Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-14


who have gone out from among us oaly
five, ten, twenty, thirty years sgo2
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; Gnd If the angels have the power
Of recognition shall not we, who are to be
higher than they in the next realm, have
as good eyeslght and as good capacityf
What did Christ mean in his conversation
with Mary and Martha when he said, Thy
brother shall rise again2n 1t was as much
as to say, Don't cry Don't wear your
selves out with this trouble. You will sec
him again. Thy brother shall rise again"
A GREAT HOME CIRCLE.
The Bible describes heaven rs great
home circle. Well, now, that would be a
very queer home circle where the members
did not know cnch other The Bible de
scribes death ms n sleep. If we know each
other before we go to sleep shall we not
know each other after we wake up? Oh.
yes We will know each other n great deal
better then than now; flor now" says the
apostle 1--WE sec through glass darkly,
but then face to face" 1t will be my puri-
! fed, cnthroned and glorifed body gazing
on your purified, enthroned and glorified
body
Now demand, if you believe the Bible,
| that you take this theory of future recog-
I milton out of the realm of speculation and
surmise into the re zion of positive certain
ty, and no more keep saying II hope it is
So have an idea it is So guess it is so. Z"
Be able to say, with all the concentrated
energy of body, mind and soul, III know it
! IL So"
There are in addition to these Bible ar
guments other reasons why accept this
theory. In the first place because the re-
! lection of it implies the entire obliteration
Of our memory Can it be possible that we
shall forget forever those with whose walk,
| look manner we have been so long familiarf
| Will death come and with a sharp, keen
blade hew away this faculty of memory?
Abraham said to Dives, "Son, remember"
If the exiled and the lost remember will
not the cnthroned remember?
VICTOR BESIDE VICTOR.
You know very well that our Joy in any
circumstance is augmented by the compan-
ionship of our friends We cannot see
picture with less than four eyes or hear
song with less than four ears. We want
some one beside us with whom to exchange
chances and sympathies, and suppose the
! JOY of heaven is to be augmented by the
| IhCJ UnuU we are 10 nave our lFleUuS WITH us
when there rise before us the thrones of
the blessed, and when there surges up in
our ears the jubilate of the saved. Heaven
is not contraction; it is an expansion. II
know you here | will know you better
there. Here sec you with only two eyes,
but there the soul shall have million
eyes 1t will be immortality gazing on
Immortality, ransomed spirit in colloquy
Vsit anirit ln viz
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 hercy
Again I accept this doctrine OF future
recognition because the world's OK 3cctancy
nfIlrms it. In all lands and ages this the
DRY is received. What form of religion
planted itP No form of religion, for it is
received under all forms of religion. Then,
| argue, n sentiment u feeling, an antici
patton, universally planted must have
been God implanted, and if God implanted
it is rightfully implanted. Socrates writes:
"Who would not part with great deal to
purchase meeting with Orpheus and
Homer? II it he true that this is to be the
consequence of death could even be able
to die often"
Among tho Danes, when II master dies
his servant sometimes Stays himself thai
he may serve the Dlaster in the future
world. Cicero, living before Christ's com
ing, said: ooh, glorious day when | shall
retire from this low and sOrdd scene to
associate with the divine assembling, of de-
parted spirits, and not only with the one |
have just now mentioned, but with my
dear Cato, the best of sons and most faith
full of men. If seeme'l to bear his death
with fortitude it was b no means that |
did not most Hsensibly 'cel the loss | had
sustained. 1t was because was supported
by the consoling reflection that we could
not long be separated. "
ALL BELIEVE 1T.
The Norwegian believes it, The Indian
believes it. The Grcenandcr believes it.
The Swiss believes it. The Turk believes it,
Under every sky, by every river, in every
zone, the theory is adopted. and so | say n
principle universally implanted must be
God implanted, and hence right belief
The argument is irresistible,
Again adopt this theory because there
are features Of moral temperament and
features of the soul that will distinguish
us forever. How do we know ouch other
in this worldY Is it merely by the color Of
the eye, or the length of the hair, or the
facial proportionsf Oh, no. 1t is by the
disposition as we'll, by natural affinity,
using the word in the very best sense and
aot in the bad sense; and if in the dust our
body should perish and lie there forever
and there should be no resurrection, still
the soul has enough features and the dis
position has enough features to make us
listinguishablo ! can understand how in
sickness n man will become 50 dclirioVs
tint he will not know his own frendsI but
will we I've blasted with such insuilerable
idiocy that, standing beside our best friends
for all eternity, we will never guess who
they are?
Again think that one reason why we
ought to accept this doctrine is because we
never in this world have nm opportunity to
give thanks to those to whom we are spir
itually indebted The joy of heaven, we
are told is to DC inapgnrated by review
IF life's work. These Christian men and
women who have been toiling for Christ,
have they seen the full result of their workP
| Oh. no.
In the church ut Somcrvillp, y. j., John
| Vrcdcnburgh preached for II great many
years. lie felt that his ministry was Il fail
urc, although no Wns faithful minister,
preaching the gospel all the TING, He died,
and died amid discouragements, and went
home to God: for no ons ever doubted that
John Vredenburgh was good Christian
minister. "A, little YhilP aftqj hiJ feath
here earile VI gfdrt aSsakbhlnG IN SbmeF-
lille and one Sabbath two hundred souls
stood mn Mt the Christian nitar esTjolrinb