The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-04
THE LIFE THAT IS TO COME.
WILL rT BE MEIER ENDING TORTURE
FOR THOSE VINO DIE ~ SIN?
r.,. Hobert uneerso,i Joins Ruthics-iy In the
Discussion -Dr. John Hail says TINT the
Ant,.ucm Preachers are not scholar
yn,,ou. Phase. nf the Doctrine Taught.

Discussion John IVAN SnSs t""t '"o
Anu.Wcu Preachers ARE not scholars
ynriou. Phn.es of the Doctrine I""Hh'.
Ths di,cus-ion Of hell was continued In
many city pupits yesterday AMI Col. houer'
Inger.ou spoke on the subject In Chckcring
Hall In the evening. Every seat in thM large
auditorium was occupied Hundreds OF per
.,ns went away because they could not gain adj
nut,npce. Spectators sold tickets at % piece.
Tn, Colonel began his lecture at S4 O'Clock. by
saving that the idea OF hell was born OF revenge
and brutality on one side. and of cowardice on
the other have no respect. he SAID, Tor
man who bclirvcs in hell and shall never nave
until meet him there Learned men had
oyn,,,,rn,d ,d one religion after another. and
CHRISTIANS had applauded them. They were
nov oyrrtiirning our religion and by the same
moth,ris of experiment and rcsonrch. III
books had been created before men. ne
might have believed in IA sacred volume. IL was
fat that u man never got an idea except from
his surroundings. One might imagine strange
nnimal bu, the hoois would he those ot Dlsoh'
and he would have the pouch Of "A kangaroo. The
bcak u; A bird and the tail Of lion. There was
no,hins ON this sphere that had come from any
othor world In no book WIS there knowledge
SUPERIOR to the people that had produced H.
our rengion was made by barharians. We were
makin.regions to-day. Science was Improving
them with the aid OF the growing heart OF man.
If,he r,llgion Of to-day WIS TO change rs fast in
the u.xi MY years H. it had changed in the past
twenty five. II would have to- be remonetized. or
else It would hot be- n legal tender.
The speaker was frequently Interrupted in
his rapid ut,erance with loud applause
IL Brown" he continued. " should meet
Smith aud should say hc had seen man arise
ou, of the grave. and Smith should reply by
t.ins Brown that be- had also seen Il man arise
from the grave. they would probablytel each
other that they lied. Yet II Brown had really
seen n man arise from ms grave. ne would nave
believed that Smith hal also. and would have
regarded him IA a valuable witn.ss oi the
urnlnhilty Of his own story. Mos = sald
ie vent up into Mount Sinai and saw God.
S'''19 a La saI and + saw w"' 'G"I Then each 6 DE-
Mo. tho statement of tho other. ana |
heneye TINT they ho,h-spoke ths truth. La9lh,
Teri Truth needs no miracles. Let religion tar"
car. oi Itself II I dic and find myself on some
IN. q shore. shall bee lust ns ready 10 60 INTO
W. lerc. II proyle really believed their re-
iiron / should lnot be- allowed to spcak to-nieht
IN 'h- platform. II j. ir IN u" GOODNESS ana
innirniy OF the ohurrars that ct my right To
tpcak, aud am wiling To give them credit ior
SOM I"Ii", j Tim. the B.ho waa tn founAn-
tiou u ll.rty Hr believed ~ vs. me inunia-
ton ol hril The ouv way iu Ni "nl wuet,rr
un all -mrreiful N1i win'H % WIS in rrhd H. ~
thnu rcli iunuy t.--l... .- OBJ, ihr Ola Testament.
Ia show thau God W.- rHs'u- 'iul nui cruel; II
living u rrDr.lIf.. fu ms rff~Nn WNnil ihht nun
10 p-riitinu. then hrW.uli 40 there with hi-
reason rather than o. heaven without II. lAp-
The Old Testament nnd. man the head OF the
woman, though II WIS from the man s.dr thnt
the outlet WIS taken for her creation. II She
would know anything. IT babe her 70 to her
E?rn the Saviour" said Col Ingcrsoll. " al;
lowed the man to divorce the woman. but denied
the ri,,ht to women. A woman had TO go and
HsK forgiveness for being the mother q babes.
splendi 4 lApplaus" and laushier when he tie
her head and pare her nails-probaply IN sell
Th. Bible. he thought taught tho existence Of
he'll. He'll we wer" given To- und'rsthnh, was
nearly fiied with d"vi.s and hYnsoniins' nnI
Wihes Wisa wi the sI law said wcre not to be sGcre
live. II there were no witches. why make Ia"
is Il possible" asked the Colonel. that an,
man can believe that ih" devil took God ~
mighty and put him on ~" nnnanle ora ,emlpi.,,, y,
Such stories had propird the sweet world
OF Imagination witt nul~t r. Ond"r the laW
Of the Bible, # the wiie Of any % rsqn IN lhe ha
hovah-let US worship the PHEASANT sun thnl
gye your face 70 mS ana E,Ie ,Y me }ms es sTr Si
mans duty. II he had been Hebrew. to have
turned upon her and stoned h.rio death. j hpto
energy. and hnte the God that is dos .rihed
IN them. II thr God wn9 taught ihis dprtrinc
ence-aitfwari wtnr among Ia" jews ana
made himseli Il sh 10 tftrh religion at va,
with the ne ma. gwen Ia m. an II
was crucificd Tor it, did he MOI reap what he
had sownf II 1t were not for the trraciery OF
judas ami the blgotry Of ths Jews. God would
not have been cru 'iiiri. We are indebted 20
no devil for existence. What they call tn
Atonemcnt is n KIND of moral bankruptcy II
lsais man when lie sins to say charge it,
Ths kind Of bookkeeping breeds extrhvagnne ee
IN siu Who ever heard Of a man who rode in
hls rnrr age z ing 10 heil Nobody. Ihes,, are
ry We have all the luxuries We need. give
bel 70 the poor; ,,,,..,,.u -
II had not been for volcanoes Ihoy gave the
idea that they were the chimneys OF eternal
nres, Ihe d'yil was represented by CHRISTIAN
men who had died and gone into the harp busi-
n,ss as standing hungry for human souls to put
them % torment as soon as God gave the word.
The Bible said he was ~ war with God. The
speaker thought i very, strange that he
should persecute his Old trien4s. Christ
!he. saved lpoked down on the damned in
hell II caused them. 80 pious saint had writ
tent Lively and admirable sense Of the grace
0l bod The husband whose wife had nursci
him IN his last illness, and had kissed his dead
ta's. might, according To that look down from
heaven On his hgonies in nell with n thrill OF
10y; ,Ihht WAS IN" old doctrine: The world
hal become too much civilized for that. The
wv wv 69w d2SFP@ fa was AN impToyemept b II
,he w., damned w"uld not diminish the raPtures OF
everywhere 10 hrn Tho speaker said that il
YOU'D DE lrglb.r then On every wave Of lurid
~, .r!nt'onr ilhl BROS" IN blossoms OF loy us II
hAu'f quoting appa.llng descriptions Of the
n"Ituf7 ul hell. from many writer's Col, lnger-
t'l sh'd llhl Do would cndeayur 10 explain the
gvlilhr OF the irlu iy. h"rausc II his audience
Gllh hellrNr u they would bee damned Then
~ Tdd from Ms notes what lac declared WAS a
supnllhtIh any correct quotation from the Atha-
nhsihi rrrri. ~ the explanation was read the
~ iieh % shook tuu hall with laughter
n, Ih5, said the speaker. " YOU must all be-
H"Ve. II You don't, all orthodox churrhes agree
aaat lou Will hhAr To- busy yourselves hOwlin-:
r'lh pa.n l9r all eternity IN order 10 make them
L1Iy tLughi~rl
IN" u bi" hnd been lkoned 10 n town clock
py "llh an uigit ST th"lT watches; but when
ohn vent 10 sci his hy It he was told by ono
man lAA the lIh. hand WAS really the one
wA.l counted tlu hours. and by another
u"t ,hn hands used 10 ~ backward; and by n
Ei'd lh at il" 'IOrk mad not b,'rn wound up.
Ifi u- Wut.' sad tpL luger-oli, TN the sun
~ 'iI -'i oar wat'i bY nature He said
T. ~ wa .hs t. ENn up heaven 10 s"t rad oi hell.
49, rather bo nnulllatd than 70 to heaven
hi. 'i.r- suffer ia h"ll. II" asked where
~ '.' oii Testament could be found an NO
'NA' pi hblr.h. -"rNio" Whcro u man lifted up
Ha "'Hi7 i1 ''u- .sn hla l'st freud or reid
.'' 10 i"N"u. Iur idea ~ a future lite
IL" iit hf-i AND only from human nutnr.
'". ]. 'h r-Ipr" 49,. ~ -h"d lo 1--we. Religion
'r'ri. nor "a "OnNl tiln. II WIS % d.
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