The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-07-02

way. Ifall hell we're transferred now
without change Of heart to heaven, it
would still be hell. The rufian from the
street or the vile saloon would find the
sweetest prayer.meeting ever held very
dull and stupid place. He would long
for his revelries and debaucheries. Such
q man, if taken to heaven, would find it
an utterly intolerable place. Take a
savage into your library and drawing.
room, show him your treasures of art and
your gems of literature, and the man will
be inexpressably miserable. he needs a
change Of taste; he needs conversion. It
is merciful in God to Danish from His
presence those who hate him. There Is
no heaven anywhere for man who
hates God. God cannot make a heaven
for such man. There is no hell any.
where for man who loves the Lord
Jesus. The devil cannot make a hell for
such man. If ne can imagine such 3
mans going to hell, it would cease to be
such to him, and would become heaven.
A man who hates God has the beginnings
of hell In him now, as Millions Satan
says.
(which way ay is he'll; myself am hell"
An ungodly man carries hell in his
heart. he cannot get away from him
self: God cannot help him except he
comes to Gods terms. This is true
every man uiN go suhere in lis deepest
nature he desires to go. That statement
will bear examination. tits said no man
desires to 60 to hell? Thousands desire
to live life which must end in hell.
Look at their lives. They are in it, so
far as possible, now. Look at their
haunts; look at their hearts They love
sin. They must reap its fruit. What
men SOW they reap. They must not
expect to SOW the seeds of vice and reap
the fruits of virtue. Many man desires
the honors of wealth, but is not willing
to make the necessary sacrifice to earn it.
Then he in his deepest nature does not
desire wealth. He likes ease better.
Many man would like the fame of
learning; but he is not willing to pay
the price in honest work. Then he does
not desire learning so much as ease. If
men are lost they will have committed
moral suicide. There are men who pray
for the rocks and mountains to fall upon
them, and to hide them from the face of
Him who sits upon the throne? The
great day of His wrath is coming; who
will be able to stand? The colored no.
man was right, when, in answer to the
hippant objection that there was not
birthstone enough to burn the wicked,
she said to the objeotor, "You take your
birthstone along With you." 1t is SOL
emnly true.
No man in perdition will suffer more
than he has mefited. The suferlngs will
be indescribably great; but they will be
proportioned to mems deserts. Those
who have sinned under the Law, will be
judged by the law. Those who knew
their Masters will, and did it not. shall
be beaten with many stripes. Punish
ment is not matter from the outside 80
much as from the inside. You cannot
punish an innocent man; you cannot
help punishing a guilty man. All who
shall be lost know they are guilty. Their
mouths will be stopped before God. The
heathern cannot be punished for not
believing in Saviour of whom they have
not heard. Theirs is a different standard
ofjudgment; by that they will be judg.
ed. According to it their punishment
will be. Shining without the law, they
shall be judged without the law. But
how terrible will be the guilt of those
who reject Christ He'll was prepared
for the devil and his angels, and not fer
men. If men belong to Satan, they must
dwell with his family. The Judge of all
the earth will do right. he knows all
the mitigating circumstances in every
case and he will do absolutely right.
This is thought of wonderful comfort.
Does man shrink from the thought Of
Gods inAicting eternal punishment on
the ungodly2 Is he wiser, and more
loving than God? Compared with Hia
love a mothers is "as moonlight unto
sunlight, as water unto wine." he gave
the Son of His love to save US. he be.
seeches us now to accept His proffered
love and to be saved with an everlasting
salvation.