The Washington herald., 1921-09-27

ably that is one Of their Offices and
all departing Christians are fur
nished with them. Certain IL is
that Jesus said Lazarus was car
ried by angels to Abraham's bosom
that gives weight to the matter.
What struck me particularly on
the heavenly flight was the fact
that the angels considered me in
the light of an honored guest, su-
perior to themselves, whom ii was
their duty and pleasure to conduct.
as II were. to a king. / was about
five feet in height. This superior
ity to the angels seemed to be en-
grated into every fiber OF my be-
ing and / took il as a matter Of
course, feeling that there was no
use in standing on ceremony and
that I was the subject OF heaven
ly law and order over which / had
no control. Since then ] remember
that the Scriptures tell us that man
was created a little lower only
than the angels for his life in this
world. consequently he must be
higher than the angels when he
enters upon his life in the world
to come.
The Scriptures say we are fear
! fully and wonderfully made, so the
! Christian life calls for a solitude in
/ which to work out salvation in fear,
love and trembling. 1t was during
a life of solitude and labor the ex-
pericnce ! am relating occurred. 1t
happened out Of doors. in the coun-
try. in the early winter. No one
was near me and my return to the
| ing that I had aiighted after de-
| sCendinG from a great height. Upon
opening my eyes I could not believe
that earth was again to be my
abode: but upon finally realizing
! that such seemed to be the case.
closed my eyes and sought a return
to the heaven from which came.
The return failed to introduce IT.
| self and / was saddened beyond eXz
preston. but becoming resigned.
said, He doeth all things we'll"
The Apostle Paul in one of HIS
experiences said, Whether in the
body or out of the body could not
tell" But can tell. Jesus said,
Greater works than these shall ye
do" i can say l was out of the
body as absolutely as was Jesus
between His crucifixion and, His
resurrection. There may have been
| a spark of life left in my body.
but that was not me--my whole
soul had left for the time being
and was given an experience SO
vivid that now, after more than
fifty years, its every item stands
forth as II of yesterday. In humble
faith kept my place and wanted
no proofs OF Immortality and heav-
en-. but the Lord vouchsafed them
both.
As I say. to the Christian there Is
no purgatory after death. nor is
there any great lapse of time prior
to a resurrection or a Judgment
The Christian is in as perfect ac-
cord with the natural and spiritual
laws of earth and heaven as men
and circumstances admit of. He Is
borne along by these laws and Is
utterly oblivious at death to the
fate of those not born again" HIS
purgatory and Judgment were In
this life and and he was called a
crank for submitting to them. His
flies were clear when his death call
came. AS Andrew Carnegie once
we'll said: BE true to the Judge
within and you need not fear the
Judge hereafter" Carnegie rightly
/ esteemed conscience "the Judge"
am not here telling Of the view
/ had of Paradise-that would con-
stitute a chapter in itself. Sufice
II to say, the angels duty seemed
to be complete when I got to the
borders of Paradise and viewed in
the distance 'the great white
throne" and those around IL. In
ouakerlike humility I never pre-
sumed to. dwell in, Imagination
or hallucination on the glories OF
heaven but rather confined myself
to ascertaining Gods will TO me on
earth, that might do II and truly
pray Thy Kingdom come; Thy VIII
be done" here and now.
| Aside from the converts honey.
moon. Christian life is fer more OF
a battle than anything slss The