The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-02-14
nARNUm AND sANkEx.
The ShOWman,s Views Future
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BARNUM AND SANKEY.
The ShOwman,s Views Future
Punish ment.
At the meeting in the South Baptist
Church, Thursday night, Mr.. Moody
approached Mr.. z. z. Barnum with the
usual question: Are you a Christ.
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Il think man is very unwise who
don't believe in Christ and the princi.
pies of Christianity replied Mr.. Bar.
mum.
Moody-You believe that is the only
true road to salvation?
Barnum-Yes, believe no man can
be saved from sin except turning
away from it and practising the pre-.
cepts of Christ, and nobody can cheat
thr Almighty. The fulfilment of His
laws brings peace, while the infringe
ment of them brings trouble aud sor-
row.
THAT is what 1 believe said Mr..
Moody, and he passed on.
Soon afterward Mr.. Sankey asked a
young lady sitting next to Mr.. Bar
mum whether she thought her s0orks
would save her. She replied she
thought good works would count
some toward her salvation.
Sankey-Therc is where you are
mistaken. If your works were piled
as high as this church they would be
of no service to you. Here is my BIZ
BILE! just show me, if you can, where
works are ever counted as of any avail.
Every inan shall be rewarded ac-
cording to his works. said Mr.. Bar
mum.
Sankey-' He that believcth not is
condemned already
Barnum--' And this is the copdem-
nation, that light hath entered into
the world and men choose darkness
rather than light
Sankey-DO you believe all sinners
will be saved?
Barnum-Dare you pray that any
shall be damned.
Sankey-I pray that all may repent
and be sayed.
Barnnm--Do the angels rejoice over
the salvation of that very last lost
sheep that you sing SO sweetly about
in Ninety and Nine!'
Sankey-Of course they do.
Barnum-Well, if you and the an
gels and all good people pray for the
ultimate repentance and salvation
from sin of all sinners, will not their
prayers be answered? Do YOU not
pray in faith' without doubling as
you are commanded2
Here another gentleman asked Mr..
Barnum if he did not believe ANYBODY
would go to hell.
Barnum-Not to a hell of endless
torment, sir-for no such hell ever
existed. st. Paul in all his epistles and
preachinginever used the word hell
IN his life, SO far as the New Testa-
ment testifies, and yet st. Paul said he
had mot failed to declare the whole
counsel of God ; and that 'he had kept
back nothing that was profitable to
men. There will be no childless moth
ers in the paradise of God. Death
and hell are to be finally destroyed
every knee must bend, and every
tongue confess. Christ will put all
things under His feet, and He has
promised to draw all men unto Him.
lie will render up all TO God, and
God will be all in all. The way of
the transgressor is hard and those
who persist in 'riotous living, will be
brought TO The husks and the swine.
but the Good Father, whose mercy
endureth forever and extends over all
His works, will wait with open arms
until that last wandering, bruised and
battered sheep, slowly, tremblinglv
wends its way back to the fold-and
then the poor mother who had so
long pray ed and wept for the return
Of her waywayd son will join all 9TH
er reunited families and the choir of
holy angels in singing anthems of
praise and thanksgiving to God, the
Saviour of the world (not a part of
the world), for at last overcoming evil
with good and establishing eyerlast-
ing righteousness.
AT this point the gentleman who &C.
companied Mr.. Darnum reminded him
that it was time to go.