The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-12

those scientific expeditions that has come back
from there and has reported on It lLaughter.l
Where one Of these scientific mo hellites' gcts
his report from. gets his doctrine from, have
never been able to find out yet. There Is noln,
Ing in this world that has ever been discovered
get by the most profound scientists in this world
that Denies that deny or stand IN the race OF
this revelation of God that says there is neii;
and wiz believe God before rl,, believe al
the scientists that could be packed on this uni
verse like sardues in box. Applause.
All the science we have got In this world Is
Goo given science All the science this world
enjoys to day is science that has sprung up and
made its conquests and been enabled 10 make It's
discoveries got mold of its data, as 1t followed on
in the wake of the Christianity, OF God Chris
tianity has been the pioneer that has cleared the
way and opened all minds into which science has
delved and gone; and do you mean TO tel. me
that God Almighty has taken the forces of His
kingdom on earth to pioneer the way for any
thing to 90 to work and prove that He did not ex
list, and that His Christianity is a lief just as
surely as science is from God just so surely ia
the end will science be found to agree in every
particular with this revelation from God as it is,
agreeing with it more and more day by
day. Let me tell you, whenever science
bores far enough into the universe to get at he'll
it will come back and tell you that hell is there
sure enough. Bob Ingersoll says he wants people
to follow him in his idea that there is no hell, and
he says that if he dies aud comes to judgment,
and there does happen to be, sure enough. a
judgment, and there is hell, and they, any of
them, say to him, "Why, Mr. Ingersol you told
rs there wasn't any hell he will turn around,
bow to them politely. and tell them, We'll gen
tlemen, l made a mistake" That would be a
heap of consolation to those people who We're
trick tracked after him, and had gone to hell
following him. wouldn't itl ! believe | will
put my faith on God. Almighty before will on
Bob Ingersoll. or Bob anybody else.
Bob didn't make so much out of his infidelity
Eny how. He was sitting in his law Office over
in Illinois one day, and friend of his coming
In. picked up finely bound copy of Voltaire
thSt was lying on his table, said. Colonel, how
much did this cost your Bob looked up with a
kind of grim smile on his countenance and said:
''That cost me the governorship OF Illinois" AS
soon the people found out he was an infidel and
believed in Voltaire why they dropped him. And
1t cost him another thing. He would have been
the minister Of the United States to Great Brit
ain once if it mad not been for his red mouthed
infdclity You see Christian England would
not have him, and they served notice upon this
country that whenever they send any body over
here that has not got common honesty anu de-
cency enough to believe in'God Almighty we will
not let him land on these shores to represent
anything" Applause.
saw in the Evening News this afternoon.
too, whore it says that Bob Iugersoll had tried
three times to lease the Academy of Music in
say that, as long as they own it. he shall not
lecture in if. Applause It seems to me, If |
had hold of a creed like that. one that all decent
people would not have anything to do with, nor
would not let me come around peddling 1t, |
would get rid of it. You see. the best proof Of
the thing is this There are great many people
In this world who are just anxious and dying to
believe there is no hell. and. if Bob Ingersoll
could prove it to them. why he would be per-
feet God to them; and he has been trying it. and
he has made dead failure of it. Now believe
If there is any body living in this day and gener-
alton, with brains enough to prove there is no
hell, it is Bob lngersol, and, when he makes a
signal failure Of it, these little street corner
'in fiddles" had better give up the job
Is / tell you / believe 10 hell If | did not /
could not believe there was heaven / get my
Ideas OF hell at the very same place that get my
belief in heaven. from God. Both are founded
as sure as God is there. and for purpose. He'll
ia for the punishment of men who reject
Gods law, who reject Jesus Christ.
refuse the blood atonement; for those
who grisve away the Holy Spirit and die repro
bates In this world. And they will go to hell AS
naturally as ton of pig-iron will go to the bot
tom OF your river if you. drop it in. Heaven was
made for those who love God and keep His com
mandments, who accept Jesus Christ and are
kept by His Holy Spirit. They go because they
believe. and are drawn there by attraction of the
law of God
Somebody says: "But don't believe that
man suffers for his sins there 1 believe he suf-
fers for it here" How many have you seen suf-
fer what you thought was adequate9 Have you
been suffering for your sins what you thought
was enoughl | tell you that the worst judge
that man could have to pass judgment on him
would De to take his own reason and justice and
let them pass Judgment. believe when the
great Judgment day comes we will
that judgment will consist in men walking up to
the bar of God and pleading guilty. They will
know when the day comes that they are unfit to
be anywhere except in hell, and will walk up
naturally to receive their sentence. Can you tell
of anything here that will punish boy who has
brought his father in sorrow to ihe grave or
for breaking loving mothers heart
who has, by his drinking, cursing
and licentious practices crushed her
under his very boot-heelsl Can you tell me of
anything in this world that will punish that boy
for that He doesn't suffer here for what he is
doing. He is gaining his enjoyment by breaking
the heartstrings of father and mother. and goes
on without one single pang of conscience or re-
morse, add where can he go for punishment ex-
cept it be to helll We must admit that it is
righteous and just that there should be
hell for these people to be punished in
forever. He'll is the place for the punishment of
sin, and when man dies in his sins the punish
meats must come after. Sometimes a mans
sins 60 on before him to judgment He must en-.
Ter upon the expiration of his sins because he has
rejected the sacrifice made for him by Christ.
man says; II don oelieve In your eternity
don't believe the soul has consciousness after
death, ard that if we die that is the end Of it,"
Now we got news from hell once. 1t was when
Dives looked up and saw Lazarus in Abraham's
bosom And in hell he lifted up his eyes. being
in torments. He wanted water to cool his
parched tongue. But the agonies of hell we're
50 great and he had been one of
these 'in-fddles"-probabiy him and his family
were sort of ancient Ingersoll family, for he
told Abraham to send to his five brothers and
tell them there was hell He Mas conscious
that if they went on the way they were going
they would come where he was. You talk to
me about a sinners soul not being conscious
after death. Don't you bank on that. my broth
era Tnere 10 {. nv, uu, a.. silar ns,l our souls
are conscious. and conscious of the justice "
che punishment from which there Is no
escape. "Oh." you say, 81 am going to have my
fun In this world il have to go to hell for it. y
That is exactly what Dives did. And Abraham
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