Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-13

! who was sewing by the lamp.
Presently he continued his read
Il asked Alaro the angel: Which
| place is this. and which people are
and he answered. This place is
| the star-track; and theSa are they
| who in the world offered r. prayers
and chanted no liturgieS. Throug
| other works they have attained fe-
| lefty"
Her mother nodded, continuing tc
sew. Ruhannah considered what hei
father had read, then:
Father"
absently.
what were you reading?"
"A quotation from the Sacred An
thology."
Isn't prayer really necessary"
Her mother said.
Yes, dear"
Then how did those people who
offered no prayers go to heaven?'
Her father said:
Eternal life is not attained by
praise or prayer alone, Puhannah
Those things which a:ore justify
prayer are also necessary"
What are they?"
What we really think and what
we do-botn only in Christ's name
Without these nothing Else counts
very, much-ne,ther form nor con con
ments called creed and denomination
which belief usually wears through
Her mother, sewing, glanced
gravely down at her daughter:
Your father is very tolerant OF
what other people believe--as long
as they really do believe. Your ia.
Their thinks that Christ would have
| ound friends in Buddha and Mahom-
DO such people go to havean?'
Listen" said her father reading
az came to place and saw
the souls CT the liberal, adorned
above all other souls in, .splendor'
And it seemed to me subllme:
81 saw the souls of the trutn1u;
who walked in lofty, splendor- And
| it seemed to be sublime.
81 saw the souls of teachers ano
inouirers; l saw the friendly SOUS
of interceders and peacemakers; ano
these walked brilliantly. m the Hgint
And it seemed to me suollme--
He turned to his wife:
ITO see and know is sublime. We
know. Mary; and Ruhannah is intel
Iigent. But in spite of her faith IN
what she has learned from us, ike
us she must one day trayel tne con- con
mon way, seeking Tor herseII ne
reasons and the evidence of immor-
tallity."
perhaps her faith, Wilbour---M77.
Perhaps. But with the inteIll'
gent, faith, which is emotional, US
Tally follows belief; and belief comes
only from reasoning. L think that
Ruhannah is destined to travel the
way of all intelligence when she Is
ready to think for herself. r.,
Il am ready now" said the girl: Il
have faith in our Lord Jesus, and In
my father and mother.
Her father looked at her:
TT is good building material. Some
Gay. God willing, you shall bulld a
very lofty temple with me. But the
foundation of the temple must trSt
be certain. Intelligence ultimately
requires reasons Tor belief. You Will
have to seek them for yourself. Ru-
hannah. Then, on them build your
shrine of faith; and nothing snail
shake it down."
81 don't understand
And I cannot explain. Only this
as you grow older, all around you IN
the world you will become aware OF
reople, countless millions and MILL
ions Of people, asking themselves
ready with the slightest encourage
question which is the most vital OF
al questions to them. And what
ever way it is answered always they
? SIX for evidence. You, too, will one
day ask for evidence. All the world
asks for it. But few recognize it as
evidence when it is offered
He closed his book and dropped
neavy hand upon it.
Amid the myriad pursuits and in
| terests and trades and professions OF
| the human race, amid their multltu
Ginous aspirations, perplexltles
| doubts passions, endeaVorS, deeI
| within. every intelligent man remains
| one dominant desire, one persistent
question to be answered If possible
What desire; father?"
| 1.-THE universal desire for another
chancellor immortality. Mans
never-ending demand for evidence Of
an Immortality which shall termi
nate for him the most tremendous OF
| all uncertainties, which shall solve
| for him the most vital of all ques
I tons: What is to become of hin
efter physical death? Is he to live
rgain? Is he to see once more those
! whom he loved the best?"
| Ruhannah sat thinking in the rec
stove light, cross-legged, her slim an
| llles clasped in either hand.
But our souls are immortal" sh'
said h4s at last
our Lord Jseus has said it."
y GS.
Then why should anybody not be
lieve it?''
TRY to believe it always. Par
ticularly after your mother and L arr
no longer here, try to believe it. :.
You are unusually intelligent; and i
some day your Intelligence discov
ers that it requires evidence for be
lief seek for that evidence. 1t is OBJ
tainable. Try to recognize it whel
you encounter it. Only, in an!
event, remember this: never alte
your early faith, never destroy you
Childhood's belief until evidence t,
prove the contrary convinces you.
mo. There is no such evidence
is there, father?'
II know of none"
Then" said the girl calmly, {"
shall take Christ's evidence that
shall live again if I do no evil
I Father?''
i Yes
is there any evidence that Adoni
ram has no soul?''
II know of none"
rs there any that he has soul?
Yes, | think there is"
Are you sure"
] ing gravely at th@ sleeping cat.
1t was the first serious doubt tina