▁E den ▁and ▁Heaven ; ▁While ▁Be vel ▁is ▁promised ▁Heaven ▁and ▁Salv ation ▁by ▁the ▁evangel ist ▁and ▁the ▁river , ▁the ▁river ▁bapt ism ▁cannot ▁c ure ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise ' s ▁cancer , ▁cannot ▁improve ▁Be vel ' s ▁life ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁or ▁make ▁him ▁' count ' ▁to ▁his ▁mother ▁or ▁his ▁family , ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁heaven , ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁fact ▁swe eps ▁Be vel ▁away ▁to ▁his ▁death ; ▁the ▁River ▁promises ▁a ▁Parad ise ▁it ▁cannot ▁deliver , ▁while ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁actually ▁named ▁' Par ad ise ', ▁who ▁has ▁observed ▁the ▁river ▁bapt ism ▁with ▁ske ptic ism ▁and ▁mock ery ▁throughout ▁the ▁story , ▁and ▁might ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁represent ▁a ▁rational ist ▁ske ptic ism , ▁is ▁also ▁power less ▁to ▁save ▁Be vel . ▁▁ ▁Does ▁the ▁man ▁named ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise ▁represent ▁some ▁actual ▁hope ▁for ▁parad ise , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁that ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Con n in ? ▁If ▁so , ▁clearly ▁that ▁hope ▁is ▁something ▁beyond ▁both ▁the ▁belief ▁of ▁the ▁evangel ist ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Con n in , ▁and ▁the ▁un bel ief ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Parad ise , ▁since ▁neither ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁Be vel . ▁▁ ▁While ▁Be vel ' s ▁d row ning ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁that ▁promised ▁him ▁bapt ism ▁and ▁et ernal ▁life , ▁that ▁promised ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁' count ' ▁for ▁something ,