Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-05-04
IMMORTAL MEMORY.
The Heaven and Hell Of the Fufure--
Extract From One ef Mr. Moods 81.
Louis Sermon's.

Luis aItcrDOpD. | tnlDk IL Is clearly
taught in the word Of God that we
will take memory away with Us. There
is great deal said about "the books
in the Scriptures. When the books
are opened, think we will find that
the books spoken of is our memory.
"And every one,n we read in another
place, "is to give an account unless it
is from memory? And, when God
shall say, "Son, remember;" "Daugh-
ter, remember all that we have done
will come back. think we will find
that our memories will be immortal.
Lord Bacon has said that there is
not thought that we ever had in our
minds but that is laid away there; it
us not forgotten, as we think, and
passed from Us, but it will come back.
and | haven't any doubt but that
memory is the worn that dieth not =
We read of men that have remarkable
memories. / have read of literary
man of whom it is said that he couldI
remember everything that he had ever
written and everything he had ever
read; that he could repeat it 1t Isl
said OF one of the men of Athens that
he could call every citizen of Athens
by name, in a city of 10000; that he
knew the name of every citizen. 1t is
said OF Cyrus. the Persian general,
that he could tell the name of tvery
soidier-eyery private soldier In his
whole army; that he could call them
by name He remembered their names
and could call them ALL We talk
abont our memories being very short
and being very treachcrous, and we
talk about forgetting. but think there
will be no complaint when God shall
touch the secret spring of memory and
say: "Sun, daughter, remember
Memory will he Gods officer. Vel
talk about the recording angel record
ing all our acts. | think when we
stand before God we will make this
discovery; that God has made each
one of US keep his own record, and
that every one of US now is writing
his own biography, and that there will
be no one to condemn us but ourselves.
We will need no other condemnation:
we will need no one to rise in judg-
ment and condemn us but our own
memory, our own biography that we
have written We are recording our
own lives every day, and by aud by
God shall change our couutenances
and send US away to read our own
lives.
In one of the insane asylums of the |
east there is a man who has gone up i
aud down that asylum for years cry
ing out, ''lf | only had; if only had |
He was employed by railway com
pany To take care of bridge-a
swing bridge-aud he received dis
patch from the superintendent of the
road not To open tie bridge until u |
special train had passed.. One after
another wanted him to open it that
they might get their boats through; /
bu; he stood firm aud refused. Bat al /
last a friend over-persuaded him, and
he turned that swing bridge, and he
had..'; more than got it turned before
he heard the coming Of the train, 1t
was too late He could not replace
the bridge, and he saw that train leap
into the chasm Of death, and many
were lest His brain reeled and tot
tered upoa its throne, and at last he
went mad and they took him to the
insane asylum. and his cry has been
for sears, "lf | only had; if | only
had"