The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-28
OUR CHURCHES.
What Was Said and Done I'm Them
Yesterday.

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Yesterday.
FATHER WALTER began his duties at
Mt. DO Chsntal yesterday.
THE Right Rev. Ksin delivered SER
mon at the Cathedral yesterday MORN
ing.
THE Rev. s. B. Bsrpitz sermonized on
"Zesr at the Fifteenth Street Lutheran
Church.
REV. d. II. X. DIX, of Triade)phis,
occupied the pulpit at the Wesley M. f.
Chapel.
"THE Twoiold Invitation" was tho
subject of Rev. Otto Meerwein's discourse
at lions Church.
REV. &. G.. FRITsCHE, of the German
NJ. f. Church, took Ms his text yesterday
Romans chapter I'D verse.
TIE Rev. j. ID. Moflst preached a
strong sermon on "The Elder Son." at
the Second Presbyterian Church.
THERE will DO daylight prayer meet.
inrs at the Fourth street Nj. h. Church
on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, CON-
mencinc at 10 o'clock in the morning
and continuing an hour each day. Ser
vices as usual every evening at half past
seven o'clock, except Saturday.
NORTH STREET NJ. Il. CHURCH.
The Rev. e. 9. Wilding took as his
text yesterday morning Matthew XIV,
At "And these shall go away into ever
lasting punishment, but the righteous
into life eternal" In moral sense there
are only two classes OF people men,
toned in tho Bible-only two classes in
the world-tho good and the bad. A
great contrast exists between them.
They are separated here by moral llne
Of demarcation. This chapter and other
portions of Scripture teach that they are
TO be separated hereafter forever, accord
ing TO the lines that divide them here.
We take the dark side of this subject.
This is the age of reason. The re-
ligion of reason Is the religion of thous
ands Reason is enthroned, deifed and
worshiped by great number. To DO
competent TO pronounce anything I'M
reasonable we must DO able to compre-
bend it.
To pronounce future punishment IN
reasonable we need light Enough to COM
prehend Gods plans and in our imper-
feet menta. state this is stupendous
d fIicuty. Some CLAIM tho punishment
is not proportionste 10 the crime. God
always measures crime by its enormity.
Others teach that "virtue is its own re-
ward aud vice its own punishment" and
that our reward and punishment are in
this life. Then why punish crlminals2
Why not let conscience torture them2
This theory destroys Heaven.
Some theorists say, IS q magnanimous
being, God should, at the end of time,
issue universal amnesty.
Others, still, assert that there should be
a second state of probation. knowing
this, would men make better use OF the
trst' Would they not look for third?
The idea of punishment for crime pre-
walls in all good governments. Gods
government is no exception TO the rule.
The CRIME for which men are cast into
hell is the rejection of Christ.
Men are not careful in their asser-
tions about each other, and regarding
God. God is sometimes charged with
gross injustice in consigning one soul to
eternal perdItion and elevsting another
to eternal blessedness.
We all are sinners together in this
world. We are unable to extricate our
selves from its stain and power. No
earthly arm can save US. Then God
comes to our relief. Jesus, by his atone
ment, makes it possible for men TO be
saved from sin. This done, he offers
salvation to all who will accept it, and |
threatens damnatlon TO all who reject it, |
II there is inJustsce, we are guilty of it,
and not God, who did all He could to
save US
The wicked often enjoy this life.
and good have its troubles and
anxielics, but retributive justice will re-
Verse this in the world to come.
There are some very wicked men who
laud and eXtol the mercy OF God. Mercy |
is very dear and attractive to mortsls. |
Without it, salvation would be impossi-
Bile. Many Of us have heard the allegory |
representing the attributes OF God en-
gagged in dialogue concerning the cres-
ton of man. Love, justice, wisdom,
power, &c, all feared If msn WAS crested |
no would dishonor his maker. Mercy |
agreed to become mans guardian angel, |
and man was created. Well Las mercy |
performed that promise in leading the |
vile and fallen back TO restoration with |
God.
But this earth is the domain of mercy.
She cannot pass beyond its limits. God
a not all mercy, but is partly justice.
w hen by death we pass from this mild
domain of mercy, we enter the rigid con-
fines of justice, who will impartially pass
sentence upon US.
We do not care 20 much about what
Beecher, rockingham, Fsrran, or the
coarse and vulgar lngersol say. They
are men. What docs God say? The
Bible speaks sixty times of Gods wrath
and Indignation, and in more than fifty
places declares positively there is yswn-
ing He'll for the unssved. | will quote
only lew of those declarations: Mat
thew 23, S3. allow can ye escape the
damnstion of hell2' Second Thess. /, S,
ain flaming fire taking vengerce on them
who know not God" Psalm 9, II, "The
wicked shall be turned into hell and sill
the nations that forget God.
l refer you further to John 8. SO;
Dsniel IL, 2; Mark 0, 4S, Al, 3, %; Rev.
IA, 70, IL and mary similar passages.
There is a class of universslists called
T. Rostorstionists" who believe in future
punishment, but claim it will be brief,
only long enough to purify them and
then God admits them 10 his glory.
This is libel on the atoning blood of
Christ. He affirmed IL am the wsy."
Thesc people claim hell is the way to
Heaven. He taught that bis blood
cleaned from siu. The Restorationists
teach that the flames of pcrdition alone
can do this.
The following scriptures teach the
doctrine of eternal punishment uuequiv-
ocslly: Daniel IL, 2, Mark 8, %, John
3, &c, III Thess. !, 9, Revelation IA, IL,
us also docs our text.
In the Bible the same terms are used
all through lis sacred pages TO ex-
press the duration of Heaven and
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