Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-03-09

| think sufficient fol- our purpose. Ana the
devil. that deceived them, was cast into the
lake of fire and shall be tormenied dcy aid
might forever" Rev. 30, 10. This, 10 my
| mind. shows that The lake OF fire pertains To
his world. where we have the interchange oil
,lay and night, time; and when there i time
there must be limit Tor we have il: Time Is,
lime was. time shall be no more. Ana
,uaIn. The beast and the False Prophet
were cast diire into the lake Of fire; now u
they were cast alive il manIfesi!y could not
H.. after their death; aud john adds, ''bc
remnant we're slain with the Sword Of INN
tina, sat npon the horse. and the fowls we're
filled with their flesh" Here, think hule;
the Revelaror is describing the same vision
| Do fowls exist in tie other world IN e'ernI'y!
| IL they do We have 10 know ledge OF the isci;
but we do know they are here with us today.
The conclusion must be. he speaks OF things
as they were to happen in TIN, world.
| have not said word about the version OF the
| Bible whether correct or incorrect. but taken
il ms | found il, and proved that there is not
only a hell. bnt that hell shall be destroyed.
And here let me say. mean nothing personal
TO YOU, Mr. Editor, when | say Jour hell, but
mean the orthodox heIl-as generally be-
! lieved n-apd the importance Of the SUBJECT,
! for there can be none greater to the human
race, must be my apology for intruding upon
your notice. Without bringing proof from
| Holy Writ that "everlas,iEg' does not mean
endless. ] will simply say, if he'll is To be
DESTROYED aud we have chown 10y the RbIe
that IT is. there will be no place lett ior eud-
! less punishment 10 lie j, ficied in. IL there
| be no endless hell. no endless punishment. II
| irresi>;ibly follows that the time shall come
when the final restitution OF all things win
come TO Pass, as ioTctoid by the prophets.
! Universal salvation is true. For tins reason,
those who believe IN election, partial saliva
! ton. cling to hel with such ,enaciIy. Yet
with all their assertions. boldly declare tibet
| no man sincerely believes in endless woe
! if he does, it exists for all. else, save him and
| his.
Now let ms examine this a little. Every
man loves his offspring as well as love my
| own: all confessedy believe that little chit
dren before they arrive al the aye Of discre-
iion, when they die, go TO heaven. Did they
sincerely believe in an endless hell, and That
| their little ones were exposed equally with
| hun tothe fearful horrors OF that endless he'll
! when they should arrive beyond that unde-
| ,ermiued point Of existence that separates
accountability from unaccountabiliIy, they most
assurediy wOuiu strangle the iDnocents at
their birth, by that means comforting endless
happiness upon their children, and escaping
themselves from the punishment due for the
crime Of iniahticIde by the convenient m-thod
OF confession and repentance, and IN both in
stances rob he'll and the devil OF their expected
prey. Yon sincerely believe that you do be-
lieve in il, have no doubt, but really, you
don't. You have a faint hope that there is no
endless hell. But, sir, they may paint as they
list, give full sway to their widest imasina-
| tlon, adding thereunto all the horrors as de-
picted by Pagan authors, hell has no terrors
tor me, Tor my hopes are based upon the un>
alterabe oath OF an lmmutable God, THAT
every knee shall bow, (mark the potential
shaiD and every tongue confess that in Him
they have righteousness and strength lisa.
As, 22-2i. When this takes place, and
mine will be there. Here we might rest,
erasing every other portion Of the Holy Scrip
lures, destroying the record Of Christ coming
TO save the world; that oath that can not he
altered nor efacel; that oath of an Unchang.
ing and Interchangeable God insures the sal.
Walton Of every son Of Adam from the be-
ginning to the end Of time. Sure that God
would provide the means TO execute it, 10 the
means have been provided in. the advent OF
Christ Hear John-"Behod the Lamb OF
God that iake,h present tense, not may or can,
i if so and SOY away the sin Of the world. >
The Record bare witness OF Him, that He
came willingly, and HIS nature assures us He
had and has yet sufficient porer, for He was
no finite man; true, He paruok of our ma
ture a. needs must, yet he was God man; He
knew what He had TO do, what it would cost,
and He has paid every silver of it. NV faith
in Him assures me to fear not; all the race OF
Adam that were, are and are to be created
have been ransomed ty his blood. Think
you He was incompetent 10 discharge His
task? Answer for yourself, AS for the and
mine, knoU, whatever sorrows may come
through time, bowsoever dark the clouds tia,
may lower over our hearts, the time shall
come when sorrows shall cease aud the
clouds b,. rifted hy the Glorious Prince of the
Son of the Living God.
Such is my belief, such it must remain
through life until death brings il frui,ion.
Call 1t what you will; float it near and abroad
on the ocean of printers ink; stamp it indel.
IDLY upon impershable adamant. it is mine
unalierably mine. for know in whom uus,
and that my faith is well founded.
Accepting universal salvation destroys the
self importance Of the elect, and shivers to
atoms the boosted Free Agency Of man
+ Free sgency-frce Agency to do what
Thwar the will Of Denys Who art thou oh
mani "The heavens declare the glory o
God and showe,h forth His handiwork.
Look abroad upon the myriad Of worlds thai
float above and around Us; nay, just observe
the objects that surround You on This, me Of
the smallest Of the countless orbs that He ba:
created. and what art thou! A mote IN
understanding. Gan you bind the uni.
corn: loose the bands oi Orion or tell the
sweet influences Of the PIeiades!' IL you
can do ali these, you may set aside the will Of
God, but doubt n.
Again, accepting universal salvation de
s'roys the mists ard cobwehs that priest,
have thrown around the word Of God, and
makes it so simple that all can understand it
from the simplest TO the wiset. BY it rll.
promises are rendered plan as the noonda,
sun, aud every one can see why the birth o
Christ called the bright hosts from thei
heavenly homes TO shout the glorious news to
the shepherds on Judea pis,n. And when
we trace the genea"loey Of Christ back tc
Abraham we see the fuIiIment Of the prom,