The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-01
,,,ru,,n, and sankey.

Hartford Ereniug POa AT the meeting
h the South Baptist Church Thursday
|nipbt Mr.. Moody approached Mr.. P. I.
B,rnum with the usual question, "Are
YOU q Christian 2"
VI think a man Is very unwise who
|aon't believe in Christ aud the principles
/ n Christianity" replied Mr.. BArnum.
Moodv-YGu believe that is the only
true rold to salyaLionH
B.rnum-Yes, ! believe no man can be
saved from sin except by turning away
|i,om il and practicing the precepts Of
|Cbri.,, and n0bvdy can cheat the Almigh-
~ The iulfllment Of His laws brings
Race, while the infringement Of them
b,iBgs trouble and sorrow.
aThat il what | believe" said Mr..
Moody, and he passed on.
Soon Afterwar1 Mr.. Sankey asked q
Young lady sitting next to Mr.. Barnum
xbelRer she though, her iuorkS would save
her. She replied she thought good works
would count some toward her salvation.
Sankey-Thcre Is where you are mis-
taken. II your works were piled as high
"a this church they would be OF no service
TO YOU. Here is my Bible ! Just show me,
il you can, where works are ever counted
M Of any avail.
G.Eyery man shall be rewarded accor.
ding to his works, said Mr.. Barnum.
ssnkey-" lie that believeth not Is con.
dsnned already"
B.rnum-" And this is the condemns
tiOn that light hath entered into the
world and men choose darkness rather
than light"
SlnEsy-Do you believe all sinners
will be saved? :.
Brnum-Dare you pray that any shall
be damned?
Sanksy-I pray that all may repent and
be saved.
Barnum-DO the angels rejoice over
The salvation OF that very last lost sheep
that you sing so sweetly about In the
b Ninety and Nine?
Sankey-Oi course they do.
Barnum-Well, if you and the angels
and all good people pray for the ultimate
repentance aud salvation from sin OF all
sinners, will not their prayers be answer
ed? Do you not "pray in faith" without
" doubling" as you are commanded?
Here another gentleman asked Slr. Bar.
mum il he did not believe anybody would
80 to hell.
Barnum-Eot to hell Of endless tor.
menu, sir, for NO such hell ever existed
S. Paul in all his epistles and preaching
never used the word hell" in his life, SC
far as the New Testament testities, and
yet St. Paul said he had "not failed TO de.
Glare the whole counsel OF uod," and that
y be had ksp! back nothing that WA prof
table" to men. There will be no ehLidte1l
nS,hrs in the paradise Of God. Death
aud hell are to be finally destroyed every
knee must bend, and every tongue confess
Christ will put all things under His feet
and lie has promised to draw all men un'
to Him. He will render up all to God
and God will be all in all. The way o.
the transgressor IL hard (; and those who
persist in " riotous living" will be brough
10 the husks and the swine, but the Coco
Father, whose mercy endureth foreyeI
and extended over all His works, vii
wait with open arms until that last wan
derinV, bruised and battered sheepslowly
trem6lingly wends 1t way back to the iolt
and then the poor mother who had sc
long prayed and wept for the return OF hel
hayward son will Join all other re'unitet
families and the choir Of holy angels IL
singing anthems Of praise and thanks
giving to God, the Savior Of the worlt
(uot part Of the world), for at last over
coming evil with good and establishin!
everlasting righteousness.
At this point the gentleman who accom-
panied Mr.. Barnum reminded him tina
it was time TO 10.