The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-26

ing about Jesus, the Bible relates that
Ferod said. III Is John the Baptist wnom
I 6eheaded in prison risen from the the os sssd
IT is one Of the prophets. These bad all
been dead for some time. and must have
rcircarnated in their conception.
when the man born blind was brought
to Jesus. tho Disciples said. Who hath
s-naed, this man or his parents. that he De
born bliEdy Fer man. TO be born blind
for sins committed by him infers a pre-
vious life in which he sinned. The disciples
evidently believed rcincarn1tion. CT would
not have pat such question. Jesus said
in another place. Whom do men say that
l am? The disciples replied. Some say
Elias. some Jeremiah and some one OF the
prophets. As these had all been long dead.
he must have reincarnated 70 have been
any of them. Jesus said. Elias has al
ready como, and they knew him not, but
did unto him whatever they listed speak
ing OF John the Baptist. This was a clear
affirmation that Jesus accepted reincarna-
ton. Paul, John and others also speak of
ii in the Bible.
ABOLISH1NG THE HE'LL IDEA.
"The present period sees reincarnation be-
ing rapidly accepted by the leading think
ers OF the day Rev. Ed. Beecher I'm his
book. The Conflict OF the Ages says that
without reincarnation Christianity is IL
logical He Is certainly correct. for re-
ligion deals with a mans scul. and rein
carnation is the only way of understand
ing its existence.
Hell and the devil are being erased from
mems minds. They cannot conceive how
a loving God can consign His children TO
an eternity OF he'll, where the soul burns
forever. But IL there H. no hell there is
no place but heaven after DEATH 1t mat
tiers not what is done in this life, murder,
lying, stealing. all must go TO heaven, for
illogical hell Is correct, but 10 make Chris
tfanity logical. reincarnation must be
stored, for the wicked meet their just des-
erts DOR sins upon reincarnation into this
world.
There is ample proof that the founder of
Christianity and his followers for five hun
dred years taught reincarnation. Are, we.
tunately the leading thinkers are finding
IL best TO restore reHcarnafion to Chris
tianity. Reincarnation is seen In every
but the inner life persisting- Trees put on
a new growth of leaves in spring and seem
to die in winter. but only to reincarnate
which flower and leave other seeds. The
outer plants disappears. but the seed re-
produces a new one
into which man is born? Rich and poor.
intellectual and stupid, healthy and dis
eased. yirtuous end vicious. There can be
no effect without a cause These are eff
fects and man demands to know the cause.
Two explanations may be given--either
some deity outside mans control arranges
II deity capriciously favors some with all
the good things and condemns others 10
the suffering and misery II is but natural
to accuse him of injustice Theosophy
shows that each makes his own conditions.
Whatsoever n man soweth, that shall he
also reap. as Paul said. We sow in our
life and reap the harvest in the next. The
law is immutable, bringing TO each his
exact deserts, rewards for good deeds, suf-
ferings for evil. The varied conditions of
life are thus explained on a basis of exact
justice and we are relieved from accusing
the deity of injustice.
1.-The keynote of reincarnatton Is hope.
1t gives a sure promise OF hope to the
life or the victim OF a deforrned or dis
eased body seem TO be hopeless, II this Is
but the only life. Let them recolect that
present sufferings are the result OF their
own deeds in the past and that by living
Alright within these conditions the future
will be what is DESTROYS At once hope
springs into view. knowledge that we have
caused the present oppression changes our
attitude towards ii. We cease feeling re-
sentiment against any deity and are by
nature lenient towards our own faults and
led to improve the future. The incarna-
ton is not promulgated as a mere intel
lectual theory, but to endeayor TO make
man realize his duty TO his fellow-man
must realize the possession of an immortal
soul, which is part OF the UNIVERSAL divine
soul Faith in this. faith founded on
knowledge, not on ignorance, VIII CONVINCE
that all mankind is inseparaoly one on the
eternal changeless plane of spirit. This Is
mans link with his fellows. Conviction of
this will lead to the application OF the
practice OF brotherhood In all relations
of life. social and political Then VIII SUI
ferng cease
Happens After Death" and tomorrow on
Human Perfection