New-York tribune., 1874-12-17


heaven We nigh. suppose that We shond leave science
ncrtion her. Wind direct your attention 20 Inc acta
d"ctIine OF scripture abou; the highest heaven. In
hgres Of the New nnaan g.. That s IA the r bi'
M Az ought rot 10 be b. our tHc0IoSy am ooAhg az
this from The position OF science. ana h0t Iron iho
position OF theology. l Father giving thaG wGIch
| schNce demands from
Whe ~ B the Goctrinc Scriptur" hat God Ia every
where present ard prryados tns who'll ntiyer'', <
1"eti | fcA e pace irr' "a pte.ehc J. 50 ,I'"g
manifested tlii =. wien We inl incn sao - az ol "
ni-re per ADM Ulueu,e as representing Cod ana
ncn "hcn hld many rndo systems OF th"olosY ave
scrp,.re nas tSe right To- Keep ns4lf free rom
t" 81 taeao cSiremcs, and tho way - 10 assert tne ~
r't'''''"- ''H 'Atc 90 nol, a"d a'ro " "''N.'
o. "!'Is. Nov, our Lord, Who :, INC nlhes A'ion
81 Go, aud with, ~.ou oar GJd wCuli b uihn,w-
a. 60 "Hr l. ri 10 COM from 1t aud r.trrI 80 H. He
fp''FS ~ u az pttadsr, as D. is 'hcri NcC3', VIZ
! is an 80. TAI place. ne An%e GLbr"I required Il
GchEiir aud specified tmc 20 reach tAIs earn.
sen tl.4 writcr, he.d tUIt tai. IS not ylZi'
uncertain, ,ualoy tita taat 1t va "sJmow ownerc;" Il -
-dereai heaven, and IS tcuauted ny spiritual
DriSs' whose nliufc yc' can ne c1prrtseh o:F by
conn. r-0 a'a hgI.ps IL J. Dttt " hp'cidl "rn-
ie-tor Il g ~ ana ~ iIs p0T9r ana wtv, "ut dJc,
noi nlt 1r eonain H., energy 10 eSp.of'' id n"t
llc II dyru 81 = as ciunO. contain ii DOS u't
;,".' Limitation Cron l-nn IIrnc+ lis ro"'r nei-
N1S al tLu-~. IL ls the place Whoh1e splti.4L mes
't,l- r. Itr ,rLJ ever, where.
L-".} we are od tat IN tho resurrection o'F boi,5
puJ on spr.ril O0i.r@, as dstIi4 4u3ntt frDid nc
ear.4y or uaursl bodies. aud mat ~ sum3,hih5
sA""U"ed fOr. % " thron9H tue resurrection ot unr
d"enbJ led sUrIts, Du5 have sDrinai bIirs All the
spIis oi h"aycl iuitrr AM 20 descend TO e.r,
50 talt heaven and e rth buconle n . ana 20 new
heaven and nrw carth permanently / lcntriei. l
m1ul AK" nat l. ien To DE- hep y'"r m"is. - .o"le-
thlns 10 tnn& ".. whether what We r.i II tIo ucg
LSH'enf ahi tAe new etr,n Iha ne" Jerusalem, 3 uot
- 80 tlc ain s o. tta : m rc Wri.r, aI rar; Oi
@ @ne p'.A 81 0"!' boom Ia 1cs '..s Lit I'll. st'1-'l
he'.''hs ae 40 -urrt IA the eni, ah1 ncuL L.r vr;
rs wei. tIe dta sccms cess'ry TO oar conception
"a sII'!tu ana pei iOhil God Aud t.lnE n L. an
,IrA "t would have uIAcn ch cL Ia '"IVbS tho dh VI
le- 81 'cirAti1c mcn at the pr'scHt day. t"o Ptre7t
'aneFes Ia hrrpt"re' IA an ai' peiViilE p1"'F o'
o"N .'-u U"t ~ cannot cohcvIF" ul Jas - PoAHoH'
" me the heatnrn hnC this n0weF TO mere men. me
",p 'oAo'h.s b''h td'aS' %ls'h- Us "rdl "d'"'uoh
lj' thr -aiWcilIs rr Got. Az tie SANE uM: IL % ,.I
lidt the Heaven or Heavens CdnLO' contain III-I 1ud
A,y Ir ''lco Is eysl5 where
No" is 'as Eeavcn 'nen visible place, or s 1t only
name LOT space DcyOnd tHe hBtOf tno visible heaven
- SOM i"ie "Gcfe Is ~ Il IL ia ltI -eL14-l name
Tor al th1Se Ghys-eS b.YOnd TIL, universe, @uith N
ru'e aai surround II, Or 10 1t hae Jr epn' region
tAeo.'sy snouii ask it OF sccncc, atuoIgI
toriner "eraItIye. Fnr Just W. have o.. .,sieI
-""s -" ~ or cent I, and ~ tAc s~r, arc suus 10
iGTs tIa5 tnrrs exists gom where Ia space vis le
cA~f Ipr IN" "rOc universe, anu al drOdji "nch IA
tL"sc wO.Iis lave thcir p,Udgi0us ani almost
stcf"H cft!-s AaIio-y lenAs iorca to the Goa
euro wien a5troH0b,rS are very SLOW 10 aay
ah runC nuOut Least 70 lJalsJ upon, Jcuso thcY
nave th1 :IcJs which m"k' 1t certainly. Il the wosl
wee 10 continue Io"g enough 20 acc1unll,e iu il,dro
stag acclItao S-ry lonA 80 niIsLo 'pi sOue'ui"t
visible heaven for TIA I nig prove 10 Do tna
hcdhcl ,Ad perhaps InSr IN .n5 nISlt DC ILYcAGd ~
ca,cA some rAJ5 of TO- Ii-.t Tor mortal - -.
THE THIRD HEAVEN.
This may never De acIisyeI ani we mast for the
present content TO know that science alL revelation
standing on ueir respective fields, both pollt upward
AMI IuTAri to mysterious center of the universe O
Col whence emlrate powc.5 that extend to the utmost
Lmit41f ,racc. where drrlls glory ace H. yA en-
cyc HtA uOo rec.. neh-i 1h entered lh" i-r hcA't
~ h.al ID &c lye. peltVc .ArfeOr', lh, f.v"r
ha o. fh' trI heaven space * sing oryOnd the
limits Of Jae uniye.9, Is 0le tat uiy nc 4Hi t. DiA
spiritual iel atGOdgh IL - one that science cannot IS
yjt prove by GcIlo fact. IAcre -, however cdi-
connection, wHica 10 is "oltl ~ui,o 70 ppnt ont
% yor h,rr, a' | have lew miAu."5 rtL-i' ing
UetwecH tAc revelations Of geology u ~ Ia r@rt 10
laJ OF tAe jri aAc tue idea p@eseutel ~ SCRIP
tl.- tlat tc eIitH is At subsequent ume ~ b. ~
cuIsd I the conI'.oIs of the shrtua. world. aAd 10
3e inhabited r-rnIU, b. rsons iATHe ~piIi,H h'i"..
uI we look JIcA al tAo YOri s hS,orY As PfrsaHiei
10 Is oy oio-, "e eAn see tAtt Ia ctrn P'E,l -' @
problems prescntediO 10 10 WtA ft"p,cs To I'' possible
L.r Il. suppose 'ar Instance, has been put in tais
wa iy a scotch Vri'tr-.It Vc as Intelligent
beng, wee Ilt.ouuccI 20 4 World waicn tDe.1
matt r. tHt tIr most ucnuti n hngs of int WOtl
eo.u oe oi no crysa..'ne forms lat n'int.ait can
gcnce Than ours shOId come and say 10 n: l..s
World. IN as pre- -cnl conIto1 shall r". AWAY rem"l
STD. lis tue N.li ot % nat 10 = f.u." iua htV
power Al.. D, introduced, ant th1c ucT pOrtr shah ue
tac i'"tr % Yc&D'aOI5 A''. W. H'" """iH j. W
possible 10 -iye tJ ~ any Idea "a tr. ns VI m 'I ot
W...t ;o.L pc t4t condition uf vegetable H. nlt't
tell u ~ tue shh s4oIe uroh DrAhI'' G. >'... &
ard uIIdo II sparkle before our eyes, 50 iIe
san s-iI.hg upOd t4ls NJ" ct."t'-A ""d'' H'I OiIy
mako % s. ihe AM 3. e. h"I -''' a." I|'''"'-.
EIt 45W IN ait 3, s. I.G us l,t rH "a ti 49,. ol- 40
,.it o T.
lie o. tIc y'l dJ.e =. I2 ~ " Lc uJ "'.'-~ O'I '''
tsrII. az .r uI. scgsl kAS 20 'N,-15 ". e'. a.
.liue, tId ycgc,i"e hio "a apunGauc', and tLsre
~, - t.li'" d. = al sIip5'j "I' t''' w. ~
mere wouI BE- animal Ic.l lad th1t tAi5 me Noli nin
lir-j strange and dAe.edt po|'" roh 't -t"ol' 1I'
IL g0I.d perhaps Ly 10 explain iat thr'1 al'n'.s
J and inatId OF hing md 10 me earth c5ult
move a1OIt ANA WJuid ny y s-pi~n to IS AZ J.rn" 90
i!r vegetable WuLl al animal NpIt ac. ~" iiItI.-
IL woul be - untcr.tind ~ AAd ten suppose 80
c.tt La "A
wcTa 20 bs tod i-iiI ihtt th' "OFd was I'D : mao
auot.cr STATE aui tAis teacHcr was 10 try -
cxtllA 10 rs IN ,hc terms TIC Jrute a.h.ls Tntt
aI was % be. and wht hiii 0i ull"Sa
ne u d.. How coud Ho EIYa u an iIe;' OF ,oHr
c.tIc, yA"s a0I Oug fch-JI ~ any khi u !IrI'
derived !rUu IN. brle an'mai5l l. |o1l Oo extremely
di;Ji-, as yOh see II W. H"c" Io.A - @.ouI u 10,
Now. OBVIOUSLY, thIt Is tIe stme D'IltuJ' un'ct
wuicn the Scrptdre wrtrrs he "ien tA"I explain tno
don OF tnaC tniri Heaven t:om WncI our L1rt clue,
AMI irUm wncn dngc.o come - ua WIN FiFc ahd oe u
ri1naI visits, wan Ycty diL .ch1 po-4'9 'on w. "a "
IA hI, world. Il thai visible hehE'n * ss, II .htl pace
u strange and woud r,ul manifestation u. Coz exists
and ~ Ihe thihgs mat r&s' ia t't PiG, tep 90 ~
certain the Things tIat are 10 take place "a OF
selves and our own bodies IN tAe f1tnIe. 'A1t We AZ
spiritual beings are 10 exist M that renovated
CONDITION OF this earth we nave that same
igiSrnGnt woili have IN de.cribIns pIau ,Ae
terms uf the neral or vegetables OF brute kingdom'
And cannot expect 10 nave any clearer opnwhs Ot
Than nli II scripture " t1e uso OF Jhc terms
tnat belong to things mere and We can eaSy See that
ns.VIS v, ~ ~ ci va ~ - " 80 t1,d en-, mi In. NJ
be thus obscure O because We do not possess the
terms aud IDEAS bH which II can Oe eXpluDed.
Now would ali IN therefore, that tAe possibility or
the conditions "a tuIrd heaven ultima ey b coming
the condition OF the earth II not an unscSntnc suppo'
tlJ, but In warranted bY what we know o. the pS MS
tory the stages through whlch Goa mas
brought Us Out tae maia practIcal pollt 10 lnaC
think yOu should look in,O the Scripture test
mOny IN regard to tBat heaven, anu ny To deli
10 from that unscentlnc vapJr tiat hth-s
about IL in popular thinking ana speaking nnd
example OF that, and sad example Lay Oetore
you the statement OF the old veteran, srausS, In is
Last work. He says no man having "a clear cOucei-
tOn III harmony with the present standard O as r0h
represent to himself Deity rntnroued IN
Heaven" Now. astronomy shows tnat G)d may exert
HIS power from a great dominant center OI creatli
wherl ia His be in he same curative sense
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