Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1910-06-23
Washington. D. c.,
1857 Oak St., N. W.,
May IA, 1910.

Editor News:
The articles of "Alethou Huperas-
pistes'' advocating the old ana Iaise
dogma of natural human immortality
and consequent eternal torment OF the
unsalvable wicked have come 10 my
attention. His recent article entltieo
mo Hellism on Obliteration shoulu
be answered, and with your KIND con
sent and grant of space l will endeaV-
or to do so.
To begin with the writer misappre-
bends our position entirely The terms
"No. Hellite', "No-Hellism are mis-
nomers Eternal Torment is the
correct thought We hold that there is
a hell, but as the dictionary says, we
believe it to be ''the place OF the deau'
the grave; called in the Hebrew,
eSheol', and in the Greek, "Hades'
He'll comes from 'hell' to hide TO
cover, to conceal, to roof. This prop
erly agrees with the old English usage
of the word. If an old-time farmer
was putting up potatoes for winter
use. he said he was going to hell pota-
toes. If he were going to thatch MS
house with new roof, he said he was
going to hell his house So today we
have what carpenters call "helllers
a part of the house top.
This definition is in proper accord
with the Scriptures. He'll is an Eng
lish word and in our common version
Bibles it is used anonymously with
grave and ''pit'' to translate the
Hebrew word 'sheol" and the Greek
words. thades'', ''tartaroo" and "ge-
henna." With this proper definition
of hell before our minds we see that
the word is properly used Interchange
ably with 'grave" and pit to trans
late "sheol' and "hades" as signify
ing the hidden or secret condition OF
death, the dominion of death.
We will now notice few passages
where the Hebrew word 'sheol' and
the Greek ''hades' is translated by
the words "helP', grave and pit
as showing that not the slightest idea
of life. fire or torment attaches to
either. AS already noted the Hebrew
word. ''sheol' denotes the hidden or
secret state of the dead, beyond which
all is concealed except to the eye OF
faith in Gods promise of resurrect-
ion. This is shown by the words OF
the wise man, to-wit There is nc
work, nor device, nor knowledge in
the grave (sheoD, whittier thou goest.
Eco. 9:1O. "Thou wilt not leave
NV soul in hell (sheoD; neither
wilt thou suffer thine holy one to
see corruption" This refers to oul
Lord three days in the tomb. See
Pisa. 1910; Acts 9:31; 3:15. Did oui
Lord 90 to eternal tormentP No, He
''tasted death for every man. lie
.died for our sins according to the
Scriptures. y eff | make my bed in
hell tsheol) behold thou art there. .
(Psa. 1888. Here Gods unlimited
mower over the dead is shown. Sal
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sleep in the dust of the earth, ;" 'shall
hear his voice and come forth. .
''Then shall ye bring down my gray
hairs with sorrow to the grave (she,
oI"-Gen. 1857; 1878 Here ''sheol'
is rendered grave. The translators
were wise enough to know that ''she.
| OBJ should not be rendered grave in
this instance, as it would be absurd tc
send good old Jacob to a place of tor.
ment. as would be implied by the use
of the word "hell" with its ordinary
deceptive meaning. "The Lord kill
eth and the Lord maketh alive: He
bringeth down to the grave (sheol)
and he bringeth up" l Sam. 2:6.
sob, that thou wouldst hide me in
the grave (sheo), that thou wouldst
keep me secret until thy wrath be
past, that thou wouldst appoint me 9
set time and remember me. job.
14:13. Poor Jobs troubles had over
whelmed him. He did not want to &c
to hell to increase his troubles, but he
did want to be hidden in death that
he might avoid them, As he says,
'sthere the wicked cease from troub
ling, there the weary be at rest" Ev'
identity, too, our translators were IL
sympathy with Job, as with Jacob, ant
translated him into the grave. "They
shall go down to the bars of the phi
(sheol), when our rest together is il
the dust "Dust thou art, and unto
dust shalt thou return. job. 17:16
Gen. 3:19. "In death there is no re
membrance of thee; in the grave (she
OIL who shall give thee thanksT-Psa
6:5. II will ransom them from thu
power of the grave (sheoD; l will re
deem them from death. o death,
will be thy plaques; Q grave (hell)
will be thy destruction. Hos. 1874
Our Lord did not ransom any from
eternal torment, but He did ransom al
| from death, extinction of being.
We will now notice one or two text
where ''hades" is rendered by tn
word, "hell'. Hades corresponds il
every instance to the Hebrew, 'She
or. For proof note Acts 2:27. 'Tho'
wilt not leave my soul in hell (hades
is quotation from Pisa. 1910, "Tho'