The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-15
HEAVEN AND NELL


1--WE it Ah' IAih hNltlhs
Prof Folk Adler. of CarnelI. l,curcd
on "ilell nud Paradise lla began Ly
saying thAt error is mueh older than truih.
and started out alth The object oi establish
ing The point that tho theories al heaven
aud bell contain nu sirEle element Of lh,
Supernatural knowledge claimed ior
th,m, Ia regard tu tHH saFlaus views ui
th1 future llIr, hu SAID lHR they were b|
% usl Invariably the continuation II mau.- b
iayurltr occupations here. tol up with tht
object "I catering ta tho weaausssas uf th,
people. 'lhrro Is ru maIp said le. "iu
ntl "a, mighty roy relations ofthe secrets of
the grave than there ls iu thr uu oi th,
.tlaifyoyunt who fret uIsruyrr. your WI.h-
,s aud then uTHphrsles nt.EmaGsN,Iy what
bias existed boo y,uT mIgd as desire
Ancient Views OF Heaven.
In suppor, oftlls view of tAe origin "a,
lhr prysrul beliefs iu the accepted fafm-
= heaven Urd hell, tho lecturer gave b
ynop..s yf lh, h,lIrf- yt savage ulb.s.
Beg .ainE wiki tho North American .at
4srs who, being fond ui the hunt imuu.n,
traEen tu Boz 'H happy hunting ground.
- NvAt showed lhal Tie Icu!aulg tfibts yt
Northern Europe, Warake and r4IIuu.
people. believed heaven 90 be u p0ut.nua
tHu ut their earthly lie Ca q large and
sfaudof scale and even gave ihr BAH uf
, heir god thy name uf Nslhalia by which
he tarquy,Hg ball ~ Ihe King Ma.
tanWu. Tho Hndaus. EsNplIaus aud
fvf~iHls haya, said che lecturer. formed
pie.
Leaving lha branch Ut tas .utiee. tf4
e,Lusgf cone .lrlra tho NI,as ~ lhe tlree
raaing rrl. gIuns MnAamtt4U.sm. Judn
I H q u D. B. ..#
.ald, lu i.5 aitl ul Paradise reflected s.u-
ely The OASIS lie ~ the Oriental ln Ir
IaIlGg places ui tar desert Judaism. q
Hvlsi,H ihul las alHaYs been more rrreti.
cal iHaH dosmatIg, and iH regard 90 th.
doctrines ~ which lGe utmost diversity
Ht v|ttun has always been allowed. ha-
newer attached iltt Importance o. The
4"e.I#Hr ui Immortality that lt might have
aad ltHr taH abolition of it- organic,
priesthood after ,he au Uf Jrsssalsn.
Neither The frg!alelgh nor The writing.
at ihe prophets, bee continued. SAY any
.Ains iH supPUr. cf il ; when they ullule
70 ., j, is in vague ant general tsfms
The Ia.mudical Idea Of Heaven.
u later lays however continued
the speaker, 'tht idea was confirmed. and
the Ialm44 is iul Of legends about the
fatarc l.tc. In tNe time ui the Iatm.l Tie
5 80 'rtf
.aNol' 'r CSC "lH'i,h oi ihr jews Was The
---+1 'l I"' Jaw, ana hence we have hraA-
I rH Hs tts. academy. Nsiatat deity h.U-
1 s'.I Hs 'hI'l hahh.. Here Dr. Aa.er
t"-A 2. 's t"."lcd pa 'Ae laim4a tha, on "a
tcrilaIH occasion matter ~ law came rr
f fog discussion ln this heavenly academy,
"afn Coo. lLo Chit EatsI took oHc
F '.eN Aha H.i ilc ether rabols an opposite
We" ftAH..9 |br 'Ltel AaHa4 summon
cL ifem vaF.A a man We. yerstl lu laN
aud took Die gI,liaI. of The Christian
view. the speaker t4'd TIA, 5. had lts birth
among paug utu, who, longing for wealth
naturally depicted their heaven. or New
Jcfus alenls "a ID plaoe abouullug in Jewels
and Fa.uahie Metals clty which was te
be paw with gold. whose sails were 60
be OF pearls "All these views" he ad-
dei, are clearly draNfa from earthly
conditions.
TIa CI,..,.., H. II,
% "H" A4'.''
The various theories az bell, aa.l DR.
Adler, show us just lae s>gerss side of the
picture L ,h,u gave 8 description sf
tsu ifgIu Christian peint # View. sald
th.t lau.v.s "blytla tumut1.a in no
way exaggerated inc belief ln regard 90 IL
and added 'aA! ihai belief Mas maintained
.ln TIE Interest. otlAc priesthood For.
said bee, then The priest A,pl aul now
they Aee i.e lEagfSl. a-a-Ess la sllicc-