THE FEAR OF HELL.
SHOULD BE ABOLISHED. London, October 4.' An attack' on preaching the fear of hell was made by the Bishop of Liverpool, presiding at the Church Congress. He declared that it could be understood once, when everybody took it for granted that an eternity of physical suffering was the probable fate of many. It was questionable whether the Church did well by adhering to it. .Jerome K. Jerome, speaking at the commemoration of Saint Francis, advised the ecclesiastical authorities of all denominations to clear hell out of the way. “We do not believe in hell nowadays. It is the belief in hell that is largely responsible for the spirit of cruelty abroad among men. There is no authority for the Church preaching a God of cruelty and revenge. It is an evil heresy, stultifying Christ’s teachings. Until it is openly and authoritatively recanted, the Church remains 1 an advocate and apologist of cruelty.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3547, 7 October 1926, Page 3
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156THE FEAR OF HELL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3547, 7 October 1926, Page 3
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