The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-05-03

his capacity. or ability. He is not con-
cious of a lack. Does not see the ''black
gulf" like the stone don't know any
better. but, cit is patent to every one
who considers even the natural bearings
of the case, that the end of these things
is Death" Does a stone consider? And
will wise, loving God land it in the hell
OF neglected life? Page 81: There is
in every living organism law OF Death"
The natural tendency of everything is to
die. This is their nature, the forces OF
nature are ministers OF death,
This law. which is true for the whole
plant world, is also valid for the animal
and for man" Air is not life, but cor
ruption."
Life is merely a teri porary suspension
OF these destructive powers" So | sup
pose the devil must be the ruler and God
subordinate in this world. and as these
natural laws rule in the spiritual world
it must be SO there.
And vet, "hOw shall we escape" If We
fail to use the functions we do not possess
and cannot reach2 Page So. Well.
words cannot do this page justice and l
will Quit
have read the book over again, a great
part of il Two or three times, others prob
ably a dozen times. And the more L
study il the more its absurdity, sophistry
and ACCOMMODATIONS appear. He says;
But we find that this old theology is
scientific"
Nothing new. Paul, Augustine. Calvin.
Newman all taught the same doctrine. The
predestined stone, plant. animal or man.
infant. or old age. must inevitably work
out it's doom, in line of the nature that it
possessed. and not Of its own choosing.
He boasts of his living in Christ, or
Christ living in the Christian, and dooms
all others TO degeneration, decay and
death, and to the hell of 3 neglected
life"
have been over all his ground, felt
every experience he mentions reioiced in
his faith, his salvation. his Christ within.
Have never given up a good, or helpful
promise. or encouraging assurance, or
hopeful, loving aspiration. l know what
it is. and how, Christ is in the Christian.
And l have gone further than this, and
found that God is in His creatures, and
that there is no respect OF persons with
Him. All are made out OF the same
lump of clay. "a dispsnsRtion of the
spirit is given to every man for his profit"
God had no poorer spirit or life to give to
one man than another. He bad nothing
but His own infinite life to breathe into
man, We are all His workmanship, all
reaching up to life and Immortality. And
in way CORES ponding with the power
God has given and the power we exercise,
we make progress. We often do not know
how nor why, but it is better to take the
supreme law that Jesus gave US, the law of
love, as an explanation of it all. than to
run into such wild speculation as Drum
mond Calvin or Augustine gave us, to
confuse and discourage all effort to do
good. Love, the greatest thing in the
world" was quite a help TO me, but feel
like this book is so bad | would rather
never have seen one of Drummond's
books l do not like to read or discuss
the ''Oid scientific doctrine of fatality. pre-
destination, election. reprobation, etc,
even il the supply of birthstone is about
exhausted, and the babies are not counted
now in taking the census of the internal
regions. And this book is the worst form
of these old degrading dogmas ever saw
and Drummond does not even believe
them himself. See bottom of page II, and
q hundred other places, as selicontradict-
DRY. With kind regards for all. and an
earnest desire for truth to prevail, / leave
the subject HAWKEYE,