Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . was my pastor, thiswas my teacher in the Sunday-school,this one was my neighbor, and thiswas my class-mate in school, or col-lege, or seminary. Unless we can thusremember and designate each other,there can be no real recognition inheaven. But that our memories shallbe thus preserved and even strength-ened after death is evident frommany passages of Scripture. Said (65) Abraham to the rich man in hell,Son, remember that thou in thylifetime receivedst thy good things,and likewise Lazaru
Recognition of our friends in heaven, with extracts from distinguished authors and selections from the poets . was my pastor, thiswas my teacher in the Sunday-school,this one was my neighbor, and thiswas my class-mate in school, or col-lege, or seminary. Unless we can thusremember and designate each other,there can be no real recognition inheaven. But that our memories shallbe thus preserved and even strength-ened after death is evident frommany passages of Scripture. Said (65) Abraham to the rich man in hell,Son, remember that thou in thylifetime receivedst thy good things,and likewise Lazarus evil things. Indeed, there is reason to believethat the memory will be strengthenedin an extraordinary degree after thespirit is separated from the are related of persons whobelieved themselves in imminentdanger of death, and had the historyof their whole lives instantly broughtto their minds, even to the minut-est particulars. Persons who believedthemselves in the act of drowning,and were rescued just as they hadgiven up all hope of life, and weresinking for the last time under the (66). THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS. water, had the history of their livesminutely brought to their minds. I read of an instance, where a lionthat had escaped from his cage in amenagerie suddenly crouched beforea man standing in front of his house,ready to spring upon him; the manstood paralyzed, not daring to movehand or foot, expecting every mo-ment the lion would spring upon himand tear him to pieces. In thatmoment his whole life stood as in apicture before him. Fortunately, alarge dog sprang out at that momentand bit the lion, but was instantlykilled by him, and thus the mans lifewas saved. A very singular case is recorded(69) in a book on mental science. Awoman who was taken sick and waslying in a state of delirium began torepeat long passages in a strangelanguage. The people around herdid not understand a word she last a minister of the gospel wascalled in, and he declared
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