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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
Heaven is but higher plane of Cosmos -D Lawrence
 "A place of spirit abode e"-Chquita.
 "A state of progression "-Mark Thal. " The kingdom of heaven is within us"-Rev D. V. Bowen.
-Rey. D. V. Bowen.

an animal. there Is the real man, that divine trinity, three higher principles of the Brahmins- the mind soul and spirit, the Father Son and Holy Ghost of our Christian Gospel Life in the quatenary is feeting transitory. changing with the physical clements. In the higher territory man is immortal. A may live sensuahy physically, mentally, morally How he lives relates him to the corresponding conditions of existence Heaven is but higher plane of cosmos.
 Mans of bliss and the pleasures and pain of the intermediary stage depend upon the quality of life; the purpose and aim of existence. The reward eternal bliss would be out of all proportion for we'll spent life. Man eternally receives his merit and passes to experiences We learn only through experience The changes are continu- from the passive to the active and natural as wakefulness and sleep Great indeed is the destiny of man, and heaven but resting place.
 accept the Gospel statement that "The kingdom of heaven is within us" It a state of the mind
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The realization of the best within -Rev William Rader
 q" is the vision of Chrst."-Rev G. Gibson.
 Heaven pace"-Rev. C. B. Cherngton. place of many cities and many Frank Robinson

HAT is heaven like? Fervd eloquence, in- \ z spired by ardent imagination in thousands \ f of pulpts, during the Christian centuries A~ has been employed to describe the unseen
 glories of the blessed place or condition
 Wise men have differed as to whether
 heaven is a place a condition. Belief differs still concerning that Faith and hope alike lead all worshpers of the unseen God to look for- ward to a life of bliss beyond the grave as reward for good deeds done in the flesh. The following opn- Ions are with that view, but at the same tune there is wide divergence of opinion on the question: What is your idea of heaven?
 
 The doctrine of heaven is SO inextricably con- nected pagan fancies and unreal and impossible
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trouble there That is evidently the meaning of ouotedNaLet not your heart be troubled" I for will be pleased with the furniture Of heaven, what is and with the locality of heaven wherever It is, if there is trouble in it.
 To me heaven is the vision of Christ We shall be like him, for shall see him as he s" He will be there know him perfectly and see him with out veil of doubt between will be heaven
 Heaven is a place prepared by God for. his chill dren not city, but many cities and many heavens,
 where all the redeemed ones
 MAJOR FRANK are praisng God singing
 ROBINSON, around his throne walking chists Home the gold paved streets,
 plucking heavenly flowers and fruits.
 do not believe that I to discuss In public the topic in question. To suppose that heavenpis I------ city, with real streets, l DAVID STARR JORDAN, is simply to draw upon
 President everyday experience for that
 Stanford University which must transcend all experience. Any other idea of heaven in so far as it is definite must be drawn from experience and we have no reason to suppose that experience gives any cew to the nature or continued existence
 Reading John xiv, second and third verses, where Jesus said "In my Fathers house are many man. -------- sions. If it not
 REV. F. B. would have told you. I go
 CHERlNGTON, to prepare a place for
 Plymouth Church. And if I go and prepare place for you I will come again and receive you unto myself: that where Lam am believe that Jesus intended to teach that heaven IS place. .
 a sense those who are morally and spiritually prepared for it can enjoy it. Between the unprepared soul and heaven is impossible gulf, which is his unfitneSS.
 Where heaven is and what it is like, can no more tell than before my birth I could have told where this present world Is what 1t Is like.
 Oh, my yes; think of heaven and love to think of 1t as place, place of abode but spirit abooe mind you, but just what it is
 cu,o,uTh like I cannot tell. When we
 have gathered around Gods
 The Cuban Atom. great throne my spirit form
 --------- will just big and just beautiful as anybody elses. We will spend our time nraisng God and doing his will and will be, oh so happy There is nothing like it, am sure, on this earth and for that quite impossible for us as mortals to know it form any but vague ideas of the ways of place so different from anything we have seen.
 If YOU had asked me to define my impressions of easier for me to answer Not u rp,rn, AIMED having had much of fore - - - taste of heaven in my earthly
 Iheasoa' manaseI experience, and having en-
 countered less of the tribuatons suggest what of existence one may expect drop if he is billed for tenn tour of the lower regions, readily under stand my preconceved notions of the sweet by by rather hay while the sulphurous side Of the question finds comparatively at home. l would get decidedly mixed up if had to lay out map of the golden streets draw diagram of the
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REV. WILLIAM RAOtR,
 Congregationalist.


 congregatOnalist the well-establshed fancies ------4 of the popular mind and to speak of heaven in terms of poetry and symbolism. But 1t old idea that prompts Frederick Harrl- son to speak of vacuous eternity future of ceaseless psamody, who asks with fine scorn' why should this great end staring at all of us along the vista of each human life be forever matter oi dthyrambc hypotheses and evasive tropes
 To be brief and at the same time intelllgiple would say that do not believe that heaven IS the Elysian plains of the Creeks in the green para disc Of Scandinavian; nor in the conVentlonal dream of streets of gold and songs and harps Tor which the orthodox Christian longs l say do not believe in these but strictly speaking, do, and so do you my reader We all believe in the fundamental truths of these grand old pictures painted by the common mind respect, with reverent admiration, the mighty Dante with its petals made up or living angels it's glorious center the very holy or hoies; in transcendent pictures of Milton and n the city of the Jerusalem, which John saw oe- Bcending out of heaven
 We always think of heaven through the 1nlagna- Eon Nobody has returned to tell us what heaven 1s and confess that we all must De agnostc, Just as tau was when he said: "Now through a glass darly, but then to face; we know in part but then we shall know we are known. there; but, in the thought of the New Testament Is the absence It is life without lfes agonies be place, this present world will probably be that place. is harmony. It is progressive be- cause life; redemptive forever because 1t is the very expression of eternal love condition Of spirit ual satisfaction.
 Heaven is the realization of the best within us IF is life at it's highest Every soul makes its heaven; it's own believe in degrees there. Some have greater capacities than others Heaven is time winnowed of it's limitations and imperfections. The social problem is the attempt to translate the dream of heaven into present industrial and political con- hitions
 As Christian I like to think of heaven In the words of Christ Tn my fathers house are many mansions prepare REV. J. GEORGE place for you, and if I go
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Philosophical Society. The society has no dogmas, and composed as it Is of persons of all sects, classes and creeds it must of necessity
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be recommended to students of art It's author is lady who has established Tor herself reputation not only in the circles wherein she moves, but has succeeded In gaining a clientele to be enVied. The principles enunciated by Mrs. Heuermann have apparently been found by her to be of a most helpful character, and they are stated with clarity that is remarkable. The work under review Is well illustrated and printed and strongly bound.
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~"" r1Y IDEA OF HEAVEN. "A AA~|A = The

be massed together all of one mind enJoylng tile same phase of happiness, for what would be pleas the would be misery to the other. 1lel my idea and hereafter IS that IL of progression, and as we leave ths sphele so shall begin in the other, and the seed Whlch here will be reaped according to ther merits in the land to which have through the laws or nature been transferred.
 Heaven is Gods presence and Jesus is the door. When the Redeemer taught his apostles of the life to he said: T am the ocu u r curptpn way" His clearest descrip- ~ " - - - tion of heaven is residence in ONet Congregational CnuTen the Fathers Christian
 belief asserts it's right to con- ceive an infinite If heaven is Gods presence and God is everywhere, heaven will be everywhere when sin is vanqushed and Christ is all and in al Jesus says "Ye, therefore, shall be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect If this law were not in heaven, the earth would be better place Tor perfecting the soul.
 Heaven and hell states of consciousness, very near to other. Heaven is not place, but con-
 dition of consciousness. Con- ,uNNtr c pc,I sciousness is of the soul or
 individuality We do not
 ''e""e"' ''''s"" have to lay down this soul J--- to reach heaven. Aspiration and an act the will spiritward will lift and keep the soul plane of consciousness above the dis cordant vibrations of the lower levels of the worlds consciousness Mankind will have find God within interior of their being and consistently hold the thought of at-one-merI if they wish to find heaven.
 It will be difficult indeed to form conception of heaven that would be ndorsed by all members of the
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REV. j. GEORGE GIBSON,
 Baptist.

know. The Bible, far as have studied it, does not tell From my reading of the old book it seems to me 1t is place of abode and not mere condition or existence.
 Will it have pearly gates and streets of gold? do not know In fact do not There will be no
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which receives truth and of the will which obeys it. To bring people into the king dom Jesus and his disciples taught the doctrine of re-
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 the waters flowing in the river Styx.
 was born a Methodist and believe in future state of rewards and punshments This earthly ex- istence Is probation. At the C. F. CURRY day of judgment all will be
 judged justly, yet mercifully.
 'V o That there is future state in which all human beings will attain immortality develop for good or evil is rec ognized by the lowest savages, as well as by the brightest minds of the highest civilization That the not prepared to admit. Any human being who lives to the Masters maxim of whatsoever ye would which is an eptome of the Ten Commandments will be of everlasting bliss in heaven whether 1t be a real city, place of abode condition in exist ence.
 "In my Fathers house are many mansions" was a1- ways clear statement to me. I thought it to mean just what it said. Lately, HENRY scHMITT however, I have shifted
 around to believe that Christ
 ''''' "ePa"e" spoke fguratvey when he made this statement, and he had in mind varying degrees of happiness, spirit existence attanable only by Christian work and spiritual well doing during life
 If the Book of Revelation is guide. and it cer- tainy is, heaven is city of streets beautiful build ings and flowers and wonder GEORGE a pPhTT full things far beyond the
 - conception of in his ouee' Saf 1onouc'on present state of existence. or its size do not know; neither does .nal "orly Heaven is described in the Revelation as sure enough clty AS John saw II, heaven wa Feiy iioeh Of city. a place of abode.
 Of course believe in heaven AS to it's location, l have given any thought That's a matter too deep for like to think ELIZA HOFFMAN of heaven as pace where
 there's sorrow,
 'ae'"Oman' care, nor trouble of any sort Somewhere in Gods great universe there must be a central point rather place of spirit abode. That is heaven
 What is heaven? If it be all that IS sa1d or It, cer ain ho nd be the case, the seed which nApn THAI, is sown in the mind of the
 ' soul at birth of ambition 'nea'hca' Manager slothfulness study indo- lence, social prominence desire for retired life placed there by nature, which never deviated and which has followed mans foot steps in earth-fe certainly is not laid aside at the grave. if the spirit lives and passes on to the be- yond That being the case, have haven of repose perfect happiness the nations of the world could
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C. F. CURRY, County Clerk.

attain immortality and ognized by the lowest brightest minds of the streets of heaven are not prepared to admit up to the Masters ms that men should do to which is an epitome c be sure of everlasting, a real city, a place of ence.
 "In my Fathers hot ways a Cloor ctafop,a,,
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mansions. l go 10 prepare a
 place for you, and if I go I shall come back again and receive you unto myself" Where heaven is I do not
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definitions that there IS all inclination on the part of theologians to surrender to the well-established fancies of the popular mind and to
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sions. If it were not so
 would have told you. I q to prepare a place for you And if I go and prepare place for you I will com
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s. H. FRIEDLANDER, Theatrical Manager.

trbuations suggest what sort of existence one
 may expect drop into if he is billed for ost-mor- tenn tour the lower regions, readily under stand preconceived notions of the sweet by and-by rather hay, while the sulphurous side of the question finds comparatively at home. l would get decidedly mixed up if had to lay out map of the golden streets draw diagram of the
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istence Is a probation. At tn day of judgment all will b
 judged justly, yet mercifully That there is a future state il which all human beings vii
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dition of consciousness. Con- sciousness is of the soul or individuality. We do not have to lay down this soul to reach heaven. Aspiration
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easier for me to answer. Not having had much of a fore taste of heaven in my earthly experience, and having en- countered more or less of the
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HOW PAINT A HEAD.

HOW I PAINT A HEAD. By Mazda M. Heuermann. Published by s. R. Church, City.
 Here is a short work that may safely
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ings and flowers and wonder full things far beyond tht conception of man in hi: present state of existence Just where such city is bull
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came he said: TT am the way" His clearest descrip- tion of heaven is residence in the Fathers house. Christian
 belief asserts it's right to con-
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of heaven, in so far from experience, and that our experience { continued existence.
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mind you, but just what it is like I cannot tell. When we have gathered around Gods great throne my spirit form
 -;1I Ioo i,,ct oc hiC and inst a q
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The Macmillan Company announce a new edition of Gilbert Parker's novels to be published early in the spring. This edition will include "An Adventurer of the North "A Lovers Diary" "A Ro- many of the Shows" Pierre and His People, When Valmond Came to Pom tiac."
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MARK THALL, Theatrical Manager.

desire for retired fe placed there by nature which never deviated and which has followed mans foot steps earth-life certainly is not laid aside at the grave. if the spirit lives and passes on to the be-
 yond. That being the case, have haven of repose perfect happiness the nations of the world could
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and fruits.

I do not believe t the topic In question.
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We are to have new edition of the poems of Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson- The only American edition of her work up to the present time was brought out some years ago in San Francisco, largely for private circulation. T. Fisher Unwln of London made a reprint, which has been on sale in England.
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ELIZA HOFFMAN, saIeswoman.
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NEW AMERICAN NOVELS.

WARREN HYDE+By the author of 'Unchaperoned." New York: R. T. Fepno & Go. For sale at Doxey's.
 ON THE WINNING SIDE-By Jeannette l. yyaIwor+b New York R T.
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just what 1t said. Lately, however, I have shifted around to believe that Christ spoke figuratively when he
 made this statement, and
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The doctrine of heaven is so fnextricabiy nected with pagan fancies and unreal and impos
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politicians, a Homer to the children, and different to, as we'll as from, everybody" Out of his intimacy with the author of Little Boy Blue'' he has made book full of fascination.
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cHlQUlTA, The Cuban Atom.

If you had asked me to define my impressions the other and hotter place, it would have been mu
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universe there must be centraI polnC or Talner place of spirit abode That is heaven.
 What is heaven? If 1t be all that is said of 1t, eel tainly there must be peace and happiness. If sue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
PYTHfAN SISTERH00D.

Hermonie Assembly will meet Monday
afternoon, February 2l, at Q o'clock In the
evening there will be a supper and social.
met last Monday with Mrs. John Anderson,
Mt her home, lls Cranston street There was
a very large attendance and Miss Thomas
aud Mr. Gilbert Hayward entertained the
company with vocal and instrumental music.
The next Y. E. B. Club will meet with Mrs.
Thomas, Carpenter street, Monday, February
Is, at 3 o'clock.
The General Assembly met in the Lodge
room OF Rhod-~fsiand Lodge Tuesday after
noon in annual session when the following
officers were elected aud installed by Supreme
Chancellor Mrs. George Bemis: =. q. c.,
G., Mrs. L. y. Joslin OF Hermonie Assembly (;
c. V. c.. Mrs. W. A. Campbell Of Charlotte
Wari Assembly e.. prelate, Mrs. %. O. L.
Fierce OF NarraRansett Assembly; q. NJ. OF
Ex, Mrs. @. f. Gar diner of Calantha Assem-
bly, q. X of X. ana 3, Nrs. A. NJ Black OF
Hermonie Assembly; u. N. OF A., Mrs. G..
Clinton of Charlotte Ward Assembly; q. A.
NJ. at A., Mrs. J. Wynkoop; q. !. g., Mrs.
W. r. D. Vaughn of Elmwood Assembly; O..
o. G., Mrs. A. n. Hayward OF Hermonie
Assembly.
Mrs. J. II. Wilbur, supreme representative,
February o. Supreme Chancellor Mrs. George
Beus. Supreme representative Mrs. Waltor
Scott and q. G. Mrs. l.. b. JoslIn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
GENERAL COURT.

Boston Feb. 19.-In the lower branch
OF the Legislature Friday the vote where
by the house accepted the adverse report
of the committee on public health on the
petition for anti-cigaret legislation was
reconsidered.
The order for an investigation OF the
armament Of the artillery OF the state
militia was tabled. to enable the COM
mittee on military affairs to secure in
formation relative 10 the matter.
The committee on Insurance reported
ought not 10 pass on the bill 10 require
80 days notice TO be given of assessments
upon the members OF fraternal benefi-
ciary organizations.
The committee on military affairs dis
approved Of giving 10 independent mill
tary companies and fraternal organi-
cations the right TO carry arms.
A majority OF the committee on tax
alton is said TO be cordially opposed
20 the repeal. and TO have been won over
by the protests Of the representatives
OF the farming communities and house
holders who were the warm st oppon-
ents OF the repeal. The hint has been
given that. instead of lessening the bur
dens on the owners OF intangible prop
erty. still heavier responsibilities VIII
be iinposeS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
ORDER OF ALFREDIANS.

Brigade No, held a well-attended meeting
In Guild Hall, Olneyville, Tuesday. Second
DegrdS team reported progress. the wish be-
ing expressed that it would be in few weeks
time Cady TO be exemplifod in open session
and Iassed upon by the supreme Council
when in session at Norwich. Two of the com
rad.s were suspended for cause. p. G. Jack
son Rushton was reported on the sick list,
Comrade Deakin was also reported sick, bat
improving. T.. &. Mines and g. Craven are
about the same. The ball committee reported
progress Committee was appointed 10 look
over the halls in Olney Vile and report on ths
alnptabilty of them at the next meeting OF
the brigade.
The ball of brigade No. will take place on
Tuesday evening March Is, in Guild hall,
Olneyville.
Brigade No. / will hold its annual basket
party in Slocum Post hall, Market square,
Wednesday evening, March o.
Brigade No. will meet. Monday in Alfre-
dian Hail. The executive will meet at the
residence of the Hon. Treasurer, Thursday
evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
LFREDlAN LADIES.

The executive COMMITTEES held IA important
meeting at the resi- cnr6 Of the Right Honor
able Protector Washington Broadhead. Monday
evening. The proposed charter for the Alf-e-
dian Ladies was the business of the meeting.
The draft ras'mnittcd by y. AZ. n. Il. Charl :
Dowlci was thoroughly tiscussed and criti.
tiz, d, and after various alterations were sug-
Fested, IL was unanimously voted that the
samo be accepted.
Tho executive oxpccts soon 10 decide upon
some manner Of reproduction. End IL Is horcd
In week or two tosho able TO prescott the
snme 20 the various auxiiaries now I'm ex.s
tence.
Auxiliary N. g % wan.kuck holt an inter est.
ing me-, ting in Alircdan Han, wednes !av un-
Ger tic presidency OF Sister surlow sick
committee reported Sister Whnfly si,k Mrs.
Agnes Gre, nhalgh. candidate for initiation.
was bslloted for and duly ,le.;ed 10 tccoa n
NJ. mhor ~ he or Ter. Sire was then initiated.
Tie Penny Bcx con ,nitiee was discharged
with u vote 90 thsnks. and Sisters Jcnklnson.
Cruudy ard Roter,s were a ctcd as new
committee for he new term.
AuHliery No. ! r. ! leld t's regular meet.
ing Tuesday ,vonir In Frccdou hnli. under
ths fnosiGcn,y ~ Slater Nich r.. Sick com.
ri teo rrport,d the rrc, idtnt ~ imIu owing.
s -vid, ne, q by her ATTENDANCE 81 tho " ett-
iig. mvoaig ting CO. nnmit,so e,rft-d
fayorr BIS IN the nspv. oi three ,hnc,1
1nI 'ley were q I, ball rsi ior % s elr,trl
iHm 10 n e.. r-n tn o.. ih-n ioiioAvi ih' eie,.
% 70. tnr tr.pisit.ut tor me.. l,fslfp was
rereivri nj ,uiy mc,riri ,htro b icf. for
Ins, 30, alton. y communication wa rr. c.ycd
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RED MEN.

Great sachem benjamin MAYNARD and suite
made an Off oial visit to Pocasset tribe Monday
evening, when q smoking hot turkey supper
was served.
Tho dsruty great sachems will meet at the
Office of william X. Brown, A. Eddy street,
tomorrow afternoon, and will 10 instructed in
the new secret work by the great sachem.
On Monday evening. February y, the Off
GERS of the Great Council will make an official
visit TO NarraSnnsott Tribe at Natich. spc-
cial train will leave Providence 40 80 and
the tickets will be limited 20 sixty. The
train will return at the convenience Of the
Providence delegation.
Past Sachem Albert Woodcock OF Moshss.
suck Tribe became the papa of girl baby.
Thursday evening.
An open meeting was held 10y Tahoma Tribe
last evening. a short address was made by
Great Junior sagamoie Charles Z. MERCER,
after which a bean supper was served. The
aff ir wns in charge of David A. Williams,
Harry Fr anklin and Hiram ID Smith.