The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-07-16

places as London and Stockholm ana
Paris and Dresden and Berlin, but his
conversation implies it. And so this
Bible docs not so positively state this
theory as, all up and down its chapters,
take 1t for granted. What does my text
implyp II shall 60 to him." What con-
ISOLATION would 1t be to David to go to
his child II he would not know him?
Would David have been allowed TO re-
cord this anticipation for the inspection
Of all ages II 1t were a groundless an
ticipation? We read in the first book
OF the Bible, Abraham died and was
gathered to his people, Jacob died and
was gathered to his people, Moses died
and was gathered to his people. Whatpeo-
Pile? Why, their friends, their comrades,
their old companions. OF course 1t
means that. 1t can not mean anything
else. So in the very beginning Of the
Bible that is taken for granted. The
whole New Testament Is an arbor over
which this doctrine creeps like luxuri-
ant vine full OF the purple clusters of
consolation. James, John and Peter fol-
lowed Christ into the mountain. A light
falls from heaven on the mountain and
lifts 1t into the glories Of the celestial.
Christ's garments glow and His face
shines like the sun. The door Of Heaven
swings open. Two spirits come down
and alight on that mountain. The disci-
pies look at them and recognize them as
Moses and Elias. Now, II those disci-
pies standing on the earth could recog-
nize these two spirits who had been for,
many years in Heaven, do y ou tell me
that we, with our heavenly eyesight,
will not be able to recognize those who
have gone out from among Us only FIVE,
ten, twenty, thirty years ago?
The Bible indicates, over and over
again, that the angels know each other;
and then the Bible says that we are to
be higher than the angels, and II the,
angels have the power Of recognition,
shall not we, who are to be higher than
they In the next realm, have as good
eyesight and as good capacity? What
did Christ mean, in His conversation
with Mary and Martha, when He said:
Thy brother shall rise again?" II was
rs much as to say: Don't cry. Don't
wear yourselves out with this trouble.
You will see him again. Thy brother
shall rise again" The Bible describes
Heaven as a great home circle. Well,
now, that would be very queer home
circle where the members did not know
each other The Bible describes death
as a sleep. II we know each other be-
fore we go to sleep, shall we not know
each other after we wake up? o, yes.
We will know each other great deal
better then than now; "for now" says
the apostle: "We see through glass
darkly, but then face to face" 1t will
be my purified, enthroned and glorifiod
body gazing on your purified, enthroned
and glorified body.
Now l demand, II you believe the
Bible, that you take this theory Of fu-
ture recognition out OF the realm OF
speculation and surmise into the region
OF positive certainty, and no more keep
saying: 81 hope 1t is so; have an idea
1t is so; guess 1t is so." Be able TO say,
with all the concentrated energy OF
body, mind and soul ~ know it Is So"
There are, In addition to these Bible
arguments, other reasons why l accept
this theory. In the first place, because
the rejection Of 1t implies the entire OBJ
liberation Of our memory. Can 1t be
possible that we shall forget forever
those with whose walk, look, manner,
We have been 30 long familiar? VIII
death come and with sharp, keen
blade hew away this faculty OF memory
Abraham said TO DiveA "Son. remeni-
ber." II the exiled and lost remembers,
will not the enthroned remember? You
know very we'll that our Joy In any cir
cumstance is augmented by the COM
panionship Of our friends. We can rot
see picture with less than four eyes,
or hear = song with less than four
ears, We want some one beside US
with whom 20 exchange glanees and
sympathtes; xnd I suppose the Joy Of
Heaysnia 70 bs augmented by the fact
tbatvs are 10 have our friends with us
wh6hIthe rise before us tho thrones Of
the blessed, and when there surgss up
In our ears the jubilste Of the saved.
Heaven is not contraction, II Is an ex-
pansion. II know you here, l. will
know you better there. Here see you
with only two eyes, but there the soul
shall have million eyes II will be i'm.
mortality gazing on immortality-ran-
somed spirit in colloquy with ransomed
spirt-victor beside victor. When John
Evans. the Scotch minister, was seated
in his study, his wife came In and said
TO him: my dear, do you think we will
know each other in Heaven?" He turned
to her and said: my dear, do you think
we will be bigger fools in Heaven than
we are here?"
Again: 1 accept this doctrine OF future
recognition because the worlds expec-
fancy affirms II. In all lands and ages
this theory Is received. What form Of
religion planted it2 No form OF religion;
for II Is received under all forms OF re-
ligion. Then, | argue, q sentiment, q
feeling, an anticipation, universally
planted, must have been God-implanted,
and II God-implanted, 1t Is rightfully i'm
planted. Socrates writes: "Who would
not part with a great deal to purchase
meeting with orpheus and Homer II
1t be true that this is to be the conse-
quence Of death. l could even be ready
to die often" Among the Danes,
when the master dies his serv-
ant sometimes stabs himself that
he may serve his master in the
future world. Cicero, living before
Christ's coming, said: 20 glorious day,