The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-09-27
IMMORTALITY
Is a Fact, Says the Rev. Sam Jones.
Nc,U York Journal.

with me. I discuss no subject met
aphysically. Metaphysics and mur-
9aphysics are Synonymous terms with
me. I believe in an eternal heaven
and an eternal hell; believe that a
big part OF the inhabitants Of both
countries are furnished from this
world, and from my standpoint | fear
the latter country will receive most Of
our emigrants. I have simple, un-
swerving faith in al. The doctrines and
truths Of Christianity. I have three
good reasons for my faith in the i'm
mortality Of the soul.
First, my Bible says: "We shall
live, forever, even those who are in
their graves shall come forth, they
that have done good to the resurrec-
tion Of life and they that have done
'evilto the resurrection Of damnatlon.
/ believe the old Book from lid to lid;
4 believe it is an INSPIRED book; l. be-
lieve it is not only truth, but inspired
truth. It's mysteries make me believe
it the more; because no man ever un-
,derstood OK ever will understand the
Bible conyinces ne that some one
greater than man wrote it. However,
it's mysteries do not worry me much;
it is che parts Of tie Bible that l un-
.derstsnd that give ms trouble. The
hardest, slickest, steepest hill ever
tried to pull is the page Of the Bible
where the Ten Commandments are re-
corded. A fellow who believes only
what he understands has very long
head er q very short creed. The sci
ences of theology and botany have
never claimed much Of my time, but |
do. love 70 miugle With flowers and
good people. The best proof OF all
the truths of the Scripture to me IS
the fact that wherever and whenever
I have lad opportunity and facility to
test any truth Of the Bible l have al
ways found it true. Then I would be
a great fool to claim thatit ie not troe
somewhere else and further along
where I have not had opportunity and
facility TO test it. / feel good deal
ike the old woman when the in6del
told her that he could prove to her
own eyes chat the Bible was lie.
Law, she said, II would believe
the B;ble before I would myown eye" "
ssWhat do you mean by that z said
the infdel. She answered: "These
old eyes Of mine have failed me q
thousand times, but the blessed old
Book has never failed me at single
point. T believe that the whale
swallowed Jonah, and if the Bible had
said chat Jonah swallowed the whale,
I should have expected to have met
-yonah some day with girth expanded.
I have no patience with higher criti-
oism, Sc called, nor the insidious her
estes which are born Of asnosticism.
When We go beyond the sweep Of the
telescope and below the end Of the
geologist's pick one man knows as
much as another about the beyond and
the below. If the Bible teaches any
thing clearly, Enthusiastically, it teaches
the immortality Of the soul.
Second, the testimonials Of good
men, living and dying: have long since
convinced me Of The Immortality OF
man. Ihaye seen the emaciated con-
sumptive, when death had stripped
him Of his flesh and robbed him OF
qitality until there seemed to be moth
ing left scarcely TO bury, and yet when
death walked into the chamber to
strike him the last fatal blow in a
vital spot ] have seen him lift his
hands and shout with his last breath,
A'Life, life, eternal life!!'' There is no
testimony stronger, better, than the
piled up volumes from the lips Of our
blessed dead. When DR.. John B.
McFarrin. thu master Of southern
Methodism, was spending about his
last day on earth, his SOD, who also
was q preacher, walked up to his
couch and said: Father, ought l to
go to my appointment in the country
and preach to-day and leave you; l
might not be here to tell you good
bye?" The dying fatter looked up
into the face Of his boy and said: "Go,
son, and preach the gospel to your
people, if your old father slips of
while you are gone you know where to
find me-" -3ishoc Haygood, of our
church, said to me orce that he sat by
the side Of Bishop Pierce and talked
with him up to the edge Of eternity.
His mind, said he: was clear, his eye