Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-31
VIEWS o DR. HANK0RI
RECOGNITION IN HEAVEN DISCUSS:
ED BY MINISTER'S.
MUCH INTEREST DEVELOPED.
Several of the Methodist Preach
crs Entertain Views at Variance
with Those of Union-stntion's Pas
tor, who Firmly Believes in the
Doctrine of Recognition.

There was an interesting discussion OF
tho subject of recognition in Heaven at
the Methodist preachers meeting Mon
day It was precipitated by a report
made by Rev. John Harmon, y. u, pastor
of the Union Station church, OF a sermon
preached by him Sunday. Several OF
the other ministers took a different view
of the matter from that entertained ny
DR.. Harmon. In fact. several of the min
listers took the ground that there would
be no recognition in Heaven such as thar
sustained on earth.
DR.. Harmon took the ground that
Heaven would not be Heaven without
recognition of earthly loved ones ana
friends In view Of the interest developed
in the subject by the sermon, and the DIS
cussion by the ministers the Dispatch mas
secured from DR.. Harmon the following
summary of his views on the subject as
elaborated in his sermon Sunday:
DR.. LANNON'S VIEWS.
- Recognition in Heaven is a priori de-
mand Of reason. Without it the unity OF
the Divine work is destroyed. Human
history becomes u mere patchwork
4uuilt'': Providence a medley; the uni
verse a, blind, ..eyeless monster going no.
where.
Shakespeare's tragedies cease to be poe
try when we fail to recognize the charac-
ters in successive Acts.
In the Drama Of Creation we must re-
cognize that the man Lifting UP his eyes
in hell is the Judas of the first act, the
villain of the play; that the scene opens
with Jesus in the bosom of st. John ana
closes with St John in the bosom OF
Jesus.
universal history becomes the greatest
of Trag edies!!! God and man are the act
orS.
The creation is a great chess board.
Good and evil are the players. Men are
the pieces. Intelligence recognizes these
pieces The interest deepens to the final
move and the CHECK Mate of Evil.
Amen!
The music of Heaven is written with
the same notation as human history II
is the Song Of Moses ana the Lamb
Life here is meaningless discord without
the life yonder. We recognize this when
we recognize Moses and the lamb
MUST DESTROY MEMORY.
The only way to prevent recognition Is
| to destroy memory. Man will not be man
without memory. The human memory is
the great "Audiphone' Of the universe
Lest we forget is fine poetry. but bao
| metaphysics. There is no forgetfulness
| On the campus Of the university we
| recognize the boys of the kindergarten
| We love Richmond with it's red bricl
| better than New York with its marble.
| Here are our friends We would tire .
| Heaven and it's splendors. The Angels
| would weary us if we could not meet no"
| and then the editor of the Dispatch.
Now and then we will wander out Of tbs
/ great opera house of immensely and &C
| with Frank Bates and Charlie Brauer tc
hold a cottage praise meeting in one OF
| the small stars.
The voices that are missing there. What
! of them? God will carry their part IN thf
] chorus. Infinite love VIM in infinite Wis
| dom see that there is no break of sorrow
! in the music. Now, we canot tell. we
| will enquire when we cross the bar ane
| see our pilot face to face.
| We shall see as God sees, for We sha'
! be like Him. The dark Lines in the spec
| trum of Heavens light will be understood
| But nobody will be registered under az
| .'alias'' at the great Hotel of Eternity
|. We shall know as we are known. Amen.