Frankfort Pilgrim College - Pilgrim Yearbook (Frankfort, IN)

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:XX Uhr 1512211115 - 'A P Literary THE HOPE OF IMMORTALITY Have we a hope of immortality? And if so, what reason have we for the hope that lies within us? Are we conscious that we shall survive the ravages of death? This subject has employed the pens of eminent writers for cen- turies. Some writers have set themselves to obscure the star of hope in the Christian's iirmament but others have made it to blaze brighter and brighter. First, let us hear what the wise men of past ages have to say concerning the hope of immortality. We will ask Plato to testify, Plato, you lived in a day of darkness and infidelity, what is your idea concerning immortalityil' When, therefore, death comes upon a man, what is mortal in him perish- es, as it is seen to dog but what is immortal withdraws itself from death, safe and uncorrupted. Cicero, you were a great orator in your day and a great philosopher, did you ever cherish a hope of immortality? If I am wrong in believing the souls of men immortal, I please myself in my mistakeg nor while I live will I ever choose that this opinion with which I am so much delighted, should ever be wrested from me, but if at death I am to be annihilated, as some philosophers suppose, I am not afraid lest those wise men. when extinct too, should laugh at my error. Among all the barbarious nations of earth there has been cherished the ex- pectation of a life after death in which the righteous would enjoy happiness and contentment. Second, let us hear what some of the pious men of past ages have to say concerning their hope of immortality. Let us call Job from the ash pile smit- ten with boils from head to foot and see what this poor miserable creature has to say about a life hereafter. Job, this life is a perfect misery to you and you have already cursed the day in which you were born. Do you hope to ever live where there is no pains and a foolish wife to try to seduce you to curse God and die '? I know that my Redeemer liveth and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after the skin worms destroy this body, yet in my iiesh shall I see God: Whom I shall sec for myself and mine eyes shall behold, and not another. Come David with your harp and play until your spirit is caught away and you prophecy of life beyond the shadows of death. As for me I will behold thy face in righteousness, I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness-thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermoref' Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou are with me thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of thc Lord forever. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and afterward receive me to glory. .Let us now hear the testimony of the great warrior of the Christian era.. Listen as he lifts up his hand in deep solemnity, For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens. Last, we will hear what Jesus, the Nazarene, will say about the life beyond the tomb. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of

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Uhr Glwmn , Literary C9 WHAT TIME IS IT9 Q, ' E9 CConcludedD of the tarcs of evil doctrines and of the mustard tree of Matthew thirteenth E9 chapter and in the Pergamos epistle of Revelation second chapter. This season G9 Q was followed in turn by the Winter of cold formality, domineering ecclesiasti- P cism and compromise with the world, pictured in Matthew thirteenth chapter TEX in the parable of the meal and leaven and in Revelation by the epistle to the i church at Thyatira. Vxlinter occured during the Dark Ages. Spring began Sf' with the Reformation under Martin Luther given to us in Revelation in the X' J epistle to the Sardian Church. It will end with the summer time of Christ 's return. VVhen spring is approaching its end and summer is nigh, the trees begin ,'-A to show new life from the apparent deadness of winter and begin to put forth V., their leaves. The fig tree in the Bible is the Jewish people. Jesus said when we E9 should see this tree putting forth leaves we would know that summer was Q3 G5 nigh, even at the doors. The Zionist movement sprang up among the Jews in CQ the nineties of the last century. Through it and the Work of God a national consciousness has been restored to thousands of Jews. Many have returned to 2 the land of the fathers. According to a recent report, there are one hundred gf fifty thousand Jews in Palestine, Most of Whom have returned there from the G ,... four corners ofthe earth since the war. Many colonies have been formed. E9 j'JX Almost all the great valley of Esdraelon the future battle ground of the battle of Armageddon, and large tracts of land elsewhere, have been settled with Q Jewish villages. The Hebrew language after a death of about twenty five hun- Q dred years has been revived, is being spoken again, and is now recognized as one of the official languages of the country. Newspapers are printed in it. The latter rains which God had so long withheld in judgment are falling again and the barren soil is becoming fertile. C, After the Wor'ld War a second band similar to those in Numbers thirteenth if J chapter went again to spy out the land of Palestine. A Hebrew Universiy has Q, Q been founded and situated on Mt. Scopus overlooking Jerusalem. Gy It is reported that fifty thousand Jews out of the one hundred fifty thous- f-V and mentioned above are looking for the return of the Messiah. The Mosque gf guitar will lie lIOlill dow? soog aigl alwoncfrful timplle like S0lOIll01E,S will lie ui t t ierefl ia i exc aime a ani as e was oo inc' out over t ie temp e Q areas from the vliiiiicimw of' his synagogue. A class of preizts are being trained, P 1 looking forward to this restored temple service. VVe might add that this will be ja the tribulation temple. All these things indicate that the leaves of the Hg tree lg ' are almost fully out. J What time is it then by Godis season clock? We believe we can safely eg answer May, and summer is at the doors. Q9 ca God has other clocks which we could consult such as the clocks of Democ- racy, World Federation, Capitalism, Doctrines of Demons and Apostaey. But time and space would fail us now to give the time by these. Suffice it to say thatl they all are running in harmony and point to the time of our blessed Lort 's return as near. Q Reader, if you are not saved and sanctitied is it not time to seek the Lord? -Rev. H. A. Shepherd. I2 t 4' Q .-Qot

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xl- 5312 filwllw ft G Literary THE HOPE OF IMMORTALITY CC'oneludedj this bread, he shall live forever. He that believeth on me though he were deatl, yet shall he live. Hope that is :zeen is not hope. for what a man seeth doth he yet hope for ? Ilt x. ean a man hope for that whieh he hath never seen and it has never entered into his heart? l or this as-uranee we do not have to rely upon any earthly thing tot' the Spirit itself heareth witness with our spirit so that We know we have passed from death unto life. We have a hope tl1at is steadfast and sure, xxhieh anehor- us in the hardest sto1'ms. Now. we ean say with the Apostles, We know we have a building not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Faith. vchieh is tlge substanee ot things hoped for, the evidenee of thing's not seen, will die. ,Xin If we only have hope in this lite we a1'e of all men most miserable, lmt w e have hope in the lite to eome. Having the promises we base our hope upon them and earnestly look forward to the time when we shall eome from the liast and from the West and from the North and from the South and sit down with Abraham. Isaac and Jaeob. This hope thrills us with rapture and delight. Vtle ean not believe but what the warriors ot' our ttotl will be seen again by eaeh other. Otherwise, how eould we ret-lcon that the sutterings of this present time are not worthy to be eompared with the glory that shall be revealed. He that hath this hope puri- tieth himseltf even as He is pure. l'le shall see the Savior and be like Him, for He shall see llim as He is. At the very mentioning of His name angels, areh-angels and the spirits of just men made perteet will raise the mighty an- them Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to reeeive power and strength and honor and glory and blessing. The reason tor our hope is based upon the promise Because I live, ye shall live also . As sure as I am alive today, I iirmly believe that beyond the ravages of death. I shall live again. lYhat we know about the resurrected body of Jesus, gives us but a faint idea of what we may expect beyond the grave. Though we may go the way of all tlesh, yet If the Spirit that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in our mortal bodies, He that raised up Christ from the dead will also quicken our mortal bodies by the Spirit that dwelleth in us. For the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall rise ineorruptible and we shall be ehanged. Then shall we say. O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy vietory? No longer will We be ,confined to a dying, fleeting moment but live on and on in immortal youth forever. The blood- washed and redeemed, tree from sickness and pain, liberated from the rav- ages ol' death and sate from the assaults of Satan 5 will know no limitations but: shall ever explore, through all eternity, the boundless realms of God's omnipo- tent love, and there behold the wondrous beauties of His handiwork. -Everett Powers. Ga C2 it To GQ P G3 92 it SCJ Qt Ei' fi ..... 'EG' J i.....Ft, ana' To Ea E' 'i ........ 'M' Ji...-3b