, 1881-09-23
A LETTER TO THE REV, DR., RynrR

III
LII tR ~ l1E REV. DR., RYDER.
OSHKOSH. Wis.,. Sept. @.-lsertrsnl ST.: III.
ptilitc is greatly indebted 10 you for preoehlrs
and to TfiE TRIBUNE for publishing your c1rt1.
lent scrmuu OF lust Sabbath on the trInl Of n,
Thomas.
Your Wow Of tho caso Is free from that na,n,,r,
pnnhy sentiment that represents DR.. ThonasM
being persecutcl by narrhw, b1xntpti Church.
Int rather that tho w'loIc tr,al Is tho cvI,'ms,.
consequence Of the theology nnl prcnchlpY ~
Church could not do otherwise than 1t did aod
bt consistent with Itself.
This Wow Of tho case Is absolutely Iudrnpnd.n,
W,,sn,..e. .,,,', ...s.. ~ 'uaun'ss ,s Or ths
'AS."o"'s's "s'cxcn staao"Fo III le''R1on.
There is part Of your sermon to which bee
to Gull your attcntton--tho one in wbrh M,
shn .nn" aa 'py M 'auo s saa,o " rooattonto
days that absorbs thoughtful religious mud,
more than this doctrine OF future penuI,,
And there nro scores OF pcoplo whn. f;t" ;'' ,"''
sell arc nlssat'aAeu Win inc appalling teaching
Of mn ecrtasttg punishment, and yet are deeply
troublod with wl,at nppea,. to be truths ron.
hr,notnrv of suet n t,ortrfna. md ,yt,ot IntsS.1
A. ~, n",ntn~tv IL ,tot rns.ar,,s'sa, ,n.sa't
nes tno petpcatt IS 'nat rcssorat'ohs's a,s
if eut1y ayoa es a"r'a tae 0' ''0 '''Aa Or ''nssa
.,t a.. iI,,nrrs .,rttn. f,h,Is.s.rs H.
tho whole proof Of tito doctrine on ScrIpiuul
grounds. Whilo to them It sccn,s that cbr|u
and his Apostles .t,t expressly teach il, Jet the,
scauS eaans ., sat IN, 'noso u ,oartro. aeep sea
cradle, aad plous that stren.'nualy disputes TIA.
en,sa @ ~ tha hnnsTr,ooas f as.. ,hs S
ease cas .. ,no nope,noess .. upvefsat's , thoa
tho doubt " on tho construcston Of Scripture o.
this subject, und adopt 1t In tho faca uf fiera
"csshouoxy.'
"orthuttox !" churches that tho Etesnal Fataet
is 20 nnxercd rnl reS;ongefu! toward ~ s!u9|ns
iurevur into an eyer-constininK misery, wht[t
they cry out in tho WRITINGS OF endlcsa to,.
ln0tlts for unruy tbut will be denied and
tEea-a spectacic 10 angels Of the torrois ens #
0nda wrath. Against tint exchatology The Uai.
yUrsniist ptI pit deealtns rs II II wero ren!ItyI
never trnublod hut what tlol viii atlts,u1 and
seek p,lr,lut. Tho door Of Heaven viii neyer
ist. advocato that view OF DlvIno love. T6s
Rrent prtncip!o presented IN tho present dayai
cnntlrEnatury OF tho everlasting misery OF 16oss
who die in their slns Is QUE nf 1at,sr't r phvsta!
.alu: It ts suggested BY our snvlor tstark, iii,
ngaiust tho Holy GhOst should hc neyor fur.
gwen, but that he should be guilty of eternal .ia
{llot "dumttution')
Now, cotlsidcr d nnn who In this life hM
knowingly, deliberately, and voluntarily lIynt
In vtoIRtlon ar tho spiritual mural, and nasltril
nws Of. 0od tconcrate examples Mre wafuIIy
FORCES of DtvIne love IN the Gospel hare failed
70 oonyort 5!tn in tbis ne, and. as !, !. @ y!
vf man, ho ID the same #, ti,o sprl,. ri Void
rs ho was here, and II he be converted
from hiH Sins thore. II must be By
cn,l.llt,ons thar the soul Is in this world,
Would not this view put premium On sintu
llfc7 Would not natural mai, argue. "lu
thls wurtd tho Eate Ia straight and the way IL nar
ruw.to eEter intb iIro utarl,nl, and l .uuit
'naonixt.' .strtue,' 'ieny myseit.' 'tnkc up lns
ctasa but 4 wait until Tue !ito to come M tS, tas
TINT sin IL ,lo,u sweet IL Hnothsr i,ducpInent TO
postpoue aotipu." Arc not men too loath TO u
ppaeePteG tae nj ow i sae y Il s
JonE u And Il not h0u!ng forth to inen etcsna!
pr1Dat'on an e.,coAraRuulent to ctsronl ftnntng'
world will Be- that OF slnj,dntss. They lhere, n
here, VIII be ao!iyo st,'.ess. Knt!ty q "tts,ns!
assurance u eternal suffering.
of nature RuMan m chsTs.cter W tc.i,.s to seslns.,.
purmuunnus Of condition. chaugsilg unly with
proxrsss. and intens!tlcaton In t',at state.
ahalo to which It n<herua tho mlHd Il bent thi:
is permanent 81 uls1 .locs Tho moral nature VI
| tOIiu UlRk4 flr HfGlntSS In Il KlEcH uIrttllani
The honest man hecotlles 30 rs to be morally un'
| nbl0 to DECEIVE, and ho Is worthy Uf \ reward,
| and conversely the lvprayeu nlau cbincs lltpa
Btnte lii Whjtli hu loses tho will, and At Inst The
| ttexirt, to change. a Gurn1uli writer has ex.
| prosBcl 1t: "HllcA ia the condition Of ttllHH'
| that unwillilgueas to Kooluess rIpens luto
| voluntary 0pplsItion to H."
| Tim physIcIun and the "nrthodox" clergyman
| aro much alike III their estimation OF Il luaas
nat,Fe. ono of his physcal anu the other q by
moral ana Bpir1tunI llDth usually believe their
| patients i1,ny 10 hca!oL-sAyutl; but tho phys.
| clan Is constantly Incet,uR with cnscs TINT he
! HYivus up, not because llo Is wanting III seiE
md uure nor ucoaljse his u]ctItr;nu IL without
| unycrfl( virtue In 1t; but tho sick Inau y
| Il tnu FIR uyne"s thDro Ia no vitality 70
| rcsrnnd to tho acton Of Medlclnc.-h,s Iralo
| yilni8, or uttJnr pHrtn nro "kIeyuntt hellin7.
i,,tI ail or mau il t,,adU on tno slluc lmtlctn;
| there ia a wonderful alluiogy between his ph}t.
| jgn3 aud mu5al unt,lre, anu tho observation "
| 4tunt iurlsts and n1nrAt!st8 ts, and tne
! ghl!n,B of tho "urthodux'' ure, that y mn :
| auIi NAV ueuoup 10 deprived as tu be "tou Ut
| Euus" for tho ,nodlci,,u Ut divine Iosy
| 10 reclattn hIu,. Vhero is II cviisfitsl" VI
| Eerlpturu tenuhiux, md 1t fluids 4 woalef.
fut Endorsement lii the conscience OF nlaH ~ ne
ulytrUuctrs tue evtnt, that deutH marks peroa
| wien fa uttlna unto pvrluanencu u ehataf.
ter, tits prt,Hress viii lss,ll!t ehaurelrss q.
! rectIon, 10 ttut H,nro mud tpnre he will beeona
atINcns to Its slt,, and It n turu viii fasttn
llln hin with IL tirn,er xrusu hut SIu will to'
nI,ut tun ftH uuture: ttlati As lnyy. IL will pr1pa