seed, their descendants, although becoming so corrupt as eventually to be cast off as the people of God, were still included in the purpose of Jehovah to bring all his creatures to bow before him in righteousness and strength. This view is corroborated by the language of St. Paul--"I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, that blindness in part, is happened to Israel, until the FULLNESS of the Gentiles be come in. And so ALL ISRAEL shall be saved."-(Rom. xi. 25, 26.)

I would request the audience to reflect maturely upon the passage under consideration. It will be seen that it was uttered to illustrate the perfect Sovereignty of the Almighty. He is God, and there is none else! To show that "he doeth his will in heaven and on earth," he declares his great purpose to save "all the ends of the earth!" He makes OATH that "every knee shall bow in obedience to him, and every tongue shall surely confess and say, that in him they have righteousness and strength." And to show that this universal subjection will not be a forced, but a wil ling yielding of obedience and love, he asserts that " all incensed against him, [God,] shall be ashamed!" All who have been disobedient, shall be brought to see the perfections, the excellencies, and mercies of the Deity, in a light so glorious, that they shall be ASHAMED of having sinned against a government so wise and perfect, and a Father so good and provident. And this sense of shame, will only make them the more anxious and faithful in yielding the high homage of their souls, and the purest love of their hearts, to the gracious Giver of all good!!

Friends, ought we not to believe this language of the inspired prophet? Ought we not to believe a plain and simple declaration of God? But when, in view of the great faithlessness of man's heart, Jehovah condescends to couch his declarations in the form of an OATH, ought we not to believe him? When he solemnly swears "by himself, because he could swear by none greater," that all men shall bow in obedience before him, and shall SURELY say, that in him they have righteousness and strength, who will presumptuously assert that his words will never prove true? Or who, asserting this, can with the slightest propriety, claim to be a believer in the holy scriptures?

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2. "O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge the away." (Ps. lxv. 2, 3.) This declaration is plain and positive It asserts, in so many words, that all flesh-ALL MEN-shall com to God! And that they shall come to him in obedience and grati tude, is evident from the assertion of the last clause, that their iniquities shall be purged away, by him to whom they shall come ! Let my friend obtain any other meaning from this passage.

3. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger forever."-(Ps. ciii. 8, 9.) If this passage is true, then

Universalism is true, and the affirmative of this question is established. I know Elder Holmes virtually denies the truth of this declaration of the Bible, by insisting that the Lord is quick to anger, and limited in mercy, and that he will ALWAYS chide, and will keep his anger FOREVER!! But this denial only makes it necessary for the audience to choose between God's word, and the word of an erring, short-sighted mortal.

4. " Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."—(Isa. xl. 4, 5.) Here is an eloquent description of the gathering of all souls around the throne of God, to behold his glory and rejoice in his love. To represent the removal of every obstacle that could prevent the accomplishment of a purpose so great and good, the Prophet describes it as the filling up of the valleys, the levelling of the hills and mountains, making the crooked straight, and the rough places smooth! Thus a Great Highway shall be prepared, on which the Lord will move on to the complete fulfillment of his gracious design to restore and save all men. The phraseology of the passage is beautiful; but the Truth it proclaims is still more beautiful and sublime. It is, indeed, "like apples of gold, in pictures of silver." But my opponent cannot agree with the Prophet of God. He does not believe the valleys shall be filled up, nor the mountains made low, nor the crooked be made straight, nor the rough places smooth. In other vords, he does not believe the obstacles which he imagines prevents Jehovah from completing his great design to bring all his children to repentance and happiness, will or can ever be removed. He, and those who sympathize with him, in their unbelief and faithlessness, fancy there are impassable gulfs and inaccessible mountains, which hedge up the way of the Almighty, and will forever prevent his going forth to victory in his divine purpose to bring to holiness and heaven the great race of man. Had they but faith, "even as a grain of mustard seed," they would see the Arm of Omnipotence removing every obstacle, and a broad path opened for the grand consummation of ALL the Divine Purposes! How ardently should they utter the prayer of the Apostles: "Lord, increase our faith!"—(Luke xvii. 5.)

5. "I will not contend forever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made."(Isa. lvii. 16.) I ask Elder Holmes the meaning of this passage of scripture. It asserts, in so many words, that the Lord WILL NOT CONTEND FOREVER!!!-neither will he be ALWAYS wroth!!! Yet my opponent believes, and, on the next question, he will arise here, and insist by the hour, that the Lord WILL contend forever, and WILL be always wroth! Our hearers are in duty bound to determine in their own minds, where the

TRUTH lies on this subject. They must decide whether God spoke truth when he said "I WILL NOT contend forever"-or whether Elder Holmes is to believed in contradicting Jehovah, and declaring that he WILL contend forever!!!

6. "The Lord will not cast off forever. But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.”—(Lam. iii. 31–33.) Do you believe this declaration, Br. Holmes? Do you, Gentlemen Moderators? And you, respected audience? If you do, I extend to you all, the Right Hand of Fellowship, as believers in the salvation of all mankind, and rejoice that you have entered into the enjoyment of a sentiment so rich in satisfaction and peace!! But if you do not believe this language of the Prophet, then you have an account to settle with the Most High, for casting aside his revealed purpose, and refusing to receive one of the most positive declarations of the Bible!! And here, precisely, is the spot where friend Holmes and the partialist clergy stand. Alas! that I am compelled to say it, of a class of men, who profess to be the Ambassadors of God. Instead of receiving, believing and proclaiming God's word, as it was dictated by the Most High, and recorded by the pen of Inspirationthey go forth to deny and overthrow that word! Instead of repeating to the people one of the most glorious announcements contained in the scriptures-"The Lord WILL NOT CAST OFF FOREVER!”—they declare and insist, that the Lord WILL cast off forever!! Thus, for the sake of supporting a theory which is infinitely dishonorable to God, and abhorrent to the human heart, they ruthlessly trample the Recorded Truth of the Eternal under foot, and cast the awful stigma of FALSEHOOD on their Creator!! Can an instance be shown where a partialist clergyman ever quoted in public the declaration-"The Lord will not cast off forever" -except to give it a flat contradiction, and deny the doctrine that necessarily flows from it?

In turning to the New Testament, we shall find evidence in support of the final holiness and happiness of all mankind, equally plain, positive and satisfactory.

7. "The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."(Luke xix. 10.) My brother Holmes will make no difficulty in allowing the truth of the first clause of this sentence. Here he will meet and agree with me. But will he allow the truth of the latter clause of the passage? If he will, then we shall be perfectly united!! So far as we are concerned, the Lion and the Lamb will lie down together in peace and love, and war and strife shall end. And we shall be united precisely at the point toward which all theologians are tending, viz: that Christ will finally complete all he came to do. I had strong hopes at the commencement of this discussion, that my friend and myself would get very near together, if not become perfectly united, before its close.

We have already approached so closely, that he believes one half of a declaration, of which I believe the whole! He believes Christ came to seck" the lost. I believe that he came both to "scek" and to "SAVE" the lost! May I not indulge the hope that the Elder will progress in his knowledge of the truth, and enlarge his faith in the Redeemer, until he enters into the belief, that Christ came to seek and to save the lost!! Why should he not admit the truth of the last declaration, as well as of the first? As plainly and emphatically as Jesus declared he came to seek the lost, he declared he came to SAVE the lost! When partial doctrines and creeds are laid aside, it will be seen by every enlightened mind, that both assertions are of equal weight, and equally deserve to be believed!! Christ did not say he came to seek, and to TRY to save the lost; but absolutely " to SAVE" those he sought.

8. "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." -(Phil. ii. 9-11.) In this passage the Apostle teaches that universal homage and obedience shall yet be paid to Christ. The tongue of every being, both human and angelic, shall exultingly declare, that HE is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. That the homage thus rendered, will be cheerful and willing, on the part of those from whom it will proceed, is evident from the fact, that it will be to the honor of Christ, and to the glory of God! A forced homage-an adoration extorted from cringing slaves-ascriptions of praise from beings engulphed in sin and wretchednesscan neither be to the honor of Christ, nor the glory of God!! But to bring an entire race, by the instructions of the gospel, and the influences of the Holy Spirit, into a condition where they willingly and joyfully bow before the Redeemer of the world, and acknowledge him Lord, to the glory of God the Father, would be a spectacle the most grand and glorious, that the human mind can conceive!! This alone is the honor and glory that can be acceptable to Christ and to God. And this they will yet receive, if any dependence can be placed on the declarations of the Bible.

9. "It pleased the Father, that in him [Christ] should all fullness dwell. And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself. By him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven."-(Colos. i. 19, 20.) The phrase "all things," Archbishop Newcome says, signities all intelligent beings!! The Methodist Confession of Faith makes a not very trifling mistake on the subject of reconciliation. It declares that Christ came to reconcile God to man! But the Bible, in the passage before us, and in every other place where the subject is mentioned, invariably teaches us that the mission of Christ was to reconcile man to God! St. Paul declares it to be

God's determination to reconcile "all things"-or all men-to himself, through Christ. And to accomplish this most gracious purpose, it pleased the Father to cause all fullness to dwell in him. If this was the work Jesus came to perform, and if God gave ALL FULLNESS of POWER to perform it, wil it not be done? If my friend says nay, as his creed will compel him, I would be pleased to have him inform us WHY Christ will not perform so good and desirable a work, when he has all fullness of Power at his command, to enable him to effect it!!

10. Jesus Christ "gave himself a Ransom for ALL, to be testified in due time.”—(1 Tim. ii. 6.) "The Ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion, with songs, and everlasting joy upon their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away."-(Isa. xxxv. 10.) I desire the hearer to reflect maturely, upon these two passages. Who are the ransomed of the Lord? St. Paul declares ALL MEN are ransomed by Christ. What will be their ultimate fate? The Prophet teaches us that they shall return to Zion, with songs and everlasting joy; and that sorrow and sighing shall flee away, and become annihilated!! How expressive, and how conclusive are these declarations of Holy Writ, in support of the salvation of all men! Yet my opponent must deny all this. His relentless doctrine will drive him to trample these declarations into the dust beneath his feet. It will urge him to insist that millions of souls whom he will acknowledge the Lord has ransomed, instead of returning to Zion with songs of joy and gladness, will sink into the pit of endless despair, with shrieks of agony and frenzied curses on their tongues forever!! But will you believe the Prophet and the Apostle, or the Presiding Elder?

11. "We both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men; especially of those that believe."-(1 Tim. iv. 10.) In noticing this passage, in his seventh Negative Argument, Mr. Holmes insisted it could afford no proof that God will save all men, because all are not saved in this life, and according to Universalism, (he asserts,) there is nothing from which they can be saved hereafter! The force of this logic is irresistible!! Look at it. St. Paul emphatically declares God is the Savior of all men! Elder Holmes asserts that according to Universalism there is nothing from which they can be saved hereafter, therefore, all men will not be saved, and the Apostle has uttered that which is not true!! This is a specimen of the reasoning which runs through a great part of my opponent's arguments in this debate. Pray, where does he obtain his information that according to Universalism, there is nothing from which mankind can be saved in another world? Universalists believe that every evil which the human race experience in this life, could be perpetuated to another existence and forever, if God was pleased thus to order. But we do not believe he will immortalize sin and wretch