Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23


lng5 OF the human heart, as il follows It's below
ed ones beyond the veil, IS Tor some assurance
that they still love and care for US. Gould we
firmly believe THIS, bereavement would lose half
It's bitterness. As German writer beautifully y
. expresses 1t, 4" Our Hleud Is not wholly zone
from Us we see across the river OF DEATH in Ihe
blue distance. the snoke Of his cottage - hence.
the heart, always creating what II desires has
ever made the guardianship aud minis ration of
departed spirits Lt,0TIJe theme of poetic llc-
tlou.
But IS it. then, fiction? Does revelation which
gives 50 many hopes winch nature had not, give
none here Is therc no sober certainty 10 cor
respond to the ubOrn and passionate craving
oi the soul 10 departed spirits IN verify re-
tam any knowledge OF what ssrausD.cs ia thIs
world aud take any part IN Igs scenes All
that revelation says Of spiritual state is more IN
tInatIon than assertion it has no dIs.rnc. trea-
ties, and teaches nothing apparently OF set pu--
pose buL gives NauEc, glorious images, while
no" ana lhen some accidental ray Oi Iutelh-
gence looks out
"-.ise eyes fcheru}s shining
From ont The veil that hi. the ark
But ont Of all tie different hints and assertions
OF the Bible, We thiuk a better IufercutiaI augu-
ment might be constructed to prove the minis
traticn OF departed spirits than for many a doc
tflne winch has passed It's days lor the height
OF orthodoxy.
First, then, the Bible distinctly saws that
t" the children OF men. " are they not all min
Isteriug spirits, sent forth 10 minister to those
who shall be the heirs OF salvation ~ Il Is silI
OF little children that their ANGELS do always
beh"la the lace oi our Father which Is in he;l-
ven. This last passage from the words of ,.llr
. SAVIOR, taken IN connection with the eeIl-knUgvf
tradition oi his time, fully recognizes the idea OF
individual guardian spirits for Gods govern
inent over mind Is. II seems throughout one Of
. intermediate agencies, and these not chosen At
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adaptation to the purpose Intended. Not even
the A!l-scu2nEr AIi-kuoWIng CHe was deemed
perfectly adaIltcd to become y huflau Savior
without human experience. kuowle,ira in
tuItIVe gained from above. Gf human wants mn 4
Woes as not euuugit--Jo it must be added the
home born certainty OF Consciousness and MEM
OrN, Inc head uI all meditation must become
human. Is Il likely then, tHa;, IN selecting ~, b.
ordinate agencies this 50 necessary a requisite
OF human hie ana experience is overlooked p
While round The throne Of God stand spirits.
now saJEted and giorided, vet tArllinelv con-
scio-s 1t = past cEpeyleEcc of sin aud sorrow.
trembling In sympathy with tenn. q: ions and
struggles IKE their own, IS it Likely that he
wouId pass by these souls thus burning for the
work, and commit 1t 10 those bright abstract be-
lng> whose knowledge and experience are com
Paga'Fely so distant ami So cold?
ID Is strongly III couhFu&s ION of this idea tia,
III the TRANSPORTATION sensc-whIch seems 20
have been intended purposeIy to give The dis
CI.'.9 % 1'''iii'71 oi tue EipTIuet slate OIL thet
Stl~tef--"e uHd hiU attended by two spirits #
earth, Moses and Luas. (which appeared with
'- - 7'' J "'l,i " a.Ntg oi his a> atl "IIth ue
should accomplish aG Jerusalem" It appears
that these 50 long departed ones were s;Iu
,a'aglhg I'D deep sympathy with the tide OF
'.i't'' d'i'ti ~ only aware ~ The pre- sent
''' '''9' rs /" the Iat#f1. In COL cl
dence with this idea are al those passages which
speak OF the redeemed earth aS being closely
taa iadisSo.aoiE Unidentified VITA Christ, meuI-
oIl' 81 "1z "'dJ' o. ms Hesh aui MS bones. Il
- H'' 10 ol supposed tHtt those united 70 Jesus
/ ''''.S ''ii ".he!7 ~ 50 FiEiiaa sympathy and
t''d1i'tii'tt 0l interests are lett out as IastrU
{ htLts ~ Jlat great Work Of haman regeneration
WileA 50 chsEoSses h.n and when we hear
'-LA7'laa7 spoken of as kings and priests unto
N5oe' rs l"o2e "Io sl1il Judge angels, We see II
i-o.1 l''''' unlimited tla. ih1y are 10 be the
P.'.'Hels aH actors 10 tnat greas work Of spirit
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