St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-02-27

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oren. Two spirits come down and
aiight on the mountain. The disci-
pies look at them and recognize them
as Moses and Elias. Now, ifthose dis.
ciples standing on the earth could rec.
| ognize these two spirits who had been
for years in Heaven, do you tell me
that we, with our heavenly eyesight.
will not be able to recognize those
| who have gone out from among %
only Eve. ten. twenty, thirty years
ago?
The Bible indicates, over and over
again, that the angels know each other;
and then the Bible says that we are 70
be higher than the angels, and il the
angels have the power Of recogni-
ticn. shall not we. who are to be higher
than they in the next realm, have
as good eyesight and ~ good capacity? ?
What did Christ mean, in His conver-
sation with Mary and Martha, when He
said: ''Thy brother shall rise again3'
1t was ~ much ~ to say: Don't cry.
Don't wear yourself out with this
trouble. You viii sec him again. Thy
brother shall rise again."
The Bible describes Heaven ~ . great
home circle. Well. now. that would be
. very queer home circle where tho
members did not know each other.
The Bible describes death ~ sleep. II
we know each other before we 20 to
sleep, shall we not know each other
after We wake up? Oh, yes. We will
know each other . great deal better
then than now; ''for now," says the
apostle, I'VE see through . glass dark
~. but then face to face. twill be my
purified, enthroned and glorified body
gazing on your purified. enthroned and
glorified body.
Now, I demand, il you believe the
Bible. that you take this theory Of fu-
ture recognition out of the realm Of
speculation and surmise into the
region Of positive certainty. and no
more keep saying: Il hope it is 90; l
have no idea it 10 20; guess It is 20. :"
Be able to say, with all the concentra-
ted energy Of body, mind and soul: II
know it is sol"
There are. in addition to these Bible
arguments, other reasons. why &C.
cept this theory. In the first place.
because the rejection memory. Can it
be possible that we shall forget for
ever those with whose walk, look,
manner we have been 90 long familiar?
VIII death come, and with . sharp,
keen blade hew away this faculty Of
memory? Abraham said to Dives:
s'Son, remember" II the exiled and
the lost remember, will not the en-
throned remember3
You know very well that our Joy in
any circumstance is augmented by the
companionship of our friends. We can
not see . picture with less than four
eyes, or hear = song with less than
four ears We want some one besides
No with whom to exchange glances
and sympathies; and suppose the joy
of Heaven il to be augment by the
fact that we are to have our friends
with US when there rise before MS
the thrones Of the blessed and when
there surgcs up in our ear the jubi.
late of the saved. Heaven IL not
q contraction. It il IN expansion. II
know you here, will know you bet
ter there. Here see you with only
two eyes. but there the soul shall have
. million eyes. 1t will be immortality
gazing on ilnmortality-ransomed
spirit in colloquy with ransomed d spirit
victor beside victor. When John
Evans, the Scotch minister, was seated
in his study, his wife came in and said
to him: my dear, do you think We
will know each other in Heaven?" He
turned to her and said: my dear. do
you think we will be bigger fools in
Heaven than we arc here?"
Again, I accept this doctrine Of fu-
ture recognition because of the worlds
affirmsit In all lands and
ages this theory is received. What
form of religion planted it? No form
of religion, for it il received under al
forms of religion. Then, argue, .
sentiment, = feeling. IN anticipation.
planted, must have been
and if God-implanted
it is rightfully implanted. Socrates
writes: "Who would not part with
great deal to purchase = meeting with
that this is to be the consequence Of
death. could even be able 10 die Oft
en-"
Again. I adopt this theory because
there are features Of moral tempera.
ment and features Of the soul that will
distinguish NJ forever. How do we
know each other in this world? Il it
merely by the color of the eye, or the
length of the hair. or the facial pro-
portions? oh. NO. It Is by the dis
position n well, by natural affinity,
using the word in the very best sense
and not in the bad sense; and II in the
dust our body should perish and lie
there forever, and there should be NO
still the soul has enough
and the disposition has enough
textures to make rs distinguishable. I
can understand how in sickness . man
will become 90 delirious that he will
not know his own friends; but will we
be blasted with such insufEerable
Idiocy that. standing beside our best
friends for all eternity, We will never
guess who they are?
Again, think that ono reason why
we ought to accept this doctrine 10 BE-
cause we never in this world have IN
to give thanks TO those
to whom we are spiritually indebted.
The JOY Of Heaven, We arc told. 70 to
Be inaugurated by = review OF LIES
work. These Christian men and wom-
en- who have been toiling for Christ,
have they seen the full result Of their
work? Oh, no.
There is . mother before the throne
Of God. You Say her Joy II full. Il 1t? |
You ssy there can b NO augmentation
Of it. Can not thers ae? Her son was
, wanderer and vagaboud on the
earth when that mother died. He