, 1869-06-07
HEAVEN.
The Eujeymcnls and Occupa-
lions or the Celestial
World.
Sermon by Aew, Arthur Swasey. az
tn Third Presbztsrian
Chnrch.

Sermon By Rex. Arthur Swasey, Of
tAs Third PrsbEtsriAn
Chnrch.
Rev. Arthur sr2sey, c: The Tn,su Prssoysex1.u
Church, PREACHED yesterday forenoon On the nab.
heavenly world The text xas IRON the lath
chapter Of John, seeond md third verses: II 80
to prepare r.aee fos you - that where an
there ye may be also"
After speaking Of Immortality, The iniermfoahe
and glorious Life @; the redeemed, with its o8-
cn2stou8 ffuG, paiu, sickness, sorrow and Sin the
speaker r4leed the question, whether one may
know any rore than this Of the heavenly world.
Although little u satd directly, one might Infer
something from various passages Of Scripture
TtoIShu and opinions might be allowable AMI
rroatsh'e, even II one cannot prove the tustness
ct then The hearenly world u not mere state
cl being, bet also place. "1 20 to prepare
rLco for rou-' We hare fp1,!tual bat real bodies,
SUCCESSORS to these natural bolics, spr1nr,
Ing fro:3 them - The corn does from The desd
sse s9s.sa 81 70 ioeai! To- snpno.s tae contra
Objectionable, Paatheisn. Limited personality
seeDa 70 require Pace. Where this place Is Mag
not bc affirmed with certainly. Some think 1t Is
the astronomical centre Of the universe, The
f1taSeE thought there we're N my rcasons tor sup
lt.sinS the earth, reosleted, 10 be The heayenfy
world The e1sta wAs unde originally Tor sln-
less face q beings We mtghttnIer thAt teIres-
1s:a. order Ct thsnzs may be made suitable to ait
the needs Of perfect klnless society OF mtn- The
ea7a ~as heatcn once, It may be again. Add 70
ms thst the natural world Rhases In redemption
a1 It shared IN the fall Of man Why reor,e1 the
n.tnrs woE!d unless TO give It hack u redeem
cd: The language Of Revelation with regard to
the new hcAsea 1ud the new Garth, IN connection
With the nlal glory Of m1n, seems to confirm
thA The catta+ II ls 10 be Observed Also, Is
the sp!7tnal centre os sne universe, wherever The
Astononical ccntfc nay be. Here tho Son Of
God vas lncaEase. Here the Sua Of God suffered
for sins Herr Is 1he high altar Of all worlds. II
1ssns es2 saosiy M psse, e q
marks II from all other wo:!dA Will there be
mountains, forests, b7ooGt gardens Why no. !
We csnnos te!i ees;anly hut sey ltfsls tnere ~iil
obiee,ton 70 his argument from analogy, tha, Ii
nsaea n2as1 oeyens a. .a Sna ' Of ors: ss
1hele enr,s. = VT aTe be Win cnrsss"s Is ,ne es5 ss5
tsns e eese re1a.on. 9h ch
His person. who has IL Himself all the cor1es Of
the Godhead: whose look can thrill Us 10 the Cen
neaA, excellence and beauty, aad who redeemed
1snJ us own precious blood. The joJ Of society
n sarss 1 e Gs d Tns ss 4 was Sa
u lsf apnnsn u S'a and ND saae. u s III aier a AGss tse
III ii a pessn ssass aaSs md ff e nad ina
will be full Of the EIoJ Of The Lord And Re
dtener: The other thought is, that our Lord will
take believers into a plaza Ieorlesed and gov-
which there is no person, or thing, Of
IMAGINATION foreign 70 Him. The heavenly
Med |, not oIy a. oasE
an aversion 10 Gn1tst I'D lis strange Wosk On Tie The
a A. a,a ~ We ss6y 6siP ,Ig lie , Tx
Of song. Hundreds Of people are there.
and yet, to your c1es and ea1., one above
The Eoss beautiful things meet, your eyes oni ii
ha1o OF song. Yoa Eli ~ the hearth-stone thas
night With your dearest friends Iout hearts ere
IN sweet accord, but oseziId and ln1lled .ith the
melody drifting after yoa from the world OF sonH.
So In Heaven, nature, frerdshln all things, a, al
timex 11c oyettatd and gio1sted In the glory o1
Jesus Christ.
Wtat snall we do In ueayen7 We shall certain,
y % something, and BOT lead life oil merely
dreamy hle6+edncsA What II Is hard to ssy.
heaven for tne mansions are sailt, snd Tue places e
PREPARED TEere Will be no tllnlsteEE, lAwTes nor
doctors thers EssTy ,a;,. Maa howeEc5 Wil hase
the heavenly society. There ARE three thing. the
dWellets IN the heavenly world WILL do. The.
Will study The works end WAys OF Cod.
"A putc, pleasing tast4
In which the huuts glide sweetly On
Through DAYS unMcasuted.'
pc.ns ser1ed l Is Of thte world thospuTSlY esIshy
and pertains even here to the poorer type Of
betnS. As We ascend The scalc, cven III this life
o;hera, openly or secretly, than In being minis
tered un,o-a joy the adulased and pamne1ed
know nothing OF. Il cannot be that this puress,
noiies Of al mortal joys will be wan.iu1 IN the
heavenly world Sotue may serve IS messengers
10 distant worlcs; Eomc ns miuister.nS spirits 10
this world sonc Il ushers INTO the various dc.
teachers Of neopnytea or newcomers into the
hesvenlF world The other thing they will do ts
70 worship God. The common impression made
BY the image that heaven Is place
And sasiashs ha1e sIa no &c cna, d "A a'
e1rpy = Y from .ns tses
Iherc liz, however, 10 be great deal Of ihs wor.
s 81 d Gs e Fasg vi + u Sas "a
NJ to raslsn the heart And rs at IS Of God n1d
no. nd o. a In ney ~ u rag nh ~ af s
q the g1yet Of the Ereas gitt Of sons. No ont
there VIII desplse toat divine an without which nj
great jog can utter i:seit. There can ee TIT.
the creation" witch save msay .
Heaven an the hog5 os., dsz 1s he ssn 5,
Word Of COD s' Se Il IS sunS ~ Sc heaven 81
y world now; With Joseph Hay ydn as ,noarp. a
there a long aso a John vas IL Pa;mos uande saa
only brought II down to n! as OF c!A, Etnrnetheu
brought down t-c from the sLica The singin,
enure but tie tvuit of tae beasas l 1alness - G s
q the Lord God alm.saiy, m I'd tbs Il iamh: ss s. o.
dempttou- Every man : lie viii bc = poem set
music, IN which he wil breathe out his G,autud
sad wonder. VIII there be nusica1 Instrument
Shall VIC recognize each ether tn heaven. tn
Speaker kald he had answered this question i
there II we 50 iato the same parf Of heaven, q
20 bttrc near each other simply because re hay
been m near & each other On ea1h, that y ano,he
nearuess Of souls is Spiritual iThefe aee oe,Iess
trczs.tics thrre+ Growth settles that Ii ma
te taat our friends gone before us arc too far nd
who Dwell together on earth arc quite ilstan
from eaeh o'ner spiritually. Now let. Il
DIM apart: AMI yet It Is pleasant to think tha
those wisn WHOM We arc knit tn heart here
aaes .n Fl ma! se 'hslr st,sie 10 tScp close
easnres when We are an gathered. Is rrobable
for nsns OF these relations arr the tcsnt Of accl
Apart7 We naJ coaSTatulate oar,elEea that thar
viii be 70 loss Oh either side In the nu!d mas
ihe iaE Of Eaytt. Or crEs:alzauon will settle i
social reiatons In the perfection Of harmony an
Beauty. We shall know and jola ourselves t
those whom, Of ali others, We naost deslrr. Ever
Pure snd right ycarntng has an answer for il
God has done thlaEs ''' py halyes ~
made Us viii hungry mouths With no bread to d
<lcul- ut StC3kef regarded It rNtH1H 10
me point on whAi Is called spiritual, 10 snnpoa
thai Our social instincts viii be smothtscd i
leavcn, cr thar anything will be taken from u!
except that which Is cEOtlstcal, relish. 2ni vor,
X Il feTsfd To the whote question, he though
thefe were Two extremes to he avoided one .
;SH Tuea 81 M ,ae o;het To taa:.oat Of taoagat "a!
belongs TO The happlccss ot thls lHe,howeyer pul
II mas be, n though II Wcfe q R.u again!
TIE heavenly world to dream Of having snrlhtn
We pstKe On Garth, he tho1eht Hu2 4 mistaH
The other extreme Is to conceive Of the heaven
world as mainly scnspors, rlace Tor the cnlo
ncnt Of friendships and nltusaf obiecta, In unse
nkh purity, but with abundant room for rcfse
ting God and redemption, the e1alt1tion VI ms
10 a N enjoyable innocence, b1t not 10 d
vtoeness Of being The middle view seems mo-
Just view u which external beauty, auA a
That Is naturally pleading to the ere and she m,r
1sc profUse, aud promote our happiness, becaul
God shines through Them, Is mel With and A{ore
everywhere, Qace to face With "a Heaven Il
very religious Place IN conclusion, he tatd II v
hopc: how Little the world. with Its ambitions Al
Possessions: how wicked, With Its unlawful 4nc,
ttons End lusss; how bright even on, scArred Al
1otlEpln nsta. II they be tho doorway into Eior
aud Immortality Let us not talk Of death, but
hie.l.fc forever more. Let none OF Us sell OF
1hAs orercor,e,h shall inherit ali shingh
Our bearta may bc hungry nov. What OF IL: I
few houNthe morning wM brcak, and all u
Etres IN Is he fulfilled We eaAu sec the pccEie
One, md ind IN Him all fulne1s and glory:
that Te value or drs:rc-nusnaud, w1fc- lorcs
frlend; wisdom, beauty nud power; and 4. u
SANE time, Our Redccnet cructncd for "a L
rs not abandon Christ for anybody, or 4uythtl
On esnb, for NE shall md al things u Him
Last
k1IT IN RHJEF.