Telegram-herald., 1890-11-24
IN THEIR GRAVES
But DO They Live, Can Thsy Com
munloaEe With UsS
AFTER CONDITIONS OF TIE DEAD
Eidsr 4 q. MseFs's Impressive s"d Ia
straetixS Da.eourse a. Coed feo Pt@rs'
Hall Yesterday They Wait IA the
Grave fer tks hssurEeetions

pTessiye and Instructive discourse last
evening Al Good femplars' Han upon
the subject named above, the second OF
the course named last week. lie began
by reading the text found IN Ecel- 9; 5,
6; "For the hvng know thai they
shall die; bat the dead know not any
thing, neither have they sny more a
reward; for the memory OF them Is for
gotten" "Aiso their love, and their
hatred and their envy, IS now per
ished." Here, said he. We have life
and death, contrasted, figures familiar
TO us all. In order that we may have a
correct understanding of this subject,
We inquire, what Is life? Animate ex-
istence." What is desthy The oppo-
site; Webster SAYS: Extinction OF bod
ily life" And yet, the popular idea is
that death Is not death-but life, IN
q greater measure than ever. That
when We die We do not die,
but live right on thinking, loving, act
ing, etc. If words have any meaning,
the dead are dcad-not alive. In the
! language of the text: "They know not
anything" But saws ono, We will ad-
NIT that the body dies, but the soul
lives, reasons, loves, hates, etc., the
same as ever. David said the soul goes
there tOo.-Psa. Xxx, 3. We ask where
IS the proof that the dead live previous
to the resurrection? None whatever
all assumption. True Moses and Elias
were seen on the Mount. Moses was
resurrected and Elias translated-as
specimens of the future Kingdom of
God.-Matt. XVI, 2S; xvi, 10. What
evidence have We that q man lives,
after we have seen him die7 Did any
person ever see an immortal spirit leave
the body at death? Has human soul
ever been seen separate from the body?
/ No; not in single instance. ObServa-
| ton, then, is against the theory of the
conscious state of the dead. We think
that reason is against it also. How can
man think without action of the
brain? See without eyes; hear without
ears, etc? To suppose that he can Is
contrary to sound reason. But does
not the Bible say that the dead are
minsterlng spirits? No il does not. 1t
angels existed previous to the death of
any, consequently are not the spirits of
| the departed. "The dead know not
anything" SAYS Job xiv. q. "His sons
come to honor aud he knoweth IL not;
and they are brought low, and he per-
ceiveth il not of them." If the dead
live; if they know more after death
than before; # they go to their reward
Heaven = if righteous; why does
| Paul, IN | Cor. XIV, %, call death an
enemy" also in Rom. v, II, SAYS
"death" came by sin, etc; also IN Heb.
| II, IA, says that Satan is the author of
sin and that she has the power Of
death. Is death an enemy? Not if
| the popular idea he true. But the
Bible says it is. Which theory would
we better believe-the truth of God or
| tie fine-spun theories of men? Why
| did Christ weep at the grave of
Lazarus, if death is but the
| gate to endless Joy? He plainly
said: lazarus is dead. ."-Jonnli, l4-26.
If the popular theory be the true one,
then Satan is the greatest benefactOr
the world has ever known, for he has
the power of death, and death is but
the gate TO Heaven, etc, and yet death
is an enemy. Ny friends, let US be
candid with ourselves. If men 60 to
Heaven, or hell, at death, does it not
necessarily do away with the judgment,
the resurrection and the personal re-
turn of Christ for his people? | think
so. But as you are well aware no doc
trines are more plainly taught in the
| Bible than the ones just mentioned.
| That the saints are not rewarded al
death / have but to quote the words Oi
Christ as found in Matt. XVI, p: "FoT
the Son of man shall come lfuture) In
the glory Of his father with his angels
and then He shall reward every man
righteous and wicked) according to hi:
works" When are they rewarded? Al
death? Mo- When Christ comes with
the glory Of his Father. See also Luke
II, IL: "For thou shalt 1e recompenscd
at the resurrection Of the just" Where
Is that? At the second coming oi
Christ. See Pet. 3, 4, Rev. %, y.
Are the wicked sent 10 hell fire a.
DEATH We think not. 2nd Peter, ?, 2
SAYS that "the Lord knoweth how q
deliver the godly ont Of temptations
and to reserve the unjust, unto the
day Of Judgment, 10 be punished.
Job 81, go: "The wicked Il reserved q
the day Of destruction, they shall b,
brought forth 10 the day of wrsth."
Thus We see that the righteous dead
are not in Heaven, neither are the
wicked in hell. Then where are they
Yes. that - the great question, where
are they and what = their coudlucn'
The Bible says that they are in tnell
graves. job. IL, 10, Is. but MAJ
dieth and Essteth away. etc "st
man leth down. and riseth not; I'LL th'
heavens be no more, they shal
not awake. nor be raised Ou'
Of their sleep" elf = man DE srsll ~
live again All the days Of my 80
pointed time viii wait tll my cbsng'
come We ask. Where viii he IA
until his change comrs2 Hear him
Ch. xvi. 13-l6-"If I vat. tbe grave 4
mine house. have made my bed il
the darkness"
Paul said hat the dead" in Chris
arose frst- Yes; the Trumpet Of God
svsxes the desd.-Job XVI. l8. eff
wsit. the grave = mine house lt-l5-
Thou shait call and I vii answer. /.
fo-25-"FOr I know that my Redeerne
hvetn. snd that he sbail stand - e.
after day gpen the esrth.' Al.
teough, after nlv ssln. worms destro1
thfs hody. yet IN my flesh mos lmnss =
terial suirt shall 7 zee cod -EE
How could he see God IN ~ aesh ate
hls fesh uss destroyed you ask o.
/ through The mighty power Ct 5oa
Paul. IL Cor. ". 5I-5s. calls It 'ravs
/ terY" dons II a moment The desl
m Christ Fiss frst AZ the souu1lrg q
the vsscs of the Archanxe' t..
riczsd dead sleep on for lae9 vssrs-