The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-01-30
Reasons Tor Ecliey.

Now, l demand, il you believe the BLDG,
that you tukc This theory CT future recog-
milton out OF tie realm of speculation and
surlnise into tho region OF positive Ger
tainty, and no more keep saying: II nope
it Ia So l have an idea 1t is SO. l guess
it Is So" Be nble to say, with all the con
cantrntsd energy OF body, nina ana SOUL
81 know 1t is sol"
Thore are In addition to these Bible
arguments other reasons why accept this
theory. In tho first place. because the re-
lection of it implies the entire oblitoration
Of our memory. Can 1t be possible that we
shall forget forever those with whose walk
look, manner we have been SO long famil-
iarr VIII death como and with sharp,
keen blado how away this faculty OF men,
DRY? Abraham said to Dives, Son, re-
member" II the exiled and the lost re-
member, win not the enthroned romembers
You know very we'll That our joy In any
circumstance Is augmented by the COM
panionship OF our friends. We cannot SEQ
n picture with less than four eyes, or hear
a song with less than four ears. We want
some one beside us with whom to exchange
chances and sympathies, and suppose the
Joy Of heaven Is to be augmented by the
fact that We are to have our friends with
us when there rise before us the thrones OF
tho blessed, and when there surges up in
our ear the jubilate of the saved. Heaven
u
II know you here, will know you better
there. Hero see you with only two eyes,
but there the soul shall have n million
eyes, It Will be Immortality gazing on
acknowledgements spirit In colloquy
with ransomed spirit-victor beside victor
When John Evans, the Scotch minister,
was soated in his study, his wife came in
and said to him, "My dear, do you think
| we will know each other in heavcn?' He
turned to her and said, my dear, do you
think we will be bigger fools in heaven
| than we are heres"
Again, accept this doctrine of future
recognition because the worlds expectancy
affirms It, In all lands and ages this theory
| is received. What form of religion planted
its No form OF religion, for it is received
under oil forms OF religion. Then, argue,
| q sentiments, II feeling, an anticipation,
universally planted, must have been God
| implanted, nd II God implanted 1t is
| rightfully implanted. Socrates writes:
"Who would not part with a great deal to
| Homer II 1t be true that this is to be the
| consequences OF death, could eyen be able
| to die often"
| Among the Danes when a master dies,
| his servant sometimes Stays himself that
| he may serve the master In the future
world. Cicero, living before Christ's COM
| ing, said: "Oh, glorious day when shall
|
associate with the divine assem- blage Of de-
parted spirits, and not only with the one
have just lnensioned. but with my dear
| Cato, the best Of sons and most faithful
| Of mon. II seemed to bear his death with
| foxtitude, it WAS by 10 means that did
not most sonsibly feel tho loss had sus-
tainod. II was because was supported
by tho consoling reflection that we could
not long DO separated. !"
Tho Norwegian believes 1t. The Indian
believes It, The Greenlandcr believes 1t.
Tho Swias bclieve It, The Turks believe it.
Cnder every sky, by every river, In every
zone, the theory is adopted, and so say a
principle universally implanted must be
God implanted, and hence right belief.
The argument Is Irresistible
| Soul Features.
| Again, I adopt this theory because there
are features of moral temperament and
features of tho soul that will distinguish
us forever. How do we know each other In
this world? Is 1t merely by the color OF