Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885, 1885-02-06
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HALIFAX.
In addition to the lecturer and chair
man, occupying seats on the platform,
were Rev. Allan Simpson, Rev. j. j. {
Teasdale. Rev. DIR. Burns, Rev. j. F.
Avery, Rev. B. G. Borden, and Mr..
Thomas Bayne.
Mr.. Cook commenced by remarking
that little while ago we were not in
the world; a little while hence and we
would lie here no longer. Shall we be
nowhere? he asked. Is there no Thom-
as Carlyle anywhere in existence? No
Beaconsfeld, no George Elliott, no Will
berforce, no Prince Albert, no Newton
no Milton, no Shakespeare, no Burns,
no Knox, no Longfellow, no Emerson,
no Sumner. no Webster, no Garfield, no
Lincoln, no Washington? Is the no inn
mortality? The question comes home
to each of us. The relation of soul to
the body is what the harper is to the
harp, what the rowman is to the boat.
He said he was there to oppose mate
rialism. Materialists claimed there were
no two things-matter and mind; that
mind was matter. But he would endea-
vor to dispose of this theory. The lee
turer made a touching reference to the
1 hn 1ol nfto,,
expressed her expectation of meeting
ller consort in the world above. Was she
to be considered a fanatic because she
thus believed? According to material
ism we cease to be soul when death
takes away the breath from our body,
and if this doctrine be truth it is GER
tain that there is nowhere Paul, a
John, or Jesus, the Christ. 81 much
for the Importance of his theme.
Before dividing his subject he pointed
out that there were two questions
s'Does Death End All?" and us the
Soul Immortal?" He would divide the
lecture into three inquiries-the first
conscience, the second physiology, and
, the tkird revelation. From conscience
1 he closed the bible. He went OH to
3 show from Shakespeare that 'Con-
science makes towards of us ALL" Some
D thought of a hereafter makes us antlci-
pate somewhat beyond the vale. Human
$ nature in all ages had shown such an
! instinct. In conscience there was some
thing which by one organic necessity
made towards of us all, therefore we
must believe that there is something
beyond this vale t. match this organic
: anticipation. Conscience, he said, was
a prophetic instinct that teaches an inn
mortality after death. Birds and fishes
had impulses, but if they we're birds and
), fishes of the nineteenth century they
;. would not obey these impulses and per-
ish.
!, In the discussion of the second part of
his subject, Mr.. Cook used two colored
charts by which he illustrated the rela-
! ton of living nutriment and formed mat
, ter; he explained how all living matter
went back to personal creator III the
4uC Nv oON oCC-
ing in accordance with continuous
plan.
The lecturer then said: "We have
q had the moonlight. the starlight, but
: now we come to the sunlight" at the
. same time holding up the bib'e. With
a 1t he had hopes Of the civilization of the
word. Mr.. Cook continued to hold the
L book of holy writ on his arm; he COM
. pared it to bread. and said it was the
food which should lie eaten. He proved
Y the divinity of our Savior. and the i'm
, mortality Of the soul, quoting several
passages of scripture, and clearly show.
: ed that there was something within a
: human being which was not material.
He reminded his hearers. IN Heavens s
name, of their destiny, and ended by
!, joining in one grand web conscience.
. physiology and revelation.
= The lecture, which occupied nearly
:, three hours, was frequently and heartily
applauded. At the close vote Of thanks
>. was rendered Mr.. Cook.
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The !Ashby Children.