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OFTIIEMBELlEV'!;;p<v,J.
No.4.
ver,
VI.
ONEPENNY.
JANUARY,1883.
PROPRIETORS:The"ConditionalImmortality
Association."
PUBLISHINGEDITOR:CyrusE.Brooks,Mal.
vernLink,Worcestershire.
LONDONAGENT:F.Southwell,27,IvyLane,
E.C.MONTHLYCONTRIBUT()RS:[Malvern.
BIBLICALEXEGESIS:Rev.B.B.Wale,F.R.G.S.,
SACREDSONG:Rev.G.P.Mackay,Lincoln.
NOTESANDQUERIES:Gen.H.Goodwyn,Reading.
FAMILYCIRCLE:Mr.J.J.Hobbs,Poole.
BIBLELETTERS:"Devon."
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LIFENOTES.
A
DARTMOUTHcorrespondentwrites:-"I
11
seeitisdesiredtosendoutmorecopiesof
PaulineTheology,
asmanywereawakenedon
thelastoccasionofsodoing.Iamgladtosay
thatIamoneofthatnumber,andamindeed
thankfulthatthebookeverfellintomyhands.
ItmademeturntomyBibleandthinkmuch.
Determinedtobefullyconvinced,Ireadallthe
booksIcouldgetontheotherside.Amongst
themthatbigworkofMarshallRendalls'For
Ever,'forIdidnotwanttogiveupwhatIheld,
attheriskofgettingworse.Butbythelightof
theGoodSpiritIsoondiscoveredthehollow
groundonwhichtheywereallresting-the
naturalimmortaiits;
ofthesoul.ThisIsawwas
thekeytotheposition,fortheyhadnotatext
ofScripturetosupportit.Howcouldthey?
whenitisnotintheBook.Someofmy
Methodistfriendssaid(forIhadmanythen,
thoughnotnow,althoughIhavebeenaLocal
Preacherandfillednearlyalltheofficesofthe
churchfor23years)Ishouldgiveupthese
whimsicalnotionsinsixmonths.Myreplywas,
andstillis,Icannotwithoutbeingahypocrite
ofthehypocrites.Myconviction,fromlong
experience,isthatthereisnotanotherbodyof
mentobefoundsothoroughlyweddedtocreedas
areWesleyanLay-Preachers.IfindPrimitives
verymuchmoreopentoconviction-thatno
doubtisbecausetheirpolityismuchmore
liberal.Iremembersomefewyearsagohearing
alocalpreacheronthetext'Whatsoeveryeshall
bindonearthshallbeboundinheaven,'&c.
ThiswasduringtheConferenceofthatBody.
Andhesaid'Nodoubtbutthatthemeasures
thenbeingpassedhythatassembly,andwhat.
evertheydidwasright,andhad
undoubtedly
thesmileandapprobationofGod,andhencewas
bindingonthepeopletoobserve.'Andisnot
thisthetendencyofthepolitythroughout.Take
thecatechism,andyouwillseethepurposeisto
bringtheyoungmindtolearnacreed.Ifind
thattheschool.teachersaresurprisedwhenItell
themofthealterationsrecentlymadeinthe
catechism.Butstilltheysay,'WhatConference
doesisallright.'Howsubmissivethelambs
are!Letus,however,thankGodthatthetruth
isspreading.Icomeincontactwithmembers
ofallchurches,andIfind,especiallyamongthe
Independents,verymanywhothoroughlyund-r-
standandappreciateit.Yes,andmanyMetho-
d.statoo-thoughunknowntotheirministers,
Thelattermayaswellwhistletoamilestoneas
topreachthehorribleolddogmaofeternal
miseryandconscioussuffering',&c.AndIfind
manyof
them.
aregettingashamedoftheold
popishrag.Weshall,Ihope,soonhearthelast
ofit.Icannotexpressthereliefitwastome
whentbegoodLordshowedmethis
glorioustruth.
Yes,Irepeat,thisall-glorioustruth.How
itmakes(.•.•~sheartwellupwithlovetothe
dearNameofourlovingFather,for'Godis
Love.'IhavefivedearchildrenthatIlovevery
much.HowitmademegroanwhenIthought
ofthepossibilityofeitherofthemenduring
eternalagony.
Ithalfdestroyedmypeace.And
howpoormyconceptionsthenofthegreatloving
Jehovah,towhattheyarenow.Ifthelocal
preachersandministersofthechurcheswere
onlybroughttoseethisblessedtruth,howmuch
greatertheirenjoyment,andtheirpower,in
preachingthegospelofthegraceofGod."
ALiverpoolfriendreports:-"TheIncumbent
ofChristchurch,nearSeftonPark,haslately
deliveredthreesermonsboldlyadvocatingthe
truthoflifeonlyinChrist,anditisreportedthat
heisgoingtopublishthem."
AnotherLiverpoolmemberwrites:-"The
truthsweholdsodeararesilentlybutsurely
spreading.Inunexpectedquartersthelight
breaksout.Itoughttomakeus,asmembersof
theAssociation,moreearnestandvigilantin
holdingforththeLight,andinsoundingoutthe
WordofEternalLife."
ANewZealandorderhasthispostscript:-"It
maycheeryoutotellyouthatformanyyearsI
haveheengropingforlight.Icouldnotaccept
thedocrineof'EternalTorment,'andwhen
Bro.BrownopeuedouttheScripturestoushere
itwaswithalmostashoutofjoyIexclaimedt~
myself,,ThatistheGospel,Iknewallalongthe
hell-firetheorycouldnothetrue.'GlorytoGod!
andblessedbeHisHolyNameforeverthrough
JesusChristourLord.",
WequotethefollowingfromaLondonletter
toshowtheevileffectsofthepopular
lie:-"
M;wife'ssister.ayoungpersonabouttwentyyears
ofage,hasbeenveryill,andasshebegantoget
better,chancedtoreadoneof....sermons-
oneofhisred-hotones.Shetoldmethatitsaid
that'Whenthewickedhadbeeninheil·to"ments
asmanyyearsastherehadbeenbladesufgrass
grownoreverwouldgrow,eternitywouldnotbe
evencommenced.'(Wberedo-shefindthisin
theHolyBible?)Theeffectthatsermonhas
hadonhermindismostdreadful,Shecannot
getawayfromit,andsayssheshallmost
certainlyhavetogothereandhurnforever."-
Th.ispoorgirl~snowtheinmateofanasylum.
ItISonsuchmindsasthese,weakenedbydisease
or
m..
health,thatthisperniciousandunscriptural
teachingworksmostpowerfullyandruinously.
Andthemischiefisintensifiedbythefactthat
suchsermonsandteachingformthestaple
matterofsomepopularjournals,thatcirculate
broadcastamongthepeople.Ourfriendswill
b:st~howtheirsympatbywiththissadcaseby
distributingrightandleftsuchliteratureasthe
BibleStarulard.
andourtractissues.thatwhere
thepoisonistheantidotemaygo,[Seeourtract
offeronlastpave
J
ALincolnmemb=rwrites:-"
T
ampleasedto
informyout,at1have
,1!e~:1<-
disposedof15
parcelsofG''';e,alGoodwynsWorks,andhave
12morecommg.Severalofthesehavebeen
soldtothemembersofotherchurches.O.,!;lC
parcelwenttoaFreeMethodistlocalpreacher
50
THEBIBLE
STANDARD.
nearM.......Hehascomeovertothebeliefshowwhat"EvangelicalChristianity"itisthat
ofLifeonlyinChristandtheSecondAdvent.isthusindangerfromourteaching.Inits
Inarecentletterhesays,'WithyouIamgladXXXVIIthArticle,theBelgiumconfessionof
myeyeshavebeenopenedtoseethetruthasitfaithcontainsthewords,"Theelectwillseethe
isinJesus.TheyhegintotalkofbanishingmehorriblevengeancewhichGodwilltakeonthe
fromtheSociety,andoftakingmynameoffthewicked,whohavetyrannised,afflicted,andtor-
Plan,hutnoneofthesethingsmoveme.Lovementedtheminthisworld.Thesewillhe
endurethallthings.'AtGIdisposedofconvincedbythetestimonyoftheirowncon-
eigbtparcelstoJocalpreachers,andtheyareallsciences,andwillbemadeimmortal,soastobe
delightedwiththem.Peoplearesurprisedthateverlastinglytormentedintheeternalfirepre-
we·havesuchworksonLifeonlyinChrist,&c.Aparedforthedevilandhisangels."
missionpreacherhasjustlatelyadoptedourviews,
andisnowanearnestheliever."-Wehaveno
betterlabourerthanthebrothel'fromwhose
letterwehavebeenquoting,anditischeeringto
ADVENTNOTES.
himandtoustoseesuchfruitoflabour.What
ajew
likehimaredoing,
many
mightdo.BrethrenANEastbournememberwrites:-"Iquite
andsisters,helpustohelpothersbycirculatingbelieveJohn'sprayeronPatmoswillsoon
ourliterature,andespeciallyourtractsandbeanswered,thattheLordJesuswillsoonreturn
monthlypaper.Iftherearefriendswhocannottothisearthagain.Ihavewatchedthemove-
affordtospendmuchinthiswork,letthemsendmentofnations,andthewritingsofmanypersons
usmonthlyorquarterlywhatthey
canafford,
ofdifferentdenominations,forsignsofthetimes
andwewillsendthem
icarriaqejj'ee)
doublethefor36years,andfromallIhaveseenandreadI
valueoftheirremittance,intheshapeoftracts,stillbelievethatwearecloseuptothegreatday
pamphlets,and
BibleStandards,
on
onecondition,
when'anationshallbebornatonce'-whenthe
thatifanyaresoldtheamountssorealisedshallearthwillbringforthinoneday-whenacry
bewhollydevotedtothepurchaseofmoreforwillgoforth'Lo,thisisourGod:Wehave
distributionandsale,lessanypersonalexpensewaitedforHim:Wewillbegladandrejoicein
incurred.WewillfindwaysandmeanstomeetHissalvation.'"
allsuchdemands.Amencahaswitnessedaremarkableelectric
PastorByse,oftheBelgianEvangelicalChurchstorm,extendingtheentirewidthofthecontinent
inBrussels,hasbeenexcommunicatedforpreach-fromBostontoSanFraucisco.AtOmahathe
ingthedoctrineofConditionalImmortality.auroraborealiswassobrilliantthatnightwas
M.BysehadpreviouslytranslatedtheRev.E.madeaslightasday.AtCheyenne,Denver,
White'sstandardwork"LifeonlyinChrist."andatpointsinCaliforniaandWashington
Hischurchseparatedwithhim,sothathestillterritory,thereweresimilardisplays.AtSt.
ministerstohisoriginalflock.Paul,Minnesota,theskywasofablood-red
Wearegladtonotethatthe
ChristianWOj'ld
colour,makinganeffectatoncegrandand
ofDec.7,hasagoodwordforthe
Rainbow
andfearfuLTelegraphcommunicationwasseriously
itstalentededitor.Itsays:-"Whatevermayinterrupted,andvariousexperimentsweretried
beouropinionsaboutthe'DoctrineofCon-toworkthewires,withoutsuccess,untilitwas
ditionalImmortality,'whichseemstobespread-discoveredthatbytakingtwowiresfromthe
inginvariousdirections,itisaswelltoseewhatgroundbetweentwogivenpoints,andjoining
itschiefteachershavetosayinitssupport.Thetheirends,acircuitwasformedthatcouldbe
Rainbow,
whichhasnowbeenbeforethepublicworked.Inthiswayeightwiresweremadeto
fornineteenyears,undertheEditorshipofDr.dotheserviceoffour.Electriciansagreethat
WilliamLeask,isperhapsthebestmonthly
I
thedisturbancewasunlikeanyheretoforeex-
representativeoftheschool,ifnot,indeed,theperienced,as
it
appearedtoactuponthewires
onlyone,andoughttobesupportedbyallwhoinstrongwaves,constantlychangingpolarityof
sympathisewithitsteaching.Wenoticethatcurrent.
inhisclosingaddressfortheyear,theeditorisAmongothercelestialphenomenatowhichthe
veryconfidentthatconditionalimmortalityattentionofthepublichasbeendirectedduring
andallinvolvedinit'willsomedaybethethelastfewdaysisanenormousspotinthesun,
orthodoxcreedofChristendom.'"-Whilstcheer-thediameterofwhichisover12,000miles.
fullyendorsingthestatementthatthe
Rainbow
EnormousdamagehasbeenwroughtinGer-
is"thebestmonthlyrepresentativeofthemany,Spain,andFrancebyfloods.TheRhine
school,"wearegladtoknowthatitisnot"thehasflowedatahigherleveltbanforthepast100
onlyone"
inBritain.The
Messengej'
hasjustyears.TheSeine,also,hasbeenabnormally
completedits
sixth
volume,whilstour