The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-26
CBY WILLIAM T. ELLIs.)

(BY WILLIAM L. ELLIS
One of the deep passions. if not
the deepest, in the heart of humanity,
| is the thirst for Immortality. That
cannot be eradicated. Man, even the
lowest order, has what the poet called
"intimations of immortality" The
Bushman and the South Sea islanders
believed that their dead lived again.
That same thought underlies all the
Quickened modern movements for
psychical research. Scholars are look
ing for scientific evidence that there is
| a conscious existence beyond the grave.
The blatant skeptic, who cries, Death
ends ALL is given less consideration
than anybody else. He is in array
against race consciousness. Meanwhile
the vast body of Christendom bases its
assurance of endless life upon firm
faith in the word of God, as revealed
to mankind by Jesus Christ and i'm
parted through the holy scriptures.
If eternity is as real as we believe.
then it is supremely worth preparing
for.
The best program for a life here is
to live as if for eternity.
begun on earth is to be continued
in heaven, and never to end. The
great journey has already begun.
All over the land people are prepar-
d
have made their steamship reserva-
lions, have consulted their timetables,
and are buying trunks and bags and
steamer rugs and cameras and clothes.
Forethought of every sort is being ex
ercised. A still larger company of
people will embark this summer upon
the ocean of death. Many of those,
however, are not SO provident as the
travellers who take the shorter jour-
ney. They are not getting ready to
sail. They give little thought to what
they will find on the other side. They
are not preparing to live for eternity.
Heaven is a prepared place: ST go
to prepare place for you.'' 1t is
meant for a prepared people. Some
of us neglect that preparation. We are
not making ready by taking on the
heavenly habits. The things and
We are like travellers who have not
acquainted themselves with the speech
or habits or treasures of the country
they expect to visit.
There will be many persons go to
heaven who will not get the best from
heaven.
The best way to get to know the
heaven of God is to get to know the
God of heaven. We may not under
stand the delights of paradise, but we
may become acquainted with the Lord
Oh pdTdulSe.
ooh Christ, he is the fountain.
The deep. sweet well of lovei
The streams on earth I've tasted
More deep I'll drink above;
There to an ocean fu1ncss
His mercy doth expand.
And glory, glory dwelleth,
In Emmanuefs Land.
The bride eyes not her garment.
But her dear bridegToom's race;
But on my king of grace;
Not at the crown He gifteth,
But on His pierced hand;
The Lamb is all the glory
OF EmmanueTs Land.
Morbid. unreal and sentimental
aged: God designs heaven to be in
consonance with, and for the sup
port Of this present life. 1t is said
that the colored preachers in the South
are fonder of preaching of the golden
crowns and shining robes of heaven
eousness here below: so that wise
counsellor of their own race adjured
a company of fellow ciergymen against
this. saving, Brethren, heaven is the
very last place I want to go!"
and profitable. There are few better
spiritual exercises than to sit down
with the hymn book and read IL UNI
able to sing, some of the greatest spir-
itual aspirations for heaven which
lofty spirits have breathed forth.
"F1arki bark my SOUL" and in the
sanity Bernard's hymn. Jerusalem
the Golden" 1t was a real spirit of
devotion that penned these hymns. All
that will be written about the present
Christian Endeavor topic will not rise