Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-24
ON Earth !
JONES' SUBJtCI
Says Heaven and the Other Place
Are Not a Matter Of Geogra.
ply at All.

Hell On Earth" was the startling
subject announced by Evangelist
Jones for Tuesday evening and the
large attendance evidenced an inter
est in this unusual theme. Any per
son who attended the service with
the expectation Of hearing something
after the Jonathan Edwards order
vas disappointed, for Evangelist
Jones made a strong appeal for the
present life and advised his hearers
not to become Christians because of
the fear of hell or the hope of heav-
en-. The speaker. said in brief:
Were we unable to count a single
convert during our four weeks mis-,
sion, u would consider this a profit
able meeting and the time well spent
if those who have attended these SER
vices could learn the great fact taught
by Jesus that heaven is not a matter
OF geography.
\ Where Is Heaven?
Robert Ingersoll, the great atheist,
once said that he didn't propose to
live on skim milk here in this world
for the hope Of butter beyond the
clouds, but many have learned that it
is not necessary to r%epudiate God in
order to have a little butter, and
cream, too, right down in this world.
Jesus said, The kingdom Of God is
among YOU and He also declared
that The kingdom Of God cometh
not by observation
"The noted inidel made the mis-
take that multitudes are still making,
and theologians are largely RESPONSE
BILE for the bllnder that heaven is
very remote and can only be enjoyed
after death. If you don't take heaven
along with you you will never see it
when you get there, for it begins right
down here. Neither shall they say,
Lo here! or Lo there!' said the Mas
ter, for behold, the Kingdom of God
is within YOU
He'll Not On the Map.
There seems to be considerable
uncertainty among theologians as to
the exact location Of hell. However,
some clergymen believe that hell is
one of the essential doctrines of our
religion and that a revival would he
impossible without preaching eternal
| punishment. I never preach about
heaven and never preach about hell,
because the facts about both are very
meager and theolosians differ greatly
in reference to the future state. /.
"No church in Bismarck would cali
a pastor who preached after the OF
der of Jonathan Edwards; there arr
not many persons in this community
who believe in the old-fashioned lake
of f'e preached years ago. Few pao'
pie believe that cur Logging heavenly
Father has prepared a great big lake
of fire and ibrimstonet iassWhich little
children and all unregenerated souls
are to Writhe in torment through thu
numberless ages Of eternity.
Are Men Really Lost? Fl
5sPeOple often ask me if | really be
lieve that men are lost and | say
Yes, "a thousand times, yes and if
didn't believe it 4 would stop preach
ing tonight. j can find men right
here in Bismarck who are lost-los'
to their families, lost to society, los
to everything tina is true and noble
and If they don't repent in@this WORLD
l have no assurance that they viii,
ever repent. But why resort to feal
: when we have athigher and more lofty
incentive for leading the Christian
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