The New York herald., 1878-01-14

lent and but few OF those who speak against appear
to comprehend ,,s meaning, In the present sermon
will answer the question, What Is Universalismf as
clearly and as fully | can within the limits OF
single discourse The creed ofa Church is tho proper
exponent OF us faith In these days there Ia too much
hiding Of their cresds upon the part Of certain
churches. II tho cresd is good j, ought 10 DO P06-
Iished aud ddiy emphas,zed II IT Is good IL ought
to be publicly tried ana rejected. No Church has
ask men 10 give their allegiance % il unless It states
its doctrines clearly The Cnvcrsaitst creed is as fol-
lows:--
OLD and New Testarents onlan revelation char.
od and Of the duiy interest agd hn~S destination
ANr I've believe that there Is God whose nature
Spirit or grace WHO viii finally restore the whole family d
mansind % boiness and hspgiiaess
epay connected and that believers onght 70 be care
n maintain order ana practise good works for these
things good and profitable unto men.
BY this II appears that the UniyersaNst Church Is
Christian Church IL positively Christian radically
Christian and Christian only lts object IS Christian.
It's methods Chrlstidn, aud II has nothing TO do
with anything that Is not Christian except to oppose
II to II for Christian purpose.
Let man think that Cnyersahsts 90 not bciievo
in .re,r,ba,ion because they thus aiirm God's love.
On the contrary, they believe in with the more as
surance because they know that retrbution Is one OF
the MEANS ana necessary means, by which Gods
love tulnls it's purpose There Is no Church which
cmphaslzes the certainty OF relrbuton more strongly
than the Unycrsalist Church, Tor II hoids mat win
out that certainty saivatou wcusa be an Impossible
thing. Gods love must punish IN order TO save W,
tho punishment Will not cease until the saving
work is done. In regard TO tho iuturo he Universa-
lists believe II state oi progression. They oeheve
that men enter other world precisely as they
leave the present word, far as their characters ara
concerned and tbaf tnere here they must unnereo
discipline in order that they may finally come TO per-
lection. They belleve IN future panishmont though
not endless punishment ana they beneve in II so
thoroughly that they dcny that man who has lived
n pass straishtway iato tue iun giory or
heaven by repenting on ms dying bed rhes believe
that such a man, notwithstanding his repentance,
suffer In the future life Tor the deeds which he
has done in the body unt his soul has had Time to
outgrow It's deormity. AS for those sinners who die
unrcpcnlant UDiversalsm teacnes THAT they must
suffer until they 40 repent, and as long thereafter
us IS ncce. sary 10 their full salvation. AS to
the finally impeniten" for whom the partiast
preachers predict al endicss stA,e Of woe, Unver-
sasm denies that there will be any such people. II
that later in this world or the other
world, uii mon VII repent, ana repent sincerely.
have already recrred 70 the Unsvcrsahsss' inith IN
Christ. We believe in Him us tho Son OF God Wa
accept Him Saviour. He is the Captain Of our
salvation, the Author AMI Finisher OF our iaih.
There IS only one 10 oc saved, according to the
Unversalis faith ana mat is way which Cos
pei ulers. Universasm means universal righ tcous.
ness universal holtness, universal oOeaence TO G0uA
THE QUESTION BEYOND ALL REAsoN-REy
CARLOS MARTYN.
Rev. Carlos Martyr preached at the Thirty fourth
street Reformed Church the question, "Is ehsra
q Hellg" In considering this question he assumed
as his fundamental principle the absolute authority Of
the Scriptures. He professed unwuguess 80 DC lost
fog OF uninspired reason for the question Is
beyond unrcveaied." Tho Bblc is all-sumciont
determine any spiritual point First OF ALL the Bible
VIZ that there is difference between
rignt and wrong-that some actions deserve
reward and some punishment. THIS difference is s
He never did But G cd recognizes the difference, and
IS sensitive OF the good ana tho wicked He does not
OF HIS divine nature He promotes the
spread of tho ono and He cndoavors to
check the growth OF the other If there
that sounds louder than all others, II is
that God does not look upon the two with equal favor
But what IS tho nature Of law? II Is u
WITH action e'a s%D.e aa
not comply with its teachings Tako away tho idea
OF punishment and it rcniuns only good advice,
break any physical social law are punished
Why should 1t bc different in spiritual mattersg
not let men suffer. II Is true that is punished in
this world but this punishment is purely remedial
God, OF course, builds up dikes to stop the
these dikes SO that the waters penetrate under
them, they will ovcrwhelm him. There Is a future
punishment for persistent sinners and is OF
purely penal exemplary kind He then quoted
several passages from the Bible to show that it
teaches that terrible punishment will be inflicted
utter death upon unrepcntan. sinners. He also
said that tho doctrine had the sanction OF
many many great men and do of almost 81
many OF the objections that are levelIed against
this doctrine but reiterated that the teach
inas OF tho Bibe were definite and were
of higher authority than mere human ob-
jeclions The question is bsyond reason aud
God expects 10 bow down and blindly accept what
He taught He did not approve OF tneso efforts
TO whitewash Gods character. All that He demands
obedience.
REWARD FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND PUNISHMENT
FOR sIN-REv. DIR. HATFIELD.
DR.. Hatfield, pastor of the Eighteenth Street Metho.
dist Church, commenced his discourse by sayng:-
"A fow weeks ago steamer that sailed under the
American flag stranded coast and nearly every
man on board perished. The ship was well oflcered,
manned by gallant crew, but because proper
signal light was missing tho vessel put of her
course ana sho became total wreck. There many
human bark sailing a course msled by false lights
that gimmcr along the way 1t shall be my task to.
night to ring out the alarm bell, fire signal gun
anu light the true light, SO that those who
sail may escape the fate o those board Of the lost
HurQD. Whether the Bible sanctions a second proba-
ton, or whethor those dying In their SINS have
another chance for salvaton the question agitatng