Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-01-20
ST NDAI READING.

prevailing topic of discussion, that is to say
future torment, that learned al d truly wise
and catholic minded prelate, De; Stanley of
Westminster, discussing the question of Abso-
luton, quoting from Origen, to whom he al
luGes as THE most learned and the most
gifted of all the Fathers" finds him lnterpre-
ting the promise made to st. Peter in the XVI
chapter of Matthew, as follows: "He who is
gifted with self-control enters the gate of
heaven by the key of self-control He who is
Just enters the gate of heaven by the key of
Justice The Saviour gives to those who are
not overcome by the gates of hell as many
keys as there are virtues" Here then is one
Of the very fundamental authorities of the
Church holding. in distinct and explicit phrase
the very reverse of the doctrine of Calvin.
There is nothing herein of foreordination, of
election or of the ways and means of salvation.
The necessity of ga change of heart or be-
ing Born again" are not even mentioned.
But hell holds its own, just the same There
seemed to be no question in the mind of this
early Father of the existence of place of
torment beyond the grave. Indeed it is an
enigma which is exceeding pulling Why
Christ suffered death if there was not a neces-
sity for such a dreadful atonement in behalf
OF the mass of mankind that is to say, the
sinners. The whole doctrine of salvation falls
to the ground if there is no doom from which to
save sinful souls. If all, without the Sacred
Intervention may enjoy alike the beatitudes,
the Crucfixion was not merely an idle bat
.shastly form. There are minds which cannot
believe in the doctrine OF future rewards and
punishments, as, indeed, there are thoroughly
honest, truth-seeking minds which cannot
conceive of spiritual entity or indiyidualisn
"A 1'sou" But belief and unbelief are not
questions of choice or volition, but, rather OF
in,prcssibiity and the sweet human capacity
for having and holding fast to Il settled faith
i}at all this does not affect the question of
doctrine; nor does any doctrine necessarily |
initiate ono way or the other against the inev-
table logic of the Christian Cause, For if
Christ died to save sinners, he died TO save |
them from hell; and in saving them from hell |
the Inference is fairly delucible that by his
sacrifice he ensured their entry into the gates
NJ .sven There would seem to have been q
,ul UtioH imposed, however; FOR do we not
Fe. that . He who beleveth in me shall be
81, ID and he that belieyet not i'll me shall
Re daenned}' The larger and !;inAlcr belief,
that Of the Cnversalists is, that by the blood
;,tonoment on Calvary all sinners of whatso
ever degree, in all future ages and chimes, have
been end will be saved. But, as Dean Stan
ley shows, this is heterodoxy For unjust
nudge or y man who Is without the grace of
self control, cannot be saved. He cannot be
saved because he has not in his hand key
which will open the gate of heaven; he cannot
be saved because he is overcome by the gates
IT hell. So, whatever Mr. Eeecher may think
or Dir. Chaplin may preach or Dir Swing or
FIR. levitt 6ir. Anybody else may expound {
and eXpostulate, the authorities very I
strong, hellvards
The Pulpiteer Of the MoKNlHG ArrEAL is
glad of the assurances given to tn, Just and d
the self-controliing by Father Ori1cn Ii re-
ones faith in that wholesome Paul v
j., maxim that "Cleaniincss is next to godli- d
ness. We greatly ike the idea feel cncor "
aged by it shat the purely human virtues,
morality honor, integrity, and ''carity which L
sutfereth long and is kind are taken into &C L
count in estimating mans eligibility for the
privileges and joys of Paradise For example i"
We like to believe that in such counsel us that $
given by Thacheray TO his young friends there "A
; as good sermonizing looking to purity and u
aobiity Of life here and happiness hereafter, =
IS i'll many longer and more pretentious L
sermon, Says that matchless expositor Of the !"
reaks and foles Of artificial life: - Might IL
1--WE counsel to any young hearer would say III
. him, try to frequent the company of your III
,etters. In books and life is the most whole Id
ONE society; learn to advance rightly; the III
.reat pleasure of life is that. Note what the a.
reat men admired they admired great things; b
narrow spirits admire basely, and worship hi
leanly.' Oh, how beautiful is the truth of
his; how gentle and earnest and humane the
pirit which prompted it, Let us admire err
outrage, honesty, candor, glulelessness, in by
ustry, independence, temperance, scIf-con- ~
,ol, justice and beneyolence. If we seel, H
lese out in earnestness OF searching we shall tn
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