The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment Questioned
It seems that the doctrine of eternal misery is being questioned by thinking minds in Europe, as well as America, as indicated by the following paragraph which we clip from the Independent: The doctrine of eternal punishment has been up before the English branch of the Evangelical Alliance. As this doctrine is in the theological basis of the Alliance, several members on avowing their disbelief in it have from time to time withdrawn. Rev. T. R. Birks, for 19 years honorary secretary, lately published a book which seemed so contradictory, both directly affirming and logically denying the doctrine, that members urged his withdrawal from the Alliance; and this he has done, after considerable acrimonious discussion, by sending in his resignation. Evangelical Christendom, the organ of the Alliance, depreciates the attacks on Mr. Birks, and insists that Protestantism will succeed no better than Romanism in establishing an effective censorship of books.