The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-01-25

,hvtorian church at the cor
" nth ond First street of which
pov Albert Dale Gantz is pastor
'" uo,rded to the doors Monday and
,or nights with a motley throng
.ont;ng all classes of society and
..ooos of religious belief, from
rbortar of the Salvation Army
-, bic trombone tucked under his
- the rector of st. Paufs Epis-
go, church timidly occupying the
d. scat The rich and poor seemed
harm mot together to hear about the
u.,ot bpreafter-the topic having been
.rronnced and widely advertised as
pa and the speaker, Evangelist L.
r, ydnson of Chicago, who is in the
cir conducting a series of gospel SER
ricas at the Brick church.
The manner of the evangelist seemed
IA bp somewhat Of a surprise to his
audience who had evidently expected
something different. Instead of rant
hg and wildly declaiming about hell
and fairly making the air blue with
flames and sulphurOuS smoke, the
evangelist began very tenderly. He
first seated himself at a little organ
placed by his side in the pulpit and
sang in a voice full of pathos and
power solo. He then read the para
bic Of the rich man and Lazarus, which
he took as the basis of his sermon.
He expressed feeling of regret that
he was obliged to preach on such a
topic as the one chosen, but declared
il to be his duty as a servant of God
70 tell the whole truth-it's dark side
as well as the bright.
Side by side with the doctrine of
future reward is the doctrine of flu
lure punishment he said. "You can
not axe one away without taking the
OIhS You cannot believe the one
what believing the other. God has
@a speaking of the finally impeni-
9A These shall go away into ever
'as'lng punishment, but the righteous
~'O lille eternal If you take any
punishment you take away reward. If
'Vu take away hell you take away
4Fa'en or else the whole Bible is a
"F"oTk Of falsehood.
insfe are several things" he went
VI " say that the Bible very clear
uOeS not teach. For example it does
1T" reach that the wicked will be an
D''eu' We might wish that it did.
D'uSands who are suffering poverty
"'e'cnedness and untold agonies
.,s a commit suicide tomorrow if they
Ve certain of humiliation. But
'' Know better, They know that
- an account to be rendered for
i.,-,' Uohe IN the body, and that it
~, ' 10 endure the ills they have
g 10 others that they know not
mon. mere We're no terrors of judg-
s. 'Ome' no consciousness of that
,;r lung after death, men would
Inc. ourselves over to unrestrained
rs'. and Violence. If death ends all
s,s D-U even the righteous strug-
no.. 'S' SIN? He would make the
So, u the life that now is and NOT
lass through it to gain a more or
sur. ef'ain heaven if ne could be
Rim. humiliation at death. The
no, 'Oes not teach annihilatior,sn,
a'' by great deal, Naitn lia'. ' ?. :
be s.r., 'S'hsm-that all men will
Is., ~'ed. The Bible does indeed Gov
sbonl5 : 'ne will of God that all men
viii oe spsnr, But we know that the
szsn,,, 1oa is violated every day. For
saopI5 =, Il IS Gods will that all men
il. ' q. be honest-that no man 1 rDn nlaa
is r.r SEAL Yet does Gods will have
ano 'na no thieves in this comm
al rs 30 it is Gods revealed will y,'l that
upir.s sn should be saved. Cod i =
is that n IN his love, but the trouble
IN tba '"'lkind is not universalistic
has pou-. .ep'ance of Gods love. Man
,les,a. -, 10 say No to God-to re-
ssak1,,0 ler of salvation made bv the
fA.s and We know as q matt ~ 'n -
Do reiao. thousands of our fellowrren
Those EJECT ct. God and Violate ' His m'1'