Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-10-20
From the German Reformed .icssengcr.
Letter to Children.

S"NNA w OhAlutOu
My LITTLE SISTERS II hove YOU have
heard a great deal about heaven Heaven
must be beautiful and lovely place. |
hope you will all get thare want to get
there if possible do not suppose that there
is one person in the world that does not
hope to get to heaven. [ mean all who know
any thing about it. There are, of course. n
great many persons in the world who know
nothing about that happy place. v ought
to pity such persons. And we ought to do
! all we can to send men or women amono
such people who can and would teach them
about it,
often think of heaven Sometimes fof
whole hours | sit thinking about it. 1t is
a very pleasant and profitable thing to do so.
i Did you ever think much of it? Did your
mother or your Sabbatl,-school teacher ever
tell you mach about it j? If they did not,
suppose you read much about it. The l}i,
bic teaches us that heaven is place whore
everything is holy and good-a place where
there is no sorrow, or sickness, or death Il
place where Jesus dwells, and were all is ioy
and happiness. Sometimes heaven is called
in Scripture, "ParAdisc." or ga building
and mansion of God" or ga holy city," or
"glory," or +" a Kingdom" or " better coun
try" or " the new jerusalem" and various
show us that it must be a wonderful and
glorious place. There are many angels in
heaven. Many thousands of beautiful an
gels are there rejoicing and shouting glory to
God. There is 20 toll or misery thorc.-
There are no partngs there, and no farewell
tears are there shed
All good people 60 there those who
love Jesus Christ will 90 Jesus, YOU
know, came to slye sinners We all are sim
ners. Nov, then, if VIC arc sinners. and if
we beIirve that Jesus died for us then he
will save us. We must believe in him. and
love him with all our hearts 1t we do So
he has said, Whercsocver am, he shall
be also" lie means, he will take us to
himself in heaven
think there are a large number OF little
girls there. They do not wish themselves
back upon earth again, for they are very, very
happy. Christ says Suffer little chihlrcn
TO come unto ne, aud forbid them not, for of
such is the kingdom ofhcavcn." i,,is would
go to teach us that heaven is mostly mad up
OF little Children. What happy thought
this is Thousands upon thousands of little
girls and boys are there and hand in hand
they arc marching though the golden streets,
and singing together sweet songs of praisc.-
Low very beautiful they must look Joy
booms from their eyes; they wear crowns on
their heads they carry palms in their hands
know you want to 80 there too. We'll
you shall, if you are good girl. Mamy o.
you will live to be twenty, or thirty, or iry
years of age. Wen, it matters not how
young or how old you die, if you die Il child
OF Jesus, you will go to heaven. Perlaps
you have little sister or brother thcrc all
ready. PN"Naps you have a father or mother
there. Well Nu " there are thousands of
angels there who are anxiously awaiting your
arrival. Now, mind and be good child
SO that you may so there. When YOU die
your body only will die, but your soul will fly
away When bad persons die, tioir souls
will go to bad place. They will be forev-
crunhappy and miserable God Will disown
them and drive them from his presence.
Oh! then do not be bad. Obey God and
obey your parents, so that you may grow bet
ter day BY day. If you get to heaven, you
shall be happy through all eternity | cx-
| pcct to meet you there ] will never get to
see some of yon here upon earth Then, let
Us strive to meet in hunvcn That will Le
happy time, when we shall dwell together in
the mansions OF bcsscducss. Here upon
earth we have trials and temptations. But
There is an hour OF peaceful rest
To mourning wulicgcrS given:
There is 81 tear for souls distressed
b'im ior every wonudrd brcst;
lis found alone in heaven.
Is your mother on her way to heaven p
Is your father also And how is it with the
rest of your f,mily--your brothers and sis
tHrs Are you ali good? How pleasant it
Will be if yonr whole family shall meet there
hope not one viii be missing.
Now think often over these thines for
the more you VIII think Of that g sweet