Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11
AFTER DEATH.
WE'LL Known DiEineS Agree That
ne Shall Know Each Other.
,u Will be Clear on That Great Day.
Drs Talmage, Meredith, Deems,
Greer, the Reys JOS. Cook,
49,, COlyer, RevIvalIst Moody, MOnsignOr
Macy, chaplain McCabe and Others
Give Their Views.

chile the war of creeds is in progress,
o,srpymen of all denominations are
4 Ting part in the debate, it is,s satisfac-
~, 10 know that there is one subject
/. nm which all clergymen agree, a sub
~, that interests the entire human
Collie Shall we know each other in
,..rsp?,' A large number of we'll
roorp Clergymen have been asked to
,,,s their views on the matter and a
az, interesting symposium is the result.
y.cb has something to say that is worth
reading.
DIR. TALMAGE IS OPINION.
the Rev. Dr.. t. Dewitt Talmage is
-. vino thoroughly believes that we
hall know each other in heaven, provid-
- that we have known each other on
9TH. and that if we are, fortunate
'rongh 10 achieve heayen-tYo condi-
,ons that are, in good sooth, important.
nshall we know our friends in
tssyenf" said he, when this question
-, raised in his presence the e4ler day.
rIt Is curious question, but cue that
Ia, been often asked. 's,s,....
uDo YOU know continued the-f IA
nor, preacher in his frank and ready
-1.nner. "that / have often thought
orsr tina: question myself, always to ar
rirs at the same conclusion, and that is,
hat We shall know our friends better in
heaven than 1t is possible for US to know
tbsm here on earth. why, just think of
4 - said Dr.. Talmsge, "'what are we on
ssrtb 70 what we shall be in heaven, if
We are able TO attain it? What are our
fsoultjes as we possess them here on
earth to what they will be in heaven?
There can be no comparison. Here on
earth we know the faces OF our friends.
We think We know their various ckarao-
,srs. In most cases we know only their
characteristics In heaven we shall know
their souls. In heaven we shall have that
cIearness of vision that is not given to US
On earth in heaven our vision, 1 be-
llsye, will be so quickened that things
that we are unable to comprehend now
will be clear to us. We shall, l firmly
hope, be able 10 appreciate the beauties
The souls of those we know as we cannot
low.
"In heaven, - continued DR.. Talmage
earnestly, al believe that we will know
our friends in a fuller and better sense
than Il is possible for us to know them
on earth. There our spirits, our souls,
will meet with full understanding. And
there our souls will meet enlarged and
purified. There we will have knowledge
that is now denied us. There We shall
f, 10 4
"Then the family meeting will be an
j IDEAL oiTcle?'' the writer suggested.
81 should not like to believe other
wise, " was the response.
"What could be grander than when
husband meets wife, sons and daughters
meet father and mother, and brother
meets sister in heayen2 What meeting
On earth could compare with this? 1
can think of nothing greater to be hoped
for or prayed for, than that we should
meet our beloved ones in that better
land. Meet their purified souls shorn
Of all but the beauty with which the
Creator destined them to be invested,
meet them never to part again, never
10 suffer, never to know sorrow CT pain,
never TO doubt and never to fear. 1t is
not ia our power TO say that this will be
50, but it is in our power to hope and
pray and believe that it will. Such is
my prayer, my hope and my belief.
believe that, after our life on earth Is
ended, we shall know and enjoy a life
indescribable in its beauty aud peace in
heaven, knowing our friends as we can
not know them now.
Know our friends In heaven" re-
peated DR.. Talmage in conclusion, al
certainly believe we shall, and what is
more, find wonderful comfort in the
belief. F"
There could be no doubt as to the ear
nestness of the great Tabernacle pastor
Is be spoke on this topic.
NOTED DvINE's VIEWS.
The Rev. Dr.. Robert Meredith, pastor
Of the Tompkins Avenue Congregations
church, Brooklyn, is among the best
known and most eloquent of the many
gifted pulpit orators who have made
brooklyn renowned as the CITY of
churches. His Sunday-school is the larg-
est IN the world. At times he speaks with
deliberate distinctness, but when moved
with the spirit of his discourse, the
words pour forth in perfect torrent
Of eloquence. The personal appearance
ot me reverend gentleman is imposing.
ne Is rather above the medium height,
large in figure, and this adds not little
10 MS impressiyeness as a speaker. He
wears short side whiskers and HE face,
although rather severe in. cast, is not
lhknd in expression, In regard to the
question, 'Sha.l We know each other in
leaNeA!' DR.. Meredith said
There can be but p6e, opiEion about
l. do not believe it'wpilldS be possible
9 md anybody who does hot believe it.
continuance of the understanding, mem
Try and identity, and the age can never
'ome when If have the ability to know.
ue ABILITY to remember, and am myself
'nd have retained my identity-and the
Ame is true OF my wife-the age can
!eVer come when we shall not know each
lher Just q well as We do now.
once had a friend In New Jersey
NO was an unlettered but an amazingly
nfeWd man. He had a quaint way of
aging things, and they were so pat and |
orcible that you would have to si5:le at
aem even in a meeting. When hsswas
ying friend said TO him do you think |
gu will know A., B. and O.. referring |
friends who had died within year or
No' when you get to heaven?' He |
Irned up his dying face, and said:
why, do you think I will be q bigger |
pol in heaven than 1 have been on
The epistles Of Paul speak of friends |
eng crowned and rejoicing together on
q /
rlnngs of Paul imply that ne expected |
lat this would he