Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-31

blade hew away this faculty OF memory
the enthroned? You know very we'll that
our o., 10y in any eircHmstance is a1gumenttssd ted
cannot see a picture with less than four eyes
or hear IA song with less than four ears. We
change glances and sympathies; and 1 sup:
pose the joy of heaven is to be augmented
by the fact that we are to have our friends
thrones Of the blessed, and when there sur
gges up In our ears the 5ubilate OF the saved.
Heaven is not a contraction. 1t is an expan-
better there. Here see you with only two
eyes, but there the soul shall have a million
eyss T. Will be srist GAZING on In
ra nsomed sp1rit-victor beside victor. When
John Evans, the Scotch minister; was seated
other in heaven;" lie turn. d to her and
replied: my dear, do you think we will be
Again: 1 accept this doctrine OF future
recognition because the worlds expectancy
It, H m and this
iti No form OF religion. for It is received
under all forms Of religion. Then, I argue,
q sentiment. a feeling, an anticipation, uni
versally planted. must have been GOd-im-
planted. and II God-implanted, it is rig;I-
fully implanted. Socrates writes: WHO
ophsus and no@ePp Il
be true that this is to be the consequence of
death. could even die often" Among the
times stabs himself that he may serve his
master IN the future world. Cicero. living
before Christ's coming, said: "Oh, glorious
sordid scene, to associate with the divine as
sen.blage Of departed spirits, and not only
with the one have just now mentioned. but
faithful of men. II / seemed to bear his
death with iortitude. II was by no means
hAn /
ported by the consoling reflection that we
could not long be separated" The NorWe-
turk believes it, Under every Sky, by every
river, in every zone. the theory IS adopted;
and SO say principle universally implant-
belief: The argument is irresistible.
Again: adopt this theory because there
are features of moral temperament and fca-
ever. How do we know each other in this
world? Is it merely by the color Of the eye,
or the length Of the hair or the facial pro
as well, by natural affinity, using the word
in the very best sense and not in the bad
sense; and II in the dust our body should per-
ish and lie there forever, and there shall be
no resurrection. still the soul has enough
features and the disposition has enough fea-
lures to % make hn q; distrSisha6e can UNI
SO delirious that he will not know his own
friends; but will we be blasted with such in
sufferable idiocy. that, standing beside our
best friends for all eternity, we will never
guess who they are?
Again: think one reason why We ought
to accept this doctrine is because we never
in this world have an opportunity. to give
thanks to those to whom we are spiritually
indebted. The joy Of heaven, we are told, Is
to be inaugurated by review OF life's work.
The Christian men and women who have
been tOiling for Christ, have they seen the
full result OF their work? oh. no. In the
for good Many years
He felt that his ministry was a failure. and
others felt SO. although he was a faithful
He died. and died amid discouragements,
and went home to God; for no one ever
doubted that John Vredenburgh was good
death there came great awakening IN
Somerville, and one Sabbath two hundred
souls stood up at the Christian altar espous-
father and mother. And what was peculiar
in regard to nearly all OF those two hundred
souls was that they dated their religious inn
pressiOns from the ministry of John Nreden-
burgh Will that good Christian man before
the throne Of God never meet those souls
brought to Christ through his Instrument
atty? Oh, OF course he will know them.
| remember one Sabbath afternoon, borne
dowG wth tae sense Ct ny sns ara Enjoying
g,ess Oh, what a dark afternoon it was, and
l read the chapters, and read the prayers,
and tried to make the prayers nay own.
Cd he az
There is mother before the throne OF God.
You say her JOY is full. Is 1t? You say there
can be no augmentation oft. Cannot there
be? Herson was a wanderer and a yagabond
on the earth when that good mother died.
He broke her old heart. She died leaving
the throne OF God now. Years pass and that
son repents OF his crimes and gives his heart
to God and becomes useful Christian, and
dies and enters the gates OF heaven. You
tell me that that mothers JOY cannot be
augmented. Let them confront each other.
The son and the mother: oh" she says to
dead is alive again. and the lost 10 found.
Hallelujah! | never expected to see this
The bible says nations are to be bern in
day. When China comes to God will II not
know DIR. Abeel? When India comes will it
not know John scudder? When the Indians
Brainard?
see a soul entering, heaven at last. with
covered face at the idea that it has done SO
unworthiness. and 1t says to ITSELF have no
right to be here" A voice from the throne
says, "Oh, You forget that Sunday-schoo!
them" And another voice says. You for
get that poor man to whom you gave loaf
Of bread and told OF the n hsnSsnly nreaS
forget that sick one to whom you gave medi.
cling for the body and SOUL was that one"
Ad Pd
to one OF the least OF these, We did 1t to me-"
And then the seraphs will take their harps
from the Sue OI tuc tuTOucs anu CTyS Wudt
song shall it be?'' And Christ, bending over
the harpers. shall cry, 1T shall be the Har-
vest Home"
One more reason why am disposed to ac-
cept this doctrine Of the future recognition
10 that so many in their last hour on earth
have confirmed this theory. Ispeak not of
persons who have been deIirious In their last
moment and knew not what they were about.
but Of persons who died in calmness and pla.-
cidity, and who were not naturally supersti-
tiOus. Often the glories Of heaven have
struck the dying pillow. and the departing
man has said he saw and heard those who
had gone away from him. How often it is In
the dying moment parents see their departed
children and children see their departed
parents! came down to the banks Of the
Mohawk River. 1t was evening, and want
ed to 20 over the river and SO l waved my
hat and shouted. and after awhile saw
someone waving on the opposite bank, and
heard him shout, and the boat came across.
and got in and was transported. And 50
suppose 1t will be In the evening Of our life.
We will come down to the river OF death and
give Q signal to our friends on the other
shore, and they will give signal back TO us,
and the boat comes, and our departed kim
bred arc the oarsmen, the fires of the setting
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