The Penn's Grove record., 1916-02-11
IS THERE A HE'LL?
A StrORg Sermon BY Rev. EdW. Mount
To A Big Congregation

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incidence, evangelist Henry w. Slough,
who is stirring Atlantic City with the
gospel message, and Billy Sunday, at
Trenton, who is stirring the State from
the center to the circumference, also
Rev. Edward Mount, all preached on the
question, rs There a Help st. Paul's
Church was crowded with the eongrega-
tons of the other churches in attendance
with their pastors.
Rev. Mount took for his text jeremiah
10: 81, What will thou say when he
shall punish thee?" He also read the
passage in Luke 16: 1881, concerning
the rich man and Lazarus. The rich
man in his torment wanted Abraham to
wet his parched lips with the tips of his
fingers, but there was an impossible gulf
which prohibited This occurrence is
told by Jesus Christ, not by man, and
therefore, is a saying worthy of accept
ance. He said in part:
THE word of God is addressed both to
our hopes and fears. There are prec-
ious promises, happiness and glory in the
future for those who love and fear God.
There are fearful threatenings of future
punishment to those who obey Gods
commands and accept the gospel of Jes-
us Christ. If the righteous and good
are to be rewarded is it no more than
just that those who break the law receive
punishment? If such be in this world
according to the civil laws of the States,
why can we expect a different course in
the spiritual world? Would it be JUS
tice to reward the wicked?
Our merciful Lord never pronounced
a mona farpihlo canto,aa +haD sna
part from me We cursed To be
banished from the presence of God
through eternity is hell. 1t matters not
where or how, it will be anguish to be
cast into outer darkness. Matt. %: Al.
Persons in past centuries became so
wicked in this world as to meet the wrath
of God. The antediluvians were drown
ed except Noah and his family. We
may recall Sodom. Pharoh, Achan, Ana
MAS and Sapphira, Herod and "A host of
others.
Some say the word hell means the
grave. 1t does in some instances in the
old testament, but not in every use in the
Bible any more than the word sleep is
used in the same sense in all places.
psalm 8: II. The wicked shall be
turned into hell and all the nations that
forget God If hell is only the grave
why does not this include the righteous
who also go to the grave?
Matt. 5: %, 'Whosoever shall say to
his brother Thou Fool shall be in dan
ger of hell fire. How could a person be
n danger if there be no hell fire?
MARK 3: 20, He that shall blaspheme
against the Holy Ghost hath never for
giveness, but is in danger of eternal dam
nation
Luke IS: 1881, tells of the rich man
and Lazarus. The rich man did not go
to hell because he was rich, nor the poor
man go to Abraham's bosom because he
was poor. The rich man was in torment
because he did not obey the command
ments of God as given by Moses and the
prophets.
REV. IA: 10, And he shall be tor
mented with fire and birthstone in the
presence of the holy angels and in the
presence of the Lamb. The smoke of
their torment ascendeth up forever and
ever and they have no rest day nor
night
There are men who try with artistic
words to disguise the teachings of the
Bible regarding future punishment, to
make it less terrible to sinners. There
is not only an eternal heaven but an eter-
nal hell. l may be called narrow, harsh
and cruel, but l do not desire to be any
broader than Jesus Christ.
"a young man said to President An
drew Jackson, Il thank God 1 nave toe
much sense to believe in such a place
as hell" Well. SIR said Jackson, i
thank God there is such a place. Ask
ed the young man, what do you want
with such a place of torment as hell?
To which the General replied, ITO put
such rascals in as you who oppose and
vilify the Christian religion"
For further proof read the following
references:
Hell: Psalm 9: II.
Hell-fre: Matthew 5: %.
Damnation of hell: Matt. %: 80.
In danger of eternal damnation
Bark 8: 20.
Everlasting fire: Matt. %: Al.
Everlasting punishment: Matt. %: 46
Fire that never shall be quenched
Mark 9: 43.
Where the worm dieth not: Marx
8: A, 46, 4S.
Tormented in flames: Luke is: "a.
Lake of fire and birthstone: Rev
20: 10.
No rest day nor night: Rev. II: IL
Weeping and crashing of teeth: Matt
10: AZ, so.
The way to escape and enjoy thu
blessed is told by John 3: 16, God Sc
loved the world that he gave his only
begotten Son that whoeoever believetf
in Him shall not perish but have ever
lasting ife."
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by James 1, in 1920, declared '"In hops
thereby to advance the enlargement o
the Christian religion, to the glory O