Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-10

The Salvation army, hitherto coniin-
ing its onslaught upon the lower elias 'es
Of English sinners, ia now making an al.
vance ON the fashionable "West.end-
crs" IT London. Regular services have
been set up at st. James HALL at which
Mrs. Booth is the preacher. On the
platform With her are clcrsymou aud
ministers Of various denominations.
noble lords aud ladies', aud Que has but
10 glance his eye over the hall 10 see
that 1t ~ filled with highly intelligent
aud cultivated class Lord and LAZY
Cairns have been ia regular attendance.
Earl Cairns Is the lord high chancellor
Of England, aud prcsidcs over the
House oi Lords. by his position he
has precedence ol all the peers. and
comes next in rank to the royal family,
while IA a jurist, standing at the heal Ot
the Law lords" the court Ut last resort,
lac in conceded 10 he the ablcst lawyer
in the United kingdom. Mrs Booth il
a preacher Of considerable power
There il no attempt writes London
correspondent Oi the Er1Byrlld, at ora
turiCal display, but she is, rs one *.
pressed IL. terribly in earnest Her
pilhy, pointed, scntcutlous style, her
heads, and general method Of treating
her themes, could not bring - mind the
days when | used 10 hear the late Chas.
G.. Finucy Mrs. Booth il about 80
years ut age She is lady ut cultiva-
ton, and has written some valuable
books on Christian life and work
Some gentlemen assist her In the scryi
crs. lIcr daughter lei the singing
Attention was enlisted throughout, at
times the stillucss ui death seemed 90
pcryadc the assembly. aud then again
there would hc visible tokens III apprO-
priliinn. though no applauding Her
doctrine il wholly evangelical, and her
theme, Aggressive Christianity has
been so presented rs 30 awaken Chris
tiau zeal and arouse the impenlIent.
Already iuqulrcrs R-C numerous, and
she has announced several meetings tn
receive them during the week She IL
stirring the deep foundations Of fashion
able society IA Iouduu's Wcst-cnl, AMI
verify the salvation army has entered
on a wholly new campaign, which bids
fair to result m many couqucsts 90 the
ranks Of the lord ot hosts.
One OF the growing forms Of revolt
against the old idea Of hell is that Of the
complete anuihialion Of thu wicked,
The number who cherish thus idea with
in the evangelical denominations, says
PROT swing, writing upon the subject,
is quite large and is becoming lrger,and
10 these must he added now new sect,
which il making It special mission to
teach the doctrine that to all out Ot the
faith IN Christ, death will be aunihila'
ton. The aulmus OF this new aud &C
tive dogma is once more not simply 10
save men from such accessibility as etcr.
nal burunSs, but to save the name Of
tod from being degraded by tue com
mon idea OF hell. Prof Swing admits
that compared with the dogma that
the heavenly Father will most aWtuliy
torment forever the countless millions
,ulled the wicked, thus doctrine Of lin.
ted immortality is a rational and emo
Iioual reform. But. however great an
such destiny may he
over the fate painted by Edwards and 10y
all the old iheolOg aus, II does not seem
b harmonic with Scripture. Any
vide survey OF Bible teachings vii, dis
,lusc the fact that the wicked aud the
JUS, are both to appear in the final iudg'
mcnt and receive their reward, II
seem tina, the better harmony be-
tween the doctrine OF hell and just
tod can be secured by modifying the
nature Of punishment Of the wicked. DO
away With the horrible cruelty and
hendish revenge which make up the
old notion Of the late Of the wicked and
non, believing, and permit eternity 10
explain 10 ns what the punishment OF
Hnnsr viii be, and much Of the logic
Al difheuity will si once vanish. IA
view OF Cerditi6n viil MOI ksiin sSnih, s
with the Bible, the reply is rvAiy. th.,
10 find this view NC need only make AZ
lowancc Tor original figures Of speech.
hut in order 20 sustain the annihilstiun
theory, Il seems necessary 10 oppose the
ms, fundamental idea Of the Rihls-
,h., The lust aud unjust mus. Be svari-
"a their merised future condition BY .
ins, t;oi: and annihilaton on earth
III NO, meet this cardinal doctrine OF
the scriptures
The interesting subject Of pursatOry
~. 81, into the PennsylyAniA coarts-
Rv the State lav requests to ehAr'iao's
ar religious Institutions mus, be made a
month before the death 81 the testAto'.
Martin Power, vho left nearly thou
md dollars to . Catholic church lor
n,,sse. 10 be said Tor the rePcse OF his
soul, died, however, siev days 'h0rt Of
The prescribed time. His unieeilns
family lcoutested the viii, we're refused
..,isfac,ion in the orphsn's court but
COT IL in an appeal in the supreme cooIa
In passing on the case Justice Sserre.a
rensrked: According 10 the honAh
Catholic system Of hath there efiss a.
intermeiise state Of the soui aiisf
death and beisre 6nsl Judgment durinS
which guilt iDcasred during Life and an
a,toned ior must u. expsAted, and ne
Temporary punishmeos 10 which me
souls Of the penitents are thus subject
I e may Be mitigzted OF ayeflsd through
the efficacy Of the massA 10 cAanos Be
doabted that In obeyeying the injpnc
ton 90 the testztor alone. Tie ssrvscs
q lost the same in kind, whether Il d
designed 10 pro1c,e the spiritual vel.
iare q one or many. Prayer tor The
conversion Of Q single impatient d ..
purely . religious act ~ q petitioa %,
the sslystioo Of thousxndsL rhs servi
ces intended 70 Be performed In oArry