The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-28

OF the probability OF an immortal life. we must
than by those Of thc material univcrec. Mans
Immortality Is implied by the fact that he can
LINK G N ni9ite mint being 0iherYise his power
seli eeaSy In each drop Of his blood
discs. Upon and within u square inch of
mattcr are billions Of animalculr. and man
those infnItcslmal creatures as is Tho universe
tp himself. Man may, consider himself "a chllu
q the infinite and the heir OF immortnllty.
once extends. aud IS not that wherever inc pure
in hear, are t9undY .,... o,..o.
Baptist Church said: ''Ou the day Of Pentccost
men spoke with clovcn tonguts-h tongue yl
comfort or the pGm'enL ana % ongoU n oYr p' T
cratic churches have but one tongue-a tongue
q velvet, ease and nattery. but none, none 81 hnll;
faith. They did not 20 to church shaking their
hcads and saying. let Peter and John preach
In he'll aud damnaton. They went To- bc
taught and believed what was told them, They
their heds. and j9si, as careiu who got into
them He apGc.allced edo Tor aid in paying the
Church. Williamsburgh. argued that future
punishmcn, WAS cvrrlasting because the same
Crock words are used to express its duration
rs to express the eternity oi God himself OF
His Kingdom, and Of the hqppiness of the
righteous; and also. because the Bible teaches
that. as the sinner sins forever. he must there
fore suffer forever.
The Rev. J. Hyatt Smith. in the Lee Avenue
Bautst Church. Wiiiamsburgh said that the
Binc breaches Q broader gospel than 40
ereeds that men cling TO- For lheen yearshs
been contracting Crecds damn each other
Protestants damn Catholics and Catholics damn
prOsstants, while both unite to damn the
heathcn. between universal damnation. and
Local ,s, damnatlon, prwnHy nearly y 6 everybody is
around Calvary, He would not go outside the
Bible for his belief and prayed that his right
hand might he palssied II ne asked for a gospel
the puritanr God. Man Is made To praise God
but can man look up with love to Being who is
e@ans Seaaa st tsrSn an %9n, sypy %ag 9
love Him. hut would look up to such an awful
Being and then hide his face in terror, No; II
cious blood. and only received one million.
while the devil gathers in thirteen millions.
soul and be sati-hed;' Then some Of
the congregation went ont; and the speaker
said that even though the sermon might
be offensive he hoped the others would
remain. RosuminE. he said that Christ.
when with us. couldn't meet any troubled per.
son without sympathizing with him. H. helped
70 life the son of the widow OF Main. Lazarus.
tudes ON the Mount. and was ALWAYS tender.
Bible Does tho result Of his bitter denth
dwinilc down 10 saving mere fraction ot the
dwc.lers on earth? Tho fact l. that christ met
All the r.puir"monis necessary los saving man
salvation err according to the Scriptures aud
mans reason. Il Is m9nstroqs 70 say TINT
The preacher Would not believe so if il was In
the Bible. for he would believe that II mis-
translation had been made. Men lit on
thrones and with goose 4uill Tor . scepire-
fitting emhlem-ostraci-e the man who changes
his creed. The preacher. said that he had lost
positions and been hunted down for his, belief.
but. thnnk God. his church had remained ON his
side, His voice tremhied., and he stepped
speaking. Never mind he added can
communal myself Ministers change theirvicws
and say SO IN private lite. but 10 on preaching
the same old creed from their pupits They
yield to temptation. Tor they have vile and fam
lily To- support, and must preach what their
churches want them 70. But the only way was
Bishop Snow in the Medical College held ns n
iosica9l ard ar unayoiaqolc conslusio9 that ne
precedos an lniwni- il, and not torment
after death. Tho doctrine II endless tor
sal salvation IS equally false dangerous. ana
| drlu-ive. Both these falschoods ar" based Dn
The hentheni,h fable oi the natural immortality
! ofthe soul; Let that false dogma be dis ,ardcd
The ReNJohn " Chadwick the New Univer-
| sAlst Chapel Brooklyn. said that the continued
| acceptance Of the doctrine of eternal punish
| mcnt is mad" easi every day 10y the Increasing
absence OF belief in il. Acceptance il one thing
In the orth"iox hol Thcy think they d.. md
that f. all. H." would not accept the doctrine oi
etorna. pun- nment If a thousand Bibles taught
It explicitly IA very chapter ~ b.th Testa-
Ul''t~ Nit' UT iri " NANH A. ia 'N'Af Nfir' ll|ill
The Key g. A. ilaun. in the swedenborcian
CLur 'h iu Thiry-hith -tr'rt said Tho time
ii"nor"i dofuh' oi .V'rAsuns punl- mont
has been n-saii.d and al over the Chrl-tinn
wnrid may Doe urHF iiir din "i incy."-ion hai-
tlr This time tle cnouyl- in thr hrari of tn"
Church Hnd Zoo th" high plur"- of orthodoxy it,
self Is he compld'yutly seated and pr nch ing
her"sy Ihui There should be 80 many in tA"
Church whl revolt from t.e ancient do'trine is
NOT surpr sing. The teachings the Church has
given her p"opl. are So untenalllc so cruel. So
kAt4fl
der thai the r' 'irru thlukrr. who l. Ut pnHe
honest md Intelligent should utt. .rlv r.fu-n Il,
hold them Bntw"-u the otthpinN state of thr
condemned and "A Univ r-nliSt restoration there
j. great distunee, The golden mean hgtwecn
New Church, at once consistent and beautiful.
The do.irin. TINT the Lord is a being Of wrath
thpt II" pun shes people ct"rnnily for a temporal
crime, that H. administers torpcnls merely as
punishmcnts vh n they can do no good and
that az ms 10 matter pi pmpn.'n' sai sia'-
tiOn with those whom hr has rewarded with tn"
Joys OF heaven. are teachings too repugnnnt irr
acccptanrc. TAr Lord is u being of love- not of
wrath; He administers No, ,puni-hmenis a.
law: and all the resources 81 h- divine lovc
are exrrcis,.d ior tho one purpose Of h.cs-iun
humanity Tho New Church tea hes th0t
he'll exists ia this life, 1t Is found in
the wick,dn.ss oi every, human heart;
cruelty and harharity Of human passions: in
organized life Vni vigar in Thousand foul
den- in our metropolis There nrc unnunb"rrd
internal centres all about US. Ihey arc not 70
b" rocOgnil ,d H. eNpr"h7lons on dNine Mfaih
but ~ results oi humnil llNoucll'nNf. Every
broken law brings he'll with II. Spiritual hell is
| IL fully and complete 10y the necessary result Of
the violation of spiritual law, ~ lisease and
death arr the Consequence Of a violn-
ton Of the physical laws. Whore
Is helly The evil man carries IT in his own
heart. The hell whlch toi hus prepared fpr
| the wicked is the place where those who Il light
in iniquiiy can he the least miserable. II Is an
unhappy place. but the unhappincss is wholly
from the passions aud the inccssant trans
grrssions Ol It's inmates. The LORDS Influence
! Is 10 soften. TO better their condition. Hcl il
| more like Hn immense hospital, where those
| who are suffering may be cared for. Hell is
really provision of Divine love. No man can
| sink SO low as to get beyond the reach of this
| love: nnd the Infinite tenderness Of the Lord is
! So great that it provides II home in tho next life
| for those who refuse to receive His love. Many
believe in the final restoration Of mankind.
| Their wishes make their creed. wish TINT
| every human being could be saved. wish. toe.
| that there could he no sin; hut there is sin.
| The Lord tells is that the wicked shall 20 into
| everlasting punishment, but Canon farrnr says
| the word everlasting does not o cur in tho
! Bible He asserts too much; iorthc LORD prom
| i.es everlasting life. and in the Apocalypse We
! read that God shall reign forever and eyer He
| who has thosen To he n devil cannot be- nude
! into an angel Knowing this fact the ord h4s
| provided hone for the wicked, where lie
| pitle- loves and serves them. lie could not
| Keep them from sin. and hence from hell and
| what rcnson nave we to think TINT He VIII save