The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-19
HEAVEN AND HELL
AND FUTURE LIFE
Series by Which Are Drawing the
tion Many Ogdenites of All ClasesWhat Beyond
Grave? What is Life? What is Soul Satisfaction2

The third of the series OF evening
sermone upon Life Beyond tho
Grave" was given Sunday evening in
the First Presbyterian church. tho
theme being the unfolding opDortuni-
ties OF heaven and the graded penal
ties Of hell. The audience was a large
one and fiiled the large auditorium 10
the front row. Mr.. Saunders owing
to a severe cold, was unable to sing.
The ladies Will be requested 20 remove
their hats at the evening services N
the future. Rev. Carver said IN part:
We noted last Sunday evening. in
dealing with the subject of the resur-
rection of the body, that 1t was not
| peculiarly a biblical teaching Tho
same Is true of the theme which We
have for our subject this evening
namely. The Graded Rewards and
PunishmentS of Heaven and He'll"
The casual listener to much that is
said about heaven and hell would In
fer that the Bible alone speaks of
them. On the contrary, however. the
thought of future reward and punish
ment Is as old and wide as the human
race. We find 1t IN the older teach
1ngs OF India, Persia. China and the
later and more learned east It was
known among the Egyptians at the
dawn of the recorded learning of that
ancient people. 1t was q part Of the
life of the western continent when
that life was first made known unto
men. Moreover there Is the same tes-
timony 10 this teaching found In the
common natural life as we find 1t
nrnnnI indaW In 4
In the innate idea OF Justice. Much of
life does not receive fair dealing on
earth. Many of the wicked are very
prosperous, many OF the true and
worthy ones are among the most un-
fortunate OF earth. But from what
ever source II may have arisen, there
is definite and well-defined belief
In time OF definite reward and pun
ishment after death
So 1t does not suffice to merely
argue against the Bible. If one is to
oppose this teaching. he must take a
stand against the entire trend OF world
wide and time-long human thought as
well
1t Is a we'll known fact that the men
who have lived the greatest lives have
ofttimes been the ones who have felt
the keeneSt sense OF lifes Incomplete
ness
Raphael. master OF the masters OF
art, turned from his Sistlne Madonna
with heavy heart He had so much
more in his conception OF the picture
than time and means would permit
him TO portray.
Isaac Newton. after living one Of
the greatest OF earthly lives. said at
It's closo, Il feel like a child playing
upon the sea shore. picking up pob-
bic here and there, while the great
ocean of truth lies unemployed before
me-"
Tennyson IoDged for another life to
master music az he had masteged Ian
suage. Sonthey. dying, asked to be
carried into his library that he might
look again upon the friendly and un-
mastered friends of years.
1t is with interest therefore. that
we study the life of the risen Christ
during the forty days which he lived
on earth after his resurrection, and
find the same determining principles
governing and sharpening his lifo as
before. Moreover. In the teaching con-
corning the kingdom of heaven we
have a glimpse of life which reaches
in unbroken continuity across the d.
vidiDe line which we call death Twice
In Chrlsts life he gave extended and
definite teaching concerning this very
theme, as In the parallels OF the
pounds and talents he spoke of the
graded rewards and punishments fol.
lowing In natural and logical sequence
upon the life work OF our years Of
time.
These parallels teach clearly certain
facts. First they impress anew on us
that, though varying. yet each has a
talent or moro for our use. and surely
all agree with this Then the thought
advances and conveys the teaching
that each one has an opportunity for
the developing OF the talents given,
One OF tho most insidlous teachings
abroad today is the one that environ
ment is wall which cannot be broken
through to develop and unfold the pos.
sibilitieS of life. The strongest men
oil faith, the greatest leaders Of ma
tlons and the masters Of finance have
usually been those who have deyel.
opcd their abilities In the midst of ad-
verse surroundings, for instance,
Abraham, Daniel. in faith. Lincoln in
stalesmansbip, and any of our leaders
OF finance who arc self-made men
Elihu Burritt. Americas greatest mas
ter of foreign languages, was an ordi-
nary blacksmith and learned his first
three languages at the forge The
bright men and women who. as foreign
missionaries, go to the darkest por~
tioDS OF the globe find there places of
boundleSs opportunity We have the
talents and VIC have the chance to use
them. Now comes the lesson of the
punishment and the reward
All must not only account for their
lives, but make their own fu-
ture with the use or abuse OF
SC. The great reward as it is
here spoken OF is that Of added tai
ent and added duration for It's use.
Much Is said concerning the rest. Joy
and peace OF heaven. All this is true.
but do not let US forget that IL this
life tells us anything about true Joy.
peace and rest IL is that neither these
nor praise are realities without the
use and growth OF our faculties. The
life OF the idle. the indolent or the
aimless may know deadened sensi-
bility which they call ease, but 1t is
as far from true Joy and peace as
night from day. 1t Is the worlds
worker and helper In a smaller or
larger sphere that can truly pray and
praise.
Heaven is continued unfolding Of
human powers. 1t IL not place of
Weakening and inSiDId case N lie not