The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-26
THE LECTURE SEASON.
REV. DIR. CHAPLIN DIscoURsEs UPON THE DAY
OF JUDGMENT.

REV. DIR. CHAPLIN DIscoURsEs UPON THE DAY
OF JUDGMENT
About hundred ladies and gentlemen assembled
last night In Rev. DR.. Chapn's church TO hear the
pastor preach tho "Day OF Judgment" ana TO take
part in formal conversation on the subject Taking
for his text Matthew, x, g. the reverend gentleman
argued that the text should be Interpreted by It's
spirit and not literally. When Christ hkened
the day OF judgment to the terrible visi-
ation Of Sodom and Gomorrah He meant
not the day OF judgment universally
believed, but the temporal judgment that
be!ell Judea and Jerusalem. The original
OF tho Scriptures reads 'a' day OF judgment, not
.'the' day judgment. Days ofjudgment OF fire.
quent occurrence. Rome had hers when she crumbied
and fell; France had hers the reign OF Robesplerre
We should remember that Christ did not speak IN
English. The word "hell' Ii the translation OF ''oe
henna," Jewish cesspool where all thai was cor.
rupt existed. About he'll at the present time there ID
going on considerable discussion, but nothing new J:
sad about IT," rho reverend gentleman said
ting the people out Of hell as getting
hell out OF the people. Persons whose morality was
founded fear OF eternal punishment had avery
poor foundation for their iatL. II was absurd 10 DO
iieve God created millions Of HIS creatures 70
burn them e.ernay wGua DC nUv
for publication and restoration. People snoud De
10 worry themselves about the exislelce OF he'll
Tho worst punishment inflicted was akin 10 the
corrective discl pine inflicted by atncr on his son.
People enormously looked upon salvation as salvation
from hell That Is not the correct Wow. II IS saliva
tion from sin. There was nothing ia the Biole on
which 10 found the belief Of everlasting punishment,
or u day OF judgment, as popularity Interpreted
CURIOUS QUESTIONS.
The reverend preacher here invited such OF
his hearers as disposed 10 ask any
Questions they desired on tho question under
discussion. An awkward pause ensued, during
which the ladies looked haru at tho gentlemen,
and tho latter guzed in dcfcIentia courtesy but
no one arose .Any question you may think OIL"
urged Dr.. Chaplin encUuragingly. Alter another
awkward pause an old gentleman conghed TWO or
three times. uneasiy IN his char and partially
arose. he caught signt OF the reporters taxing
notes hurriedly resumed his seat. Another lapse
ensued as there no person who wond liko To ask
qlestioD 2" said the reverend gentlemap, looking
round as though astonished. The gentle reproach
brought one OF the gentlemen out dc wanted
TO Know IT Turkey had not acted more Chrstlanko
Russia in the present conflict The applicability
OF the question 70 tho day OF Judgment dd not seem
clear to the reverend Doctor. He, however, an
swereG promptly he thought that Russia appeared
Indifferent 10 religion, whie turkey was enthusiastic
II was true that many atrocities had been committed
Christians IN turkey Asia behaved better than the
Moharu edan5.
The stiffness thus broken, another gentleman mus
tered up courage enough ask the preacher did not
think that OF the popular misconeepton OF the
idea oil Chrisl's coming to the bcet that sucn
advent was OF the material rather than the spiritual
type DR.. Chaplin thought 1t was. Aitcr The singing
OF u hymn and the benedicoa the meeting ad ournea