Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-17

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Mr. Bcecher's Idea Of Heaven.
The following is from q report of Mr.
Beecber's sermon in Plymouth church last
Sunday:
Re,parkiur, with glance through the win
dows, upon the clear, delightful brightness of
the first lnornng of summer, that it was
good time to talk about heaven when the very
tranquility and sereneness of the scene was
symbol OF the peace and order that we shall
find in heaven, Mr. Beecher confined the ideas
of his sermon yesterday morning to the one
topic of the future world, aud the people who
live there Taking his text from the Revela-
tons, he referred to the belief popular among
so many that there is an intermediate probl
tionary state between existence here and life in
what is regarded as heaven, and said that his
own feeling was that after death the soul rises
Immediately into the presence of God, for if
there was any intermediate place we should
have some conclusive testimony OF 1t some
where in the Bible and he quoted the pass
are "When the dead shall rise, all the llv-
inc at the time shall 60 with them and be In
the arescncc of their Father - SO that 1t
would plainly appear that there is no lnterme-
diatc camping ground where the soul can wait
until it is better prepared to inherit eternal ltc.
That dying Is an entrance at once luto Heaven
every rcrson may have reasonable presump-
ton for believing. And this theory OF the en-
trance Of believing souls into Heaven lmnle-
,atcly after death does not torego that idea OF
IN unfolding process which, though not proba-
tonal, is yet gradual and gradational. On this
uoint nositivcncss should be avoided, but there
is an illustration in the 22d of Matthew which
shows the sounlnesS of the idea. This was au
allusion TO the proposition made to Christ of a
woman who was seven times married, and at
last died, the question occurring as to whose
wife she should be OF the seven. Christ says
"Yc do err, not knowing the Scriptures or the
power Of God, for in the resurrection they
neither marry nor are given in marriage, but
are as the angels of God which is condition,
added Mr.. Beccher, totally different from that
which prevails on earth, The passions which
continue the race hunger and thirst which sup
ply the body with food and drink, and the
coulbatve tendencies which earth inspires,
shall be wanting there. When We leave this
body We leave many burnt out passions and ap-
petites. There is no propagation of race there;
there is no hunger or thirst; there is no fight
ing or jealousy. Why, then, should we pos
have no need ot?-and the preacher cited
st. Pauls declaration that we shall not
carry our earthly bodies through into the other
world We shall have bodies that will not be
ilccing, and yet which will identify us. We
shall there have the affections, and the
thoughts Of the mind which do not belong to
brutchood
Speaking of the point of goodness to which
one must, or rather must not, necessarily arrive
Mr.. Bccchcr said: II can conceive of men
whose work here is covered all over with faults
and unfit, when dying, for even the better part
of society on earth, who can obtain entrance
into heaven, and though their place there shall
bc lowly-aDd there is an infinite distance, be-
tween the top and bottom degrees of spiritual
adyancemeut-yet they will rise with rapidity
not known on earth into purer latitudes, and
the rudc, inchoate nature may thus always
have starting point in heaven; for there is
room there for the lowest. Like the seed
forty feet below the surface of the ground,
which never sprouts, when the we'll is dug and
the Garth thrown out into the warmth and un-
der the showers they will catch the impetus of
divine life and rise to glorious development.
INVENTIVE LAWYERS. Several members Of
our bar, not finding sufficient occupation for
their skill and ingenuity in constructing pleas
aud arguments in lawsuits, have lately turned
their attention to mechanics, and invested their
means and hopes in novel and valuable lnyen-
tons of a purely mechanical character. One
eminent and veteran counsellor has discovered,
or claims title In the discovery, OF a great I'M
provcment on the various wonderfully ingenl-
oss sewing machines which have been patented
at Washington. He keeps model of his ma.
chine in his law Office, which all bis clients and
Visitors are required to examine and admire.
Another gentleman of the bar, who has achiev-
cd great success and handsome fortune by
ms practice, has embarked very zealousy ln
tlG new machinery for ice making, SO success
fllly demonstrated at Merits brewery.
1t IS we'll known that the United States Dls-
trlct Attorney relieves his severe official and
professional duties by giving such hours as he
eau spare thercfrom, to constant work IN me-
chanlcal shop which he has fitted up convent
emily to his residence
Another very enterprising young lawyer,
sometime ago, reading an account Of tho diff
Guilty OF gathering cranberries and the time
consumed therein, set to thinking about me-
rl'anlcal contrlvance which would abridge the
ulhe and labor thus consumed. He soon hit
upon move! and ingenious contrivance for that
purpose, and after long study and the con-.
SSroetlon OF various models, finally perfected
ms ~ invention so as to justify an application at
Ia" l,e latent othce Tor caveat, or patent. The
eNAAou uo9 I'LL ulSCOuCcTUGU OT
snaken SNAKE In his confidence in his ingenuity by
.SSpy from the Unit ed States Commissioner
toan tn", 'ne PRINCIPLES embodied in his model had
1een patented Tor many years. We shouh NOT
inr ,I wh;eh haah IL nc succeeds in getting mhear-
prudence OF the State and nation ~ '''' Jufis-
,h Lastly, We have not for sometime heard Of
inc progress OF distinguished member "
.no oar VINO, some years ago, was engaged IN
!c enforcement OF the claims and merits Of an ~
invention which he had discovered to snn,'Iu ,,T,,
our street cars with more convenient mode of
making change and paying fares His plan wos os
generally approved at the time, but we tear ar
mat political and legal cares and duties drau
MN oft from the persistent and vigorous nrnse'
cu.lon OF his demand upon the public recorni-
Ie'ns Herald o''