Evening journal., 1917-05-07

as angels love, ana thus prepare for
the eternal life.
"In the order OF creation, the kerr
mel breaks the she'll and brings forth
the harvest: the butterfly rises from
the chrysalis for the nectar and the
air; the bird bursts its incasement
for flight and song. IL is like with
man. This is the chrysalis world. the
matrix world. The tree leaves. bios
SONS. forms the fruit: and when the
fruit Is ripe, II let's go Of the branch
that 1t may multiply itself by a new
birth. So OF man. He is a tree. a tree
Of life, of love: and when that love is
ripened, the soul lets go OF the body
that the manifold may come forth in
the world adapted TO the matured
spirit.
mot for one moment does one die
At dea&h he does not even fall asleep
His consciousness remains. while
angels draw near 10 ensphere with
peace and this untN the best In one
Is brought to the surface And when
this is done. the eyes arc opened upon
heavens scenery.
Then the person riss to action. He
is not dead He then Just begins TO
live; for one rises having memory.
thought, affection. as in the world.
But he finds himself in a world I'M
mediately responsive TO his life's love.
His thoughts come more quickly his
mind is brighter. his love is more
Jealous. From more burning love
comes a diyiner peace. a deeper JOY.
Jesus passed through death, and
sa d.. II Is /, myself So it is with
every mortal. The mind is the man.
We take our minds with u.s. Through
out eternity everyone will say: IL is
I, myself If it we're otherwise. il
would not be possible for us to meet
our loved ones on the other side
The Word assures us that After
two days He will revive us; in the
third day He will raise us up, and we
shall live in His sight Jesus Him
self passed through death to show us
that death is the gate to life. That
nothing OF the man dies. The whole
person is raised to live the life that
he has planted while in the world
Then, as the latter and former rain
sprout the seed and bring, forth the
harvest out of the germanal thoughts
and affections planted I'm our souls
during this life come the abundant
multiplied thoughts and affections of
heaven. Then. as the morning sun
dispels the night-vapors. drives away
darkness and glorifes the earth with
light, calling the birds to song and
men TO action. the mighty and resplen-
dent light OF heaven Eliminates the
mind. eXpells all darkness and be
slows the joy and peace unspeakable.
| IF outward acts are a true sign O
interiors. our beloved IS now entered
into his joy and peace in great meas
ure. His kindly life, his many chart
ties which he never disclosed. his de
sire to be useful in all Things. called
to my mind the text: 'Inasmuch as
We have done it unto one of the leas
OF these my brethren, ye have done
it unto me- Because of his service
of many human wants and the church
he served our Lord Jesus Christ, into
whose closer presence he is nov
called
But we must not think Of ones
uses as ceasing with death NO.
should We imagine that by entering
the other life one leaves his friends
Death does not sever the golden bond
OF love. The spiritual world lies i'm
mediately about us. AS 10 our spirh
we are now in the spiritual world
The material body simply focuses tn
attention on his outer plane or mat
ter. Through the bonds OF the splrl
loved ones are around us. Thei
thought and affection, their feelin
and love, their joy and peace uncou
scieusly. and oftimes consciousi!
flow into us. Spiritually. to think
to be present; to love is to be asse
ciated.
mo the world loses nothing BIZ
the visible presence Of the departed
Their mower, their will, their Low
swell the life-stream that comes fror
labove into our minds. The departe
work on more interior planes. ar
nearer the springs OF life and eve
more wisely, powerfully and lovingl
minister to mortal needs
BY the increase Of our own yea
and devotion, may we strive TO MI IN
place our departed leaves vacant ]
The material world Let us remembe
his good Judgment, his perfect fidelit!
his stalwart integrity. his unfailin
faithfulness. For 'Inasmuch as y
have done it unto one Of the least
these my brethren, We have done
unto me-
Permit me, as his pastor, to lay tn
tribute upon his bier, have nev'
presented to him a need of the churc
to which he has not responded abu
dainty. fully; not always waiting
= be told Of church needs, but wit
deep concern for the spiritual good
fellow men. he has sought to give. Al
now. as a member OF the Lords kin
dom above. as the angels encan
round about us. We are assured tn
he still ministers So we shall thir
Of him. So we shall love him unit
il we are faithful we again gre
) him in the eternal life Amen"
- CONSERVATION OF FOOD.