Daily Republican., 1890-03-17
FIFTH edition


80 = "holl.'
About 1000 people crowded int,
raurs Roman Catholic Church la. .''o
70 hear . sermon by the Rev 49,, , .g
>. bermingham on HELL" A'"'t
After q special service of mn,io /. =,
choir, aided by several memne,s "
Opcra House orohestra, Tho s,o "
lecturer took for hIs subject the STOW
Ulvse and Lazarus, ~ found ia The
pei Of 81. Luke, 10Th chapter. AMI ~
the l9th to the 3ist verses ipe,us,,s
lecturer said that no article y;
Christian creed had been 40 y.hsm..
assalled - tho doctriue of he'll .nS
nal puuishment, and even n,oss..,
Christians have denounced II a. urs.
cruel and oppoeed to the highest il,,
divine clsmency. ''
Pagan morality, the lecturer \,
pointed 70 future punishment. I'm, M.
vsnturcd 20 far - TO give eternal SnJ
ton. That WAS reserved for Cbriui,.
10 assert - one Of the most prom'n'
articles OF faith, but there 1. no m
which dinners are more unsllIny IN
Ileve. IL 70 mystery which nan, IN
fraiity and stubborn will, fall, 10 un3|
stand, and around him are a ttor,,
enemies watching 70 surprise and bal,
him. WI
On the other hand, said the ler.n,
ID man's Crcator-s Col ofinanI,e nol
ness, maniiesting inflnite love. VIM
close OF lise Thousands fail into b,u 4,
which there ID no rede IN p,io,.
How can this be rcoonclled with ,hs
vealcd goodness and love OF Goj9
can It. truth b made plain to til. rea
which He gives to mai?
The speaker then logic,lls .how,d
hell had divine sauction; tia, there N
be no rewsrl for obedience WILTON, d
ishment for disobcdi, nee, and there
happiness In Heaven must be oa,s
the torments Of hell. Ono teps
region Of Gods mercy aad ou,
other the place OF his anger aud ius
He is ~ much God In puplstiul vi
10 rev srding virtue.
All proper conceptions Of God Gem
that the Inhabitants of Heaven ON
be exempt from dciilement and tha.
ners should be excluded As lous rs
cedlement continues. Tbs purity
holiness OF God attracts the pure 10
with the same force that I rspels
and this alone makes Heaven aud be
Men who live only flr the gritthca
Of sensual desires die and death docs
purify or at them for Heaven; repent
alone eau do that.
The Scriptures abound 10 figures
SMILES, which prove the eristencl
hell. st. Paul In Galstsns says:
works Of tie fiesh are maniiest. y
Who do such things shall not entsi
Kingdom OF Heaven"
! In his picture OF the Judgment q
says, Come ye blessed,' and DE
ye cursed"
Tho eloquent speaker then p'tie
to speak oil the nature OF hell, The U
lie church having nothing deaDM d
1t, though st. Augustine sal VI
material IRE. But how can spir'taa
stance receive torture from auna
thingi Thu human soul is The nj.
piece Of God's creation. !, Is CapaAY
highest Joys and the most intense ~,
ing. 1t Is that part Of humanity
links 1t to God--tbat gives m,nt
power TO comprehend and enjoy hsl
chip with his Creator. It has conscl
and memory. The power TO feel
recognize the spiritual touch, 10 II
the thrill Of Joy or the, pang OF rent
The soul 10 touched and defilel y
passions. Conscience Awakens II,
memory ILLS It with fear. /, Is
: with desire and shrinks away In sad
10 shut such . being out from Go
quicken conscience aud memory;
tsnsify every capacity for realizin
hopelesspesa of ito exile; to open
avenue Of thought to quicken every
oil feeling and to hear the sent
"Depsrt from Ne, 70 cu,sed," NAL
hell which the church has not dar'
define and which the thought OF
cannot comprehend. What need Is
OF material FIRE? 80.
Let the money geiter remcmbs
widow and orphan whom he
robbed. Let the libertlne rcmsmb.l
women he has b.traye cd, the h'bd
had no right to bs born. L.. the
derer iene nber his victim. Let
memorl,s come outside the s,igl
offered through Jesus c lri-t-co1
exile from God. IL matters mol
ouch memories come, to him nsisI
hell. 1t 10 the lie OF his ilnmotal
turi cd TO fro by sin. He CAMEO.
from It. He cannot ny from hiln'a
the lower depths Of the under wol1
walks amid the ghosts Of bis y'eh'
ghosts like that Of Macbeis lha'
ders sleep.
In conclusion Father Beflllngh4n
horted all to lock on Jesus Ghib.o1
croes, who has declared MAI 90
, comes only BY His blood,
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