New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-26
SURROUNDED BY SPIRITS.
A. SERMON ON THE CONNECTION BE-
TWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.
THE pEv 7 r. CARSON HOLDS THAT ALL SCRIPT
URE POINTS TO A CONTINUANCE OF INTER-
EST IN TIE AFFAIRS or THIS EARTH
ON THE PART OF THE SPIRITS

OF THE DEPARTED

OF THE DEPARTED
At the request OF number OF his parlshohers
the Rev ]. r. Carson. pastor Of the Central fres-
byterian Church Marcy and Jefferson aves'
preached last night the subject. Have our
Departed Cognizance of our Llfe?' His text was
Hebrews xii l. Wherefore seeing we also are
comprised about with great cloud OF Wit
nesses." He said in part.
1t is the clear teaching of this verse that there
is vital and intimate relation between rte hat
the spirits Of Just men made perfect nave GOs If
zance OF our NE look down out OF ,nei rbs tescH
ing finds glad acceptance IN our heares; ,,I within
the reach of the thought and the love OF those VINO
ave left us: that they are near us, hehrel ~"
than when we sat together under the same roof or
walked together along the same path-a Thousand
times nearer Father and mother watching oyer
MS with the old-tlme interest and love; the ht,le
children whispering their tender thoughts; the re-
formers and the martyrs and the herolc ., GA our
age touching souls with courage ann ou is
hearts with zeal; cloud Of Witnesses hQldlng vi
in full survey friends and kindred pToPheas , nom
APOSTLES and martyrs myriads Of eyes looking upon
us, myriads OF hearts beating in sympathy WIN I'm
as This is the teaching Of my text IhS ~ '"e
representation OF all Scripture. go - oro
This te1chlng is IN harmony with what we are are
taught TO the conditions and nature oa 't re
take on a new life. The lie which men na vi, IN
heaven Is the very life which they nave on TS' we
the sons OF God" The personality remains . un,
changed That means that memoir ana tSe1 do
lose that which all this life has been training dII
| developing
through the years is not lost when the i9SsI ia
M sses ont OF our sight. With memory abiding ann
love unchanged there must be interest," III oui -
This teaching is in harmony with the facts OF our
nrasent life In this life fellowship Is not dependet
i,non phvsical contact. All men have fello"sInp
with those whom they have never seen anu niS
never sec in the flesh and often we get our pest hvlp
from these The books which they have written: ~ S
pictures which they have painted, the deeds "'v s
thew have done, make them living persons 70 uS.
Through these come into a COMPROMISING ' 10
is more real and helpful than tnat OF III
nearest neghbor. Now, II II be true that IeIowSlp
IS moi dependent upon physical contact then mos
who have assembled into the heavenly Guy are ~.
cut off from us because bodies are no longer ~
fellowship. The fellowship OF Souls oeepeS' an"
best fellowship remains -, o. nm
This fact that departed are not ueau M NJ! u" -.
conscious nor Indifferent to us, gives reaH'N ', W
| the other world They living there as they
lived here: they are thinking OF us as or ola rney
are Interested in us they had always Deen lney
penitence that not manifested III they hau
nassed away; they see the answer to their PRAYERS
and rejoice II there be few earth Interested III
orr life few TO cheer and sustain us. there are
many on the other side who watch our onward way;
and when It comes to its end in the Rioarnlng Oh
the nightfall Of life shall find the invisible arms
about us and the unseen voices speaking thelr
welcome.
Thirty-eight members were received at the
| communion service in the Central Church yester-
day morning. Since January OF this year ls1 ne"
| members have been received into the church IN
Guiding the accession OF yesterday The present
membership IS .055. The Rev. Carl Po1in' minister
In charge of the Seamen's Institute. which the Cen
trail Church conducts. took part in the service yes
| terday morning.