The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-05

X5l fcrcnt one from
}Szz.1za.z.& 90 the he'll Of the
(SHaalSH- RuoStlLJ| Dark Ages. This
error, he said. still
casts y gloom over the masses and hin.
d"rS a proper appreciation Of the hi.
VINE character &c Love and Justice.
lie took n combination text: 20 Shcol
lmlll. | will h. thy destruction. do.
SEA l":lij: 20 Hides lhrlll. where Is
thy virtury:"--l Corinthians li;Gi.
My text. said the Pastor. teaches
that Jesus will destroy the he'll Of the
ldbie. III" iaml'-tlfr state Of death.
He will do ii 10y delivering all man.
kind from death 10y the resurrection.
THUS lie will ultimately gain Ills great
victory over sin. AMI death. AMI deliver
humanity from their power. No one
hut Jesus can Il" this. Hence we must
wait for the appointed timr-ihc as.
Enlistment nf the MrSSianic Kingdom.
Meantime. ii is ours TO batter down
The hell "f torment which FOR centuries
has troubled COILS saints. and turned
the hearts ur the MASSES from their
Creator.
The Pastor dealt some vigorous
blows AZ the doctrine he condemned.
They were not blows Of anger nor Of
sentiment. hut blows of logic and Of
Scripture. lie urged his hearers not tn
Think that tie cultured AMI Intelligent
are comparatively few. he said. and
they are of two CLASSES. Some GOOD,
.'lnt honest. lfnt ignorant: others thor
nnClllr Informed. who no more believe
In Il he'll Of torture than dues the Pas
Tor. dodge the question and give the
impression that they believe 1t. 50 is
To h""dwink the people. and Keep them
In darkness M u subject uf the most
vital Importance" to human happiness.
now anu throughout eternity.
The MASSES or Christian ministers are
educated Preachers In general know
well that the bible does NOT teach II
He'll Of inrtIirc-ilat the words ShUl.
!i;icS. Grlrnna and TartarlS d. not
signify II place IF tnrturc-whrrr all
except The sanity will errrlaStim.ly
suffer. These ministers do not come
forth int" the open with me To combat
"" error. presumably hrcalISc they do
net f"aiiHr that this Terrible iraStitctny
against the Divine character lies ut
tn" bottom "f nearly all III" .ndIcSS.
n"<S and III" growing unhclicf In the
fttyfnr Word now prevalent 10 me
II Is evident. said the Pastor. that rev
cr"Irr for Gnh and faith In The Hilc
caI never Il" rcSi"rc! until this great
M"lurlI nf false teaching shall he do
m"l>ll"d This explains my zeal for
III" rXpuSng nf error If the past. and
f"r The rcvcalmcni 'nf truth IN the sub
ir't nf future punishment. All tile
prrri"iiS promises Of III" Eiblc and all
its Just penalties are n"gaiivrd and
ui:ldr nf none effect by this colossal rr.
r"r "f tin" past. whenever il is rcrOg-
niZwl. conceded
Th" Pastor did not on this mra$inu
attempt explanations "f some af HE
three "r four PARALLELS. which by mis-
TRANSACTIONS. MISUNDERSTANDING AMI
Interpretations have been made to sup
fort the Embellishments. doctrine tilrt
everlasting torture is the wages Of sin.
In contradiction If the Bible statement.
The wages If sin is death" lie con.
tented himself with reminding his
bearers that hr had already preached
III the Imrahlr Of the "Rirh Man AMI
Lazarus the parable of the "SiIrrp
and the Costs" and the Lords state
m"lu. "whrI" their worm dirlh not and
their lr" is not pur.rhHl'': and again
in l:rNratium. about the Devil being
east with the hr:ISt and false prophet
into torment.
Ih"S" four ii=ur9tivr statements. the
Pastor drr'Iirril. arr thu wbnlr basis.
;" lar rs the Bible i rnnccrur,l. nf the
d"ciriu" Of eternal .t"riucnt, He hail
preached upon all "r Them. Many of
rs hearers had read his sermons and
were familiar with the reasonable cx-
POSITIONS "f these Scriptures. To 9th.
"r> VIII" haYr not hcGrd and hare not
rent. h" offered tu send his views in
printed form, free upon postcard apple
ration.
The God of All Grace.
The Gu,l IT the l:ihlr. said the Pas.
tor Is such an one ~ every human
heart nrrtlS and Graves. lie Is 81 Cod
III sympathy AMI love. Respecting
whom it is declared d'<alm 10. -. M.
'llt lie l"ul,rd down from IFS Holy
liahitati"u AMI hrhrlI. and lie heard
ID" :rmninc ~ The prisoners Then
Iii own Arm brought salvation"
lSaiah iE:'hi The grooming Of the