The New York herald., 1878-03-10

Gus nowadays that many sided minister Is wanted.
He have changeabe necktic. that will turn
white when the rtuaiists say good morning and black
when the liberals speak to him. Ho must be tecto-
taller with temperance men, and yet not bigoted that
he can't enjoy glass Of beer with those who not
SO far advanced. He must live a small salary, and
be thankful that no has any salsry at all. He must
got when he can, and In the meantime pay cash for
everything ut the corner grocery. Nothing Is left
nov except to import q few angels from the new
Jerusalem, and even then must reserve the right
grumbie at the OF their clothes and md fault
with everything they do.
mild criticism does one good. ''What was the
sermon about this morningY" asked q mother oil her
child. SWELL" was the reply, ''it was about let me
see It was about twenty minutes long; that's ail
I remember"
GLEANINGS AROUND HE'LL.
vERsY-ExEoErIcAL, SENTIMENTAL, MATE
RIAL, ANNIHILArIoNAL AND REsroRATIoNAL
OBJECTIONS TO ETERNAL PUNISHMENT IN
HELL-THE DISCUSSION WANING.
The fire and birthstone speculatons have nearly run
their The heat OF the contest Is over, end
men are ready now calmly 10 review the points
OF controversy than they could have been few weeks
ago, whom It at its meridian. 1t Is not easy to
determine which side the banner OF victory should
be placed. BoIh sides, orthodox and liberal, have
been pretty evenly matched. Both sides have had
equal access to The press and have had public
hearing It possible In the nature Of the case TO
give them. The English speaking world havo been
the spectators auditors Of this verbal warfare and
they must render the ultimate verdict. The lives Of
tho great muititudcs must determine finally whether
they bcl,eve future punishment at all or not and
whether they believe IL TO be eternal only OF brief
DURATION II this controversy shall lead men to re-
form and live better lives IL will not have been pro-
voked In vain Fear, however, Is not very powerful
element In moral government except when the morals
are low aud tho minds ignorant. Hence It occupies
small place In the New Testament There love is the
strongest motive presented, as 1t IS the most endur
ing. There Is nothing superior TO suffering love In
winning human hearts 10 God
TIE ExEGETIJAL DISCUSSION.
The points OF the discussion may be classified
iolows:-The exegeticai, tho sentimental, the
material, the annihilatonal and the restorational
Undor the first Of these heads the ground has been
carefully traversed and it has been shown by one side
that tho Hebrew word 'olans" overlasting) and the
Greek s'aion aonios' (ages, ever, forever &c
do not what the translators say they mean-
endless duration. There arc many places In the 0d
Testament whcro the word "oIans" is connected with
perishable things and temporary hxtures, as, for
instance David calls out POLITICALLY to the sever
lasting" doors 10 open let the King OF Glory In
The hills and mountains Of Palestine are spoken Of
also, by prophets ana psalmist everlasting
and told that the whole land was given TO
Abraham and his seed for "everlasting" posses
sion, though for centuries they have not owned an
acre Of IT, The jewish priesthood. too declared to
be an everlasting priesthood, though temple and altar
have been cast down and the priesthood abolished.
This is, however, referred to tho eternal priesthood
OF Jesus Christ and Is very generally accepted by
the Christian Church. SO that the ''everlasting"
here may be admitted correctly standing for end
less since priesthood OF Curist Is without end.
divine emotions anu manifestations such as evsrlast
ing Joy, everlasting CONSOLATION, everlasting good
ness, kindness, &C. These phrases run through
the New Testament as well as the Old
II s also claimed ny the liberal party 10 this con-
troversy that tho Hebrow words 'sheot" and "0e.
hcnnd." and the corresponding Greek words shades"
"tdrtdrus, mean the grave anu the place OF de-
parted spirits, but never place Of punishment
place OF purhcation. say some. But here n diaer-
ence OF opinion arises among liberals themselves
Some declare this puri1catiOn Is by 1re, whilo
others deny To admit II Is TO sanction and empha
szo Roman Cathoiic dogma Of pursatory, against
which nearly every evangelical Protestant creed IN
Christendom has article. And yet II Is dficult
ADMIT publication by nre In the future life aud ut
same time deny the purgatorial process.
IDEAS, NOT WORDS, TO he SOUGHT.
Now against this exeaesIs the evanselicals have
proved mat the Hebrew ana Greek words translated
'.help' and cverastlng debtructlOn, NC, mean end
less punishment when not otherwise limitod by the
sense Of reading. That in the case OF the Greek
words tho Now Testament especially hoy are sell
dom used in any other sense But critical exegeses
Of words are not iniallibie. Language undergoing
changes continually. OLD words lose their riginal
meanings and new words coined TO give ex-
preston 10 now ideas they arise. During halt or
quarter century many thousand new words have been
added TO Websters Dictionary and yet. since the last
edition was issued, many new words have been
made "rcephonc" aud ''mct cphOne" are scarcely
old enough yet 10 have made their way into pub
use, though many words from the same roots have
long known But by and by the lexicograp pners
viii add tnese with others 10 tner works.
Now, 1t IL hardly lair TO admit tho changes In the
language to-day when the art Of printing tends
to give II permanonce and deny, by Implication ut
least like process the HeUrew wnen printing
UNKNOWN Inc true inquiry IN tnIs anu ~ every
is What idea Is conveyed ny tho words "sheol" and
''gehendy' They may teach an idea much broader and
sharper than critical exegeses Ol the words the
selves will admit Tnis occurs In other languages
also. Now, IN all this controversy no one has crit
calIy anal, zed the word '.paradise," when, to
our options, means heaven, but which originally
meant exegetIcaily Ineaus an Oriental pleasure
garden. Docs ANYBODY suppose that whom Jesus of
shalt thou be with me Ia paradise ho meant they
two should rambie through some Oriental pleasure
gardenY Certainly mol. Tue word lad long ceased TO
teach that idea. But 10 the mind OF the Jew aud the
Greek presented the truest conception they could
have wOrus OF the bliss and pleasures OF the heav
enly land Now IL appears to DO matter oil tact !
that tho Hebrews AZ nrst had only one
word-''sheot'-to express their Idea OF the
grave and the place oil punishment OF the wicked.
Tho root ol The word seems to be pit ana In the
prophetic conceptions OF the PIT us he abode oil tho
wicked they sometimes embodied the structure of
tneir own tombs Hence they speak going
down TO the side of the pit and OF the stones
OF tho pit. And following out this idea 10 me New
Testament he'll Is called the bottomiess PIT. Tho
grave a pit and he'll rs "a DIT, ard The Hebrew
pressed oa oi The grave PIT and tho hell p by the
word sssheol" until the geheana" discovered
THIS answered tna hell pit conception better and the
word 'sheoi" retained It's application 10 the grave On
tue questou oil duration OF punishment the cvange
cal party seem have the best OF tho argument on
the or eek words have taken the place OF the
Hebrew IN the Now Testament Tho case Is not quite
SO clear In the Old Testament. Tue Je,oish SouLt
however thinks IL Is SILLY Tor any to say that tho
Hebrews did not beIcve In the hell dogma. For they
did.
SENTIMENTAL THEORY.
The second or sentimental head lakes the form OF
exaitng tho IeLdcrcr attributes Goa and dcprecat-
ing or altogether ignoring HIS stcrner qualities God