West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-30
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Correspond encc OF the Argus.
We are at present In controversy
with parbarous nation aud we shud-
der at the idea of the Spaniards mu.
tilating the dead bodies OF our soldiers,
but wish Co call the attention of the
reader To sermon that was preached
in this section, not long ago, by "a
prominent minister who seems SO en-
crossed In the mysteries OF Babylon, as
70 have lost all traces OF mercy, and is
looking forward To an eternity TINT.
according TO his views, would be an i'm
descrinblo disgrace TO both the Creator
and To the whole human race The
subject of the discourse was Eternal
Punishment" and was related as fol-
lows Parents, make every effort In
your power 10 have your children 70
escape this punishment Were you 20
pass by one OF our state prisons and
realize that one OF your children was
an inmate, you would surely feel ex-
ceedingly sorrowful; but suppose the
walls were lined with pitch and all
manner OF burning substances were IN
the prison and then il was set on fire,
and you passed nv and realized that
you had cl lid dwelling therein
What then would be your thoughts
Yet tins Is still no comparison to the
eternal punishment that shall be In
flctcd upon the wicked" Next he
stated thnt, 1--WE will notice the duration
of this punishment Were the earth
10 be as hard as steel and CREASED
feather to be wiped across It's surface
once in every million OF years IL would
wear the earth but slowly, but finally
the earth would be worn out, and at
this time eternity would DO compar-
atively only beg ming and the sinners
would yet be suffering this Indesdri-
able torture"
! hesitate 20 make a remark about
the above heather theology. yet / am
very sorry that so many OF our per-
haps we'll meaning people. teach II Ia
measure Were IL 10 be one billionth
as bad, we should pray day and night
that the entire human family should
be destroyed. since. according to the
general teaching, the mass OF mankind
Is 20 share this fate. Could there be
any rest for even a tyrant as an angel.
who would fully realize that even one
friend WAS destined 20 this torture (?)
We can not think that any living
human believes such doctrine. II he
does he must surely be an iufidel or
brute. Suppose Mr.. a knew that Mr.
BIS house was 20 be on fire and he
would be as careless about II as he
seems 70 be about his soul we would
consider him kDave.
We seem To forget that the bible
plainly states that the love OF God Is
not 70 be compared 90 that Of fond
mother and we would take pleasure in
annihilatiug tho wretch who would
be souliess enough 30 grant the most
unruly child suco punishment for
single moment. The doctrine is the
greatest dctriment 70 tho cause Of
salvation No man will ever be scared
into hcayen even IL this doctrine in
ancient times did scare subjects into
the church yet the preaching Of 0odfs
love has wOn many. We believe that
eYcry man VIII We rewarded according
- his Deeds. and that the righteous
shall have no part ~ the second death.
but the soul that sinneth. IT, shall die
We do not believe in The doctrine Of
dying through an endless eternity and
never dead. be believe that the iu-
cOrrigiOie shall be btnished from the
presence Of the Lord and since ~ is
omniprescnt. 10 shows that the eickcd
shall die tho second death and "thsre
shall be- no more sickness. pain nor
death"
ShfAWtNpFe.