The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-12-03

cotton In Arcadia, il printed ia fail ga
con formity with the proposal in The
Times OF saturday Co publish ia its
entirety the sermon called for by
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from The Times. There were I.tS0
coupons calling for the publication OF
this SermOn.l
The God a Heaven will not ccnsign
His creatures 90 the flames OF an
eternaly burning hell satan is re-
p0nsibie for sucn God-dishonorinG
doctrine The doctrine 81 eternal tor
iurut ls the most horrible ever oon-
rrl'ri In the mind of man OF dem
lus 30 denies that God IL God Of
love hJ teaching tho torture OF tho
lnlp' intent. and ~ causes unbellcf
ruq soothing % call uur heavenly Fa-
liner the author OF such plan.
such doctrine would spoil the
joys nf NrHtcu. Think OF what 10
would be ln' the sight and hearing of
the righteous for tho pitcous walls
uI ihe wicked % come up from an
etetbuiulnB region pleading for
drop ~ water % cool their parched
tongues ~ thoro person with
park of humau kindness la his heart
who could endure the sight2 The
wages ot sin is death. not eternal lie
in torment
Tho wicked viii be burned up. des-
troyed, reduced % ashes and smoke
as Tho they had been. tMaL 4:1-3;
Iuess. I.Yl They viii be burned with
uuqUcnchabie nre. which is unquench-
abIa because DO cannot be put out or
Queuchcd az long az there is any
tluL a. burn. Tho punishment OF
tho wicked will end In complete dcs-
trurtiOn. which VIII Zoe everlasting.
.rhe Destruction 90 SodoU and Gomor-
nah Is set forth as an example of
These cities were completely con-
sumcd. the Are could not be exiting
u4sngd When everything had been
u fffHH 4 d o. u frE.f l.
Dut the site OF those ancient cities and
Che sallue waters ~ the Dead Sea roll
over the spot where they once STOOD.
The destruction was eternal or ever
lasting la its effect. iu like manner
will the effect be upon the wicked.
T6c punishment for mans sin is not
what he receives Ga death but what
he Iosea.-eternal life The riEhteous
have life Joy and Happiness thruouS
thr cycles ~ eternity me Wl'kru
arc without TO- being sensible on lh'
lnsa. but ~ is nevertheless an ever
lasting loss % them Whlch 10 inc
greatest punishment .,.a..
man who is indicted FOR muir SL
viii exhaust every resource AT Jus
command Go escape the electric chAlf-
4a dghts not 90 escape the suffering
which vs. but momeutary. but 20 retain
his lfe which IL man Eieates, 70
t.ral possession. So the punishment
tl lilo wicked rs the loss or ftetnat
no which the righteous receive The
erroneous doctrine OF eternal Tor
t,.srf flas often been used o. friEhten
p,Dpfe into heaven, but ON tht .'Ht'
hand has kept many out, me INC '-
fnerts tor mans salvation should oe
.f.phHslZed rather than the curse me
latter can never get him into heaven
while the former VII
Jesus. our divine Lord, SAID Wneh
r.rerrinE 90 death "Our friend La
garus sfecpeth: but 20, that may
awake him out ~ sleep. I."
said Jesus unto them plainiy t ,aNa
r0s Az dead John ~ ,11-l4. When
one IS asleep he is in state ot tota
Observation-Disclosures We lie down a
,-irht. vVe'awaken IN tina morning, ana
tbc hours which have passed are put
"a moment Ever so many thlnEa nay
Iapprrcd I'M the meantime, and we ne
NOT conscious ~ them SO 70 i9 WIN
Tie dead From the time they close
fheir eyes iu death on sleep uht Wv
morning OF the resurrection. WhttheF
tbat period az time be one day or a.
thousand years they are not con
arlous IN any difference. To is All but
NSte fbc historical record made IN
elmo world war 90 the ravaEes 90 death
artone fathers. husbands, sweet
hrartp brothers and sons no th'st
unacluatnted with Goo piuhke ~ wy
me worlds battlefield into the horrors
In -trrnal heif7 surely not ho1
nav Is best Those worn and weary
r,au who have fallen IN battle are
Unconscious ~ the suderlng ui g1iu
raaea and hcrceyed loved ones. iheF
sfecr, rest wait as said 'hc patfi-
arch Job until the resurrection n
physfcIans. nurses and othcf aIlNHu-
ants who have been pllyilfEeQ ~ Nun
istrr unto the wounded soldiers ~ ho
.ffryfyed the wholesale slaughter or
Tho armies on the neld or bar n nav
watched over Thousands or indlFlQuhlN
until the time when, 80 tht hi1''
records his breath goeth forth, he
returneth 90 his earth in that very
dav hla thots perish" Psalm 1900
The generals who have fallen plan
mo- moro engagements with the enem}.
and neither they nor their rnnf a3fH
who have met "a similar fate have
any further anxiety for TIE inter
ests of The home land for their
thots persisted There could be -
object 100 assigning az the time of
death. a man whose thot has persisted.
fo oifher heaven or hell Better
walt sleep ira The grave until tho
change comes. g.
dfcth. and wasteth away; yea. man
giveth up the ghost and whore ia het
81 man Ueth down. and ri8eth not
tN the heavens be no more the,
shaW mot awake. nor be raised oui
oh their sleep % that thou woul4r
hide me 600 tho grave, that thou
tvOufdrnf keep mo secret nufiI fuf
wrath he past that thou wouIdest ap
point ue a cot tlwe. ana reutclntr.
ine Thou shalt call and J VIII ar
.vrr fhoe Trou wife have desire
to tue work. ~ Thy hands. Job
riic scope of apprehension has
been limited fn fnr i'nf rf inrirgr'
$500 hove received Many people hos"
.. nr into religion about as fh.s have
unto politics a man ia 0ftnr found FL.
h. % Hrn..erof ron e Republican because
he uas brought up that way. and hie
t1ra. fu politics run along uafurHI
-r.ava acrardinE 20 hts insfruct.au-
eI It ir with religious thot a heath
eu wurHhIrs his GODS - wood and
efhur n. fnr result % his fcnrhInrt
Bear Iu mind that anil error ursCtlsft
I.r 20 thousand ears colnnat U1hN n
bt f.r siuEif houf The lf'h
IT. commonly accepted aa ihr aH Ir
ur1 ruIe iu christian teaching d. is
fi- onmw0n ground upon which most
uf ur can unite.
Inr.ftunntelv. here aud thFfe is sn
Ururrrrt translation 90 certain terms.
alL-l Las tlr effect ~ nddlu. % flr
rlI-lur1ur FrFTOfI TTTs III1IIIII
stanlIfg fE quite pronounced over thr
term HE'LL fn the old Testament
o.. word Translates from che urlgI-
rrr Trehrew "Sheuf" which isl tlc
grave iu Tire New Testament FROM
Che Greekt "Ifadas. which ls thf
Ecsve. OF which the toiiowlue ere ca