Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-15

when Augustus Caesar lay on his
death-bcd and his family ana
friends had gathered around him, ae
nils end was drawing nigh, ne opened
his lips to speak All bent forward.
eager 20 catch his last words, and
this he said;
"plaudito. umici, camordia esq n.
nita"
"Applaud. friends the comedy Is
ended"
brought face TO face with the quea-
tion Of eternity. conscious Of our ut
ter helplesaneaa in the presence %
death. the great levelcr that knows no
rank or station or distinction. before
which prince and potentate are no
more powerful than pauper and peas
ant. the thought forces itself upon
ne: "Comoedin est flnita. the play %
life comes to an end: what then p
And according as we are scientists or
religlonlstE do we answer; Then
nothing" or. then the play % life IL
turned into reality" A. 20 the "how"
ana where" even religion cannot
give clear answer Judaism. Cor
one. does not attempt 20 describe cont
ciseiy. .concrctely and IN detail the
life hereafter u would have its
followers lay an the possible stress on
the life here ana trust 10 God FOR the
life hereafter. IL uffairms the belief
In Immortality. but wisely abstnlns
from doFmntisms ON u. u would
have the faithful feel the assurance
that God. who n universal and eternal
may be trusted after death a. IN life.
And he who feels this assurance Of
Gods guidance IN life can not but
shy with the psnlmist, surely good
ness ana mercy VIII follow me"
Yet though the heiief N mmottni-
fly IT, and perhaps must ever remain.
purely matter 81 fq'th. iife here
may justly be takcn as prophecy Of
life hereafter. Every spring seems
"a hold ont such prophecy 10 ms.
when We see shrub ANA tree awaken
from their long disnal wlnter.siecp
and enter upon n new iifo IN a world
Of halmy air and genial SUNSHINE. We
seem to read a prophecy ~ ifo here.
after When we hoo the melodioua
notes of greeting from tn birds Of
song who have come from far.distani
lands 90 enjoy the new ilfo and light
81 spring, we seem 90 hear "a btophccy
~ lifc 90 come. When we see the
dead IN nature everywhere rcturnlnp
Ia NE when we sec that which had
dropped and withered ana decayed
assuming new form and vigor-bud.
ding. hlomoming Towering. prophe.
swing new beauties and new hnrveftf
our hope ~ Immortality quickens and
deep within our hearts there Is ths
assurance 81 the budding and bios,
RominR ana Towering anew of pre-.
Cious lives that here dropped and
vithored and decayed. that here wor,
laid 10 rest and never Weakened again
And not only life IN nature. hut oui
own lives. with their various and
varied experiences. hold out such O
prophecy Of life after death Al ey,
cry step. every moment Of our lives
We are dependent upon faith am
,ruEuniness We depend upon oui
faith IN the solar system To keep Z,
It's accustomed course; we depend up
on our faith in the earth 20 make la
customary revolutions around the sun
we depend upon our faith in the usua
changes OF day and night. summer ana
winter; we depend upon cur faith a.
our fcllowmen for their habitual pro.
vision Of our food and raimont W,
Journey on o railroad. We enter
Pullman car nud We go 90 sleep. w,
trust the railroad authorities. we trus
the train dispatcher, we trust che en-
gineor. We trust that we shall react
our journeys end In safety We d,
not question Il. Shall we trust IN,
human engineer who runs tho tralI
and not the great eternal engineo
who f. running tho Universe W,
cross the ocean ana confide ourselvel
ana our loved ones Go man who un
dorstands the ocean charts and cur
rcnts ana the laws OF navigation
when he " on tho bridge. we feel tina
al Is VOL. Have we auRht 10 feaI
IN sailing on the ship Of the worl,
with the great Captain on the bridge
Immortality Is hut matter q
faith. religious hope. II IL not