The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-12-02

The immortality of the soul, prob
lem with which mankind has wrestled
since creations dawn, was discussed
by DR.. Buig1n in the tabernacle here
last night. He adduCed the proofs oI
the Bible, of reason, and OF the eA-
periences Of the race to substantiate
The principle that man has soul,
imperishable and eternal.
The discourse was regarded as
logical presentation of this problem
which has engaged the attention OF
philosopher, theologian and scientists
for ages, and which today is still a
challenge TO the intellect.
IF man die, shall he live again
This always has been and always
will be the biggest question man
can put to his own soul OF souls or TO
his fellow man" said DR.. Bulgin.
There are many questions pressing
home to the soul and mind Of man
which demand an intelligent answer,
And as never before, this age OF doubt
is a hopeful age. for it is not that doubt
which is content with darkness.
Inquiry Means Hope.
Science abrogates its throne when
ever it stops with simply saying,
4 don't know and this is a scient-
ific age. There is a world OF differ
ence between doubt and unbeIef.
Doubt is honesty. Unbelief is dis
honesty. Doubt is. Il am searching
for the light" Unbelief is 4 am
content with darkness; let ne alone.
AS long as man is inquiring there IS
hope. The danger line is when he
loses hope and stops investigation.
Il see nature at the close OF aut-
umn putting on a shroud and for a
time passing into the grave Of win
ter. But nature is not dead-she on
" sleeps. When God shakes the sun
shine Of the spring from the folds
Of His robes Of light, and when she
feels the touch of wiZzardy which
comes with every beam, she awak-
ems all this, too. there is a voice cry
ing resurrection
Reason says, hear the resurrec-
lion cry rising from the thousand
growing seeds. There are $4,000
kinds OF plants, with their millions and
millions Of seed, and each seed con
tains the doctrine of d resurrection
and future life. Each seed has its
individuality, and God never mistakes
one seed for another. In the resur-
rection Of seeds He never gives one
seed the body which belongs to another.
A seed may be wrapped away for a
thousand years in the cerements Of the
Egyptian mummy, but thousand
Years cannot hinder its resurrection.
God preserves its life and its identity,
and when planted gives it a resurrec-
ton and gives it its body.
PerpIexing Question.
Shall we have our old bodies back
and shall we know each other?
This, Of course. has been a per
picking question to those who believe
in resurrection and in the doctrine OF
immortality.
Paul met it in his day when he
said Should it be deemed a thing
incredible that God should raise the
dead?'
One day when Farrady was out,
a workman accidentally knocked into
Jar of acid a silver cup. 1t disap-
pcared and was eaten up by the acid
and could not be found The acid
held il in solution. The workman was
IN great distress and perpleXity. Il
vas an utter mystery to him where
the cup had gone. So far as his
knowledge went, it had gone out OF
existence forever. When the great
he threw some chemicals into th-
lar, and in a moment every particle
of the silver was prccipitated to the
bottom. He then lifted out the silver
nugget and sent it to the smith, wher,
if was recast into a beautiful cup.
IF a finite chemist can handle tht
narticles Of a silver cup in this way
what cannot the infinite chemist de
With the particles Of human body
when dissolved in the great jar 0
the universe. He can handle the uni
verse as easily as Farrady can han
die an acid jar, and can control /
a1 will Whatever the particles 0
the resurrected body may be, Pau
says it is going to be changed 81
as to become a spiritual body. 1t j
soun a natural body, j. e, fleshy 0
animal body: it is raised a spiritua
body Can God do that? Yes. H
does things equal to that He change
The black unsightly charcoal or car
bon into the everlasting and sparkling
diamond
Brings Many Changes.
Death brings many changes. ThOs
who remain are in the land Of tn
DYING. Those who die are in tn
land Of the living. Nature has it /
her power. 10 keep US in eterDa
freshness. but alas. she won't use i
The tree but recently overhuns wit
fruit will soon show the black brancl
es sheeted with bloom Of dazzlin
white clothed in celestial robes lik
those worn by the bride Of the ApoC5
lypse, setting forth n miracle Of beaut,
"A man Who will not reason is
bigot.
a man who cannot reason IS
fool.
A man who dare not reason is
coward
Reason demands immortality.
The animal that says its prayer
and is gifted with rational speec
and longs to know something Of in
mortality, is man. Anything less tina
n man does neither Of these tbre,
There is your line of demarCauon.
contend that immortality is TeasOnabl
go II II G rornhS hi g