Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-01-22
Religious Department.

December llth ma lengthy ar
ticle headed 'The Soul not Immor-
tai" Judging by the matter pro-
,iuced it appears to me that such
IN assertion needs wintering before
1t is brought out publicly to an in
telligent community. That is, the
Young mind Of the writer should
have been more matured by exam
ming the word of God, comparing
scripture with scripture, and read
aug volume after volume of the pro-
ductions of orr forefatherS-men of
sterling piety and eruditton-previ-
Gus to coming out to teach the world
that man is not possessed of an inn
mortal soul.
TO all productions made public it
is natural to look for the name of
the author. Perhaps by years of
reading and study the writer may
think it well that his name was not
annexed to it. For convenience we
may be allowed to naKae the person
Bro Advent. and as it would be
nearly impossible to follow him in
all his windings, | may say that the
Bible teaches that God is a spirit,
and that it was the spirit or soul of
man that was formed in the likeness
of God, made spiritual in its nature,
and immortal in its duration ; made
in the image of Gods eternity. Cur
Savior's words are these: "The
wicked shall go away into everlast-
ing punishment; but the righteous
into life eternal" Punishment de-
notes pain, and pam denotes exist
ence, and the duration is the same
in both cases--one in misery and
the other in happiness. Bro. Advent
labors hard to prove that the i'm
material aDd ,aat elial parts of man
all 90 to the dust, and afterwards
he has to acknowledge scripture,
which says that the spirit of man
goes upwards, and that of the beast
goes downwards. The point in
question is the immortality of the
soul yet, after the world has had
the experience of about six thOuS-
and years, Bro. Advent goes to
Webster for a definition on death.
Ii would not suit him to take Web
Ster's definition on the soul; here it
is: at is the spiritual, rational and
immortal part in man, a pure dis
embodied spirit" Websters detini
ton on spirit is, that it is a disem-
bodied soul, the human soul after it
has left the body. "Then shall the
dust return to the earth as it was,
and the spirit return to God who
.gare it. -Eccl.
Take a few passages proving the
existence of the soul after death:
t,nOch was man of extraordinary
niety: he walked with God, and as
Il most signal mark of Gods APP
prevail he was translated to heaven
without dying. Jude gives us a
prophecy uttered by Enoch, saying,
behold the Lord cOmeth with ten
thousands of his saints to execute
judgement" Now if the soul at
death be blown out Of existence, as
we would blow a candle out, whence
cOmeth these saints, not angels, but
redeemed spirits! AS Moses APP
preached the flame the Lord said,
Il am the God Of thy father, the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac
and the God Of ia OBJ" Now the
Lord tells us plainly that he is not
the God of the dead, but Of the liv-
inc. Hence, because God calls him
self their God, it is a proof that
they still exist, and that they live
in the enjoyment OF God. SO, also,
when God speaks of David as being
still his servant, it is proof enough
that David is employed in heaven.
Our Savior says there was a certain
rich man, aAd there was a certain
beggar named Lazarus. Our Lord
knew them both, and gave the name
of one, but for some wise reason
withheld the name Of the other.
Lazarus died and his spirit was car
ried by angels to Abrahams bosom.
The rich man died also, and III hell
he lifted his eyes, being in torment.
Can any one think that either the
rich man or Lazarus was asleep, or
that Abraham was asleep when he
answered the rich mans cry
When our Savior was extended on
the cross one of the malefactors said
unto him, Lord remember me when
thou contest into thy kingdom" and
J sus said to him, ''Nerily | say
unto thee. to-day shalt thOu be with