National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-19
UNIT6RTtN SERgTCEy,
heaven and He'll From Rev. Robert Laird
Golfers Standpoint,

Golfers Standpoint.
The Unitarian church was again filled to its ut
most capacity yesterday morning, the occasion
being the concluding discourse Of the Rev Rober,
Laird Collier, Of Boston.
Mr.. Collier selected for his texts Job, xiv. Ii
"If man die shall he live again ?" Isaiah, XIV
9: He will swallow up death in victory" Jonah
II, 2: "Out OF the midst Of hell cried I, and thou
heardest me-"
Mr.. Collier said: II is quite likely that II wa
eopid We would oil heed the advice OF the So.
duanuly to the affairs 81 this life, trustiDT tbat
the things of itself Such woridly.wlso words
however, have had but little weight with men
from the beginning. Religion 10 mans chief con.
Germ. There are many millions Of people more
world than about all the cares OF this. There are
many millions who are more interested in a specu.
,atlve way ls there any other world Is there a
Inc pest men from the first OF whom We know
sanythlDg have assumed . spiritual and immortal
NE, and have lived In this world not without
nope, out looking for . resurrection unto life
eternal. II they thon are deceived-if We too
are mistaken and mislod-what Interpretation Of
ming have so conducted themseiyes n, tss oga-
pect to live forever. WY VA
What, therefore, are the considerations which
eonstitute tbis foundation OF on acseptat Ion and
belief First of all, l suggest the common nv.
Pothesis tbat We ind universal desire for con.
nnued existence, and this not chiefly In men who
deslre TO live forever, but chiefly in men who pre-
fer rot to live forever in this world. The sent.
ments Of religion, then, are based upon this &C.
eeRtatien. and desire to live forever.
:, But hasten to suggest the I'M eouscy Of tbI,
NE to iulnll enterprises the extent oil human
power The growth q human character and al.
Just as We learn how to love Il. Very often AZ We
get ready to die, We learn how to live.
the o have
theology have so delineated the miscries that
most rational people cannot believe them. what
WITH REGARD ToHaLL!
10 all tile books Of theology, from the third cen.
fury down 70 our day oftbe orthodox type, hell
has been pictured as place OF physical tor m on
miseries Of the soul are Infinitely greater than
physical pain; II was Thomas Starr King who
tIg dnd (, sald the worst use God could put man
Only conceive II, q. child OF the minute love
consigned to eternal misery-that misery re-.
iespnr sSsI. Cd ThRS Hn ~ xh hp
ips, stop, hesitate before you assert Il, Keepins
nun MN there to punish him forever What does
this little span Of three-Icore years and ten3 II
Is horrible; 1t is unbelievable. why, then Won
nave ar.n made your God into demon. Judge Story
When asked by . young Caivanistic divine If he
was pleased with his discourse replied per Iectiy
only We call things by different names, your God
WHAT 10 HEAVEN?
Eeoss sp, es Seep pictured as Rse. Of
been borrowed from Dante and from Milton
But ASK again, what Is Heaven First Of ali n
ofpHace and OF rest. bN's
MY MISTER knew the human heart when he
sAid 10 those poor people all about him Come
unto me AL 70 that labor and are heavy laden
anu ! viii give you-fortuneP No! don't
want fortune, nor fame, nor success? What thew
nld crave was rest. Rest Is not In fame n /. moi
In fortune, 1t Is not In success.
i, MY hrtt born was a little over a year old when
was stricken with fever The little sufferer
complained or the pillow upon which he was
resting The pillow was a hot one, aud The ANA
IN US innocence asked for a cold one lttl re- I'M
ing mat me fever was In itself And SO we 70
through life. First give me fortune, and We
pace our heads upon II; give me fame, and we
hhd mat II Is Just as unsatisfactory. We do mot
realize that the fever is not In the pillow but in
Dr. chalmers tells the story Of the old Scotch
Woman Who, when her boy started TO sea, gave
hin Bible with marked texts OF Scrlpture' and
with the Injunction that he should think of home
~ read the Bible. Months passed, be Thought
Of nome but the book was neglected. Oae nieht
ne could not rest, and, taking tho Bible, he road
ss ~ 81 the marked passages, and, In the good
oIu inetnodist fashion, and he was lifted ont of
NJ. LII lhto soul and from Satan into faith !
hnefe no ihlth SO sacred and real TO nv soul nj
unst snail live again, that you will live sraIn
nc VIII swallow up death in victory cont Of
me mast 0fhsll cried /, and thou hsardest me :"