Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-09
death; THEN WHAT?"
PASTORS SUBJECT
Answer Found Only in Bible,
Says Rev. George 7.
Terrell.
NIGHT SERMON Is IMPRESSIVE
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BE Ini>rh.

Death: Then What" was the sub
jet "f ,hc sermon delivered by Rev.
Gepr%" Tyler Terrell at TIA. l,nin..l-
u"i baptist church last night
The sUijcc; this evening is one Of
peculiar interest and OF supr",n. i'm
lorianc" 20 each one In THIS pres
"nc". said tn" pastor. 1T matters
not whether you he "a Christian or
Atheist. Jew or Gentle. lntldcl or
Agnostic-!t matters mot what YOU
may nae. YOU are interested in the
question Of III" evening
Nov. TO propcrly appr"cla," the
question or the evening. ,h-r. are
Oh" or two facts that wc are forced
I" face. Tn" first fact that con-
fronts US IL IA" fact OF death. W..
dislike TO think OF death. II has
man: unpleasant things connected
Win II. aud yet We Sc. IL about rs
constantly. ,1her" are many per
sons who remind as OF the ostrich
when pursued l.: the hunter. W. are
told that when Il grows weary IL
hides it's head In the sand. and be-
cause IL cannot see it's pursucrs IL
thinks that II is safe. There are nu-
merpus humans that do not think
~ death and do not talk of death
hut this does not stop TIA" Final iiar-
vcH'"r from invading the most sa-
cred precincts Of the hone" While
! speak this. one or ms friends IS
speeding 20 his nom" in a Southern
town where the Angel o: Death has
taken from him his mother w.
must face tn" fac; OF death !. is
stern reality, portal through
which w" must all journey
NOV. may we ask. what Is death
We ar" tuld that Il is tho absence OF
NE. Bnt may ask. what is llfc2
Ga
Us :" keep IN our mind through tho
discussion OF tho evening the dis
iinrtton between physical death and
spiritual death. Physical death Is
IN" separation or the body and tho
soul. spiritual death is the separa-
tion Of IN" soul from its maker
God. Sow. when the subtle thing
mat ~" call life, personality. soul.
when that leaves our body of clav.
whoUr" docs 3, Eor
>"N for our answer We cannot GO
to the scientist. The scientist can
900; y."r'r beyond tn" grave. science
has nu answer for US. We turn TO
the philosopher. He may be able
TO explain this world. bu, he carno:
explain tn" world TO come. lie gives
us no answer. Whence can we go 10
find m" answer OF this mos, inpor-
tant question?
There Is only ono book tina; treats
% this most vital subject our only
and sole authority on this subject IS
tn" Bible. y is tho only book that
deals with this mos, momen,ous
question.
so may We now look Into This
hook that opens Ia US tho vistas Of
tho future. and seek the answer 10
our question. From a careful study
Of its pages We draw Tho following
conclusions.
list. The sou! never dies Both
tho Old and New Testament teach
most cmphatically this fact.
'?nd That the soul does no, sleep.
hut at death i; enters Into con
conscious or it's existence
''%rd. AZ death. the soul takes It's
night to tho abode Of tho redeemed.
or tn" place "i The unrcdecmed. The
Bible teaches clearly and without a
scintil!a 90! doubt. that there is
haven for the redeemed. which We
call heaven. and a place called hell
for The unrcdecmed souls OF earth.
When our soul leaves the body I;
goes directly TO one or the other Of
these abodes. This FAC, is clearly
set forth IN Tho words OF Jesus. CON
r"rninG Lazarus and also His prom
ise 10 the DYING thief on the cross
10 the sorrowinE Martha He SAYS:
'Har lv"rh ana bclicv.ih In Me
shall never die
lN '7r g sp"l % Luke. 10Th chap
Ter. wc hear the Savior speak again,
''. ri. 'urn ais" died .ud
was buried And in he'll he Iif,ci
ty'. a'tuE IN torment. ~"
could multiply the riunhcr Of scrip
t"re quotations, but these arc cnounn