West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-03-05
ETERNAL PUNISHMENT.
Another Strong Article ON the Old.
Fashioned Birthstone Doctrine.
Written for The Argus

Written for The Argus
GAINESVILLE, VIVA, Feb. roth, Ioo3.-
We are glad TO see Mr.. G. acknowledge that
the Jews had no conception of the place of
torment, aud we wonder why anyone else
got such conception, after Gods own
chosen people failing to do SO. and he also
claims that God is the Author of sin and Is
duty bound to accomplish IL.
We are glad to see that he is a reasonable
person, who would not teach that the fond
mother who rocks her darling ba be has some
assurance that she is not raising fuel for
eterual torment.
According to the Scriptures, mothers
or fathers love of their first born is not to
be compared to that Of the Creator, and
who could find parent who would burn
finger of child for even one minute.
This fire and birthstone doctrine has made
the majority of the nfdels, and IL was the
cause of nearly all Of the religious peneeu.
tions.
The religious prosecutors used to say, ''if
God will burn people forever, IL Is not wrong
for us to burn our offenders for one hour"
IL was this FIRE And birthstone doctrine
that made inhdels Of Voltaire and Thomas
Paine, and in return, Thomas Paine and
Voltaire we're the instruments that caused
religious prosecutions to be abandoned. And.
later on, Abraham Lincoln wrote a book
against this Heli's fire doctrine, which his
friends advised him to keep silent, as he
was entering his political career, and he
was successful in politics and thus caused
the overthrow Of slavery in the United
States.
We should admit that il Is reasonable that
those who violate natures laws will have to
pay her penalty. while anyone protesting to
believe in everlasting punishment by literal
fire must either be brute or liar, because
II he realized that even a neighbours house
would be burned, he would hastily do all ne
could to prevent It, and IL he realized that
his neighbor's soul should be burned
forever, he would be very british II he did
not spend bis life in trying to save all the
souls in his power
II is said tha, all sunshine makes the
desert, yet
'Days OF sunshine are given 10 ali.
But into each fife some rain must fall
Some days be dark and dreary"
II Is said that without snow and frost
vegetation could not exist in its present
form and that ;he winter strips the trees and
herbs Of their foliage so that they can again
be clothed more brilliantly the next season.
The same with mankind, withou, trans
gression there could be no Law, and vi,hou,
law there could be no disobedience, and
without disobedience man could not De
mortal. He would simply inhsbit the
earth in indolence like the animals.
About 50 years ago we had war and
many professed Christian hired a subs,i.
tute At about $500, thinking that he was
wicked and II killed he would 60 70 Hell IN
his place for the $500. Think Of that I
tell you when Il comes right down 70 4,
people have too nuch heart to believe Il.
They would 60 crazy IL they did. Every
farthing mus, be paid, yet to burn forever
would be always dying and never dead, and
always paying and never getting any credit.
and il would designate the Creator a. being
million times more cruel than Nero. Il
would class the angels ss q class Who could
look down on millions twho we're bot
slightly their inferiors) IN torment with =
happy smile. Let Us no, draw the line here
for
''ln men whom men condemn as ili
! Ind 50 much Of goodness still.
IN men whom men pronounce divine
] find 30 much Of sin and blot.
] hesitate 10 draw the line
Where God has not.
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