Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-27

The Presbyterians Of West Jersey IN. j.
have been dealing with the Rev. l.. c.
Baker, who publishes small magazine,
entitled Words of Reconciliation, in Phil
adelphia, and who holds 'that the
death and resurrection Of Christ
inure to the benefit of the
unregenerate as well as the regene-
rate; that resurrection Is in effect redemp-
tion, the result of Christ's work of redemp-
ton of the wicked a. we'll as Of the righte-
Gus, who are raised from the grave, have a
new existence and opportunity for salvation
through Christ. He believes In the pun
ishuent of the wicked In hell before resur-
rcction. and that those who, after resurrec-
tion this second probstion). do not believe
Christ, are utterly destroyed" This cor
responds, somewhat, to the Andover future
probation idea. Mr.. Baker presented his
views, and We give them as reported In the
Messrs. Conrads' Lutheran Observer:
The doctrine of eternal torment, as
taught in the Westminster confession, he
repudiated The special point at which he
uppUScu tuC w CotLniuiotCA Sphacoctoh 10 i.o
theory of q repeated judgment and double
punishment In he'll, one before and one
after the resurrection. 1t denies to resur-
rection Its proper character as q recovery
from death, the wages of sin, and strips 1t
of every merciful and redemptive feature
except In the case of the elect. The unjust
are raised merely for the purposes Of an-
other sentence and redoubled retribution,
''to suffer most grievous and unspeakable
orments, without intermission, with the
devil and his angels In hell-fire forever
This, he said, is a denial Of the gospel of
the resurrection, the foundations Of which
are deeply laid in the Old Testament.
After long discussion the West Jersey
presbytery decided that Mr.. Baker be re-
quested to withdraw, by q vote fifty-fve to
five. Mr.. Baker says he is satisfied with
this decision, as the presbytery could not
have done otherwise, and he is willing to
adjudged hereto. The yote-ive to fifty
fve-we presume represents about the
relative proportion of Andover seminary
C ngregstionalists to the great body Of the
members of that church.
We have found one thing in The Voice,
the central prohibition organ. at New York,
which we can copy witt pleasure. 1t is
this:
Now that Mr.. Conkling's eloquent voice
is forever hushed, "reminiscences of his
wonderful personality are In order. We
had the rare fortune to hear him when he
made the supreme effort of his public life,
the speech nominating General Grant for
al i1AfA in 4ka ino n,
convention held In the exposition building
in Chicago. 1880. The air had been charged
and surcharged with intense ex-
citement over the contest on
the unit rule, and other skirmishing. A
great audience of at least 8, 200 was in the
building. When New York state was called
on for its nomination, Mr.. Conkiing rose,
and mid tempest Of applause walked i'm
posingly toward the platform, but not upon
it. Instead, with q majestic sweep OF his
hand he mOtioned the reporters away from
one OF the tables in front Of the platform,
and mounting upon it stood face to face
with the political crisis Of his life-stOod
until storm after storm of cheers and Kisses
mad passed and repassed, and mems nerves
were all astrain with the suspense. Then
he began in clear, deliberate tones that sent
every fragment of syllable to the utter
most reaches of the great hall. There was
no voice in the convention like COnkling's.
Garfield, Logan, Frye, Butterworth, and a
delegate from California, whose name we
have forgotten. could fill the hall, but none
with such ease and distinctness as Conk-
ling. This was what was heard:
when asked whence comes our candidate.
Our sole reply shall be.
He halls from Appomattox
And the famous apple tree"
Then again the tempest broke loose, and
great waves of hoarse sound-everybOdy
was hoarse then-broke against each other
and rolled out of the windows and doors to
swell the tumult outside. As he proceeded,
an ardent partisan of Mr.. Blaine's, who
sat by our side, grew silent and attentive.
Within five minutes he was on his feet yell
ing like mad in applause. We plucked him
bv the coat sleeve and said: Thought ycu
were Blaine man, yet you are yelling for
Grant," He looked sheepish, and .. down,
saying: That's fact; guess L forgot"
Within three minutes he forgot" again,
and was on his feet once more. COnkling
los this battle, but such throne as he held
while on that table was worth years of sac
rifice and toll.