The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-25
COLD HAD NO TERRORSs
Two Thousand People Crowd to
Hear TaImaEe.

Rev.T. De Witt Talmage, of Washing
ten, last evening preached to a Mime
apolis audience at the First Baptist
church, Harmon place and Tenth
street. The audience comprised both
the Westminster Presbyterian and
First Baptist congregations, and the
large house was crowded from doors to
galleries. The crowds came early, and
before Z o'clock the body Of the church
was SO filled that the main doors had
to be locked. The aisles were occupied
by 400 chairs, and all available stand
ing room in the galleries was taken.
People crowded into the halls between
the auditorium and the lecture rooms
Of the church, so that many heard the
penetrating voice of the famous divine
who were unable to get a glimpse of his
face. Newspaper reporters were IA
Vored with place in the baptistry. i'm
mediately under the preacher, as the
best place for hearing. 1t was esti-
mated that 1000 people were within the
church, and many were turned away
for want of room.
DR.. Talmage talked about the future
existence, and in a forceful way gave
his reasons for believing that friends
will know each other in that state
His text was from II. Samuel xii, %:
II shall go to him." "David's child had
just died, and the pleasures of the
kingly palace were no more to David.
He neither ate nor slept, but cleansed
himself, put on other apparel, and sat
down by the pool and bemOaned his
loss. Is there no forge and no ham
mer which can weld the broken links
that severed the child from life? L
shall go to him. Was David right or
wrong? If we part from loved ones, do
we meet again? If father and son
come to the same city without an APP
pointed meeting place, they would be
long in finding each other. Heaven Is
greater than any city. Will we find
and know our friends in heaven? Is
this doctrine a myth or is it one Of the
grandest truths of the Bible? 1t is a
tremendous question, in which every
soul here is interested. My object to-
night, If God will help me, is to take
the question from your minds as a
speculative question, and convince you
that it is a truth"
The preacher then gave his reasons
for believing in the doctrine Of future
recognition. First, the Bible. not only
states it in many places, but all through
it's pages the doctrine is assured to be
true "Now we see darkly, but then
shall we see face to face" Not to be-
ljeve in the doctrine of future recogni-
ton would be to believe in the obliter-
alton of the memory, and we
have evidence that the memory
continues. Our earthly joys are al .
ways increased by having them shared
by our friends. Shall we not suppose
that the joys of heaven will be aug
mented by having our friends with US?
Death is not a contraction, but an eX-
panSiOn. l know you now, [ will know
you better then. Common expectancy
is another proof Of the doctrine. All
nations and races, wherever found, by
what waters under what zones, in all
ages, have hoped and believed that
the doctrine was true. If it is a uni
versal idea, it must be God-implanted.
There seems to me enough difference
in dispositions to keep us always sep
arated and distinct. I also believe In
the doctrine of recognition because Of
the fact of the resurrection.
If we know each other before we go
down, shall we not know each other
best when We come up? We are told
that the angels know each other; also
that men are higher than the angels.
Shall we then not also know each
other? In this world we do not have
full chance to thank our friends for the
kindnesses they have done for u.s. Our
deeds may have blessed those we do
not know. Shall there be no opportu-
nifty for those whom we have blessed
to tell us Of it? Suppose a mother is in
heaven. If she has vagabond son on
earth will she be perfectly happy? Now
suppose the son is converted, lives a
respected life and dies peaceful death.
United with her child, will her heav-
emily happiness not be augmented? An
other reason is that men and women
in the moment of death see and recog-
nize those who have gone before. I've
seen this confirmed again and again.
The host comes to carry us across the
dark river and our friends are to do
the rowing. Death is not only the
crossing of the dark river, but it means
also the placing Of us upon the heav-
emily throne. Death tonight Is pressing
us on the forehead. Don't you hear
the voice of some loved one calling
you? Get on the heavenly road, and
prepare to meet your friends who have
gone before.
DR.. Pleasant Hunter introduced the
speaker and at the close Of the sermon
announced that petition would be
found at the door asking the state leg
islature to pass a local option temper
ance liquor law for counties, the same
as that now in force for townships.
The petition was signed by a large
number Of people and voters as they
left the church.