The New York herald., 1870-05-01

tlOnl snail thy wonders DO known 10 tno uark anu
Thy righteousness IN tne land Of f0rgofuness " e..
IN the death s'ate The deld praise not the Lord
nor any that 90 down into silence" "For the grave
not hope for thy truth. The living, the
ne s ass ss sS this Of
may awake lin out OF sleep" And St. paul satin
ing them whlch are asIeep.r &c.
II we look g the examples IN SCRIPTURE, the argu-
sttoa tfost d BY snorant sr Designing tie M GIN m n upn
the Car,stan creedl that the ad are still alive
va their souls go TO a'en at death, &c.-a doc
trne wnich renders nugatpry, unnecessary nay, I'M
pos IDLE, the only source ami foundation Of fu-
lure lie to man. which Is by tbs resurrection OF the
ad: NOES was not crmitted TO 60 into the PROM
ised Land as pun snIne.t He del on Pis an, IA
sight q II. Now. Il he was tran-atedI heaven.
% VA - there tn ~ soon as ne SeS s.
app ears the punt hmcnt ID MED tn, merely nun.
dane and earlhly qualification which Palestine
stantls translated I'm ia his s5ul to The presence Of
God with whom IN fulness Of joy,-in Whose pres
How was 1t as to DavtdS Though one OF Go1's
favored servants: the Bible inform, U.S. many years
er mrs seas A hs en- Ras rs INTO t
day." the Patriarch "David Is not ascended INTO
II The case Of Lazarus, of Bethany, the friend ana
disciple OF tie Lord Jesus, Is full OF proof on the
point before u.s. here Is an instance OF one who had
been 80 long dead-fOur days-tn lt deco npost ion
had set IN. where was be- and In what cond tion as
TO consciou ness intel igence and reason during
this long interval between death ani resurreclonY
II his 'sOulr was In heaven, enJoyeg the pieasures
evermore" OF hat biest abode, Is Il credible tnat
he knew nothing OF it2 Where are the reveIativns
he made OF his bllssful sojourn IN The CELESTIAL
courtss Not one word-noi a hint even OF such
bes ed experience OF delight no repors lrom 'tlat
bourne whence, at least, thI one Ma'eie aio r''
turn.r
Is further proof still demandedf Let IT be sup
pI ed then by these positive deca at0ns VI one who
knew all truth--the Great Teacher sent from God.
t.NO hath asCeunel 10 nedVe0 DUL ne tnuL
came down IRON heaven" John ill, 13. A2an he
sath 70 his apostles jnss before HIS craoahxon, S,o
He as enled TO aaven af er His resurrection, aud
tint ler lie expressly de ares ney "cannot come"
conclude this only partial statement of the c0p0us
evidence on I'M point; ina Is sup lied by the Ao
tie Paul's tesim ny IN Hebrews After enumerarng
by name tie eminent servants OF Goa, long he ore
dead, OF whom, as he says the world was not w0r-
thy, he adds Sand thess all having good report
through iath rece ed not the prom ;s: God having
provided some better thing for u.s. that tney, tnout
u.s. should no be made erfect'.' Now, II these have
all gone 10 heaven at death how can II be ihat tsey
been made perecti Truly ''the legs Of the lame are
not equal" as sa tn the proverb.
Now 1t s no answer to The Q strong scripture
pr OILS TO reply that these proofs apply only TO Inc
physical nature OF man-to his body. That know, is
and conclusive testimony. But the plea Is nadnis-
sIbe, for the Bible ab0unls with proof hat death
and uncons iousness are affirmed OF 'solf AM
spirit rs OF Inc 'b0 iy' OF man. many passages
may he found. few only can here lie adduced. 'lhe
sp rit shall fail before me- ThaE this spirt may be
saved IN the day o the Lord Jesas'-nOJ al death.
Even one thing bealle men ana beasts Az The one
die h, SO d!eth the o,ner Yea, they have all one
breath for spirtl"-so that man hath no pre-emin
ence above beast (as 10 his present mortal condi
uOnl. HE keepeh back Ills soul from the PIT"
"Deliver my soul from the sword "He spared not
yer his soul from the hand OF the gravew
"Unless the Lord had been nv help
my )ul had quickly dwet IN silence" HE that
converteth uniye se shall save soul ron dea5n,"
&c. "Tne soul that sinneth It snail de-" "My
soul Is exceeding sorrowu even unto DEATH" "God
made his soul Offering for sln.' The soul OF the
SavlOur was in the grave, In the interval between
hls death and resurrection according to the DIVINE
testimony, which declares IN psalm xvi, "Ihou WI {
not leave my soud In nell tne gravel, nor Wit thou
suffer thy holy one 10 se, corruDtiun' He said OF
himself II this death state: "A' Jonah was three
da and three nights III the whales belly 50 The
Son Of Nah snail ne three days and three nights IN
the heart Of the earth--t. e., the grave.
It's Impossible within reasonable limits to recte
here reply 10 objections which wonid be uigel
against our proofs. But 1t Is not too much to say
that no really fair and Ell cttve agument can be
urgeI successfully against tina WHICH IS true for the
plain reasOn tlat no one truth can be made t. clash
with any other. But wnen the opposition
shall bring forward their tes imony, II will be
time enough to consider It. Meinwhilc on the pre-.
misses and testimony above presented 1t Is submitted
priest ur PASTOR, whothor oatnolic Protest.:
ant, should velture IN the face of tue UNHAPPY
effects and consequences OF the teaching announced
by Father M M:Deyitr," and in view OF h. imposing
adver evidence from reason and Scripture, to re-
peat the dangerous and suDversye DO strne that
either men, women or children Can make death the
Instant passway TO heaven. A LAYMAN.