The New York herald., 1878-02-24

when the future life begins Dr. Porter thinks every
man with see Christ as He Is, and the sight OF HIM
may OF itself bring naty 10 his character ana oes'
tiny as IL discovers each mau iuy To himself
PROBATION IN FUTURE
Its nrst revelations. Il shall make everything oiea,
which was dark, and bring out in vivid lines that
moral and spiritual truth which the soul shall accept
with sympatnzins JOY or reject with sinful perverse-
ness; and, accepts rejects shall know ts own
character and It's just award IL is certain that un.
less thus conviction oil justice Is produced there no
hell worthy 30 be feared no heaven worthy TO be
sought TOR Tue opening In the next lie may be
at once the souls second probation hnsl judg
menL Christ may be manifested TO every awaKening
spirit IN the same indivsibe instant as Tho accepted
or rejected SAVIOUR and as the re- wardng or condemn
ing Judge. Whether the wakeuiug DO gradual
abrupt whether the manifestations be as
sudden as lightning at MONDAY or as gen.
dawn, the soul may as unerringiy ana as justly mud
its own place in spiritual world as after ages OF pur'
ence those VINO love and honor Him prevailingly,
however feebly and inconssteny Is more nooly con-
Uy .ns he sao M not
yet appear what We shall be-" &c. Whatever there
IS OF earthly SOIL or tnat Is INCONSISTENT
hay or stubbe-snail be consumed by tho brightness
Of ohrist's spotiess purity. shut the man himself
stall be saved, yet az by fire." Dr.. Porter admits
existence force OF The Scripture imagery Of
the future lie. but insists that every must use
tss future Iis. But these ad not offend
the ethical SENSE OF the men 10 whom, nor the times
when. they were used. rhey enforce spiritual truth
OF another lite. rho great Teacher and HIS apostles
who used them are no moro responsible Tor miscon-
ccpt0ns Of their import this particular tnan for the
countless other errors and misconceptions under
which Christianity itself has been wellugh material
ized and destroyed That eternal punishment has
been enforced by symbols and words winch have beon
unwiseiy aud untruy used s no reason tor rejecting
the doctrine t0 which every mans conscence assents
possibly true IL Ia not The eternity but the Sc,
verify oil the punishment which these images illus.
trate and enforce ln closing DR.. Porter quotes Mr..
W. R Gregg ('.Enigmas OF Life'') as saying:-
"Ii the soul destined Tor an existence
alter death, then (unless miracle "a worked TO pre-
vent ~ that existence must be oil retrlDuton TO
SINFUL and oil purgaIoral suffering TO tho rail and
feeble sou.n And he Justhes his thesis by the pow
erfui ethical p0rtratures that follow OF the hell and
the heaven which the wicked and tho good cannot but
for themselves under the revelations and innu-
ences OF their future spiritual existence. he over
element only, which Chris ianity and Christ
can supply, that OF help and hope from loving per-
son, no awakens gratitude and love TO himself, and
thus victory over sin, and consequently over
every form OF death. Tins is the moral miracle"
which proves Christianity TO be needed aud TO be
divine.
rhe Doctor confined himself will be seen, TO the
hminary 10 an unbiased Interpretation OF the
declarations Of Christ and Che apostles While It
Is Important that Chrstian believers aud preachers
Should be agreed IN their Interpretation upon
this point 1t Is still moro important that they
should MAINTAIN those ethical views OF the relation OF
character salvation, which can make Christianity .
hope oil anything worth caring for, or 'tne endless
life' which il promises power" Tor mans real re-
dom mDtiOn.