Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-14

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way OF thinking reIlslouSN Nv i"1,' W.
necessity 80 to he'll lie Wouue'ou w"
any person who believer Sus" "a Wv
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work. lie thought tha' 'n' p'''"' ~ y,
endless torment ever before nun "ou'N
drive all else from MS l''hu'
II Ia very gratifying to hear such liD-
eral and common sense expressions
from noted minister Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church lie is not alone IN
tho vlcws that he has so plainly enun-
clatcd. There are many others IN the
various denominations who hold to
SIMILAR opinions even If they are noI
us bold as he 10 express them. There
has been a marked change IN modern
Christian thought Many Of the Dlgot-
cd notions held By the different church
es as essential parts Of their creeds'
have been rellnquished or violently
cast aside, by the more advanced teach
crs end students Of theology, In some
instances this has gone TO the oppo3'
tie extreme from the old tenets of or
thodoxy and has reached the borders of
lnndelity, But the loosing OF the bonds
Of superstition which is apparent
throughout ChrIstendom "a pleasing to
the rational mind and q matter OF re-
joicing to the Latter-doy Saints,
Ever since the fulness Of the ever
distinguished was revealed from heaven
to the Prophet Joseph smith, and It's
light has been spread abroad by the
Elders Of the Church which Christ
Himself has restored to earth, the leay-
en- Of the truth has been working
among the nations, one of the prlnci-
pies revealed In connection with the
Gospel IN the latter days was that OF
Iou punishment IL was lhahlissleu
70 the Prophet before TINS Chnrch was
organized pelng given IN March, 1851
IN substance II Is ms Goa Is eFernab
therefore HIS punishment is eternal al
So That ~ TO say while lie
exists Ills laws are IN force
ana his rewards and punlshments
ule ever ready ior the blessing or the
ooedient on the one hand, and retribu-
ZION upon the wicked on the other
justice ana mercy are also eternal one
cannot rob the other Each viii claim
It's own Every accountable human be-
ing VIII be judged according to his
works When justice has been fully
satisfied, mercy will be extended. Par
don follows sincere repentance. Some
sins may be forgiven in this world, 9TH
ers in the world to come, while for 9TH
ers the sinner must suffer the full pen
atty and pay the uttermost farthing,"
There ia n nlace prenared for tho MN.
lshment of the wicked The sufferinrs
endured there are typlfied nv the Go.
henna where refuse matter was burned
outside the gates of Jerusalem. and the
terms fire and birthstone - "the worm
that dieth not and the fire that is NOT
ouenched." "the smoke of their tor
ment. etc. are figures OF sneech denot.
ing the anguish and sorrow that will he
experienced by the unredeemed until
Justice is satisfied repentanoe ensues
and mercy "a extended An tbe sons
and daughters of Adam are 10 he
eventually rescued through the atone
inent of the Savior and willing sub
mission to His commandments with the
exception of the sons of perdltlon who
cannot be saved In any degree of glory.
All the rest are to be brought forth
ready and anxious to bow the knee and
confess by faith and works that Jesus
Is the Christ to the glory of God the
Father.
The light thus thrown upon the pur-
poses of God and the redemption of
mankind, Is penetrating thoughtful
minds and leading to rational concep-
lions of the hell that awaits the wIlfully
wicked, and the final triumph Of King
Emmanuel over death and Satan, dark
ness and misery, Belief in "a rational
hell' involves the doctrine Of the
preaching Of the Gospel to them
that are dead and the posi-
bility of obedience to It by
departed spirlte. For there Is no other
name under heaven whereby man may
be saved but that Of Jesus Christ, and
He has declared emphatlcally that none
can enter the Kingdom Of heaven with
out being born of the water and of
the spirit Faith and obedience are
essential to salvation, and IL these are
rot complied with in the body, they
must be received and pracueed out of