The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-19
EXISTENCE Of HELL
IS AFFIRMED
REV. Mr.. HOPKINS At STEVENS
WILLIE SAYS THERE IS A
PLACE FOR THE WICKED.

s~tevensville. Feb. 1S.-(SpeciaD-In-
creased interest in the revival meet
ing now in progress at h Methodist
Episcopal church, south, was marked
by an overflow congregation last
evening when the league rooms ad-
Joining the chapel were thrown open
in order to accommodate the multi
tude. On account of defective wires
the light went out in the Presbyterian
church, where the Worshipers Of thai
congregation had gathered for he
evening service, and as a result of this
Mr.. Rees, the pastor, brought his con-
gregation with him to the Methodist
church, and this added to the already
large congregation. The people kept
coming in long after the service had
begun, and in addition to the league
room being thrown open chairs were
placed in the ear of the building I'M
til all were comfortably seated.
Eternal Punishment was the theme
Of the preacher, Rev. Frank Hopkins
of Butte. He quoted many texts Of
scripture in support Of his doctrine,
and in quoting Job XII, s; Psalams TX,
II, and Proverbs XIV, IL, he asserted
that in these three instances the He
brew word Sheol did not mean the
grave. He branded all those as false
prophets who denied the existence OF
Hell, or who denied the future punish
ment Of the wicked. He said in part:
IF there is a Heaven where the
righteous will be eternally rewarded,
there is also a Hell where the wicked
will be eternally punished. If it is
right to reward the righteous, 1t is also
right to punish the wicked, and if The
one is eternal, so also is the other.
When we consider the proposition
clearly we can reach no other con-
c~lusion, and besides this rational view
Of the question, the Bible, from lid to
lid, teaches nothing else. And We
must reach this conclusion when we
consider the proposition from he
standpoint of justice. 1t is right to
send men to the state prison when
they violate the law, to execute them
or to punish them according to their
crime, and the citizenship of the COM
monwealth says Amen to it. The
father and mother must say amen to
the punishment of their W son If he
violates the law, and yet 1t was their
very vote and o that assisted in
erecting the prison. When a son Is
sent to the galloWs, the father and
mother never thinks of blaming the
judge or jury who sent him there, or
the officer of the law who entered
their home and o their darling child
in custody. They know that an out
ragged justice must be satisfied. and
that the demands of civic righteous
ness must be met. Then why is God
counted unjust if he Furnishes the
wicked forever? Is not our system Of
taking "a mans life or Of imprisoning
hin for life as great and terrible as
eternal punishment when we compare
time to eternity? Mans sin against
the great God is awful and terrible in
its extent, and unless there is a way
whereby he may obtain pardon, he
must suffer the consequences of the
same. There is but one hope whereby
man may be saved from the sword Of
eternal justice and that is through
Jesus Christ Who came into the world
to saw men from the consequences of
their sins. If o take Him as your
Saviour, you may be saved. If you
reject Him as your Saviour, 0 must
pay the penalty Of your sins your
self, and on account of the extent of
the same, you must suffer eternally."
In his discourse Mr.. Hopkins at
tackled sin in every quarter, and ex-
posed 1t with a high hand. It's e
dency was to open up mems hearts and
show them their lives. He struck
hard, and the discourse fell heavily
upon the congregation.