Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-13
REV. M'K|NLEY
ON RESURRECTION
Preached on Text 1T a Man DIE
Shall He Live
kgain?"
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TRUTH OF IMMORTALITY.
TRUTH OF IMMORTALITY.
.oeakrr Declared II Is Natural for Man
To Believe In il-UniyCrsal
Among Men.

presehed in the First Presbyterian
church yesterday morning, from the
text: III a man dies, shall he live
again." job, xiv, II The speaker
aid IN part, Il, is natural TO man to
believe in Immortality History shows
his to be 50 This belief has been uu.-
yersal among men, II has wandered
over the eartn and down AN the centu-
ries. 10 has been somewhat dim and
shad0Ny among savages and bsrbar-
ians but has increased In clcamess
and strength az man has advanced iu
civilization ana enlightenment. Cicero,
the Roman orator and scholar declared
that the consent OF all nations is
law Of nature and 10 resist II Is TO re-
slJ the voice OF God Universal mans
Intuition OF Immortality Is the very
voice Of God procialmiHg % 10 his in.
most soul. The american Indians be-
Hsycd IN the happy hunting grounds
Of the eternal future. The Greenlander
BOXED forward TO a future land Of
SUMMER, sunshine and abundance OF
zane The native Australian supposed
hs good 10 go 10 a place OF fine wealth
n good health and endless singing
and dancing presided over by two OK.
etllent dieties, and the bad. TO 60 10 a
slssgreeable place dominated by an
,y spiri, having horns and a tail. The
ancent Egyptians believed that the
good 90 TO dwell IN heavenly light and
he bad 10 dwell IN darkness. They
tmbalmed the bodies of tho dead. sup
posing that the SOULS continued exist.
tace depended somewhat upon The
preservation Of the body The ancient
Pcrsians proclaimed a future kingdom
o. light and kingdom OF darkness. and
that those who live IN purity here shall
dwell in light there. while the impure
shall be enveloped In darkness. The
sacred books OF the ancient Hindus
clearly proclaim Immortality.
NO WORD OF DEATH
"Confucius. the ancient and learned
Chinaman, whose works are almost
encyclopaedia. in all his yolumlnous
writings, made use Of no word for
death. He spoke Of the departed as
having returned 10 his family. He
taught that the spirits Of the good
revisit their former abodes and receive
Worship and bestow blessings Thus he
laid the foundation OF the worship OF
ancestors so prevalent among the Chi
nesc. Homer. the ever famous blind
Greclsn poet $50 years before Christ,
sang. IT'S true It's certain. man
though dead retains part Of himself:
the immortal mind remains. Socrates.
the great and noble Grecian philoso-
7he 100 years before Christ. declared
in ever memorable words. I cannot mud
&c 10 mo 10 disbolieye so probable and
desirable truth a. immortality And
he died tuumphantly saying. I de-
part this life hoping Tor the immor-
tal The imperishsble.' Plato. the great
est ~ all Grecian philosophers. go
YEAR before Christ, went ar far as hu-
man reason possibly can so I'm advocat-
ING immortality scipio. the Roman
general DECLARED: When my soul
departs from my body / will be but
hsEnning 10 live.
Immortality Is necessary 70 the
ratification Of many other desires.
Tho present never satisfies anybody
Lyen Rockefeller Is not satisfied with
bis Immense wealth, but is DESTROYS Of
more All other animals are easily
satisfied. but man never lie Is ever
irving 10 md out something new, 10
pl'sess something more. and Is ever
beng interrupted therein by death. Tho
ioh,S song is often silenced Just when
he world has begun 10 listen. The
,nInent scientist often dies when Just
On The eve Of a great discovery. The
p'ncil often falls from the hand Of the
mist lust before the masterpiece is
finished. Men are ever being struck
down in the fullest maturity Of their
powers. Many mysteries remain such
in spite Of most patient and thorough
investigation. Much knowledge ever
more escapes the possession OF man.
Better on is the stupid and satisfied
OK unless there be another life IN which
10 realize many Of our desires.
THE SOUL DREAMS on.
1T Is scientific that the destruction
~ the body does not involve that Of
Tho soul. Sleep holds the body In its
silent embrace. but the soul dreams
on. A sNoon deprives the soul Of con-
troll, but Il regalns it. Both arms aud
both limbs may be amputated with
out impairlng the identity Of the soul.
Some or oven all 81 the 1--WE senses may
become imperative and the soul re-
mains. Memory retains It's grasp
through many deaths " the body which
entirely perishos once every seven
yeaH
The identity Of the soul does not
consist in It's union with the body. The
destruction Of the brain no more in
wolves the destruction Of the soul than
'hat Of The plano tho destruction ~
ne person who PLAYS upon H. Science
teaches that lie is the cause Of or
sanitation and not organization the
CAUSE Of life. " there be life before
o-Fanizstion there may be life after
orgauization II gone The body Is COM
ro'ei ~ different materials. but not
'ho soul Tho BODY may be resolved
INTO Us constituent elements, but the
soul has but orc constituent element
and cannot be resolved into anything
rise
II Is scientific that matter cannot
h' lnnihilatcd, Many wonderful
changes take place IN matter, but there
IS M absolute destruction 81 any ma
ttrial substance Why should We sup
pose mind. which Is 50 superior 10
matter. r. 10 be destroyed? Does God
think more Of mud than Of a bright
and gifted soul? Such a belief stulti-
fes the reason.
Immortality IS one Of the noblest
aspirations. n leads to mighty en-
1savors, TO great sacrifices and makes
real heroes.
The Bible positively repeatedly, and
emphaiically teaches Immortality. Cow
rfr well sings:
Tis revelation satisfies all doubts
Explains all mysteries except her own,
and 80 illuminates the path ~ life
That fools discern Il and stray no
more"
Other voices make W believe Il may
20 true, but revelation makes us know
mat % is true.
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