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word of God bears absolute testimony.
and on the subject Of future punishment
for sin ii does not hold that the Scrip
lures have anywhere furnished such con-
elusive testimony in support of any theory
concerning such punishment as would
authorize the erection of such theory
into the power and force of dogma,
the disbelief III which would constitute
heresy.
Matters of conclusion and inference
have no place among the dogmas of the
church: these are left to the Judgment
and reason of the individual subject of
course. TO the spirit Of Methodist Chris
tianity. 1t follows therefore. that hay-
ing absolute scriptural guidance on
the subject of future punishment, the in
dividual is rot bound by any doctrine
TO its conditions or method.
Such, ! consider is the position of our
church as to future punishment It's
aim not to embrace any specific theory
on the subject among its doctrines is
evidenced by the fact that in formulating
its doctrinal teachings it adopted but
twenty-five of the thrty-nine Articles of
Faith of the Church Of England And
while none of those adopted embra ced
any theory as to future punishment two
of those eiminated-the third and sew
enteenth-pointed TO "a form and condi-
ton of such punishment. Thus article
) states that Jesus went down into hell
and article II states the doctrine Of pre-
destination and election, from which
eternal punishment must be presumed.
These two articles. among others. our
church eliminated because it did not
think there was sufficient scriptural
authority for the doctrine.
" But. asks the opponent of Metho-
dism. did not John Wesley believe in
eternal punishment. and does not the
Methodist Church take him guide and
teacher?
1t is true that the Methodist Church
adopts the method of interpreting the
Scriptures rs set forth by John Wesley
In his sermons: also true that il adopts
the spirit of Interpretation as contained
in his Notes on the New Testament
But, while the church follows Wesley as
a guide, il does not follow him d
guide infalible and divine whose every
belief is perfect truth. Wesley may or
may not have believed in eternal punish
ment for the sinner. but that is wholly
immateral 10 the essential doctrines of
the Methodist Church. 4 belief in eter-
nal punishment is not essential to saliva
ton.
Indeed, while leading theologians of
Methodism have held the theory of the
unconditional immortality of the soul
and the doctrine of eternal punishment
for the wicked. such belief is by no
means universal among modern theo-
logianS of the church. Notably Dr.
Joseph Agar Beet, prominent divine
has set forth in recent work the
theory of Il conditional immortality,
wherein the souls of the wicked are
finally utterly destroyed-a theory
which. of course. entirely precludes the
idea of an eternal punishment for such
souls.
I'm short, no belief as to future pun
ishment for sinners. which is not re-
pugnant to the Nicene Greed. consti-
tutes heresy in the Methodist church.
Dean Tillett of the Vanderbilt Theo-
logical School makes this significant
statement:
I'VE repeat that so far as God is
concerned probation lasts forever, in
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attributes of the Almighty than purity
and righteousness and regards deliver
ance from punishment as of greater i'm
portancc than delivcrance from sin.
This belief as to the teaching of the
Scriptures regarding eternal punishment
IS the conviction of the honest Christian
conscience throughout all ages; that
which has been prea ched by prophets.
apostles and martyrs. reiterated in all
versions and TRANSACTIONS of the HOLY
Scriptures. taught by all reformers
church fathers and historical churches,
written in her great creeds, chanted in
her litursies. sung in her hymns and has
ever been one of the strongest and most
inspirational powers for revival and for
persistent. noble, heroic Christian life
and service
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ssAnd if by death good life is evolved
into a life more beautiful-a life more
ahundant-are we not forced to conclude
that an evil life (Which is necessarily
suffering life is by death evolved into
a life of deeper evil--more fixed and more
stubborn rebellion against Gods laws.
and so of greater or more liked suffering!
.'Of the nature of that suffering we
know nothing. To the materlaliSt MOTH
ing can be greater suffering than fire
and birthstone The philosopher can con-
ceive of nothing more terrible than eter-
nal ignorance and darkness. and so eter-
nal fear But to the man who knows
something of the Joy of life in harmony
with Gods laws. knowing the peace OF
God that passeth understanding. even
the understanding of giant lnteltects.
there towers above all else the terrible
thought of the suffering winch would
arise from a forfeiture OF that peace
which comes with a sense of Gods ap-
prevail and that blessed and happy har-
mony which comes with HE IN accord
with His will.
This punishnent-and sufferinC-must
continue on until the rebei NE ceases 10
rebel--until the life of the individual
comes into harmony tat least IN viii ana
effort, with Gods law OF order. HIS pur-
nose of uplifting and blessing the whole
human race and His plan of making
each man His helper, HIS co-paf'ner III
this splendid task.
'.Al creeds and all human observations
too. have taught that this change from
rebellion to loyalty can be mace IN the
present life The most hopeful and opu-
mistic systems have tausht notnlns
chance. Why should men chance
chance instead of taking advantage OF
a present certainty?
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HAT fate awaits
the sinner in eter-
nifty?
What VIII hap
pen to him after
death?
1t is the custom
of editors. before
publishing an arti-
Gle of magnitude,
to wait until some
un su a | occur
renee has aroused
SDNt
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Rabbi Abram Simon, Jewish.

Rabbi Simon. leader among the Re
formed Jews % the United States. is
II Dbl CT tie Washington Hebrew Con
g:egation. He is regarded as one Of the
most scholarly men in tie National
Capital. lie SAYS:
A discussion Of future punishment
is neither Illuminating no. rrofita Bile.
The most refreshing element in this
dogma is its indefritencss. Thank God,
we are cropping in the dark. With so
much of misery Astounding here. how
futile is the effort 10 lengthen its shadow
in linitless streams of leadeu suffering
beyond the grave until il becomes but a
amt reflection of the trailing clouds
from an unGuenchable lake of fire,
The Jew was never a past master in
the future mysteries OF body and soul
He had Il TeHc'.aDt for earth's 2p'r; ,ual
realities. His ideas OH cscratology mad
the merit OF haZineSS. IGstinCt;Vel" IN
people OF Israel preferred to trust God 5
mercies rather than their oWn mines as
to future rea Inns and conditions. They
did not insist OF a hell as a credential o.
Gods Justice. nor a Necessity for a
wider arena for a display OF God S plan
of retriDution. Why should the jew
care to doG:natiZe about hell when ne
had the reality of ii on earth for CEN
turtles,
1T is interesting to note thai ideas
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>
TT is a teaching of the church that,
Immediately after a mans death, he is
judged: and this judgment is called the
Particular judgment, TO distinguish it
from the general Judgment. which takes
place at the end of the world. The re-
wards or punishments appointed for
men souls after the particular judg-
uent are heaven, hell and purSatory.
Future rewards, therefore, for the OBJ
servance of the moral law are bestowed
IN heaven-future punishment FOR the
violation of the moral law is melted out
either in PurSatOry or hell
The Cat.Iolic Church teaches that be-
sides "a place Of eternal torment for the
wicked and everlasting rest for the
righteous. there exists in the next life
Z; middle state of future punishment al
.tted for those who have died in veniai
or who have not satisfied the jus
l. of God for sins already forgiven.
his middle state is called purga tory
souls therein detained are friends
a. .ed-and. knowing God as they do. in
tory, they would not 80 into His
:. presence with the slightest stain
- ) 4 upon them. They suffer willingly.
ihcy know that these suferings are
& Il ing the justice of God and are
MAJ g them more pleasing to Him: that
one d = ii will all be over and He Will
receive hem into heaven. Their saliva
ton is 5 re, and that thought makes
tlern happ despite their suffering.
God punI. hes them because He is just
and true He warned them. if they did
certain things they! would be punished.
They did them-1nd God must keep His
promise Moreover. He is just and must
give every one exactly what he deserves
After the general Judgment. which VIII
take place at the end Of the world, there
will be no purgatory; there will be only
hell and heaven. And we come now to
sneak of the second and more terrible
condition of future punishment-namely,
hell.
The truth of the doctrine of hell is
certainly most appalling. The imagina-
tion recoils and reason is bewildered
when thinking of its awful torment and
still more awful eternity. 1t is truth.
however. as certain as the existence of
Coda truth SO intimately and closely
connected with the tenets of Christianity
and TO some extent, even with the very
idea OF the moral order. that should we
deny it, or simply doubt 1t, the whole
Christian and moral fabric must fall to
RUN.
:: x
Now. let US see what is the teaching
of the church as to the real nature of
hell According 10 her doctrine. hell is
made up of three thines-hrst, the loss of
God: second the toruents of the soul and
body and third. the eternity of that loss
and those torments.
First the loss of God To realize
what is tne loss Of God and how terrible
are the sufferinss arising from that loss.
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The appeal for ultimate truth in this
matter must be to the revealed Word of
God-to the revealed Word of God ex-
clusively. In such a decision, it matters
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about resurrection. hell and heaven were
never cramped into Jewish creed. In
dividual opinions ran splendid riot, and
each age under Babylonian, Persian. Gre
clan and Christian dominance reveals
Jewish eclecticism and imaginative rev.
elry, from the most chastened ideas of
reward and punishment to the most in
sipid heavens and most brutal hells.
''One can see how ideas of hell in
Judaism are woven OF several threads
viz: The Immortality of the SOUL the
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no possibility of escape. The thief may
escape detection, but he can never escape
the fear of detection, and a Jail sentence
is probably less suffering than a lifetime
of constant fear and dread of one. The
aduIterer may not be driven out of So
ciety but he can never escape the sus-
pcion that his own home may be no
purer than the home that he violates.
The suspicion is always born in his own
sin.
IF then: in the life Oh earth punish
ment -suffering-is always tn" result or
sin what reason is there to suppose that
the mystery of death changes this fixed
law? Death is not the beginning OF an
other life; il is the continuing of the Ola
life-an evolution a development ana
EXPANSION of that which was when death
came.
IF the individual life was then asplr-
ing and struggling upward for higher
things the evolution and development Is
upward to, or at least toward. these
things If. however. the life at death IS
on the downward course. by what proc
ess of reasoning can we conceive that
thu, course is changed by the phenome-
non of death? What reason have We to
suppose that death will change a repei
against God and His laws INTO loEal
subject Until and unless this be done
there is no possible escape from con-
tinued punishment-that is, suHerlnS-lof
the rebel.
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Rev. Father T. G. Smyth. Catholic.

Father SnlSth. who comes of family
that has given many 10 the priesthood,
has presided over several churches in
Washington and the vicinity. He is, at
present. pastor of St Anne's Church III
TenleytOwn.
II have been asked to give state
ment of the doctrine of the Catholic
Church on the subject of future punish
Incnt for the sinner" he replied. 1t
would perhaps, be well, at the outset,
10 remark that this doctrine can only be
rightly understood and appreciated
when considered in correlation with the
other great doctrines of the Catholic re-
lgion. one who has no knowledge OF
the teachings of the church on such
subjects as sin, incarnation and redemp-
ton can hardly appreciate the doctrine
IF future punishment. He would, OF
necessity, have either a very eNaggerat-
81 or a very incomplete idea on the sub
Jet.
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ITO say that everlasting punishment
does not mean punishment without end
Is but to state the personal opinion of
certain men, not to make a statement of
divine Scripture. The teaching of the
New Testament concerning retribution
after death is as clearly set forth as any
other doctrine. 1t is no more clear than
logical and no more logical than reason
able.
Whatsoever man soweth. that shall
he also reap. If we SOW to the spirit we
shall reap eternal life; if we SOW to the
flesh We shall reap corruption. SIN
Jringeth forth death
The one ruling passion of Jesus Christ
was 10 help men overcome sin. The New
Testament declares that the way to over
come sin is through faith in Jesus Christ
as the Divine Son of God, and belief in
Him as the Savior of sinful men. Verify
! say unto thee: except a man be born
of water and of the Spirit he cannot en-
ter the kingdom of God John. 800
"A gain and again Jesus speaks plainly
or in parable concerning eternal punish
ment after death. When men rejected
him, he told them of their awful doom.
The parallels of the rich man and I.aZ-
arus, the tares and the wheat the good
servants and the bad, all clearly set forth
eternal punishment after death. The
awful picture presented SIN the parable OF
the rich man and Lazarus was given by
Christ for a purpose, and that purpose
could be nothing short of depicting the
true conditions after dcath-namely. eter-
ma! bliss and eternal misery.
The day of Judgment is clearly set
forth: AT that day some will be received
into eternal life while others are to pass
into eternal punishment. The two places
are distinctly separate. according to the
New Testament, and have been bridged
only by spectators.
Relieving in the finaity o. the Scrip
lures. rather than the creedS and Opln-
ions of men. as honest students We are
compelled to believe. repulsive as the doc
trine may be. in eternal punishment. AS
jefferson SAYS: That God is most severe
in His punishment of sin the New Tesla
ment does not allow any man TO doubt.
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DR.. ]. Henning helms, Episcopal.

DIR. Nelms pastor of the Church of the
Ascension in Washington, is thoroughly
representative of that breadth and energy
which characterize the minister of in
fiuence within his denomination.
Il wish you had asked me for my views
and my teaching on future rewards in
stead of future punishment l do not re
call to have taught any definite views
about the nature of future punishment,
and, if | had, l doubt if any was
benefited by it.
Il lay so much stress on the prize to
be won-on the joys of victory, instead of
the sorrow and sufferings of falure-that
| have had little time inclination to
even contemplate the pitiful ultimate fate
of the life that continues and on out
of harmony with Gods laws, antagoniz-
ing His purposes and plans. And yet it
may not be without good result for the
minds of men to be awakened to the al
Tentative.
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DR.. U. G. B. Pierce, Unitarian.

DIR. Pierce, pastor Of All Souls Church.
Washington, is one of the most promi-
nent Unitarian divines of the country
During the four years of his presidency
eX-President Taft was regular attend
ant at his church. He SAYS:
There is no more insidious assumntion
than that people are divided into two dis
tinct classes. the holy and the wicked
The world of humanity is not so divided
The line of demarcation separating good
from evil IS not a perpendicular line
dividing the vast world into two classes,
so that every man is on one side or the
other; but 1t is horizontal line, inter-
secting all hearts and revealing different
qualities of life in the same Individual
The true figure is not that of a fence
separating one class of people from the
other. but of a house occupied by large
family in various stages Of growth and
experience
I'm plain words, the observer of the
world finds no people who are invariably
and infallibly good. and none who are al
ways and hopelessly bad We are all
good sometimes and none Of US bad al
ways. No one needs this assurance so
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Certainly, l believe in future punish
ment-that is, | believe that 1t is i'm
possible for the incident in human exist
ence which we call death to be a relief
and remedy for the sufferings which
come necessarily to every man who vio-
lates Gods laws. We know-partially
from observation, certainly from our in
dividual experience-that every violation
of the laws of the Creator and Ruler of
the Universe brings discord, and that dis
cord always means suffering Every sin
per by his sin wrongs God and his fellow
man to some extent but it is always
himself that he wrongs most
God does not punish; suffering is the
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DR.. G. E. Whitehouse, Baptist.

Ut. " HIteuDuSt. loI MANY St.tlS ptiStoA
of the Emmanuel Baptist Church Of
Washington. is at present pastor of the
Baptist Church in Berlin. n. Y. He is
considered specially fitted to speak for his
church on this subject:
The greatness of the subject of pun
ishment after death is felt by all stu
dents Those interested in the matter are
not so much concerned about what men
may say they are about the facts as
found in the teachings of Jesus Christ
We not to go to Dante or to Milton
to Spurgeon, to preacher or to Pope for
our evidence of future punishment. We
are to go to one source-the Bible.
What is said by men, no matter how
reverend or learned weighs but little
with the world. The world wants facts
not statements of faiths or creeds. All
these are man-made, and the world long
since has come to realize that there are
quite as many creeds as clergymen.
But what does the Word of God say?
BY speculation on these and other
great subjects relative to the Christian
life. present and future. preachers of the
gospel have befogsed and caused to stum-
bic many an earnest seeker after truth
men moved by the Holy Ghost is as at
tractlVe today as ever.
Give us the truth and not your the
cries is the present demand OF the world
That Jesus Christ is the greatest teacher
of morals and religion is conceded by all
impartial students. Therefore, believing
Him to he the final authority. let us turn
to His teachings this subject
Now. His was a gospel a mission of
good news To preach punishment would
hardly be considered good news. This
doctrine was not put in the foreground.
but none the less distinctly taught. The
background of picture is of no less i'm
portance than the foreground: so it is
with this doctrine.
Christ taught that sin was the only
discordant note in the great symphony of
life. Christ forever gives us to under
stand that there are two roads-two
paths. One leads to eternal reward; the
other to eternal punishment. To say that
eternal punishment does not mean pun
lShment without end is TO assert that
eternal life does not mean life without
end. Destroy the one and you destroy
the other.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
Influences of School

Would it not appeal to you to have the heretofore
hurtful influences eliminated from the life of your son
until his character has been crystalized?
This schools method of selecting the proper en-
for the boy of tender years looks removing
the influences that have since childhood been detri
mental to his character The most potent in ingenuity
of these influences have been found to be the bad bow
OF mature years We do not accept boys over eighteen
years of and thereby insure you as far as possible
the proper environment for your son.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
Responsibility and Leadership

You desire to have your son trained in respon.
sibty and leadership.
We do not believe that the grave responsibilities Of
life can be seriously impressed upon the youthful mind
by mere admonition and instruction from others The
schools purpose is not only to give the Cadet tile
opportunity for leadership in the military department
but to have him participate in chapel exercises the Y
NJ o. A classes in current events editing the query
box OF the Cadet and in fact the aim of the schools
every Department. to give the Cadet foresight into
the responsibilities of life
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
The Faculty
Col. Jno. L. Craig,

WIZ JAAOs ~s NAUAE3
Vanderbilt University, Headmaster,
History and German.
Maj. w. H. Westm0reland,
U. S. Cavalry, Military Science and
Tactics and Commandant
Capt. Roy v. Erwin,
U. of n c., Latin,
Capt. S. L. Duckett,
Mathematics and Spanish.
Capt. Neal D. Frazier,
University of Nashville, English.
Capt. Carl I. Martin,
Vanderbilt, Science.
Capt. James G.. Williamson,
Vanderbilt, Post Surgeon.
Capt. J. E. Sheppard,
Musical Director.
Capt. w. H. Green,
Academic Secretary and Adjutant.
Capt. WE. Bostick,
Post Commissary.
Miss Bessie BostiCk,
Stenographer to Secretary.
Mrs. Mary Rowland,
Stewardess
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
Healthful and Attractive Location

There is no place in Tennessee or in the entire
South, that has beautiful country, more fertile
fields, or finer live stock than has the county of
Maury The climate is mild and balmy and the
shines nearly every day in the year The neafhfuness
is proverbia and with school full of cadets it is the
exception than any one is in the hospital.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
Beautiful Campus and Elegant
Buildings

Representing investment of more than 100000.
The refining influences of elegant and substantial
buildings and beautiful campus are of lasting value to
the student.
The United States Government erected the build
ings and beautifed sixty seven acres, making the
property of at least $500, 900 value.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-06
The Cadets Comfort

Would it not comfort you to know that your sons
health and comfort being looked after every day?
The school provides experienced physician who
visits each day the hospital which is in charge of
trained nurse all the time.
The hospital will be visited each day by the head