The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-01-20
NEW IDEAS ON HE'LL.
Rev. F. W. McCIeskey Writes Pamphlet
Original and Unique.

In no part of the religious crccds is
there such wide variance Of opinion
as there is concerning the nature and
character of "hell. >
There are almost as many conce.',
tions of this place of torture as there
are ministers, and scarcely any two
ministers can be found whose opinion
of the awful region, or state or condl-
ton can be found.
1t has been the subject of wide dis
cussion-of division cvcn-in the
Church, some holding to the first idea
of IIades, that it is literally a sceth-
ing lake of fire and birthstone, where
lost and damned souls arc ctcrnally
tortured, and others holding more
moderate views Of it, \ vast number
pretty nearly all, in fact-of the
more advanced religious thinkers have
discarded the idea of burning, secth-
ing hell of fire where human souls are
tortured through all the cycles of time
and have substituted some other be-
lief. These newer beliefs are so va
ried and numerous that it would take
a volume to give even a representative
idea of them. But here clash has
come and there has been constant
warfare of opinion on the vital qucs-
ton
"W'hat is hell? What is it like q?
Where is it located ? Is its punish
mcnt eternal -
These questions have been hotly
discussed upon from a thousand pull
pits and has been e subject Of discus
sion and division in the Church meet
ings and conferences.
It is rare now that minister speaks
out boldly in maintaining the eXis
tcnce of the hell Of fire and birthstone,
but well-known Georgia minister has
written a small book, in which he not
only declares there is such hell, but
goes into actual descriptive details Of
the region of punishment and torture.
This later publication does not dis
cuss Church doctrine, but the reality
of hell. 1t is one of the boldest pub
lications of it's type ever issued and is
from the pen of Rev F. ". McCles-
key, of the North Georgia Conference,
Methodist Church.
Rev. McCleskey wrote his pamphlet
as warning. He had it printed un-
der a brilliantly-colored cover which
shows Satan, pitchfork in hand. tor
mcnting crowd Of damned souls in a
lake of fire. The pamphlet is cnti-
tied Life in He'll. "
The author has no doubts about the
existence of real fire in hell, In fact,
he is not only positive about the fire,
but has very distinct ideas about the
character of the contents Of the burn
ing lake in which he says damned
souls are made to suffer. He thinks
that the lake is filled with fluid "of
thick, hot water, thickcncd with brim-
stone and salt. y
Mr.. McClcskcy thinks that salt will
be mixed with eternal fire continually
and that the salt fires will act as a
preserving agent, preventing death,
but intensifying bodily pain.
The pamphlet, Oh account Of its un-
usual character and news interest, is
reproduced here almost in its entirety:
TWO REAL INCIDENTS.
The following truly occurred in the
practice of DR.. -, Of Greensboro,
Ga:
| do not know the name Of the lost
man, but will call him Richard Rum
seller
Richard Rumscller was patient of
DR.. -. He was up for a term Of
twenty years. Nineteen years and
eight months had passed by. In four
more months he would have been a
free man, if living But his summons
came The death was terrific and
horrible beyond description.
lie told the doctor that he had been
praying hard for The last twcntyfour
hours, but that he could not reach
God and there was no use in his
praying any longer.
Then suddenly he exclaimed "Oh.
doctor, save me from the monster
Hold me out Of the flames, please. y
Then in Il little while he said !:
Doctor, you possibly think | am de-
lirous, but | declare unto you am
not. | know there is a heaven and
there is a he'll, and ain going straight
to hell.
Another:
\ fashionable young woman was
earnestly besought by her friends to
forsakc her gay companions and give
her heart to God. Not knowing her
name | will call her Daisy Dancer for
a purpose. She loved the dance, but
the spirit was pleading with her.
The hour came when she must de-
eide between going to revival meet
ings or to the dance.
She was in full dress for the ball
room, but the Spirits voice troubled
her. Her friends tried to persuade
her to decide for God and heaven.
The crisis of her life was reached.
Her voice was to mean either heaven
or hell for her soul. She went to the
piano, seated herself and talked thus
to the Lord When strike the
first note, | want the Spirit to leave
me. She struck the note, the Spirit
retired from her, and forever.
Inside Of three months she was
lying on her dcathbcd. Loving friends
tried to point her to Jesus. She felt
nothing in her soul The spirit Of
God was not there by cool calc
lating movement Of her intellect, she
thought Of her coffin, and called for it,
hoping that the sight Of it would
cause some feeling.
1t was brought : Size saw it, she
felt nothing. She then asked to be
laid in it: she felt nothing She
then asked that the lid be put on. and
they lhump ON it like clodS falling
upon it she felt nothing Not a tear
could She she'd But he wa damn
ed.
TIE JunGMENT.
Time has glidcd by Ikea night ;
dream. lis the Judgment and Rich
ard and Daisy. with all human beings