The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-19

test, but it fails to satisfy.
 Dr. Rees' sermon, Sunday evening at 7:45 at the Casino, was on After Death, What?" Text: Hebrews 99:27, And as 1t is appointed to men once to die, but after this the Judgment
 In part he said:
 After death, what? AgnosticiSn answers, we do not know. Intldel- ity responds, nothing. The God of our fathers answers in Hebrews 9:G7 And as it is appointed to man once to die but after this the judgment"
 As I look through the lens of this verse I see an arch greater than the triumphant arch on the Champs de Elysee in Paris; higher than the Con- stantine Arch joining the ruined For um in Rome; greater than the Dewey Arch on Fifth avenue in New York, and on it are the letters DEATH; un- derneath 1t is @ constant procession of all ages and classes and conditions of men. They seem to disappear. Does death end all? AS we look little farther through the arch we read the letters Judgment" and on the left hand side the letters in lead 'Hell'' and on the right hand side in letters of gold studded with diamonds Heaven" and overshadowing all the blue canopy of eternity. The uues- tion of tonight then requires four nights to answer. We will speak of what we find in our text, And as it is appointed to (man once to die but after this the judgment" Of all days one of the most solemn; Of all ques- tions one of the most momentous; of all doctrines one of the most impor- tant. Not moment at least after the year of accountability but will come into account on that day, and there all the boundless eternity will be affected by the results of this gather ing. Your opinion or mine on this subject Is of little importance com pared to the statements of the world J wish therefore to give this scrip tural consideration. We observe, first, that the doctrine of the gener- al judgment is taught in the bible Ecclesiastes 12:14, And God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good or evil.'. Matthew 12:36 And I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speak they shall give an account thereof in the day of Judgment By this term day we do not necessarily understand "A hours. It's used often i'll the Bible for an indefinite period. Acts 17:31, ."'He hath appointed a day .n which he will judge the world in righteous ness by that man whom he hath or dained whereof he hath given assur- oil in hof h0f raised his from the dead" Romans 14:1o-12 "E,ut why dost thou judge thy brother, or why dost thou set a naught thy brother for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ for it Is written as I live saith the Lord every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to God" That leads us to ask what is the object of the judgment. We find our answer in IT Cor. 5:10 'sFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ that every one may re- ceive the things done in his body ac- cording to that he hath done, wheth- CT 1t be good or bad" That we may have the opportunity of coming before Him to be rewarded according to the deeds dono in the name of g. disciple, or punished according to our unpar- doned sin. pr. Luther l.. Townsend of Brookline, Mass, one of the most scholarly mem bers of the Boston Bi- ble club, speaking upon this subject in Fremont Temple, said:
 ttAll passages bearing upon the judgment have been examined by the best of scholars and the most devoted of men, and they come rendering a decision like this: After the disso- lution of this physical universe. after the re-embodtment of humanity, after the second coming of Christ, there will be a judicious and critical inquiry into the conduct of every human being. this placed upon records faithfully made and carefully preserved. He then refers us to Rev. 20:12 And ]. saw the dead small and great stand before God The books were opened and another book was opened, which is. the Book of Life," and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Book according to their works"
 "What about Heaven ?" will be the topic for this evenings meeting. To- morrow. will be a day of prayer. Con- tinuous sessions will be held from 10 a. m. to p. m. Women may bring their lunches. A change of program and speaker will be made hourly.