The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-25

ana out" anu ne was driven away lrem access 70
the Tree OF hle. Toe record here presents two
antagonIstical persons maktngappareatly directly
opposite declarations. one Is undoubtedly true
ana the other ialse, II appears that man was NOS
created immortal, for the record at this point
teaches that in order TO gain immortality he must
"take also the tree OF iiie and eat and i've Tor.
ever" and nc was driven out and lost the power
Or privilege OF lie immortal II may be Of some lni-
portanee whether We acc pc tue true or Lise.
Inc serpent no douot Impressed Eve Win the
belief that she was immoral and under that I'M
preston she persuaded Adam into disopedlence
Dy winch they lost .'the tree or lien - We, Dy
believing We are immortal wnen we are not. may
by such belief be led 10 lose the opportunity OF
taking OF .the tree OF lie ana eat ana I'VE lor-
ever" Chris ~ tae Tree 81 NE. ~ ~.
ever beheveth IN him snail not perish but
have everlasting me- Whose eafeth my nesa
ana drinketh my blood hatn e6ernal lie, ana
will raise MN up at tue hast day. John VI, 81
Except We eat the mesh OF tue Son oil Mail aud
drink his blood ye have no lie In YOU" so that
immor atty and eteraal lie are IN christ by the
resurrection. Those VINO suppose themselves to
be immortal without parrakIug OF the tree oil lie
perish and have no part N the resul rection.
There Is no immortality taught IN the Scripture >
except by she resurrection. ST. Paul said stf
there be no resurrection then tevenl they which
have fallen asleep IN Jesus have perlshed." Christ
SAID TO HIS followers on account Of their not hav-
ing immortality, "Because l 1--we We shall live
also.n He promised 10 them what tie possessed,
anu what they had nor; that Is, immortality oy
the resurrection. Ana that HIS followers might
not misunderstand Him and conclude rney were
immortal and would go TO heaven when they
oted, ne salu 10 tHem, "AS sara unto tue
Jews, whltner 1 20 ye cannot come, 20 now
say 10 yon.nJohn xiii. 90. Aad in tue same connec-
ton He said, Il go TO prepare place Tor YOU and
ii l go ana prepare place Tor You Will come
again and receive you unto myself tnat where
am lwhen Gomez there ye may De Also"
The usual mode OF quoting this passage OF scrip
tuFe "a as It was quoted Ia tne HERALD TO convey
the Idea tnat when people die they 20 Waere
Christ mas gone, and tnRt lie waits and VIII mere
receive them. They do not, according 20 TINS
passage, go where lie Is to be received by Hun
But lie comes again where tney are TO receive
tnem that where He is-not where tie was before
lie came-His people may be alsO.n There ID
some difference between gong TO HIM and he
coming The question IL Where Is the
place Il IL where he went wnen He SAID, Fl go,n
or - 10 where He VIII be when he SAID, Il VIII
come again ?n II might be necessary Tor man
now IN tnis city 10 go 10 England 10 obtain means
10 purchase AM prepare pace IN New YORK Tor
his family VINO remain here during his absence;
but ne comes back again aud receives them into
his newly and elegantly furnished mansion which
he could nave proYlded Tor them In no oLner way
than by gong to Europe. His parting language
with his family might be just ike our savlour's
parting words above, ana mis- children would
readily understand ~ Ks+4#+