The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-14
Things We Are Asked.


Often times we are asked tue following
questions: Who're ID Heaven; Nn wiil
give what the bible IN part 81! n1uGt IL
jesus when lie went TO Heaven ho went
up. Acts. L. 8 10.
When he comes again he Will descend
from Heaven. lhess.. 4 ID
Abraham was told 10 look toward Hea-
von anu tell tue stars. &c.. Genesis, Is
30 we are ready to believe that Heaven
is above ana hell beneath US. Mans
nBtural instinct SAY 8 50.
Again We aro asked will there bs a here.
afler2 Mil We exteLr
The appe iranua Of Moses and Elias on
the Mount OF 1ransiignrstlou, ought To
settle 1t that there ID AN existheua after
death aud u glorious immortality. lie.
nan Gays that Cnrlst did not rise from the
dead How does he know whsn he WASN'T
therey
The word of God says that $50 wit
nesses and even 30 OF them were ILLS
enemIes-say that he did rIss. tor they
saw him alter hs had risen. Ii he did not
rise what were the ID armed soldlers
doing 10 let him get away Why, | hon.
esLly think that 90 men could have Kept
one uea'i man III his grave, For my part
/ don want any better proof OF II. We
are ked Is there II Reality in religionS We
say 5r=.,a thousand Times uyer.
II ls exhliarut:ng to the body.
Il GIVES JOY un n+peaklbs.
IL is rapture 10 the soul
IL is balm ior ali wounds.
II Is hight for darkness
1t Is hRrDor from all storms.
With all oil tho above every Christian
has his troubles Sot he can re uice because
they are on Their way to ths congratuta.
tlons eternal. Anybody can bs bad with
ont trying very nHrd hut to be goud, to
be al lSays good to lie vcry good. and love
To oe good, TO be good lnside as well as
outside.
The winter and tho spring are n lively
tiA uIe of our death and esurieetion. We
have Eotiead now chilly Is this weather.;
how motionless The branches OF the trees
having become leatless; how the treBs
have heeohn shpess; how ilowers
have faded; how the birds cease to sing;
how all nature IL silent. But let spring
come a..nin. let the suns n3at ana tho
rain fail. how quick tho birds put iorth
tho ieHyes clotne the ieafless branehes tho
faded grass puts firth fresh rs ever. flow
ers bloom again and The hirds sing their
songs oil heauty to tler Creator.
So II might ite asked, Why Is a Chris
tian happy? Well he expects to enjoy
heaven With all It's joys. Its glory its end.
loss life. Religion never eausas mejan-
cholv. 1t tennis to increase our happiness
produce cheerfulnessi and peace of
mind never enjoyed by tho word.
Every Gtrisilan can enjoy the spriug of
life. enjoy the tolls OF liz summer; he eau
gather the fruit OF II III autnni, nd when
he pissed through the rigor OF its winters;
he feels that he ID neither forsakeu by
God nor man He can see In the distance
ba eternal. AID lie is ready to embrace
them. lha bible is Their tlne table and
eternity thair destination. They don't
forget to study it. SO That they may te
sure that they are on the right path of
holiness and to the hayon of rest.
Ws are asked. Were there more people
on the Garth than Adam, Eve. Cain and
Abel, when cain went to the land of Nod2
Yes, for tho word seys that Cam built a
city and called 1t the nHme of Euoch after
his son Enoch. Now no riRht-t thinking
person would suppose that threA or four
men butlt u eity.-Ganesis 4. II. Beside
Cain there arc no loss than twelve persons
mentioned by name In the same chapter.
Aleo 1t saya that Adam lived eight hum
dred yenrs and he begat SONS and daugh.
ters,-6eness 5. 4.
Again we are asked, WAS Noah hun
dred aud twenty years building the ari?"
We say no. The bible, a8 far az we know
about II. don't say SO.
Then We ara asked. "What is the un.
pardonable snt' The Word says, "All sins
shall be forgiven unto tho sons OF meu,
aud blaspnamies wherewith Soever they
shail blaspheme. But no that shall BIAS
phame against the Holy Ghost hath never
forgiveness. but Ia In danger of eternal
damnatlon."-Mari3 3; 2S 20; Matthew 12;
81. 81 Now. the question might be asked,
IVY hat is blaephelny2" 1t is speaking re-
proaehfully of God or OF his word.
The following words and phrases are
not found In tho bible as quoted. We are
asked many times concerning them:
"By the sweat OF thy brow thou shalt
earn thy breaG.o
Il know in whom have believed
Our Father who art in Heaven"
Where two Or thee laye met together
In my name. there am In their midst and
that to bless"
ASK largely that your joy may be full"
Every tub shBll stand on ite own bot
tom." 1hsre Is nothing like It In the BIZ
BILE.
Our God is a consuming fire."
In the Ilidst OF life we are Ia DEATH"
"Winter shall become like summer"
"Ileanlihess Ia next to Godliness."
ono shah ehaee Thousand and two
put ten Thousand to flight"
"ln the beginning God created the hea-
VEINS and the earth.
'tIners shall DO weeping, wailins and
gIlashinI OF teeth.n
The first person who Will prove to US
that We are rot right in the above facts,
VIC will give them book for their trouble
Send a stamp. or no anawer back.
Claymont DEL. Nov 18th 1894.
Argued All Afternoon.
Tho entire afternoon session of Superior
Court yesterday was occupied by Mr.