The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
CHIT-CIIAT.

Beloved and generous readers of
the journal. another week has slipped
by, and still we have nothing o; an ex-
citing nature to lay before YOU. We
had iondly calculated to be able 70
chronicle something short and sweet
for your edi6cation in this issue, but
our hopes have been blasted. Tue
fact of the business is, that since the
organization Of the Good Templars'
Lodge Ia our town, exciting occur
rences are stew and far betwech," and
everything seems rather dry-esperial
ly 80 SO far HI a great portion of our
male population is concerned. 1--WE
mean those who had been in the hahi.
for years past of securing out their
breeches sitting around groceries. and
occasionally getting up %"little hell"
to the disgust OF our peace-loving citi-
zens. Blythe way, in speaking of
she'll" we purpose, right here, to put
IN" q few words on the mo help doc
trine OF Mr.. Beecher and others, inas~
much as We have jesled liz this column
upon that subject on divers occasions.
Well, to the point: Mr.. Beecher's le-
pudiation of the old hell in his late
sermons has been q serious blow to
the established belief of a great many
orthodox believers in the cld-fashion
ed way of burning bIistels as blue AS
indigo on sinners, and pouring molten
lead down their throats to quenct
their thirst, etc. Yes, sir, some Of our
folks sre certainly being Influenced by
the Beccler doctrine-lf we judge b'
their actions of late-and if we could
induce that celebrated divine to come
down to Franklin county. so old 200
FOUNDER could get his grabs" on him,
we'll bet he'd soon come to the conclu
SION that there was a sure enough hell
We tel you. old 200 FOUNDER is as mad
as blue blazes already, and he would
well, we'll bet an order on Mayor
Forbes for a iive-cent cigar that Dir. b.
would get one of the warmesl ber1hs in
that tropical climate. We want you to
understand, amiable readers Of the
"yood Journal" that all this nonsense
about no-hell has not changed our he
lief one iota-no, sir. ee. we're not the
changing sort. Wen take the Bible
straight in our'n all the time. II the
people allow themselves to he pullcd
by this preaching down "fre and brim
stone" and the old way of eternal pun
ishment, first thing they know some
body will get up u newer AMI easier
way of getting to heaven, followed BY
a general rave of atheism, infdrl'ty,
DC sapping on: the very foundation
of christianity Gentle readers" this
Beecher doctrine won't do-don't tic
to it. The old hell will have to stand.
Moreover, whenever you make our
people believe that there is no hereat-
ter, then the hell spoken of in the Bile
will be no comparison to the II that
would be i%nausurated in this world.
Let Us lay aside the 'nO hereafter"
doctrine, and impress the TACT upon all
with whom we are brought in contact
that We are in earnest in regard to
"eternal punishment" and thus be-
queath to posterity = blessing and not
q curse. If we do MT realize 1t now,
we certainly will in the future, that it il
an awful thing not to live right. We
are here in this world as Gods tenants,
and he expects us to pay promptly our
lust rents. This subversion Of the
authority of the Bible and the erection
in its place of "a system Of natural reli~
gion won't do. Lot us stick to the
good, old fashioned religion, and hap
piness will surely follow. More anon.
N. B.-"Carry the news to Hiram"
The "hcavy editor joined the Good
Templars last night. Yes. dear read
ers,
Hes n Good Templar now.
And with the Trmplars he'll stand
Wen bet our "bottom dollar"
That he'll be Il better man.