The Washington herald., 1909-04-25


people in the form Of a parable. First.
What Is a man prohted # he shall gain
he whole world and lose his own soui?'
Second. ..Or what shall a man give in ex-
change for his souI?" (Aathew. xyf:2s)
It would appear from this language
that a man and his sould are two differ
ent and distinct entities that may be
owned. exchanged. or lost. either BY the
other. And Il man may lose his soul
the logical inference Is that the soul Is
something that may be lost by its owner,
the man, and which, after being lost.
may be ransoned or regained by him for
price. IN other words. a man may lose
his soul and Yet ne. the man. may still
live But while the words. taken literal
y, viii bear that construction. We must
not forget the fact that Jesus often spoke
Is parallels. His object in this Instance
was 10 show that riches have no saving
power: that al death OF the owner their
valne TO him is lost forever; that it would
be better for him to lay up for himself
treasures IN heaven rather than to
spend a lifetime in accumulaIing wealth
that could be Of no use to him after his
earthly career IS closed.
II the soul OF man be the life OF the
body. as Christians kelieve, and II it re-
ceive messages from God and His son
Jesus Christ through the agency Of an
gels and departed spirits Of men and
homen. then. indeed. is man 2 little low
e. than the angels. and no power on
earth or in heaven below Almighty God
can destroy the human soul
II view Of what took place in the be-
ginning and what has followed on the
same lines. II must be evident 10 all men
that Gods plan was 10 create two worlds.
the heaven and the earth.
This world is Gods kindergarten. Here
we begin a career that is to have no end
Here We get cur first lessons in the book
II lie. among things which are seen.
Preparing Us for admission 10 the univsr-
sity Of heaven. in the world 10 come.
where angels and other agents Of God
wih have established a system Of spirit
Uai government whose lawgiver and priest
IS God himself
Does the reader ask where IS heaven
and how shall We find II?
What IS outside the earth Is heaven.
The hrmament or heaven IS anywhere
everywhere in all the limitIess regions Of
space surrounding the earth, which Is but
500 miles IN circumference. and touched
al every point by the border line Of
heaven. How infnitesimal the earth in
comparison with the boundless f1rma-
ment. where planets and their satellites
roam the fathomless depths and heights
of heaven,
When We leave the earth We are in
heaven. There IS no other place for US
10 20.
The things which are seen are tenn
poral but the things which are not seen
are eternal. fII Corinthians. iv:1s Death
ws see: life IS unseen. The roots Of life
lie deep among the dead; its nourishment /
comes from decay. The brightest colors /
and the sweetest Odors are brewed in I
swamps. Without deaths there would be I
no life IF nothing were wasted. the
world would stand still. Immortality is /
but the bloom Of death in perpetual Sue /
cession, a faith which teaches US a con
tinued progress OF man, the unending /
growth and development Of the soul: a /
faith that reaches forward 70 the ulti- /
mate perfection OF the human race
This subtle force. this incomprehensible /
entity which We call life, is the most
wonderful OF things. Il comes from
wrecks and ruins Of the dead. In and 1
through its ceaselsss efforts have come 4
al the enduring monuments Of time.
There IS nothing IN the evil that men do 1
which permanently impresses itself on 1
the growth Of the race. The only lasting 4
Influence Is that which makes men better 1
That the soul Of man is immortal is be- ]
heved by all Christians. and their faith Is 1
founded primarily on the New Testament /
scriptures and the personal statements Of I
Jesus the Christ, who brought life and 4
Immortality 20 light through the Gospel." 1
0I Timothy. I, 10: Corinthians. i. g. 50 4
These are but sample quotations from the 1
apostle 10 the Gentiles.
Moses and his people believed in Cod. but
there is nothing in his writings 70 show
that he had any faith in world to come. /
The carpenters Son (see Mathew xiv:59 /
preached a new gospel. God so loved /
the world that He gave His only begot-
ten son, that whoever believeth IN Him /
should not perish, but have everlasting |
life (St John. Iii:ls)
And this IS life eternal; that they might
know Thee, the only true God. and Jesus /
Christ whom Thou hast sent (St. John. /
xvii;3 et sea-
f'Whosoever Iiveth and believeth in Ne /
sssH never die" (St John. M.2s)
Search the Scriptures: for in them ye
think ye have eternal life; and they are
they which testify Of Me- (St John.
iv:S9)
He that heareth Ny word and belisv-
eth on Him that sent Ne hath eternal
Efe, and shall Tot come into condemna-
ton. but Is passed from death into life"
CSt- John. va st. Paul, in his Second
Epistie to Timothy. i:l0. refers 10 -'our
Saviour, Jesus Christ. who hath abOl-
ished death, and brought life and i'm
mortality 10 light through the Gospel"
And John. in his Revelations, tells US
that he saw the souls Of them that were
beheaded for the witness Of Jesus and for
the word OF God" (See Rev. xx:4)
That those who do not believe IN the
Saviour shall be condemned does not IN
any degree affect the souls life II is
only a punishment promised for unbeHef /
The good and useful Of all things is
saved while the bad and useless is lost
o. used IN making something better. Some
one has said that from human mold we
eas our daily bread"
The waste Of families and the garbage
of cities IS worked into fertilizing mate
rial, that IN turn feeds the soil from
which we get our vegetables and grain.
whose best elements We work into brain
and muscle 10 execute the souls decree
IN repienishing and subduing the earth.
Ged made things that way. In the be-
ginning lie created the heaven and the
earth and brought order out Of chaos.
The last object OF His creation was nan.
male and female. 70 whom He gave do
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