The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-06-30
SHALL KNOW EACH OTHER!
Mr.. Hillyer Says That There VIII BE Re-
cOgnitiOn IN Heaven.
TTha Christian

ing me to give nv views upOn this sub
iect in The Index, The writer was GER
tainly in earnest: moved, perhaps, by
some recent affliction. | agreed To do
so at an early day. and will try to fulfill
that promise in this paper, hoping that
| NAV be able to comfort some who are
weeping over the graves of departed
loved ones.
For myself. am able to saw that do
not remember ever to have had mo-
ment's doubt upon this subject. A full
assurance that 7 shall he able To recog.
nize nv loved ones in heaven is coeyal
with nv hone of salvation. The ohiec-
tions which are supposed to cast doubt
upon the subject seem to me to be of
very little force. one objection ia to this
effect:
"That to recognize each other in
heaven would be selfish, | would not no.
tice the above objection did | not know
that some have Urged il substantially.
as | have expressed il If the objection
nroves anything it nroves too much
For if il is selfish to recopnize onr friends
in heaven, it would be far more selfish
to recognize ourselves. aud therefore
the objection would involve the extinc-
tion of Ali sense Of onr nersonaI identify
and reduce our immortality to the con
dition of an eternal sleepl Hence the
objection is absurd,
Rpt1ppnpp
objection far moro imnortant than the
one above considered is found In the
fact that the scrintures seem TO he en-.
tirelv silent unon The snhiact Atanv
rate we must admit that the Rihle tells
ms verv little ahont tha world N come
It ia presented to MS in very general
terms. What il saws of heaven Indicates
most clearly condition of inconcpiv
| ahle and endless felicity hnt II pives ms
!
The Savior told His disciples of the
| heavenly mansion. saving. Gf 90 to nre.
nara a nYaoa for von and If nranare a
! nIace for Won, viii come a9ain and
lake Won 10 mvself thar where am
there We NAV he aIsor
TheSe words Give ne nerbans the most
literal and praphlc description of heaven
that can he fonnd anvwhere in the
RihIa Rut thev give No informatinn
in terms concerning the exnerience Of
tho saints in III cir heavanlv home save
only that they will he with Jesns No
details are givnn II il not said in so
many words that thav shah recogniza
one snother hut If Is imnlied With a
IogicaI force that's irresistahle Marx
the words. @I will take vou INTO nv
saIf that WHARF am ve NAV ha also ),
What comfort wonId those words have
giyen them in their sorrow for His do
SSartnra If thav had known that in their
be,yeniv ranSion thav conId NOT recoC
ni1a their heloved Master9 And fthey
nonId racogni1e Him whvnnt rerog.
niza one another9 Together thew had
foilowed Jasns thronph ali His earthly
ministry topetbar thev had Estanad to
HE tae1nbipSs and tSpathar had wit.
nnsseG His wonGarfpi works and His
gIorious resnrrection And now shall
20 ho oSl,o od 70 haIiaya tbot tboso Foitb.
frI foiIowers of Iasns ore sittinu to.
ratbar in tho nIaoe nrenared for tbon,
SehoIding zach for bimseIf tho theanty
of Tho kino, without a ulanca ~ rontnaI
raoonnitinSo9 The thnT1%ht iS 700 Oh
snrd to he antertainad for moment
0tber scrintnres confirm this conclu.
, sion Iasns said to The PbsriSees On
oartoin occosion. ava shall 600 mony
, cominp and sittinr dun witS
Ebrobono and Jsooc ana Tocob IN ~
Lin%dom Of baaven and We vonrsalUe.
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euiGantly mans r. racogniye other
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