The Washington times., 1902-08-25
Will VIZ KNOW EACH
OTHER IN HIR5AFTBR?
That Question Discussed by
The Rev. E. HeZ Sven,
The Sermon Attracted Large Audience
to Second Baptist Church
Last Evening.

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Church. Fourth Street and Virginia
Avenue southeast. was crowded last
night. when the pastor, Rev. E. Hez
Sven. preached on a subject of his own
ckoice-''Wil We Know our Loved Ones
After Death and Resurrection"
Rev Hez Sven has come prominently
! before the public through the unusual
nature of his texts, which are an
nounced through the medium OF the
| daily press and which have attracted
widespread interest. They frequently
| take the form of peculiar incident which
occur in everyday life and which ap-
parently have no religious Significance.
| The subject which he selected for the
basis of his sermon last night, however
was one which has more than once made
its meaning and its mystery felt by the
world at large, or that part OF the
world familiar with the teachings OF
| Christianity.
| The regular Sunday night service was
adhered to last night. and was opened
ly Mr.. Winchester, organist OF St.
Marks o-Cathedral, who presided al
the organ throughout the service. After
a short recital and the singing of sew
oral hymns. the ofTertory was made,
during which Mr.. Winchester played
Rubenstein's "Melodie in F.
! In opening his sermon Mr. Sven quot
ed the verse. They Knew Him. from
the gospel of ST. Luke. xxiv:3i. and
also a wellknown German quotation,
Those who live in the Lord never see
each other for the last time The
SPEAKER declared that all ages believed
in fulure recognition: that philosophers.
poets, and writer's of all time had ex,
pressed themselves through their works
| that there was a future world, where
rot only would there be rest and eterna,
| peace for the righteous, but where ali
! those who had known each other on this
earth would recognize their friends.
Resembles Earthly Body
Contradiction of this story has been
| advanced by numerous individuals on
the ground that when the physical body
died there might not be any means of
knowing persons whom one knew and
! loved on earth. Mr.. Sven declared that
he had exhausted much time and energy
ia AltE Siuts vi liiS lOlus. anu iidd Dttll
led to believe through various religious
sources that after death the spiritual!
body would be made TO resemble the
earthly one and that God would give to
each righteous soul something by which
it would be made known to those whom
that soul had loved.
In substantiation of this, the speaker
referred to the crucifixion of Jesus
Christ and his words to the repentent
thief: This day thou shalt be with me
in Paradise
The Saviour and the thief were both
men: their bodies were dead and were
buried and had il not been possible that
one soul after death would be able to
recognize another Christ would not
have spoken the words assuring the thief
of future meeting.
st. Paul" continued Mr.. Sven, will
have the privilege OF presenting to the
Lord all those whom he has brought
TO him. Therefore, unless there were
in reality a means Of recognizing these
souls this would not be possible. The
kingdom of heaven is social state.
There are no hermits In paradise and
God who has been just, merciful and
all-providing would not elect 10 make
those who had loved on earth strangers
in their heavenly home.
Many instances may be recalled OF how
dying persons have failed to recognize
those about the bedside but have seemed
to see others, dear to them, who have
gone before. The hope of happy re
union in the hereafter may he confidently
cherished by those who do their duty
toward man and their maker. and as
David believed he would know his son
so may all the righteous believe thai
when death draws near they VIII be for
ever united to those whom they loved
and who loved them on earth. but whose
souls have gone to their reward"