New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-25
VARIOUS BELIEFS CONCERNING HE'LL.


The Rev. William X. Alger, of the Cbmc h
Of tie Messiah, at Park-ave. aud Thirty
preached ye5terlay morning on The True lle taxing
his text from Revelations, XXX 10: ANA the deV n''
deceived them was east into the lake OF fire and brin
stone where the beast and the false prophet and shall
be tormented day and night. forever and ever
Among other things the preacher said that the doc
trne OF eternal torment is based in part on the decaa
ton above quoted and when any one attempts 10 us
pte tie truthfnness the doctrine that the souls o
the damned shall burn with fire and brnsOhe iofcher'
ne is met with the reply that the ssSe TlG
Is made the declaration OF God Himself Ii 1
doctrnr of hell is not of DIyne revelation on the CON
ary IL is the outerOwth Of mythOogical ldeaS "pc,'
have no relations whatever with the teachings OF you
The notions OF q bOtOmleSs pit are wholly apart anu HIs
tinct from quc stiuns OF morality ana religion Ihe
ence or noIcXistcncc Of bOttOmcss pm !, not pe
ton Of theology bat one OF Topography lttaon" were
made here The beliefs OF carly theological eaenefs ~
10 The emf anecs 10 hell With the increase OF hhO"F
edge the belief 70 the location Of nell changed put
large majority of the people stun heiieye tat II j. III ,
Interior OF the earth They forget that GOD Is nor
King i'm, that lie IL an Ohm present Creator whether
or moi there Is local hell. j. question that bcongs 10
science, and not 10 The sphere OF revelation
more The only mode by which the truth 90 to the cNS-
fence OF such Place can be made known Is contrary 10
the methods OF revelation. Revelation Is hot 10 i'ce'
Am announcement FROM Co.. but from an Inspiration Oh
God 10 perceive the truth. II there - such ths as
local hell IL is not matter at moral trD puI OF oVdl
demonstration. The doctrine OF local hell ohght 10 pe
,rgardrd not truth from revelation, bu as part Vi
thc NEUROLOGICAL history OF the world. M ..
Good and bad aud ha- manifested Ion 10 rcWard
good and punish evil deeds. ktnS~ nave DpSsed IN ihr
sui. nine and .lared teir good things with tir faithful
followers while tacir enemies lave suffered the conit-
inent and tOrthrs or prison ne ~ 'La w.
germ OF the general idea 81 he'll wherever thc Doctrines
Of . among tnc Acran peoples Of the EARN are III
ycs gated 4 is found that hry have taken me lc' u
ctycd from their cXpcricDC here 1hs !" Hua' 3l'
ia tlr various aad ia cases directly opPct,IociH
nell entertained by the inhabitants OF Inc q Hef'i re-
aiol, OF tine Garth. After cing the Nt"' ic-ptctn~
hell entertained by the inhabitants ar tGc
north the Egyptians and tine HudoOs. the pr"aci OF
asked: this revelation, l. 1t science o. u IL nl}t
oIoc (" No cnli stncd Cnristidn Ia SAID, Woi hc,!-
ia a. 90 bIu-n away all these ideas being puieit
nythologcal But the heather and the Chiistih -. u
are fundamentally ALIKE: indeed, the Chrls.ioh cannot
nror .ir argument in favor o. his local he'll that Tie
L,qtlcu cannot lain for his place Of torment. Tearing
OH all human tic0Iics. IL Stlli remains irdr idt Goa
viii sec tnt la ice j. dour The doctrine "l fcli ~ no
only NEUROLOGICAL, but II Is thiu- inCWdut 10 iHr
rcitcd AMI aka mind al to-day u J. ldr ioi any
nm ar . . of rl, 10 claim 10 know what tie Gscmbod-
ird .itilt is susceptible ~. We cannot Know WhLI
awaits ~ The future world i when Win lH' prog
re-, eft Thought. tyIl Is discovered 10 b. negative
quantity, the devil yanlshcs.