Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-21
Is DEATH THE ENDg
Mr. Weuditug,s Lecture at the Pa
wilton.

Is DEATH THE ENDy
Nr. Wcnditue's Lecture at the Pa.
wilton.
The Pavilion was crowded to its utmost
capacity last night to hear the Hon Geo.
r. Vending repeat his lecture "Is death
the end? ?" Every seat in the large part
Of the building was purchased and reserv-
ed, and the balcony ami gallery were
perfectly jammed with persons desirous
Of hearing the speaker. At Z 80 O'Clock
the orchestra played Coronation and
the Lords Prayer was then pronounced.
A collection was next taken up. during
which Miss Julia o. Long sang, II heard
the voice OF Jesus say"
The orchestra played the Doxology
and the announcement that Mr.. Wend-
ling would positively give his last lee
ture on the evening of the Both was
made. His subject will be, "otonewall
Jackson"
Mr.. Vending began his lecture by
stating positively that he believed there
was hereafter; that death was not "the
end" He then spoke of those persons
who doubt and deny immortality. The
motive of these is the protest of the mind
argument Of many may be summed up
in the words, death seems to be the
end" but appearances are oftentimes
very deceitful. The most horrible
cruelty has been practiced upon
credulous persons to make them believe
that death is all. Another idea is that
death means annihilat1on. 1t is not easy
to some, to believe that when the body
has been cold and stiff, and even begun
to decay, that something that was in it
remains behind This argument when
sifted simply shows that the doubter
claims that death seems to be all.
Then, intellectual pride has great
deal to do with disbelief in immortal
ity. This class Of doubters will not list
en- to the priest or preacher. They say
they will not believe more than they
know. Unless you. young men, will
believe more than you know, you will
not accomplish much. Suppose Morse
had not believed more than he knew,
would we now have telegraphy? Would
Columbus have discovered America if he
had not believed more than he knew?
Faith has been the guide to success,
tific believers. Is there in man a
bPlilbudl DOOy VI a cPllAbudl OuLty
There is something that guides the
man that commands his nerves, that
rules his actions, and that commands his
body. The human body is a
years and is replaced. 1t wears out, but
is that proof that the thing which dir
ected it wears out too? This thing is
spiritual, separate from the animal or
ganism. 1t is not flesh and blood. The
temptation to drink is finally overcome
with the power Of spiritual entity. Who
can doubt that this power is spirit? Do
/ not know that this spirit of mine and
my organism are two separate things?
Does not the spirit master the flesh and
blood? These two bodies dwell together
here ON earth to serve the infinite one,
but when death comes, the body returns
to the earth from whence it came, and
the spirit to the Lord, who put it in the
body to protect and guide it. Granted
that the spirit OF man is entirely distinct
from his physical organization, you ask,
does that prove the Immortality of the
spifit? Before you can ask if the spirit
of man is mortal, you must first a5ce. tain
how that spirit got into his body. Be-
fore you can show that the spirit of man
is not immortal, you must first show
that it dies. From the ca liest ages
the people Of this world have
believed Ia something immortal. If there
be just God man must live TO receive
Justice. / believe that man must live
again, because there is no such thing as
failure, and unless he does live again he
is failure, because this earth is not
large enough, or does not afford suffic-
lent scope for him to become perfect.
Everything on this earth must have an
object, and what do you do? What have
you before you unless there is life be.
yond? Every man and woman in this
audience is failure. l know you say
this and that man is success-blt what
has he done? He has made millions,
say, but what is that? Sometime AMI
somewhere, man must become perfect,
and this will be in another world. The
spirit OF man grows with age, but it is
always mysteriously, indescribably
young. Nothing can furnish us positive
proof that the spirit OF man does not
live after death-nothing can prove that
it dies.