Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

with fortitude, it was by no means that did not most sensibly feel the loss had sustained. It was because I was supported by the consoling reflection that we could not long be separated"
 The Norwegian believes it. The h. dian believes it. The Greenlander be- lieves it. The Swiss believe it. The Turks believe it. Under every sky, by every river, in every zone, the theory is adopted, and so I say a principle universally implanted must be God i'm planted, and hence right belief The argument is irresistible.
 INDIVIDUALITY WILL REMAIN.
 Again, I adopt this theory because there are features of moral tempera- ment and features of the soul that will distinguish us forever. How do we know each other in this world2 Is it merely by the color of the eye, or the length of the hair, or the facial pro- portions9 Oh, no. It is by the dispo- sition as we'll, by natural affinity, using the word in the very best sense and not in the bad sense; and if in the dust our body should perish and lie there for ever, and there should be no resurrec- tion, still the soul has enough features and the disposition has enough features to make us distinguishable can under stand how in sickness a man will be- come so delirious that he will not know his own friends; but will we be blasted with such insufferable 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 be- cause 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 in augurated by review of life's work. These Christian men and women who have been toiling for Christ, have they seen the full result of their worki Oh, no.
 In the church at Somerville, N. J.. John Vredenburgh preached for great many years. He felt that his ministry was failure, although he was a faith full minister, preaching the gospel all the time. He died, and died amid dis. couragements, and went home to God, for no one ever doubted that John Vre- denburgh was 8 good Christian minister. A little while after his death there came great awakening in Somerville, and one Sabbath 200 souls stood up at the Christian altar espousing the cause of Christ, among them my own father and mother. And what was pc culiar in regard to nearly all of those 200 souls was that they dated their re- igious impressions from the ministry of John Vredenburgh. Will that good Christian man before the throne o1 God never meet those souls brought to Christ through his instrumentality 2 Oh, of course he will know them. remember one Sabbath afternoon, borne down with the sense of my sins and knowing not God, took up Dodd- ridges 'Rise and Progress" Oh,what a dark afternoon it was, and read the chapters, and I read tHe prayers, and tried to make the prayers my own. Oh, must see Philip Doddridge. A glori- ous old book he wrote. It is out o1 fashion now.
 THEY KNOW EACH OTHER IN HEAVEN.
 There is mother before the throne of God. You say her joy is full. Is it9 You say there can be no augmentation of it. Cannot there be? Her son was a wanderer and vagabond on the earth when that good mother died. He broke her old heart. She died leaving him in the wilderness of sin. She is before the throne of God now. Years pass and that son repents of his crimes and gives his heart to God, and becomes a 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 the angels of God, ''rejoice with me- The dead is alive again and the lost is found. Hallelu- jah I never expected to see this lost one come back" The Bible says na- tions are to be born in day. When China comes to God will it not know Dr. Abeel? When India comes will it not know Dr. John Scudder2 When the Indians come to God will they not know David Brainard?
 I sec 8 soul entering heaven at last, with covered face at the idea that it has done so little for Christ, and feeling borne down with unworthiness, and it says to itself, ''I have no right to be here" A voice from a throne says, "Oh, you forget that Sunday school class you invited to Christ. I was one of t'aan" And another voice says, ''You forget that poor man to whom you gave a loaf of bread and told of the heavenly bread. I was that man" And another one says, ''You forget that sick one to whom you gave medicine for the body and the soul. was that one" And then Christ, from a throne overlapping all the rest, will say, "Inas- much as ye did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me-" And then the seraphs will take their harps from the side of the throne and cry, What song shall it be?" And Christ, bending over the harpers, shall say, Tt shall be the Harvest Home. '"
 CONFIRMED IN THIS WORLD.
 One more reason why am disposed to accept this doctrine of future recog- milton is that so many in their last hour on earth have confirmed this theory. I speak not of persons who have been delirious 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 su- perstitious. Often the glories of heaven