The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-13
ETERNAL D%AMNATI0N,
AND THE DOCTRINE OF HE'LL
Mr.. NIoody's NegIeet to Warn sinners
Against Hell ana the Lake OF Fire.

we all entertain the greatest respect and admit
ration for Brother Moody and for his great and
noble work for the salvation Of immortal souls,
And now. since he has again reiterated his
belief In the dlvinely inspired Book Of Jonah,
that tho whale did ~veritably swallow that dis
obedicnt man OF God. and that the sun and
moon did really stand still at the command OF
Joshua, since God Almighty caused them to do
50, through the fundamentally OF his believing
and faithful servant. We are moved to ask why,
then, does not Brother Moody tell tho people
that no alSo believes In all that the Holy Bible
proclaims and teaches and warns respecting
hell. "the second death" which 10 "the lake of
fire. and eternal punishment, where the
smoke OF their torment ascendeth mn forever
and ever I"
Since he comes to preach tho Gospel in tho
name of the Lord, the public have n right to
nsk and learn his opinion and belief as to these
awful and eternal truths and divine doctrines,
and to be informed why he does not teach and
preach them. as did the Prophets. the Apostles,
and Christ Almighty HIMSELF
The writer not only believes In all these terri.
bio words and warnings Of Holy Writ, but he
also knows them to be absolutely true. by the
witness of the Holy Ghost, and because they are
the dicta Of " The Word OF God =" REV. xix. 49,.
which cannot lie. The writer thus believing
and knowing Gods, eternal words to be literally
true, and Yea and Amen" In Christ Jesus. as
are all His exceeding great and precious promises
ts always and everywhere constrained from love
of God, and from love OF precious souls. to warn
the people. In Just the very exact and precise
words Of the Holy Bible, respecting these terri
Bile admonitions. as all nv hearers will testify.
And real and faith al ambassadors for Christ
Almighty will not be discouraged. and deferred
from so doing because. f%orsooth, some distin-
guished yet unbelieving clergy cry ont against
such faithful preaching Of Gods entire Word.
Ministers have said TO the writer that II I
preached such doctrines l would soon empty
the pews, and that no one would come to hear
me preach. SC. And the writer has replied:
"well | can't help that; I must preach the
whole Word of Cod and the message which
Christ Almighty gives me to proclaim. though
the heavens fall" However unpopular II may
make me and my preaching, and even though 1
suffer persecution and be martyred therefor,
still I Am to serve and please God, and not man.
nor my own convenience, whims, beliefs, and
pleasures. But I am to faithfully preach the
whole Word, from Genesis TO Revelations,
though they stone me In the actl
To really love che conversion, welfare. and sal
walton of never-uyinE souls Is to faithfully and
persistently tell them not only OF the wondrous
love of God for us in Jesus crucifed, put It ia
also to fully indoctrinate them respecting hell.
"the second DEATH the lake OF fire." and
everlasting burnings where the smoke of
their torment ascendeth up forever and ever;''
and to preach the very words of great and dear
st. Peter. wherein we are warned that sooner
or later this world will be burned up, and all
the works therein. UI. Peter. ILL.,, 100
Because 1t was to save us from all these indie
scribably fearful things that Jesus came. suf-
fered. fulfilled the law to the letter. bled. and
died on Calvary. Jesus Is so unspeakably pre-
cious to true believers, And how can the poor.
ignorant and unchurched populace. and
heather. too. know these things II they are not
taught by believing teachers in the exact and
precise terms and warnings OF the Word Of
God? 1t Is all very well to preach nothing but
the love OF God in Christ to some people. es-
pecially to Christians who read. believe in, and
know the Word OF God.
But even in this case the Gospel is only half
preached when they fail to preach the warn
tngs. How much more true is 1t, then. that the
Gospel IL, only half preached when the preach
ers are criminally derelict in warning all classes
Of people. and especially the publicans, drunk
ydA, harlots. and all other kinds OF sIn-cursed
and lost souls that unless they mako haste to
repent. believe In. and obey the Gospel they
w!ll be s.eE r, ally iaIs Of sd Are II .!h an sse @Mb ass' The
smoke OF their torment ascendeth UP forever
1t is written, all through the Holy Bible:
that the fear Of the Lord is the beginning Of
wisdom y and this wholesome and blessed fear.
sasle'So sa:'s isa1 out ,Ns al t tesP:" "" Which s mean; I psrs
feet belief In and obedience to the Word and
which viii keep the, wouId.be suicide from
/ can give ilIustrstions Of this in my own work.
And It is only this fear which will deter the
ing headlong into unmentionable ~iniquity.
And 20. through the whole long aud terrible
and which viii hold back. 4 anythins WIZ. the
tempted sinner from breaking Jehovah's i'm
mutable laws and commands.
When we consider the general increase OF
s mos, . Sna es sRfSises, h bos se slsaeHi4en 1ff Is Il that at
the whole Word OF God" should be faithfully.
many and divine warnings about he'll and eter.
nal burnings: And it can be clearly shown and
Of God. from Genesis to Revelations. that there
Is no hope for a suicide, either sane or insanel.
These words have been carefully weighed.
sf1s f ss the Et, ssiir sA aoY RFfRH,ss ls meg &c. to t be r'!I IS aGs
lorn hope for a suicide. either sane or insane;
there Is nothing IN store for such b9t The
surely so a. that tho Word OF God is what 1t is.
and what we know 1t TO be by the witness OF the
Let God he true and every man a liar" And
Gods Word cannot he broken.
For years I have preached as I have above eK:
pressed myself. and when | 70. over my old
GGPspel camping grounds l am dei,eh,ed and
OF ia divine GrsA grace pTa's Wrought In 'n mortais 8 who have
heard me preach. by the full, complete, and
There are very few bscksiIders and no suicides
as tho result Of such p-eaching. For no man
who has been once taught and indoctrinated In
all that "ths Word OF God" teaches and
warns respecting hell and eternal hurnings,
One of the great reasons for the increase Of
crime and suicides Is the unbelief in the pu pit
especially. as well as in the Church generally,
and the failure OF the pulpit to preach the
whole Word of God and warn the people in
every sermon of the biblical warnings respect
ing hell. the lake OF fire." and eternal punish
mpnt, where the smoke of their torment
Abaendeth up forever and ever and In just
snch exact and precise statement as srccorded
and proclaimed In "The Word OF God"
That the pulpit fails Tins TO preach the whole
Word OF tod. and that crime and suicides are
~fearfully increasing. are in accord nee with tho
prophecies Of the Word of God. and are among
the many and potent signs OF the times" fore
lation OF that Wicked" or satan. whom our
Lord in His Second Advent. Will destroy with
the brightness OF His coming. tSee III. Thess-
H., g: III. Thess. T.. T-0D
Now. no one knows this better than Brother
Moody. Then, why please ask him, MI. Editor
does he not make the best use Of his FREQ
agency and teach and preach all these awful
and FEARFUL hIhlipal aud Christ. commando