Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-06-04

quests we subioin q brief excerpt
from the sermon delivered by Rev.
j. A. Hoffman, at the funeral Of
the late Mr.. w. NJ Peatman. The
topic is Immortality The out
| is the end of mortal existence.
space we were Obliged to postpone
publication until this week
IF a man die. shall he live
again." (Job 1910
This question was asked by Job
nearly three thousand years ago,
and it has been asked by every nor
NAL man since. Nothing is dearer
to man than life. He is so well
satisfied with it, in fact, that he
has an innate desire to live far be-
yond the period of three score and
ten allotted to him here. The psy-
chologist tells us that the idea of
immortality came to the mind of
primitive man because of the fact
that all men have friends. These
friends must die. Human nature
recoils at the thought of losing our
dear ones. particularly our near
relations, such as father and mother.
Men are so constituted that they
simply will not believe that death
| is he end of mortal existence.
This instinct applies equally to
pagans and to Christians. That is
why the heather believe in the
doctrines of reincarnation, which
means that at death we reappear
again in this world in some other
form, such as a reptile or some
other animals. Hence II follows
that animals and reptiles are re-
garded as sacred creatures in
heather countries, and therefore no
one may kill them
The Christians hope of immortal
4 ity is based upon the biblical doc
rine to that effect 1t affirms this
fact for both saint and sinner. Con-
trasting the two classes. it says:
''These shall go into everlasting fire
prepared for the devil and his an
gels; but the righteous into life
eternal"
The fact of Immortality is af-
firmed by Holy Writ. and it is
confirmed by nature and by human
experience. When you farmers cut
down section of timber and burn
it. your neighbors say that you
have destroyed the trees felled by
the saw of the woodsman. But
this is not true to the facts in the
case When you set a match to the
! tlHlDtl, YOU wv ilpt oNStio. II, Sou
. only change its form Matter is in
, destructible That is a scientific
fact. and it is in harmony with the
words of the Bible.
The fact is demonstrated in the
vegetable kingdom. You plant a
seed in the ground. 1t decays and
dies, but it is not destroyed On
the contrary, it springs up into
newness of life. This new life Is
exactly like the former life. Nc
change takes place in the process
AS the plant is before its death II
the ground, so will 1t be in its new
life. This truth applies in thu
spiritual realm. As you live YOU
life now. so will your life be in thu
next world You will not change
there. Your only chance to trans
form your life is given to you now
To-day Is the day of salvation be
hold. now Is the accepted time.
II you miss the higher things o
life now. you miss them forever
The greatest argumnet for i'm
mortality that have ever rea'
was made by Joseph Cook, who pu
the truth in this form: ''Natur
makes no half hinges God doe
not create a desire to mock 1t. TIL
structure of the human constitution
is not an organized lie. The Gre
ator keeps his word with us. Wher
ever we find wing. we find air t
match it; an eye. light to match 1t
a fin. water to match it: an eal
sound to match it; perception of tn
beautiful. beauty to matcn It: an
so through all the myriads {
known cases From our possessio
Of a constitutional instinct we e,
pect existence after death"
The philosopher Cicero had
premonition Of Immortality He a
rived at firm belief in immorta
ity from a standpoint OF pure rea
oning Said he: "There Is, kno
not how. in the minds of men
certain presage. as 1t We're. of
future existance: and this takes II
deepest root. and Is most discove
able. In the greatest geniuses al
most exalted souls.
II what has been said is tru
and I believe 1t Is. then you and