The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-16
FOURTH EDITION
The Attributes os God.

il UUHlu LulItUt
The Attributes o. God.
Rev. Z. L. Hubbard preached an in
tere sting sermon on Sunday morning
In Union NJ. Il. Church, from the text,
Job 400, 23v: "Behold, he drinketh
up a river and hasteth not, he trust
eth he can draw up Jordan into his
mouth, in order to refute the theory
advanced by Rev. DR.. johnson, oil the
Unitarian Church, in regard to the at
tributes of God. The application OF the
words of the text we could not under
stand unless the intention was to COM
pare the neretioal teacher to Behe-
moth, who. pTesumptuously, under
LOOK task that he could not accom-
plish, although NO apoiogetically said
III his introduction that he did not de-
sire to do Jlat gentleman any in
Justice or intend any offence.
After saying that 1t was folly In any
man to contend with God, he referred
to tho attempts being made to turn
market day into u Sabbath and Sab
bath INTO market day, which could
not Do accomplished, no emphatically
| declared that when AIR. johnson
should get done talking, both God and
Jesus Christ will continue to exist.
Inc chief wrong done by such dia-
tribes was the disturbance and unset
lilnE OF the faith OF weak persons who
were waiting to be told ti,at there was
no Judgment. no punishment after
| death, SO that they might go on Gin.
ming, and live and die unrepentant.
lilo reprobated all asset tions caicuia-
tel TO lessen the power OF God. and
the responsibility OF men to him for
I L. IN "A tI.zs
Idea that God was 800 billion miles
away from this tn, and took no
interest IN the affairs OF its inhabi-
tants. He had no paten,e with any
Theory that disregards the truth OF the
Bible, tod never changed his pur
pose. but Is the same yesterday, to-
day and forever. The gentlemaI's
reasoning Is loose and fallucious, and
calculated 10 work evil only to man
kind.
lie was also entirely mistaken in his
assumption that conversion was mere.
~ change OF mind. He cited his own
experience as a refutatton of any such
doctrine. lie was convicted of wrong
doing, and he had been very wild and
wicked, by the preaching of a Baptist
Clergyman, and tho sorrow and grief
he experienced did not come from the
mere change OF his opinion He al.
ways know he was doing wrong, but
IL WIS not until this conviction mat he
was sorry and shed tears over his con
duct and felt impeiled to call on God
iof that mercy which only came
through the shedding OF the blood of
Christ.
lie knew God was present on the oc.
casion, as tnese came II knowledge to
his heart that his sins were forgiven.
HIS feeble testimony was confirmed
by the experience of thousands. lie
was not fool that he could be de.
celved; his mother and father and
grandinotbel netd tie same falth and
all died in the hoIe of blessed i'm
mortality. 1t Is worse than folly to
say MS prayers We're not heard, and
| his sins not forgiven.
| In tne illustration of conversion he
SAID II man who swallowed a spoonful
Oh feu pepper, was mucn better wit
ness OF Its burning properties than
| tne one VINO had merely seeu or ham
died the article. Tho same was true
OIL conversion, only tho ons who had
experienced Ii was competent to speak
or its effect
lie illustrated the difference between
repentance and a change of mind by
surprising that u man should find his
mother whipping one OF his children
aud on being demonstrated with, con
llnued the punishment until finally he
struck her in order to compel her To
deslst.
a forwards he learned that the child
.lal been very 5auey to his iuotharand
deserved all the punishment he had
received. lie would then repent of
having struck his mother, he would be
very sorry and ask her forgiveness A
mere change OF opinion would not be
productive OF any such sorrow.
The Increase of the different churches
holding this doctrine was proof that
1t was founded on the immutible
truth OF The word of God as impaired
anu laid down IN the Holy Scriptures.
Let Tile gentleman compare the Uni
tartan church of this city With the
fifteen Methodist churches, and as
many more of other denominations
holding similar doctrines, in regard to
the atonement ana tie power Of God,
ana draw his own conclusions. The
truth is mighty and shall prevail,
1lla gentleman had spoken OF being
an emhassatior and he too claiineJi
TO lbs an cmuaSsadur OF the living
God, and like tho emhassadors from
foreign countries 10 oar government.
no got his instruct ons from the one
VINO sent hun VI hen the minister
Wishes Information from his govern
nent he uses the telegraph, and he
used his closet md tie voice of prayer
which was heard bytiod, and answered
rs eileetnally as the message sent
| through tho telephone. Ills ehart was
! the New testament, and he hoped
| through the teachings of Christ, for
/ the conversion of The world. When
u man undertakes to drink up the Eos-
/ pei he will lind that it is not all water,
/ and he will stand III tile same relation
to 1t as l;ehaiuoth did to the river jor-
/ dan.