The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1897-01-28

four times that - taken for granted.
The whole New Testament Is an arbor
over which this doctrine creeps Ike .
luxuriant vine full Of purple clusters
Of consolation. James. John. and Peter
followed Christ into the mountain. A
light falls from heaven on that noun
tain and lifts 1t into the glories OF the
celestial. Christ's garments glow and
his face shines like the sun. The door
Of heaven swings open. Two spirits
come down and aiight on that noun
tain. The disciples look at them and rec
ognixe them as Moses and Elias. Now.
if those disciples standing on the earth
could recognize these two spirits who
had been for years in heaven. do you
tell me that We, with our heavenly eye
sight, will not be able to recognize |
those who have gone out from among |
US only FIVE, ten, twenty. thirty years
ago?
You know very well that our JOY In
any circumstances is augmented by the
companionship of our friends. We can
not see a picture with less than four
eyes, or hear a song with less than
four ears. We want some one beside
ms with whom to exchange g.ances and
sympathies; and l suppose the JOY OF
heaven is to be augmented by the tact
that We are to have our friends with US
when there rise before US the thrones
of the bleSt and when there surges up
in our ear the iubilate OF the saved.
Heaven is no, a contraction. 1t Is
an expansion. If I know you here,
I will know vou better there. Here
see YOU with only two eyes. but there
the soul shall have million eyes
will be Immortality gazing on immor-
tality-ransomed spirit in coiloquy Win
ransomed spirit-victor beside victor
When John Evans, the Scotch minister.
was seated in his study, his vile came
| in and said 10 him. My dear, DO you
think We will know each other in hea-
veno" He turned to her and said. My
dear. do YOU think We will be bigger
! fools in heaven than We are here
Again, accept this doctrine OF tut
ure recognition because the worlds ex-
pectancy affirms it. In all lands and
ages this theory is received. what
form of religion planted it? NO form
of religion, for it is received under all
forms of religion. Then, l argue,
sentiment. a feeling, an anticipation.
universally planted, must have been
God-implanted. and if God-impianted,
it is r;ghtfully implanted. Socrates
writes: Who would not part with
great deal to purchase meeting with
Orpheus and Homer? II it be true that
this is to be the consequence OF death,
II could even be able to die often"
There is a mother before the throne
Of God. You say her JOY is full. Is 1t.
You say there can be no augmentation
Of it. Cannot there be? Her son was
wanderer and vasabond 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 anu De-
comes a useful Christian. and dies ano
enters the gates of heaven. You tel
me that that mothers joy cannot pe
augmented. Let them confront eacf
, other. the son and the mother. "Oh,
she saws to the angels Of God, re-
ioice with me! The dead is alive
again. and the lost is found. Halleiu
, jah, l never expected to see this los
one come back" The Bible says ma
| in
. China comes to God will 1t not KNOW
DIR. Abeel? When India comes. Will
-. not know DR.. John Scudder? When tn
|, Indians come to God. will they no
: know David Brainerd?
see a soul entering heaven at last
with covered face at the idea that l
has done SO little for Christ, and feel
ing horne down with unworthiness. an
: it saws to itself, II have no right to b
here" A voice from a throne says
"Oh, you forget that Sunday schoo
class YOU invited to Christ! / was on
Of them" And another voice says
: You forget that poor man to whom 20
gave a loaf of bread. l was that man.
And another says. You forget that sic
i one to whom you gave medicine for Tn
5 body and the soul. was that one.
IL And then Christ, from a throne over
l. topping all the rest. will say. "lnas
p much as We did it to one OF the leas
+ of these, you did it to me-" And the
q the seraphs will take their harps fro'
y the side of tie throne, and cry, "Wha
y song shall it be-" And Christ, bendin
= over the harpe:s. shall say. 1T shall
e the Harvest Home
!! One more reason why 1 am dispose
a IN accept this doctrine of future recos
It milton is that so many in their la:
a hour on earth have confirmed this thu
% orv. / speak not Of persons who hav
e been Celirious in their last momen
l and knew not what they were abou
ID but of persons who died in calmne:
and placidity, and who were not ma
;e urally supers,itious. Often the glorit
,e of heaven have struck the dying pi
s. ,ox and the departing man has sal