New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-22

| OF all great minds who have defended trut
is expressed in the words o. Dr. Todd II
says: "Ihis is the joy, this is the grand col
ISOLATION to all bcreaved in this dark world
, we shall all meet again." The words
upper speak for the vast array of pOet
who have written on this point;
l leok to recognize again, through the beautif
$3.50 mask OF their perfection,
! earth
Hong to talk will, grateful tongue of storms al
| perils past,
And praise the mighty Pilot tina; ha, steered L
through the rapids.
1t Will be unnecessary to euumerat
further. The belief in heavenly recogn
ton is universal. 1t flows ont from III
lntuitions of the soul parallel with the grea
fact OF Immortality. Men of every age an,
chme OF every station aud condition. o
every religion and callins-have left thei
testimony. Outside of divine revelation
there can be no stronger argument thai
this IN support of Il doctrine. Humanit,
never hes. Whatever ideas are universal
thoSe IDEAS are true. An idea may b,
differently expressed by authors it may b.
varlously exhibited by customs and laws: i
may be warped by superstition and error; i
| may IN different nations lead to exactly op
posite actions: yet, ifthe customs, laws and
| actions on any given subject can be trace
|
their basis. We may rest assured that prin
ciple is true
Hence the force of our a-r;Leut drawn
from universal belief.
=. The doctrine of heavenly recognition
! is sustained by the teachings of reason
Religion crucities no par. of humanity. Its
mission Is to develop and perfect. It finds
man fallen by nature and depraved by prac-
ticc. 1t seizcs upon tho nob!est power Of
SnllI--fn.,t Of Crl
mates every faculty of his being to this. 1t
awaAens the highest possible motive Of our
belng-that of sloryfying God-and subor-
dlnateS all other motives to it, Christ
theory OF redemption is no. so much work
OF crucl!ixion as !; work o: growth True,
old habits of sin are to be left off calnal
affections are to be destroyed within us ::
the old man - TO be cast aside, and the new
man to DE substituted. But this work of
Transformation is not so much the killing as
the developing of mans higher nature
When gardener finds tho bark Of choice
Tree becoming rough and unhealthy. he
never thinks of cutting down :he tree to
cure the bark. bat he digs about the roots,
manllreS the ground. 50 a. 20 quicken its
lite power :" that thereby it may obtain
breadth and vigOr. Christ plants in the heart
new and more noble life, BY which mans
higher nature is quickened into create: ac-
commence to bad and develop in the soul
in this Life. and bloom and per:ec. il. the
life to come.
Happiness in heaven is ~ be co,nriete both
as to kind and variety. What thcv are 10 b.
will depend upon the different sources from,
which heavenly joys are to ring. and these
may be known from the kinds OF pleasures
God sanctions in this life II Gcd plants "A
principle IN the human heart and makes its
TO
religion. and then assures rs that all ueln-
teTs of the church tr;umphan. are but per
tccted members of the church militant il
follows that that principle must continue
in giving forth ii, Joys while eternity lasts.
l. is upon this principle. and il Is b;i. reason
able 10 t''.!"Ve that as Dian Is Il social being
on earth he must also be one in heaven
Man Is created with q social nature. which
Is alphabetically The most important part of
his teins. In it lie hidden those my--
.clous links that form the bass Of ~. human
association. /. i because man has :. social
nature til,. friendship, is possible. and love.
that universe! balm for human, "o., can F..
have az existence. Religion has Il, .,as:. n
his department oi the human sou, If we
'ouId not lt:c eaC.! other. We Col:.,i 10. love !
Tod. Take mans -ocia! natur. awav from |
nm anu ne could not .nIoF religion more |!
han the brute. All low. j, :..e same in !
'sscnce. Tlerr Is =" 'iifcte:c. i'll ...r essence t
If the love al friend I" friend. c!,i.G -
parent ami man 70 GOD. :ht. ~ ..::fa--
ne 'ih' q! degree.
Ho' onlF h'- ;eil5i"h II, basis ~ - ,"e.'.
10 '"i'' 'nt "hafi ~" 'hnn'hce III :""gien
ma, hil"i" - cultivated ana "in"hied
h"tr sil' e"i.tiShr OF Gi'lne .!"'" "ioo:n
lie riches; i'H' and riprn the n'i:tSt SOFA!
ny. We" -i''tc "hhoolrs our associations
M r,iiliie- or affections. The more de
Dtt hot |
IL iilth"S' 'h' clearer ar. iils liinti-.i. arI
ne more constant hisioV" 70 G"d. NO man
an i"Fc ''"d ANA nate his brother. Hereby
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',oo ile''th OF .he power OF recognition
III /! mas 1nS' .ilat winch is .un,ia'nsn;al to
l pc: oiSs' hat would heaven be Il I
u.a nor recognize Chrisf: Ana Yet Christ i
our 'ne sIorine" 'ypeo an the redeemed. {
~ I" hlo" nihi Is 10 know az. i; there 3
.lo ie.oSn:.loh IN heaFrn then '.i::e can I
Il" pe'lte'ih. % me ho'ic,' ana highest ,
) "oli u" earn as the result OF S;iiVai"n;
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