Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-01-12

OF the New York Presbyterian Church
as reported in the Herald, in which b,
avowed belief in Il place and condition,
of punishment for incorriyi bic sinners il,
future life, but could not conceive OF
eternal p"nishncnt, except on the basis
or eternal SHINING. Said DR.. Crosby, "il
q soul does not sin et"rually, il s,lou!l
not, and would not, be punished eternal
ly. There are opportunities for silu;ur
ard rcpentihg in the future life as there
are i'll this. Otherwise he could not see
the necessity for continuous or etec,, !
punishment"
| Commenting upon this, DR.. Palmer soi,1
that DIR. Crosby had always been known
TO entertain very 81: gI!ar views. There
was much that was snbjcct to criticism,
III his Life of Christ" Indeed, this
very laNity, a great deal of which pre-
vailed IN the Presbyterian Church North.
was the sole canse Of the failure 10 re-
unite the Northern and Southern church.
es. Such doctrine would nc5 be tolera-
ted among Southern Presbyterans.
But, continued he, this denial OF f,f,,re
eternal punishment is no new heresv.
ith reference to the statement DR.. Far
rar, canon of Westminster, that the words;
"lamnation,' ''iell,r and "ever1astiur."
were mistranSlations, and with thas.
words erased from the English Bible
there would be no basis for the pouu;ar
teachings about he'll, DR.. P:tI,ne said. |
producing his Greek Testament and turu- |
ing to Matthew, XIV. charter.:lGth versa |
~,
1t the Greek word there used did not .i,,-
MY everlasting, eternal, there was no
word to express that i.!ea in the lam
g'lage. Rcading the above verse. which
is as follows: "Ard these shall 20 away
INTO everlasting punishment, but the
righteous i:lto life eternal" the reverend
doctor said ibis verse, following after the
two parable Of the ten virgins and the
talents, and the splendid description OF
the last Judgment, can have but cue
Those who driy eyeria.;inr
puhlshment must also necessarily deny
the life eternal brought, as they are here
IN Ji'Xtan"sl:ion. TIE conclusion is ine-
vitahle, anI it is .hro.ute auniEiIat,ou.
He, himself, was II pure Cnlvilist, and
leld to Uhc c'"el Of til. Ia -iicrs,
REV. linus pARkER ,
If TIE Methodist Episcopal Church Sontb.
vas next called upon. M-. Parker. WHO
5 L man OF fine figure and handsome.
'pen face. was seated at his e.iituyia, {
lesh IL tie rooms o; The New Oi.c;uG =,
1h"iefia" 4"c.ocate he greeted the rep-
estntative OF the Democrat kindly and I
invited him to seat. e.
Rcp.-Mr Parker, I've called upon Won G
o talk about hell. You doubtless have
ea" OF the recent sermons Oh the subject
y Canon tarrar, at Westminster. Lon
on, and i5crciicr, in New Yol k and the | q
',ject of lny visit is to learn your cpin- v
)is on the subject.
ME- IaEkcr-ies, l have seen some
hing OF the sermons you refer to, but |
o not accrcdit to them the ilnrortance | !
hat seems to be given them by the press. "
II the Methodist Episcopal Church South "
lerc have been some differences of opil,- e
IN relative to the continued duration h
no as to the physical character of the 4
uns!lment for Sin. Acc ordius to the t
,nets of faith, on the resurrection dav 4
lie body rennites with the SOU. and both y
|
esh. 1t is true that there has been
uch moderation i'll the views hitherto | RI
eld. Mr. Wesley nal tl4e idea that at ;,
le resurrection the body and soul would ,
e invested With flames and suffer bodily -
lnS-. NOW, there is u difference rs to
lc duration of this punishment. The
ethodist Church holds to eterua! dam y
alton still; I believe that emphasi, il II
id on the mental punish,nent, and not -
ie physical.
Ren.-If this idea of the non-exiStencc
a bell sprea =, do you net think that 1
will be the cause OF schisin in the
,urch Il
Mr.. Pho, not that know Of. have II
ever heard of any differences of opinion | ~
our church regarding this subject. 1t b
true there were three candidates for Il
he minist ry refused admission by the :
ritish Conference last s,lmrcr for not cl
Chewing in the doctrine of eternal pun
hment. but beyond these do not know ~
a case. They are the only examples |
now ot OF aHy departure in belief. Sc
The tniversatists nov heipve in the
Stnration doctrine, / thin;. In my
fought and study on this subject. and | n
ave given much time TO il, | have be en-
reed to the conviction from the scrip
raj and philosophical coincidence that
c punishment was eternal. | do not r,
,licve, however, that the heathen as ~
as formerly believed, are condemned to &c
ernal punishment because of their not L.
wing become members of the faith. | 'c'
ink that if they acted up to their faith G
e divine mercy of God would not per ~,
it them to be condemned. w
REV. HUGH MILLER THOMPSON
Is then called upon at his residence, on