The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-10

uletn not, ana the ire is not Quenched!'
Whatever Methodist preacher dis.
seminates publicly or privately doc.
trine contrary to the above establish.
ed standard" must be treated as if he
had committed theft, adultery, false,
hood, murder, or any other gross i'm
morality. Observe that the doctrine
need not be contradictory to the es-
tablished standard; it need not be q
denial; if it be only contrary to, i. e..
other than and divergent from, the
established standard, its dissemination
publicly or privately, even in the most
confidential discourse in the most in
innate friendship must be inquired
into, as was recently done in a Meth
odist ministerial trial and treated as a
case of gross immortality, subjecting
the offender to expulsion from the
ministry and membership of the
church. It may be mentioned Incl
dentally that the above established
standard" was actually quoted by the
counsel for the church at the trial
above referred to, and divergence
therefrom in private and public utter
ances was the caput criminis which
resulted in expulsion from the minis
try and membership of the NJ. E.
Church.
The uncompronnising heresy-hunter
OF the Times, having few unwonted
moments of leisure, Thursday started
to run down a rumor that there was a
certain member of the General Cor
ference who was disseminating doc
trines, not only contrary but contra
dictory to the established standard
above quoted.
He accordingly laid in wait auribus,
arrectis, and with pencil and paper in
hand for any Methodist preacher who
should wander into the lobby of the
hall where the Conference sessions
are held. To all such he propounded
the following question: "Do you be-
lieye there is material fire in hell to
torment the wicked?" The answers
were as follows:
E. Q. Fuller, D. D., Georgia Con-
ference) editor of the Methodist Ad-
vocate at Atlanta do not.
c. H. Payne, D. D., President of
the Ohio Wesleyan University, and a
member Of the Cincinnati Conference
I do not. I don't know of more
than two men Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church that do, and one of them
is dead
Rev. DR.. w. HI. Ferris Northern
New York Conference)-I do not be-
ieve in punishment of the wicked by
material fire, but I do, of course be-
lieve in the punishment of the wicked.
O. H. Warren, D. D., editor Of the
Northern Christian Advocate and
member Of the Central New York
Conference, said: Il believe it will
not be a material fire. My belief 1s
very positively negative on that point" "
J. w. Thompson, d. D., of the Troy
Conference.-The, | don't believe a
word Of it.
Rep.-Do you preach to the contra
ry?
Mr.. T-Oh, yes; l denounce the
idea of material fire.
Rev. DIR. William Brush, D. D.
(Austin Conference)-I don't believe
in it, and nobody else does, nowadays.
A. S. Graves. d. D., (New York East
Conference)-Oh, pshaw; nobody be-
lieves that.
R. M. Hatfield. D. D., (Rock River
Conference)-I do not know what it
is, but | don't believe it consists in
material fire. The language of the
Bible, both in regard to heaven and
hell, is fgurative. To indicate that
the first is a state of blessedness and
the other is a state of misery, both to
the very last degree.
Charles c. Stratton, D. D., Presi-
dent of University, San Jose, Califor-
nia-Oh, no, don't believe in mate
rial fire.
R. S. Rust, D. d., Cincinnati Con-
ference)-No, sir.
Rev. DIR. A. Wheeler Erie Confer
ence) editor of the Pittsburg Christian
Advocate-No, sir; | don't believe in
material fire.
G. O. Fisher, d. D., Savannah Con-
ference)- Il would not say outright
that there will be material fire in hell,
yet / see nothing in the way of it.
Rev. DIR. J. P. Newman, (New York
Conference.-The, sir, | don't think
there will be material fire in hell. |
believe as Milton says of the Devil:
"Where'er | am is hell. Myself am
hell [ think the same idea is con-
veyed in the Scriptures in the words:
"Where the worm d1eth not and the
fire is not quenched." [ believe that
hell is in a man.
Rev. DR.. Abiiah Marine North In
diana Conference.-The, sir, | do not.
A. Webster, D. D., South Carolina
Conference mo, oh no, do not be
ieve in material fire in hell. | think
that and the golden pavements and
pearly gates are all figures. Fire is
that which burns in the soul-fire of
remorse.
J. A. Price, d. d., Baltimore Con-
ference)-I don't hold to the materi-
atty of the fire. Yet | would not
dispute it.
Rev. DIR. W. Nick. Hester, Indiana
Conference)- e)-I don't believe there is
any literal fire in hell The punish
ment is more like the smitings Of con-
science while living. 1t is the eternal
remembrance of guilt.
The reporter ran across Bishop Ha-
ven IN the lobby, and stopped him
with the question:
Bishop Haven, do you believe that
there is material fire in help"
We'll, | rather think not, said the
Bishop, with bland smile.
H. B. Ridgaway, D. D., pastor of
the Walnut Hills NJ. E. Church,
have always regarded the language as
fgurative, though it is impossible to
fully determine it.
Rev. DIR. J. c. Hartzell, Louisiana
Conference) editor of the Central
| Christian Advocate. st. Louis-I do