The sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1906-1909, December 24, 1908, Image 8
W TKe old idea, too, of a phys!.al hell
as the eternal abode of unrepentant
sinners has given place to the teach
ing of Universalism that all life, both
here and hereafter is one-that it is
a great school-that opporotunity for
repentance and salvation never ends.
but that God will discipline each soul
with His tireless love, until all souls
'know and obey ;Him. All these
changes have been toward that broad
er religion known as Universalism
"that Universalism which means har
mony-nnan at harmony with himself,
at harmony with his leighbor, at har
mony with his God." "That jn'ver
salism which teaches also that Jesus
is the great Harmonizer, that He
caie to reconcile man to his duty, to
deal:ng unselfishly with his biother,
to bonor and obey his God."
What other religious conception
can point to so many changes in the
olO-established ideas of God and re
lig!on, and can say these are the
changes; these evolutionary changes
toward the light and truths that have
been brought by our maintenance of
the principles of our church? But
people tell us: "Oh, you Univer
salists cannot progress, because the
other denominations have ceased to
preach hell fire and endless torment:
they have stolen your thunder. Al
though their creeds recognize the old
ideas, yet they now preach a theology
which is. practically Universalism, but
under another name." What does the
argument amount to? Universaliim
has brought about the change from
the old theology of hell to the new
theology of Cod's love, and other
-chu'ches have seen the light and
have modified their preaching. But
we maintain that this is no reason
'why Universalists should cease to
-preach God's endless love. If others
preach it, how much more should wo,
the original supporters of the faith,
-peek by our works to maintain and
soread abroad the good tidings of joy
and love.
But for a -fully successful develon
tnent we must have withlif us, within
each individual member of our fam
Aly, a strong spiritual life. We must
meditate upon and consider well that
conception of God as our Father, our
universal Father, who watches over
us to lead and guide, even as did our
eathly parents in our weak and help
loss infancy. Then shall we be able
to think of God sas He truly is-reach
Ing down His hand of love, for us
h turn to reach and grasp and thus
lb drawn from out a life of sin into
the jath of right. Thq gospel of Uni.
idraalism shows God as wholly upon
the "ide of mabkind. His interest
a1d love for every soul is endless.
. He not onlY trive and searches
for. the pjodgal ciild. here and now,
calso the hereafter. "Univer
who do that .Ood t e Father of
.Uillo 1" it His offorts to
Idr h Ahe bo6ibdary
i idl'l athelr, .He Is
bQ "y 4-ery
t atilt
vv e imusw. reaze -UITn-'iTrgi thi_"
church is the most effective work
accomplished for the betterment of
society and that we can become part
ners in the good work by contributing
to the support of our church-con
tributing not only of our substance
but contributing strength of charac
ter and right living.
There is no man but has some good
within him. Then contribute this,
whatever of truth and righteousness
is within you. Come, bring it to the
church and thus increase the strength
and pow-.- of God's family and ours.
Let us shuw by our living that we are
of the family of Universalists, that we
do believe in the power of God and
righteousness.
Christ went about teaching a gospel
of love to God and feilowman and
withal a practical righteousness
among men. The very core and cen
tre of His teaching was in the blessed
ness of the Fatherly love of God and
the joy of living as His obedient and
trustful childrer.
The kingdom of Heaven is to be a
spiritual kingdom even within the
hearts and lives of men if they will
be persuaded and will accept a life
of truth and righteousness, following
in the footscept of the Christ. Chris
tianity, then, according to our concep
tion, lies in that of which the Quaker
poe wrote:
Our frencl, our brother, and our Lord,
Wiiiat may Tny service be?
1 or name, ior form, nor ritual word,
But inply following Thee.
Thus would we as members of this
family claim our divine heritage as
sons and daughters of the living God
and thus and only thus shall our
church family come to maturity and
yield the increase so much desired ot
God.
God's Help.
Nothing is small or great in God's
sight; whatever He wills becomes
great to us, however seemingly tri
fling, and If once the voice of con
science tells us that He requires any
thing of us, we have no right to
measure its importance. On the other
hand, whatever He would not have
its do, however important we may
think it, is as naught to us. How do
you know what you may lose by neg
lecting this duty, which you think so
trifling, or the blessing whie.4 its
faithful performance may bring?
Be sure that if you do your very
best in that which is laid upon you'
daily, you will not be left without
sufficient help when some weightier
occasion arises.
Give yourself to Him, fix your eye
iWon Him, listen to His voice and
then go on bravely and cheerfully'.
Jean Nicolas Grou.
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