Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-01-28

Chew LAH6E's PLUes, The Great tobacco kntid
tain. a ngnt Inns Irom heaven ON that
mountain and lifts it into the glories oi
the celestial. Christ's garments glow and
his face shines like the sun. The door OF
heaven swings open. Two spirits come
down and alight on that mountain. The
disciples look at them and recognize them
as Moses and Elias Now, IL those dis
Sples standing on the earth could recog-
a.ize 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 us only g. 10, 90, 80 years ago;
The Bible indicates over and over again
that the angels know each other, and then
the Bible says that we are to be higher
than the angels, and il the angels have the
power of recognition shall not We, who
are to be higher than they in the next
realm, have as good eyesight and as good
capacity? What did Christ mean in his
conversation with Mary and Martha when
he said, "Thy brother shall rise again?'i
1t was as much as to say: "Don't cry.
Don't wear yourselves out with this trou.
BILE You will see him again. Thy brother
shall rise again"
The Bible describes heaven as a great
homo circle. Well, now, that would be a
very queer home circle where the members
did not know each other. The Bible de.
scribes death as a sleep. If we know each
other before we go to sleep, shall we nui
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, eve sec through glass dark.
ly, but then face to face. 1t will be my
purified, enthroned and glorified body gaz
ing on your purified, enthroned and glori
fed body.
Reasons Fer Belief.
Now, I demand, if you believe the Bible
that you take this theory of future recog
milton out of the realm of speculation ant
surmise into the region of positive cer
tainty, and no more keep saying: 81 hopt
it is so. ! have an idea it is SO. guess
it is so" Be able to say, with all the con
centrated energy of body, mind and soul
81 know it is sop
There are in addition to these Bible
arguments other reasons why accept thii
theory. In the first place, because the re
| lection of it implies the entire obliteratioI
of our memory. Can it be possible that W,
shall forget forever those with whose walk
look, manner we have been SO long famil
| iarP Will death come and with sharp
| keen blade hew away this faculty of mem
ory? Abraham said to Dives, "Son, re
member" If the exiled and the lost re
member, will not the enthroned remember
You know very well that our joy in an!
circumstance is augmented by the com
panionship of our friends. We cannot SCI
| picture with less than four eyes, or heal
a song with less than four ears We wan
some one beside us with whom to exchange
| glances and sympathies, and 1 suppose th'
| joy of heaven is to be augmented by tn,
| fact that we are to have our friends will
us when there rise before us the thrones O
| the blessed, and when there surges up il
our ear the jubilate of the saved. Heavel
| is not a contraction. 1t is an expansion
| If know you hero, will know you bette
there. Here see you with only two eyes
| but there the soul shall have a million
eyes. 1t will be Immortality gazing oil
mortality-ransomed spirit in colloqu.
with ransomed spirit-victor beside victor
When John Evans, the Scotch minister
was seated In his study, his wife came il
and said to him, "My dear, do you thinl
we will know each other in heavenp" HI
turned to her and said, "My dear, do yol
think we will be bigger fools in HEAVIER
than we are herei"
Again, l accept this doctrine of futur
recognition because the worlds expectanc,
affirmsit. In all lands and ages this theor.
is received. What form of religion planted
| it? No form of religion, for it is receivet
under all forms of religion. Then, l argue
a sentiment, feeling, an anticipation
universally planted, must have been Got
implanted, and If God implanted it i
rightfully implanted. Socrates writes
"Who would not part with great deal t.
| purchase meeting with Orpheus ant
| Homer? If it be true that this is to be th
consequence of death, could even be abb
to die often.
Among the Danes, when master dies
his servant sometimes Stays himself tina
he may serve the master in the futur
world. Cicero, living before Christ's com
ing, said: ooh, glorious day when I shal
retire from this low and sordid scene t
associate with the divine assemblage of de
| parted spirits, and not only with the one
have just mentioned, but with my dea
| Cato, the best of sons and most faithful
| of men. If seemed to bear his death witt
fortitude, it was by no means that l dit
not most sensibly feel the loss had sus
tained. 1t was because l was supported
by the consoling reflection that we coul'
not long be separated
| The Norwegian believes it. The Indial
believes it, The Greenlander believes it
The Swiss believe it. The Turks believe it
Under every sky, by every river, in ever.
zone, the theory is adopted, and so l say
principle universally implanted must b
God implanted, and hence a right belief
The argument is irresistible.
| Soul Features.
Again, l adopt this theory because ther
are features of moral temperament an,
features of the soul that will distinguish
us forever. How do we know each other il
this world? Is it merely by the color O
the eye, or the length of the hair, or th
facial proportions? Oh, no. 1t is by tn
disposition as we'll, by natural affinity
using the word in the very best sense an,
not in the bad sense, and if in the dust GU
body should perish and lie there forever
and there should be no resurrection, still
the soul has enough feature and the dispo
sition has enough features to make us dis
tinguishalle. l can understand how il
sickness man will become So deliriou
that he will not know his own friends, bu
will we be blasted with such insufferabl
idocy that, 6ttanding beside our best friend
for all eternlry, we will never guess VIII
they .areP
Again, think that one reason why w
/ ought to accept this doctrine is because w
never in this world have an opportunity t
| give thanks to those to whom we are spirit
ually indebted. The joy of heaven, we ar
told, is to be inaugurated by review @