, 1881-10-09
Omen till nine at night.

also In which think even those who turn to tho
right may always suffer loss @ because M of having
and @ integrity f Of the government Of God; that
proper punishment will be visited upon all who
viDl:lse the laws OF that government. l believe
that Cod Is cternally Just, and that is mercy Is
from everlasting to everlasting. l believe that
lie is tho Father OF all souls. and that He will
,lenl i'll tender love with all: He will do what
is right aud best for ail But do not believe In
the old terrible IDEAS OF literal lake Of fire, in
which tho souls and bodies Of men and women
shall be torncnted forever.
''IAs TO THE ESD1EsNEss OF PUNISHMENT,
[ have said that the law that Furnishes sin is It,
self endless; and, tor Atkht know, in the other
state souls Inly pass from right 10 wrong. or
from wrong To right: aud in the new creations
that may 10 On forever there nlay always be
s,u1s suffering: under the consequences OF wrong
dong. But to say thnt my one soul, or the same
soul, will forever remain in sin is more than
!, can say; and hence cnnnot affirm endless suf-
fcring for any soul. believe that we 80 out of
this world free to good or to evil; and l believe
icll. IL viii not cast it away. This
whole question ,ie. Is ., too large a ..orI'e one
s some might tsiaK rhc % Character M Of COD IS
bound up IN 1t. Tho destiny Of millions and
millions who have lived III the past, rs we'll ns
up in it. Personally cannot limit ait Of Gods
saving work to these few years on earths To
me this is ouly the BEGINNING, and al the vast
the love and sacrifice that have passed away
from our shores; tho love Of fathers and
Of d SsbFopss pn1 serf i he a eyef Of
there: not bated or qucnched by tho waters of
death, but auickcned and glori1led; al AZ
IS oVsr Of there as we'll as 6esc The
ministry Of ali the ANGELS is active there: And
to that brirht future look and hasten IN the
hope that the lost not found here may be found
there; 1lnt many souls bound In stnf here may
find dcltsernncc there, and that the dny may
c"ae when a!l the sonls nreathed ,a into being BY
with His laws
You will notice that on this subject
HAVE EXPRESSED y HOPE
that lost souls may come into better life In the
future, hut have not taught auy positive doc
In tho discourse on Sin and Penalty, found in
volume of serlnots. nnd offered in evidence, I
''rhs much seems evident to ME, and this I
believe, and, believing. preach. have no pos
rarlon Of good and bad; OF loss and suffering to
those who die in sin. 1t is undoubtedly taught
iu tho Bible, and supported by analoEy- have
no doubt Of the righteousness If Gods govern
1ncnt, and TINT wrs,ng doing will be punished
Tile law Of God. with its rewards and punish
lnents, meets US ut our ciltrunce intolthis world
follows us all tho WAY through life with wlri-
ings Of dnugrr nnd punishment for sin. and
from all uonE the shores Of tho unseen world
ASSURING ali hat come to that world tint tho con-
sequences of sin follow them; and that there,
us we'll us here. SIN is punished and this. It
feature In a ministry of righteousness; this
gives strensta to Law. and motive and restraint
What future punishment will be, or how
long, or with what result, know not / must
holt! to the Fatherhood OF God-to tho eternal
goodness us revealed III Jesus Christ
cannot think that any nncnding existence that
God will permit ctn be worse than non-e1ist-
cncc. And yet cannot put away tho fact that
sin is a terrible thing and that It's consequences
may be awful,
ALMOST BEYOND OUR POWER TO CONCEIVE.
''If there be eternal SHINING, there will be
eternal suffering. There can be no perfect bap-
piness without holiness. Heaven or He'll arc
carry over from this world. What the PURPOSES.
aud possibilities Of the love Of God in Christ
Jesus may bg in tho lung future know not: It
Stems to inc that Of His love tho half hath
earth spring up as the yenrs increase and us !
near the golden gutcs. The love that has saved
bear to lct any soul 90; and It seems to me this
love somehow must reach nil, and know it will
reach all if it be possible. l know that God
And % yet e know thai The wages Of sin IS death
l know that He will do all things well, and cry
out to my feiow~ beings ,. that b., ~, now " the ae
and 1bescech thee i'll chrst's name to be recon-
not fun, statement OF my views on the three
points ut issue. They are taken from my pub
shcd OF the last 1 m id"s p%e
And it is by these that in ali fairness I
should be tried; and not by words
dropped incidentally on the street or elsewhere
two or three years ago. Who does not know the
uncertainty, the difficulty. Of reporting from
memory the words of others, and how liable one
is even If sincere, to get false impressions of
auother's views. Brother parkhurst Is certain
~, to say the least, - ;, &
OFTEN ExrRAVAGANT IN his STATEMENTS,
and any one can see the erroneous impression
those ladies' had, and how was trying to cor
rectit. My views are given without mental re-
serve in my sermon. and br them I am willing
to stand or fall.
And now. what Is the substance OF what be-
lieve and what deuy?
It must be evident that hold to the great and
fundamental doctrines of Christianity, and that
am in hearty accord with the spirit and work
OF Methotlisru.
Scriptures; that In matters Of doctrine and duty
they are final; the authority of God But do
not accept the "yerbai" theory Of inspiration;
nor claim thnt all parts OF all the sxty-slx books
Of the Bible are of equal authority. inspiration.
OF value; nor that all parts Of the Old Testament
are critically tnfalli6ie. And in these things:
am not in accord with the best scholarship Of
n,,r n1n E,hnrch and Of the world? Certainly