
Vi i"i'h' Jerome oeiieVeu 'hat All CHRISTIANS.
w 'e"s,, Wouiu 'e saNeu' None oil the hrst Tour
Ooun''N Jay u'Wh any uoglha Whatever con-
, INNS Wv, 'Nci i,9,'"H n''s'r' oi 'no "ichcu
!" '"o hhiuuie "ses anu the schoias-
W n'o's' "i"' we h,ain' oWo ule
'S'u"S ". vi" 'p'"'uon iue" "i ule emu
uc''' anu '"c i'c'o' i'eis nia"e no chahge IN
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