Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-10-09


was not an abolitionist, and slavery
was question that cut deeply into re-
ligious and even social relations. be-
fore 1868. My grandfather branch of
oak leaves dashed imaginary flies
across his bald head, first on one side
and then the other, moving faster and
faster as his indignation rose, until
he took me by the hand and stalked
out OF church, thoroughly enraged,
rather than alarmed by the Metho-
dist taste of hell to which he had
been treated. He illustrates one
type of man. Another is illustrated
by the sanity gentleman who wants
to save the other fellow and feels pre-
served himself. Another type can be
reached only by the fear that hell
yawns for them. Some of these are
strong characters for evil and hell re-
tains them. If they hadn't been bank
presidents and Sunday school teach
srs, they might have been road agents
And last, and am inclined to think
least, comes the class who really
want to be good but are weak and
backslide often. Most of us do that,
for that matter.
LOOKS OUT FOR FINANCES.
Billy" Sunday has studied the
psychology of all these specimens of
human nature. He isn't at all a So
cialist. He doesn't attack "the inter
ests," He looks out for the financial
end of his campaign carefully and
practically. AS he put it last Sun
day: Some folks say, Let the Lord
provide, but | always think it wise to
help the Lord out as much as posi-
BILE by using a little horse sense. .
That evening he started the biggest
crowd on 'the trail" that he has so
far moved at one meeting. Fear OF
eternal punishment was his theme,
and here are some things ne is report
ed to have said: hell must be a ter
rible place or God wouldn't have pro-
yided such a plan of redemption for
MS as he has. For my part, Pm FOO
lish enough to believe in the good old
gospel and to believe in the Bible
from cover to cover; if that is not IL
teral, that is Gods business, not
mine.
only heartbeat stands between
each one of you and the coffin, and
yet you sit here and know that if you
should die now you'd be in hell be-
fore midnight and it is now a quar-
ter past O'Clock. 1t is good news |
bring you, Omaha! You don't need
to go to hell; God has plan to save
you, if you will only accept it.
. say that there is a hell, he cried
nearing the close of his sermon.
Another man says that there is not
any hell. Suppose we both live ac-
cOrding to our respective ideas and
we both die. Suppose he is right,
there is not any hell and death is
simply eternal sleep, | don't see that
| am any worse off than he is. We
| both sleep.
But suppose he is wrong and l am
right and there is a he'll. Suppose we
both lived according to our ideas. He
goes to hell, and | go to heaven. You
see I've got him skinned either way"
And at the clo,e, making his appeal
for converts, Sunday shouted THE
end of those who obey the Lord is
heaven; the end of those who do not
obey him is hell. Which will you do?''
PSYCHOLOGY OR RELIGION.
Isn't there more psychology, than
theology, or even of religion; in that
sort of thing? can not help think
ing so. Good old Elder Quigley set
my nerves the wrong way for that
of terrorizing many years ago. But
that is personal. 1t may be we'll to
remember the injunction Judge not
that We be not judged" Then too
this may be season when a religious
vaudeville fits the superficial temper
of the time. "God moves in mys-
FERROUS way His wonders to perform. "
If you are going to follow billy"
remember the piety of the woman
who upon being converted gave all
her jewelry to her little sister, be
cause it was dragging her down to
hell. l would not scoff at him be-
cause | cannot understand. But to
me the life of Jesus is blazoned on no
trail, " 1t is the antithesis of ter
ror. 1t is humble. and breathes full
of Justice that appeals to common
sense. one does not have to be a
protesting Christian to feel its IN
fluence for good all along the CORR
doris OF time,