New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-01

DO they do therez Men don't ma tune
enough here, what shall ve do there? So
far as the Bible Is concern ed il looks like
praising God-a kind of celestial and
intending singing school, and these ques-
tons, though not improper, we cant an
swer. Look further. The idea of heaven
is that it will be every thing that is high
est and best; but the impression ought
not to be produced that it will be done
in any particular manner. / see per-
son going out Of life full Of divine traits,
all purity, and I think what will such q
one find in heaven2 Nothing that de-
files. They must meet the spirits Of just
men made perfect
II you take away all falsehood, all sim
you get very good idea of heaven. It
is enough for me to know that in the 9th
er life every one is wiser the best things
become common. It does not follow:
that the feelings will he the same In the
other life. There will be the mother
feeling. Howe I don't know. Shall I
know my friends Friendship IS imper-
ishable. twill be thousand times bet
ter; the feeling won't die out; ic will be
larger, grander. You can afford to let
the ''how" 60. 1t is thought that has
given great comfort to my mind. l, too,
stumbled over that thought--shall /
know my father and mother? Shall
friendships formed here be left? Il don't
believe ever formed friendship that
died out.) I am satisfied that the essen
tial qualities will not only exist, but be
higher; nomatter how. 1t is enough to
know that you will be satisfied on every
point. Suppose you were distressed in
business. and friend said, "Leave this
matter to me. l will attend to it," You
say howe No matter how. You know
I can and will do it, and that is enough.
Would you let him do it, And so in re-
gard 10 the other life. l say He that
loved me so we'll as to give His life for
me will not deceive me. I shall be sat-
lsfed-
There are other questions coming up.
such as, Do those gone to heaven think
of us? Now, it will do us no harm to say,
Yes, they do. If thinking of it gives the
least bit of comfort. then think so. It
may be poetry, but it is blessed poetry
and harmless. It was part Of the ancient
Christianity to believe that the great
Christians above held communion with
the ones below. Another question is, when
we die shall we 60 Immediately to heaven,
or 60 TO sleep, or take round about
journey, OK what is going to happens
Some believe that VIC shall lie in a state
of uHcosciousness until we are all al oused
to live in heaven. If man think so, let
him; but say, not I. believe that the
souls of Christians, when they die, enter
Immediately into heaven.
Do you ask me on what ground I be-
ieve this? I say no positive ground; but
the whole tenor of the epistles implies it,
in my opinion. have one other thought,
and that is the thought of the mode by
which we shall enter on our rest, and
whether we have right to wish it in one
wav or another. If am sick, do l in
terfere with Gods designs because try
to get well9 May l go on resisting things
l don't like and at last stop2 It is my
privilege to desire way; it is my desire
to die suddenly-to die working up to
the last minute. don't like the idea
of wasting and wasting, aud very likely
l shall, because don't like it. I don't
wish to see myself conquered by the bat
tie of life. don't think am wrong.
prefer the instantaneous method; but I
shall die as God pleases, and l can't help
myself Beecher.