Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1885-12-18

period ended with earthly existence. Go
shuts the door and refuses egress to N
eternal ages, with a judicial severity tina
knows no shadow Of turning" "Wh
enters there leaves hope behind" Til
blood curlles with the horror Of the sut
Jet, as the pen r.css even thee imperfect
ly descriptive lines.
2. The Annihldtioaia thinka to rob III
retribution Of the future Of some OF its hor
rors, by DENYING perpetual torment, and "a
sorting from rcripture the total destruction
OF sinful men ard devils, in such eens
that they will cease to be. God will, will
annihilative stroke, remand them 10 moth
ingnes This theory leaves the Empire o
God freed from ain and sinners, by blo,iinl
them from existence. 1t allows no reforma
ton after earth, but judgment as unsparinG
A. in the Orthodox scheme Only God act
in a different method Of judgment, and destroy
THAT his grace has 6ii1od 10 sau.
3. The Reditutionid will have oil suGerin,
rgo'rnatory, sooner or later. Varying shade,
OF retribution they hold, but whether the
spportionments OF judgment fall in "thi'
age" or that to come" tie issue IL alike
a complete Restitution" Of all things and
all persons. Even the devil and his angels,
In eternity, turn good and are saved tax .
ing their places IA loving end obedient sub
jec;s under the new regime
Besides these three principal schemes
there are diversiIie' Of minor theories in
modification OF all, that time would fail me
in noticing. | have read the books that
adv ,caie the three main do.trines, and
pondered deeply the subj ct with the light
God has given me. and would, now, with
all due humility, yet with the eondden ce
that the discovery Of TRUsH always
brings with II, say, what have to say; IL,
peralyeuture, IL may help struggling soul,,
that are not satiffsd With either Of the
theories above described, TO better, hap.
pier and, in my judgment, more scriptural
eschstology than all or any Of them.
And, first, let me franKly say, that | do
not believe any one can read-say, E1ward
Wbiie's book on Humiliation, or Andrew
Jukes, on Restitution withou, being forced
TO admit that they fairly prove their points,
BY Scripture; uere there no other tatolk co,a-
teTtaaing tcrts, that, like the ut IL written
sgain," Of our LORD to satsn, completely
change the whole aspect OF the subject.
Nor can one study the Orthodox scheme,
without fairly admitting that il too, is
based on plain Scripture. Only here, also,
| think the theory breaks down before, lit
is written again Ny suggestion is briefly
THE: All are right. when it il seen:
l, That all sre hopelessly wrong. in
God with the punish ment Of wick.
ed men or devils. Oncs seen that sin is its
otrn punishment -iIs ora destroyer and the
prospect begins to clear. God is LOVE"
= and nothing else. insist, with all the ear
nestness Of deepest conviction. He
LOVES; He tries his best to save; and fail
ng, weeps, as Jesus over Jerusalem say
ng, Thou has, destroyed hyself." The
words are Is full Of everlasting principle,
"a Of heavenly pity. Here, Orthodox, An.
and Restitutionist break down,
like, though the last two theories have for
heir Amiable and avowed object the pro.
mitigation Of schemes that help TO soften
be Orthodox horror from which both re-
oil. Yet both concede the prime horror,
ha, God Is capable OF doing work that no
me but the devil can perform. As one
iSs said truthfully, but terribly; "None
ut an eternal devil could iuhict eternal
ormenis" believe this with all my
cart, only 60 further and cay, with the
ook OF Job and . Cor, II in my hand -
None but q temporal Devil can iIaict
smporsl torments. Whatever his agency -
e il the cause
.. believe then that Sin is is Owa de-
ructioa that il is suicidal first and last, by
law Of lite being, and when the "dispensa.
on OF grace" with its mi-occasional re-
esrsals Of the fact il past, this self-de.
roying process begins 10 real earnest. We |
III it the "dsy OF judgment" by way OF
nphasis. Yes! il is "day" or era OF {
Idgment on all sin aud sinners-the dear /
cd and all His standing by mot admiring
nor exal,ingly, bat pityngly, so long as ,
ne sufferer expiates his crime over the ,
'ugh road his sef-vill and obstinacy led
i'm, despite the ,eader circumstances of a
emile Savior.
8 But "a the terrib, self imposed retribu. {
on goes on i see two active LAWS busy-
lch laying lis hand on oil belonging to Il and
ever yielding a moment to the others ,
aim These laws are the antsgonisuo
nes Of Life and Death All that il of Sin ,
Death claims and devours. Therefore it
called "the LAW OF Sin and Death"
All that ia S,tau'S, Death may claim, as
unholy right to speak in paradox.
therefore, he that "hath the power Of death
, the Devil"
So this Second death" goes on -gnawing
nd devourinR, ill., at last, all 1t csn claim
consumed utterly.
Than IL turns 10 a Id nh ,,..f T.