The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-26
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL
The Topic of an Interesting and
Learned Discourse by the Rev. S. T.
'Westhafer at the Fourth Street M.
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'Westhafer at the Fourth Street M.
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The Rev. S. T. Westhafer delivered
an interesting discourse before, large
congregation at the Fourth Street NJ.
e, church last evening. Mr.. Westhafet
took for his theme Immortality OF the
Soul" and he discussed the topic in a
manner that was convincing. His de-
auctions and differences were both log
ical and convincing and would have
convinced the skeptlc.
Mr.. Westhafer said that science
teaches US that the body changes every
seven years. You look back twenty
years and you are the same person you
were twenty years ago. but how chang
ed Sometimes the brain Is more ac-
tive under diseases. Caesar had cpl
leptlc fits: Paschal was an invalid. and
Swift never knew well day. There is
IN man that which survives the destruc-
ton OF the body and lives on.
When the tree has put forth It's
leaves and buds II has reached its per-
Iod OF life. The animal dies In a few
years. 1t Is not so with man. You
cannot exhaust human reason. You
cannot copy the superb genius OF
Shakespeare. Man has within him thoss
faculties that are capable OF endless
development. In this idea we see the
development OF our endless life. Many
OF the greatest men OF the world died
young. Keatcs was only twenty-five:
Burns was twenty-slx, and many 9TH
ers could be cited. Life here Is n mere
fraction. 1t is an enigma without the
Idea that there will be a lengthenins Of
our days.
God Is good and wise and he put the
soul In the body that 1t might live for
ever. To maintain the integrity Of the
moral government OF God 1t Is reccs-
sary to teach everlasting life. Can It be
that there Is no lengthening OF life 10
right the wrongs Of this world? Nay. 1t
Is an intellectual absurdity.s Is virtue
never to be rewarded? Is Vice never to
be punished? VIII there never come Il
day when that sin shall be punished
There must be n lengthening Of life In
order that we may right the wrongs
that cannot be rightcd here on the
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The most unanswerable argument In
favor OF eternal lie Is dependence upon
Him. Does God create so that In the
end we shall suffer disappointment?
He has provided for us a place wherein
we shall realize our hopes for herenf-
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The doctrine OF Immortality has In
volved the supremacy OF man for Gen.
turtles. When the idcn Of immortality
began to dawn upon the cruel Romans
It was then that the Idea took possess
sion OF those people and has filtered
down through the governments for CEN
turtles and is one Of the pillows OF our
government to-day. Man to-day Is the
supreme creature OF all Gods creatures
We get down on our knees 10 rescue the
fallen because the idea Of Immortality
hhs gotten possession OF us.
No sooner had the Disciples gotten
the idea Of Immortality than new hope
and courage had gotten possession OF
them. They were willing to martyr
Themselves then. The strongest soul
we find to-day becomes discouraged at
times. How weak nre the very strong
est! We are going where there Ia no
poverty. no trouble and no tears. To do
this we must have faith in Jesus Christ.