The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-12
WHERE ARE THE DEAD
Good People in Paradise, the Bad
Ones In SheOl.
AWAITING THE JUDGMENT
So Says DR.. Brown at the Audi
torium' Meeting-To-Night at
the Opera House-Crowds
Greater Than Ever.

In the opening of his remarks last
night DIR. Brown announced the re-
movai of the revival meeting tonight
TO Evans opera house, temporary
abandoning the Auditorium to the rail-
road boys. who have had 1t engaged for
q dance for many weeks for that date.
The meeting tonight, therefore, will
be held I'm the opera house, but on to-
morrow night the Auditorium win be
reded1cated by the church people. In
passing DIR. Brown paid his respects to
the dancers. for whom he could not
eympa thize, he said, as he had never
danced but once.
THAT was when / was a boy" he
said. II whistled on Sunday morning
and father heard IL and on Monday
morning father and 1 went on a whal-
dng voyage in the wood shed. He did
the whaling, but i danced. i haven't
cared for any more of 1t and / don't
know why other people like to dance.
can see no attraction in vt for Chris
tdans. but for those outside there may
not be SO much harm in ii as there Is
On other things they do. The Nor
mons open their dances with prayer,
close them with prayer. too. and don't
know OF anyone who needs praying for
more than a devotee of dancing. Let
sinners dance and enjoy what pleasure
there is in 1t; there is pleasure, no
doubt, but 1t is of this world only. and
those who can see no good in Chris
tianity. in Jesus and religion will get
all their pleasure here. they'll have
none of 1t hereafter"
He then took up the discourse of the
evening, the subject being: Where
Are the Dead?" DR.. Brown shook up
theology and ratified old beliefs con-
siderably, but he made one of the
strongest addresses which he has yet
made in this city.
Heaven" said he. 'is more real than
earth TO me and Christ more real than
my existence
He then quoted numberless texts
from the scriptures which speak of the
eheol OF the Hebrews, the hades of the
Greeks, the paradise Of the Persians OF
heaven and of hell His theory seem
ed to be that there Is an abiding place
called sheol and paradise, and that
sheol Is somewhere in the bowels of
the earth. 'fn the heart of the EARTH"
as Christ located 1t.
When the Jews doubling asked Him
for sign. He said that they should
have none but the sign Of Jonah, d.
rectly referring thereby to his death
ana the three days and three nights
which he spent in the tomb, corre-
spending to the time which Jonah
spent In the belly of the whale or of
the sea monster. which is the more
literal translation. The prophets soul
did not remain in his body. but went
down to sheol and Christ, while His
body was In the tomb, went in His
spirit to sheol, or paradise, and |
preached to the redeemed ones, wrest- |
ed the keys of death and hell from the |
devil and took all his saints to the |
third heaven. where He now lives and |
reigns awaiting the judgment day. |
The dead in Christ Join Him there but |
the unbelievers. idolators. and un-
repentant sinners are remanded to
sheol. a place Of anguish of soul. After
the judgment they will be plunged |
into the lake of fire mentioned in
scripture. and typical of the final pun
ishment.
The foundation for the discourse was
the story of Lazarus and the rich man,
with many corroborative texts. Christ
on the tree told the thief this day
shalt thou be with me in paradise"
He has spoken Of his struggle with
the devil and his triumph Is mentioned
variously by the apostles In the epis-
ties. Paul entered paradise, the third
heaven. and he wrote about II after
ward. There are others who have
done so and who saw "unutterable
things" The spiritual body is like
unto that of mortals. There is form
are gone before are lowering over and
around us. Christ is here and His
angels are here tonight. If we could
but see them. and they are watching
earnestly for the acceptance of His
love by those who yet Withstand His
pleadings.
A very pathetic experience of the
speakers own life of the circumstances
of the death of his only daughter,
called forth tears from many eyes and
the deepest feeling in all present. Half
a dozen or more hands were raised at
the request for any who desired the
prayers of the Christians to so signify.
The meeting tonight is in Evans opera