Eld. Taft's Communication.
By Editor
As we wish no man to be placed before the public in a wrong light through the columns of the REVIEW, either in his own estimation, or in that of others, we give Bro. Taft's communication a place in this week's paper. How far his real views differ from the statements made by Bro. Cornell, our readers can judge. As to the state of the dead, and destiny of the wicked, concerning which Bro. Taft so modestly refers us to God, we are constrained to say that we think God has given full and explicit testimony. He certainly means something when he tells us in his Word concerning the dead, that they are not ascended into the heavens; that they are in their graves; that they sleep; that their thoughts have perished; that they know not anything; their love, their hatred, and their envy are no more; and that there is no work nor device nor knowledge in the grave, whither they go. We feel confident, also, that the Lord designs to have us know something concerning the end of the wicked when he tells us in regard to them; that they will be destroyed; that they shall perish; that they shall be consumed; that they shall be devoured by fire; that they shall be rooted out and cut off; and that they shall come to an end, and be as though they had not been.