The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-21
MORE SERMONS ABOUT HELL.
suO KNOWS THE TRUTH As TO TIE
EIERNIII or THE WICKED?
hs, Roman Catholic Doctrine OF Future Tor
men, Espounded by Father kochford-Or-
,bodox Protestant Cierxymen supporting
,hc Dogma with More or Less Expiicitness.


uc,, rxpounded by Father Rochford-Or-
,b,Jox Protestant tlerxymen supporting
tho Dogma with More or Less Expiicitness'
Hell was again topic for many sermons,
yesterday. and among them was one by the Rev.
,,th,r Eo,hford. In the Catholic Church OF st.
Vincent do Fcrrcrs. He said: The Catholic
Uho believes that his divine Church teaches all
lru'h. and will teach II To- the end OF tho world.
lsas bound to believe in the specific doctrine OF
Me eternity Of hcll's torments rs he Is TO bc-
Jcyc that thcre is God. So. for us. there is no
ravil The Catholic dare not assert that he be-
havcs not in the eternity Of the punishmcnts of
hell because at once he would be cut of. ex-
rluled from the inheritance of Christ; because
Me doctrines Of Jesus Christ to mankind are
Specific. the organization that he has establish
Ell is one II unerring truth. and what II teaches
must b. true. for God has promised ho would
BE- with this Church to the end Of the world
The Scriptures convey to your minds beyond
peradventurc. the reality OF future pains IN
he'll. They speak OF nre that VIII
ascend forever and ever in punish
mon, Of the damned. They speak Of sui
nhur and fire: not indeed that the Catholic
lhnrch teaches that this place is composed Of
naterinl fire. or Of birthstone hut simply that 1t
4 a place where the wicked are deprived. first
u
whore eternal whether 1t be fire
nat is never extinguished or it bc n worm that
neyer lcih-will still exist. a fire that will tor
tre every portion of the body. every portion II
the saul-'hc Are as taught 10y Scripture. that is
prapared for the devil and his angels. still We
nre told in the bright lish, Of the nineteenth
century that the truth Of scripture is not true.
md mnn Is foolish to believe in the eternity
OF hell'- tOrmcnts when the whole Bible Is a
ttanjinc objection TO the sentiments OF these
btheist, thus denying hetruths OF religion. But
n thc Scriptures taught nothing Of tho flames
OF he'll the testimony of man alone would prove
ls existence. because that which has been
always believed. in all places. must necessarily
b. true. Else why should God have implanted
IN mpns heart feelings that would naturally
tul IN discourage him from the attainment of
te end for which he was created, II a bright
hore had not been implanted with them by God
bmseit for mans encouragement God Is
uerriiul md Just. therefore ne mas implanted
nothing Jon tho human heart that pertains TO its
eayt 80. ,o the important TRUTH OF immortal
ify luf what is absolutely true. Now. II ), cst0b-
l-hel hy history that there have not been n
people who have MT believed, even IN pagan
tyl- A eternal torture- after de.th. All the
nythe! ". fable. history. AMI Iogiry of the
an'eNt- .iinridc that there g. such place as
! %. uoiw.ti standing the affirmation of the en-
iLltermNIi oi the ninoie mn century that no
such place exists, NV the deduction from
th.-. II o belonged 90 the rntir. human race.
tll belief IN puuisnm. .ui after death. II must.
y cs-ariy, 90 back te The dn}- previous - the
dispersion o. mahSlnd. lrl T. I" w. cpAiusion
o. tongues, 10 the very cradle ui the race 10
Cd himself: and II il comes from God. It is and
must be true. and all the assertions Of
these lights Of later days, whose wish j. father
I N'r thought. that hell docs no, exist. arc
contrary = the testimony OF God himself cN-
world from the beginning OF earthly timo !.
l. the ought ~ he'll that has peopied heaven.
The Rev. Geors" II. Hepworth. ia the Madi-
So Avenue Congregational Church of tho Dis
ci0e-, preached that eternal Iun -hmeni Is
consistent with $ S'r.l tural teaching. tuf he dil
, ! eNpfg7s any eNldlii opinion rs 10 tAe ma
Tho Bry .. p Rockingham. in ihe Masonic
Temple .Sud: The ounccmrnttAail would
short time since. have been received with tn
game iucrefulity that a hunter would feel wer,
e. i}id that ne would IHe day mas n me- me-
Tathcrium: for the doctrine ranked with those
monsters OF bygon' ag :. which ,ouid be de,
saibel. but not realized. It's very form seemed
b. he lost and antique. Even theologians had
abandoned il. 1t was myth. Those who
charged the docirln" On Christianity were ac-
cused of ralumny only here and there, Qs the
revivali-t went on his dreary crrand. did rs
ghost hover over the SANCTUARY. So II seemed
osnurus comes 10 life. IL + no longer a curl
o-ity. hut "A creature. In New England, a few
months since. a good and consclentlou, man
WIS refused ordination becau-e he could not
sui, rihe 10 the doctrine. | recently heard n
doctor 1i divinity speak with undisgu-ed con-
tempt of canon Farrar- derlaration that eter-
MI pun '-Amcnt l. not found in the New TeSfa-
mont. Why il il. al this late day, that this
Hrti luo m0nstrosty shows ITSELF The peculi-
arty oi the ease Is that there is no necessity for
T. Onc nm be honest and devoui even without
believing in IT, The verdict Of human intelll-
ne in ivory departmeni IS against II. Even
II theology IL early had It's opposers. In
philosophy and science the doctrine u an cter-
my Of suffering has had no place. The heart
la, reb.led against the teaching What mother
fs s.4tlf hat herr rlff Ia lsl 80
come back 10 the Bible. But docs the Bible teach
Il II ltno~. who consider the Bible 10 be- the in
halrri word OF God. and not a book no better
than other books. rs do. wish TO disbcheve il.
thsy arr entirely at liberty To- do SO. II they wish
T. beIiry" Y they can do 50. II can be- shown
na' the iofrne Is not taught in the Old
Tt-'ar.rnt. nor IN the genuine, early parts
Of The New DO We find il. Unlversalism has
established the tact that one need not md
e. rnal daunation in the Bible. l. not this
enough 1t would he, We're not the doctrine es-
s'htal 10 tie Christian scheme. II IL q vital
tui organic part OF the plan OF redemption.
waifh cannot be dropped without weakening
u whole structure Deny the Trinity. and
1ol d' -if9y ihe divinity Of Christ on which the
N'lr D" 10Y m" Atoncment IL founded. Eternal
Ilnl7hu"nt is the awful sanction set on the
NAoi" 'neme. II. instead OF holl. you suhsti-
"" an eternal sleep. some would ike no better
ihle lou must agonize. Heaven must be bal
hh'"i - irA, which Is, therefore, the corner
ttoni VI Christianity, with which the system
g. a H H"I 'wsys 1sysvSS sScG or al bo sc1 5o
th against the Church. rather than against
morally Dante was an innOvator when he
guessed oil-hdcrs against the moral law amO ing
tlH inhabitants Of the Inferno. Yet peO-
- now say that II you give up
I'Wnul on. you cannot control human
passions. What calumny Must men like dumb.
nryen cHitle. be forced by fear on the road 10
ltIa l-"t J. there no loving goodness for its
uWL sake fDrtwO thousand years God has been
br s'nied rs vlndictvo Judge. Suppose he
ga t"'n pictured as "a loving father; would
u world have been 50 badf Rather. would II
Ht br n.ferf My belief is. that whatever
.AilslAnliy has done 10 mitigate the evil that is
~ N!e W.r.d, II has done in spite Of it's ylndc-
y" iearh.ng, The only Influence the idea Of
a." la5 i'ai has been to brutalize. II has de-
suoyeI iue coqscenccs Of elevated and pure
mon he rack an wheel Of the Inquislton
nl' tui ne material counterparts Of the instru-
~ 81 WIS tnat the crring OF his creatures
iNIah Ia hell. II becomes 4 duty to torment
h'In IN illl- life. May We not hope that this
ogfflhe Will some day cease to be- Taught"
T. me l'sv. James VI. Ludlow. IN Westminster
@l"rhn Church, Brooklyn. said that he
ia4 siie'tei the dark and difficult subject with
~ ian'Y, lie confessed deep appreciation
~ ue 'niiment that lies at the basis Of Uni
,.I7ti-n, but said that If he followed the senti-
ht'hi, -ioEd OF the line Of fact and argument
- ''rIiurr, he would not be- worthy 10 take n
{.'' IA h.a puDlt The Bible was not written
M Hdht". or Jonathan Edwards. or John
",l'n NJ any hut inspired men. There are
oNn we're ihings about future punishment in
= u N" 4ulk VI s'ripnral uttcrances were in
I.4m warning, IL would remain true that
!, u ~ iio -Ilrit the book Of love. Yet good
ttiul'u'I 7td recently that there 10 more OF hell