Richland beacon., 1878-01-12
: THERE !. HELL .

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hy ihrr; lat Tee uos. astonishing
ding to as = hat n.au% persons who
claim 90 Gr orthodox Christians ""d
Eo:..y,r- II tie bible have cno-tu
the rcga,jyc side in ,he discussion,
and have gone outside that authority
for evidence - prove tAclr thvoE! 81
he'll.
Now. We have observed in tie
study Of MI, aa5 all other rrI!gi""~
:uh,rc--. shat wherever We sc'k No.
formation or evidence Of any doctrine
outside .hi- Book, We ere lt.t IN 81
most total Gaiknc>, aad are s'1c 10
fall into the mcst aasUld ami III
rra~onabir errors and to u-~Un'e 10"
most un.e4abi, positions J, = t:He
that Nature tcnch,- u -r. t"r'
Important lessons toult!H. thr uur1i
law. Tor in~tarr'. it teaches IT, 'I.rt
both men and beast. are punished Tor
acts 81 fD.'y. If We throw ourselves
INTO the ire it viii born u; il We
leap into lie water, rot knowing DO"
10 swim. we will droNn; il We leap
from an emihcncc or down inip wei
uy shaft. the attraction Of grayiia'iol
wi!! draw is into ccrtnil destruction,
If iLr rall. is great enough, aId - Oh,
al tn Hoji0n. Bat ii teaches a.
. nojbiu. concerning our wonderful aud
mysterious spiritual Icing aud ohli-
cations. or at hast, very little. Ii
teaches Us that there i, great First
Cause. that created and regulates the
movements Of The planets and the
eyoiuiions and development. ii oil
. things; that the wisdom, power aAd
glory ii jbat First Cause, or Creator,
are beyond our comprehension. but
1t does not teach u, ouf relation and
obligation, as Intelligent creatures, 10
that great and wonderfully wise Crea-
tor. IleGce, we turn TO the Icon a
Revelation for tbs, Information ana
there We fad mysteries revealed
which could ouly he explained ~
divine revelation or Inspiration, and
naturally accept il rs the revealed
Iii u aad TO our. fellow men And
Ne also iind Tie teachings Of this
Eo.k ccgrobo.a;vi by lie teachings
Of Nature.
This being tie case, what d. We
learn from this Book concerning the
matter in controversy 1t is true,
that We 10 not claim 10 know that our
version Ul tue Bible is correct hui
we ltarn one Of two facts from this
version, 1. C., That the wicked and
imrcni:cat, who die in their s.ns, drc
either doomed to eternal misery or
arc totally destroyed at tie second
resurrection; for they shall Le
turned intu hell with ali the nations
who forget Gud :" :" they shall be cast
into outer darkness = or they shall
utterly perisb;" they shall suffer
eierLal death; y and "thr smoke Of
their torment shall ascend forever aud
ever" Aad this shall be ia obedience
to Ina; dread sentence, Oh that great
and last day, depart from ne. yc
cursed. into everlasting punishment,
prepared fox tie devil and his angels.
Mcn may advance any Kind of wild
theories, an / briHg out the most
plausible surml-ts, conjcctures and
reason With the most profound philos-
cphy. and thus prove anything, by
ignoring he Bible, and those who
lose sight of this great Book, viii tie
dec lived Into believing anything, FOR
it SAYS itself that these false prophets
; would, were il possible, deceive even
the elect. But We prefer cIinsiEg ID
that book, Il, the safest, surest and
most reasonable guide, counsellor and
law for our ac;iuns through life, and
: c.n;aiuiug the most encouraging
promises touching the great unknown
hereafter because sc prefer trusting
10 the light il sheds on our pathway
, to cropping our way in darkness and
f uucertainty-or Rather to certain dc
, slructi0D.
Those, who pandcriug % the cor
rupted appetilts of Ga4c passions anl
, selfish desires, nay seize upon ;At
dangerous doctrines Of Un.versGiism
deism, atheism or spiritism, and rust
blndly on TO destruction. for they
: have strong delu-ions. that they may
, believe lie and be damned" but W,
, prefer being guided from off these
. shoals and quichsands of destruction
, nv the ljpht of revelation
/ We arc willing to grant every hU
! man being the privilege of believing
: lust hat he or she can or chooses /,
believe but We deny tina. the advo
, Gates of future punishment have any
. scriplura authority for their doc
r trine.