Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17
THE ISSUE IN THE CONGREGATIONAL
DENOMINATION.


before the American Board" In That ar
ticle, after discussing the doctrine Of flu
ture probation, you say, land so, with nc
little misstatement of positions and jump
ing to conclusions the controversy goes
on" Precisely SO and for that reason
would ask space in your columns to point
ont several serious misstatements in the
article above alluded to. You say "The
final fate OF the heather who never re-
ceived the gospel in their mortal life being
unrevealed in the Scriptures, we do not
undertake" to decide what it is" cannot
understand how any one can say that.
who has carefully read the first and second
chapters of Romans. Allow me TO quote
a few passages that bear especially on the
question before us, beginning with the
| 18th verse of the list chapter:
For The W ath of God is revealed from
heaven against all ungodhucss ana upright.
| oOusuc~, of men, who hinder the truth IN nm
! rlthtcousnrs- because that which may uc
! known of God is manifest in them for God
| manifested II unto them. For the invisible
| things oi INN since the creation of the world
are clearly cen, being perceived through the
| thlugs that are made, even his cVcrlas mr.
! power AN divinity that they may be with
| out excuse: utCtuse that. knowing God, they
glurt'cd INN not as God, n timer gave thank
| nut became Naiu IN their rcHSOnIu gs. ana their
| synScicSs heart was dhrkcncd. PROCESSING
| themselves to be wise, they bCcum" fools ana
| for the Likeness Of an mage of rnt}n,,iII
man, and OF birds and fourfootcd beasts .rnI
creeping things. And even as iii "
refused 10 nave Goa IN thclr knowledge, God
thNto III up Hn,"n r"pr oHe mlnH, lu 30
rI win Iii nnr,sbtern IL "o'S ll!i
ctousncsS. mnllclousnoss fuII of envy mir.
! der, strife, deceit, malignity whispcror..
backb tiers, hateful to God. ms ,lcnt naughty
n'astlui inventors or WI things, diSob"dicnt
~ pnt''nl'N. W,no.t uhuct rhdInR, coNchlnt
I'M ybn sn",vin,' th "ri ~ c
| that thrv who practi,n stich thin,rs ,rn wnr'
! thy OF death not only do the same. hut also
consent with them that practise them"
These vioorous words of PAM il eee,ny
t,..,a r.,.,-,I ,,ro,,. Ia,I l.',t.1 ,,.'.,,
W ''e' 'eN' E'e"O "eaI, q"lle as tnuch
Us we heen TO Know OF the tate OF the
heather. They make it very plain that
the heather know their duty So we'll a. TO
no ,vithout .vcu.. ord ,l,,. IL, a.,
49, ''''' '''70 ""'
continue ~ '.'V ''o''In"p't PracllceS emu
mtrat ca Oy the Apos' ie Will suiter death
OF which they know themselves to be
worthy "od Justice Is fully yindcated
mere without the necessity OF future
probation.
You say further, since it does not give
u any pleasure nor contribute to our
tallh IN the goodness and mercy of God
To believe That all these countless millions
are lrre3overblv and eternally lost, we
re WILING 10 DtleNe IN the possibility of
an offer after death to those VINO have not
rejected Christ IN this life. And again,
III your ls-ue Tor October -, you say
The only concession to the considerable
ana influential mlnOlty who are able to
do Christian service aud to take some
comfort in their religion, though not con
WINGED that the thousands of millions of
heather who never heard of Christ will
be as certainly and severely condemned