The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-25
Inn mortality OF the Soul.

doctrine OF "Cato," who believes In God and the
Bible, but denies the Immortality OF the soul. l
cannot understand how person can believe in the
Bible, but still deny Of Its greatest lessons. 1t
Is not mere sceptical belief, but Is believed in by
Christian and Jew, Mosem and heather. Though
the religion OF the Hindoo Is degraded they still
believe that the soul Is immortal. The savage In
dian is an example on our own Continent. Even
his religion teaches HIM to believe that his soul is
Immortal. When our Saviour came upon earth He
took upon Him the nature Of man, and therefore as
man had to die and pass through the dark valley
In the same manner as human being. Now when
David prophesies concerning the death OF Christ
Psalms xvi, 10Y he says, "Thou witt not leave
my soul In hell neither wilt Thou suffer Thy
Holy One to see corruption" The Apostle
Peter when the Holy Ghost was first poured out
upon him on the day OF Pentecost, quoted the very
same words. The place spoken OF here as hell was
not the abode Of the damned, the proper transa-
ton OF It being 'the place OF departed Spirits"
From this we can draw the following conclusion -
II the souls OF men died there would have been no
such place made, and David could not have spoken
about it. Therefore, as the inspired Psalmist
writes about it, 1t Is proof OF the existence Of the
place, and also proof that the souls Of men
do not die. but occupy this place which was pre-
pared by God for them. We ind that David
himself is c0mfOrted by this very belief;
for when his beloved child lay sick he tasted and
put on sackcloth, humbling himself In the dust.
But when, after week OF suffering his soul took
ats flight, he left or lasting and put Off his sack
cloth, happy in the thought that, though he should
never more see him in this world, he would 20 to
him when he died. Think you that David could
have cOmf0rted himself thus II the soul of his child
had died We also read that Samuel came from
the grave and c0nversed with Saul and was
by him. Also at the TRANSPORTATION OF our Saviour
on the mount there appeared Moses and Elias talk
ing with Him. Now, II the souls OF these men had
died, how could they have come from the grave and
been both seen and heard by men Likewise at
the death OF our Saviour many bodies OF
Bible the woros used to denote the death
OF aperson are, "He gave up the ghost" showing
that the soul does not die, but only leaves its tene
snent OF clay. solomon, Speaking concerning
death lEcclesastes XIII y, says, yThep shall the
dust return to the earth 1t was, and the Spirit
snail return unto God who gave itv III the
soul died, why did the martyr stephen when being
stoned To death, cry out, saying, Lord Jesus re-
celve my sprltp' When the dying thief on the
cross cried out for forgiveness, our Saviour, an.
Swering said This day shalt thou be with Ne in
Paradise" Our Saviour also said to his disciples
Fear not those who kill'the body but are not able
TO Kill the soul.n These are conclusive proofs, for
they are uttered by tue Deity Himself. There are
many other texts that could give you attestlnQ
the fact that the soul Is immortal and does not die
but rests IN the place prepared for II while the BODY
sleeps In the grave awaiting the glorious morn OF
the resurrection, when IL shall rise and be again
joined to the spirit never more to be separated for
mortal part OF man, will put on Immortality.