The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-25


OF the soul and even n without body
] am not TO know my loved ones In Heav-
en-. II necessarily implies that my mem
ory shall be utterly blottcd out, all my
experiences OF earth's sorrows and JOYS,
Of divine dcliverances and comfort
every cause for Thanksgiving. and love
for Christ. His cross. the mercy seat
and prayer. If am to forget my friends
| II follows | must also foget all That my
Saviour was TO me on earth, and at the
| hour OF death.
No: the theme OF eternal praises shall
be what Christ has done for my soul on
earth. This can never be forgotten LOT
one hour OF eternity. and a large part
| OF what he has done for me Is so inter-
! laced with the love. faith, ana prayers
Of my dearest on earth, II Is Impossible
| that they can be forgotten one patt
Of the picture cannot be blotted OUT
| without celebrating all.
THE TRANSPORTATION or EARTH.
Heaven Is the TRANSPORTATION OF Garth.
| II Is all that is best and honest mere
| without the sin and sorrow II Is Ial.n
! without doubt. II Is love without iedl
| ~ Is light without shadow, IL Is sW''e
| relator ships without mistrdcfsianhinS'
! 10 Is blissful fellowship Without part
| Ing. Beloved. there can tt no more
doubt about Heavenly recognition than
| about Heaven iutlf. II YOU az get
! together anywhere in the wide universe
| and We shall be together In ocr RAIN
| cr's house we must know each other'
| and talk about old times.
| The universal instinct OF humanity.
| which expects rtrnion and recognition IN
| Heaven, goes uncontrolled. All men
! who look forward to Heaven behtVe III
| 70, and TO every one b. cons utu'es =
\ large part Ct the Happiness or nope. 1T
is In deed. next TO our love and JOY IN
| Christ the best we know OF heaven
pnooF BY AUTHORITIES.
Hear Cicero I'm his De Senectute. writ
ing only guided by the universal instinct
which COD has implanted IN man eA
| claiming. 90 happy oay When shah
/ 0uit this impura and CtrUpt muiilu1t'
| and Join myself 10 that Divine company
| and council OF so is. that Nave Loft the
] earth before me, there shall ma
! g. ose illustriOus personaees 10 whom
! have spoken. but also my CATO VINO
| can say was one OF tho Rest men ever
/ born and whom none ever eXcellea I'D
| virtue and piefy. ! have placed his BODY
on that funeral pile where ne ought 10
! have laid mine. But his soul has not
! left me. and without losing sight OF me-
| ne has only gone before me into coun-
him"
Robert Hall said 1.-THE friendship OF
| h'gh ard sonctined spirits loses nothing
! by death but its alloy
| Archbishop Whatcly wrote. II am con-
| WINGED that the extension and perfection
| of friendship viii constitute a great part
! Of the happiness Of the best. s..,.o,
Sturgeon says: ''Some hove doubted
| whether there VIII be recognition IN
Heaven: there Is no room for doubt, for
| 10 lis called my fathe's house, ana shall
! not the family be- known 10 each other
Richard Baxter writes. "Tfo eXpecta-
| tion Of loving my friends I'm Heaven
! principally kindlcs my love for them on
J earth. ! now DELIGHTFULLY."- converse with
! my pious friends, in firm persuasion that
/ shall converse with them forever
The writings Of the best Of Gods
| saints TEEN with such testimonies. and
/ what is the witness Of dying Christians
| How often have they been known 70
| oxclaim with transport. as they neared
! the gate. 80. ! see my loved ones, VINO
! have gone before" and then pronounce
the names Of those loved ones, stretching
| ont their arms 10 be received IN the holy
embrace of giorifed spirits.
RrC0GNIroS IL DrAIu's HOUR.
But have YOU ever thought how much
| higher and clearer Is the vision OF the
| soul I'm Heaven. and even IN the hour or
| death. than while we are far away from
| The city of light? l can wen believe the
| story Of the dying experience OF 1T
| tie girl whose mother had expired at
| the moment her child was born. When
| the child's parting moment came. she
| who had given her life. lifted up her
! who had never seen the sweet face of her
! hands her eyes kimdlng with ecstacy,
/ and cried out "MOtherl ., mother ana
| Immediately passed beyond the veil to
ybe cissped I'M arms that had never en-
! Nidttl lNE before, ana 10 -tL' upon iilN
| face % a mother she had never seen.
| II We know each other in the aim tWi-
| light Of earth shall know each other
better i'm the clearing lght OF Heaven.
. dearly beloved. IL any of You have
| doubts on this question. cast them 20 the
| winds. Doubt anything about the future
| except God and heavenly recognition,
| and look forward 10 death as the time
Of sad reunions. The relations that God
| has created here and sanctifed by grace,
| shall not perish I'm the waters OF death.
| They are among the few immorteilcs mat
| grow on earth. The darkest hour is just
| before dawn. Death is the transition
| from darkness to light. and II we are the
! children of God. our death VIII be but
the arrival Of the soul from the deep, wide
| sea. ana the greeting on the glltterlng
shore of those who wait for us In glory
| and everlasting light.
Religion Of the japanese.
In the First Presbyterian church Sun
| day morning Rev r. Bryan Grinnan, Tor
| ten years a missionary in Japan, preached
| at the morning service on the religion or
| the japanese. lie described ShHtOisn.
| Confucianism. and Buddhism In very
| graphic terms. and stated that very
| large number OF the younger men of the
| Empire have given up all religion ana
| gone into agnOsticism.
| From this class come most OF the con-
| verts 10 Chrisiianity.
Ten years ago Mr.. Grinnan ana Rev.
| II. r.. McAlpine established mission IN
| kO'Nl winch HIS NiNNi ~ a lH'iNhNi
| ship OF $40. Mr. Grinran expects 10 leave
| for Japan next week. Ills address was
! very able and eloquent one. and greatly
| enjoyed by all who heard it,
wEsTMINsrER CHURCH ORGANIZED.
At4 o'clock Sunday afternoon Mestmin-
| stcr chapel. q mission OF The First Pres
| bytcrian ch urch. was organized as reg
ular church. tlfty-twO members of the
| First church went into the organization.
Mcssrs. L. II. Stern, Frank Finlayson,
! and Thomas Fraser were elected elders.
! A unanimous call as pastor Mas extended
/ 10 Rev. Charles NJ Chumbley. ON next
| Sunday. at 4 r. NJ. all of these officers
| are to be INDICTED into Office. The or
] ganization was effected under a commits
| sion of Presbytery, consisting of Rev. K.
| L. Kerr, Rev. J.. Calvin Stewart Rev.
! W. Mes. Buchanan. Hon. y. X. Wexford,
| and Mr.. r. -. SOmcrtN,.
Dr. Kerr preached his subject being
| "The Greatest Promise" The text was
10. ! am with YOU always" st. Matthew,
I xxi. 20 The building was crowded with
! Worshippers. The new church starts OF
with fine prospects of growth and useful
! ness.