Telegram-herald., 1890-02-24

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edge between which you 60 10 either
Heaven or hell.
This whole movement means that
our younger men have struck blow for
reform. These old dogmas were forced
on the English churches by the Scotch
the bigoted Scotch, of whom Cromwell
said that he would as soon draw his
sword against them as against any in
tho Kings realm, and solely on that &C
count. The dogmas are opposed 70 rea-
son and TO mans liberty.
"As 10 the heathen Many years ago
the North British Review advocated the
education OF the heather, rather than
that they should be subjected to dogma
and compelled 20 accept it as the condi-
tion OF their salvation. The Review
died of it, the church wouldn't hear OF
It. Yet it always seemed 10 me 10 be
the reasonable way of looking at the
mission question.
''As TO intantdamnatiOn have mere
" to say that it IS horrible and unbe-
hevable doctrine.
Sooner or later | believe the agita-
tion Will result in the churches eInbrac-
ing the doctrine of the universal love of
God. They will have to make up their
mind that the Shepherd can take care
OF the sheep and that the sheep can not
boss the Shepherd. 1t may take some
of them long time 70 get back into the
fold, but they will certainly get there
at last.
'Some people actually like the doc
trine OF election. They are like the
old couple who were so fixed in this
idea that they could not listen to lib
eral sermon, and SO changed their
church whenever they differed from
the pastor on election. They kept on
splitting this way until at last they act
ually split among themselves too.
Their old pastor one day met the wom-
an and greeted her:
We'll, Janet, I suppose you are
pretty sure about election now, you and
your husband?
low, aye said she, bit I'm ma sac
sure aboOt John.
"A great many people take a similar
view of election"
TOO MUCH HE'LL AND NOT ENOUGH
HEAVEN.
Rev. George S. Vandewater. of St
Andrews (EpiscopaD Church, New
York, says:
The tendency of all churches, other
than those of the Catholic obedience, is
in the direction OF laxity of views and
,aocb;Dcru On tho av.anofor Of rroba+;Ov
and the future state of the heather.
The doctrine of foreordination is be
lieved In by comparatively few of those
who confess IL. The same may be said
of the fate OF unbaptized infants.
Churches other than those owning
their allegiance 70 the Pope are un-
doubtedly changing their views OF eter-
nal punishment. Eternal physical pun
ishment is believed in by few. Many
hope that by some process those worth
saving will in the end be saved; few
hope for conditional Immortality, that
il, that those dying in Christ wfll be
saved and those dying without Christ will
be punished By everlasting exclusion
from the presence Of the Lord. There
are many among rs entertaining the
hope that after ages Of suffering the dy-
ing impenitent viii be saved.
'It looks to me as If the churches, in
their uTesent teaching, were erring in a
desire 90 find out more about hell than
God would have "a know"
The church Of Rome Is not alone IN
its attitude OF dignifed but Interested
silence. Rabbi Gottheil. tho leading
Hebrew ecclesisstic IN New York, speak
ing for thu whole Jewish church, says,
The question is ono that concerns
Christians alone. Hebrews have no
opinions 20 express concerning IT,"
EEv. EEwWAN HALLS OPINION.
A private letter from London brings
TIE news that Rev. Newman Hall, the
famous pulpit orator Of London. viii
visit this country IN the spring HIS
church in Lambeth, jast over West
Minister bridge, is more attractive 20
most Americans thsn even SparEeou' $
Fsbernsole- Those who have seen srd
heard him a-e of ths opinion -tet IL De
had not entered the ministry hc Voa q
have ma3e q great ac-cr In che pulpit
he is thea--ic In the extreme hrt he
has large congregation. Isl nan ofun-
usually ha7l common sense. . thlnzer
arf stu3ent n fact cne = th7 uaos-
progressi men in Erglz-i. and IN
American Wh9 listened O. one - ts
d-scourses recently vas 90 s-rpcs ~ i-s
clear, coii loqi, that BE- r--roar1-3
some anestons - hiu that hrc-rht
forth iNoouto hut interes- ng replies
BE vss asked.
In Funr opinion is che -a---a grow
ing srro- T7r or ri aEer'-
Aiherents nor -inal y ncT u--1-ero1s
out fear spi-it-ssl power Tsssler.
Is not the tendency ~ the ares
more tora-i iiae-allr7 ard Erester
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