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only get there and meet my friends, can
go with them and view the glories of that
holy place, and enjoy them all the more.
But Clara, should be glad to know your
opinions
CLARA.-My views are somewhat like
yours, Hannah, and yet they differ We
do not always know who are our true
friends. One will pretend to be your
| friend, but afterwards will prove to he
your enemy Another viii be your friend
for awhile. but for some trivial thing will
leave you. So that 1t is difficult to tell
who are our friends but In Heaven all
friendships will be true aud lasting, and
this adds beauty TO your thought.
But Lydia what do you think of Heaven!
LYDIA--Thought OF the wonderful know
ledge we shall gain in that world, Is to
me a source OF 10y. Here with all my
study. can find out little more than that
| know nothing, Every day | see much
that | would like to understand, but
cannot. When l get TO Heaven. l
expect that my capl city will be so enlarged
that can really comprehend all those
things as they are explained to me BY
angel teachers. and how rich will be the
JOY when 1 can gain knowledge OF the
works of God.
But Mary Ella it Is your turn NOW.
MARY ELLA-wel. Lydia, you know
that am dear lover of music. our
earthly music has such charms as AZ times
quite TO entrance me. and hence. perhaps,
arises my desire To listen to the music in
Heaven. | expect that shall never tire
of listening while the angelic host "sinS
the song OF Moses and the Lamb" You
know the diving sometimes seem to hear
those strains, and then they enter joyful
~ the dark river. And sometimes IN my
dreams ! have fancied that too could
hear them and then have longcd TO 90
and Join them.
But Hannah o, what have you to say
of Heaven:
HANNAH OIL think OF il a place OF
rcPo>e. When | am weary and SEX 1t
heart. when | feel so tired that Il seem,
a though | could scarcely move. ike
TO think that in Heaven the weary spirit
viii find rest. know Shall be happy
when can lay aside my WORK. and cater
through the gates into the city," to 20
no more forever into the place OF care.
and toll, aud trial!
But. Clara A. what have YOU 10 say!
CLARA A.-lleaS en- !, place OF purity
Tor the Bible says that nothing unclcan
shall cutter there. None OF the evil effects
Of Sin will be felt in that holy land This
: to me avery pleasan, thought. for here
every thing seems ~ he dchlcd with sin
lac curse i written upon every thing.
Bus nothing like This vii be ia Heaven.
No thorn, viii hurt u, A. Ne gather the
cel>;ial flowers. NJ danger threaten u,
wherever we may -. fJr he .incss VIII be
written upon rery.thin.. And If there be
- much pleasure Ia this Impure world.
how great must b. The cAiOymeat In a
world OF purity.
But, Lizzie, II Is your turn now.
LIZZIE There j. one verse in Rcvcia-
tloh n which, I; seems 10 M. the inspired
writer has given a most affecting thought
u Heaven. IL j. this. And he shall
"lpe away al tears from their cycs
How very ofen | have thought OF tina;
"hcA nave been weeping. Earth IS a
place Tor tears even the Saviour wcvt
"Aea Aere-and each one finds fresh causs
ior tears- The cup OF sorrow Is very Bit
ter;-o how bitter. and yet We sometimes
have TO drink to its very dregs; and. then,
as our bleeding hearts overflow with tears,
how comforting the thought that In ueav-
en- there will be no cause for tears Did
you ever think OF the Saviour as bending
over you, and with his son loving hand
wipins away the tears from your eyes
let such is the promise, and with such
Saviour our happiness mus be conplete.
But, Ella, you have not yet spoken. lct
Us have your thoughts.
ELA.-It is sad that the sweetest word
N all our language Is the word home.
Speak that word and the lone traveller in
foreign land j, once more amid the scene,
Of his childhood, IL Is magic WORT
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or the opening Sesame" All the happy
associations OF lifetime come crovdiue
through the door which that word has
opened Is it strange, then, that love To
mink OF Heaven as my home. There
viii be no discord, even for a moment. in
that home, but with God for our Fath.r
the Saviour and all the holy ones who have
gone before US for our brethren. united
with our loved ones, nothing will be lack
ing TO make that 4 home of perfect happi-
ness.
But, Fannie. desire to have your op-
inion.
FANNiE--Therc is one thing OF which
no one has As yet spoken, that is To lac a
source OF the greatest happiness. 1t is
THIS that our disposition to 10 wrong.
that disposition which we find constantly
lucllnins u TO step aside from the path OF
rectitude, that this disposition Will BE
taken from u. We shall be like CArist.
Every day almost, find myself stepping
aside TO the right or left from that path.
ana If for one moment am of my guard
an in trouble. When | am thinking of
these things, and my heart is oppressed
with fellihg OF guilt, l love to think tina,
in Heaven no unhSly desire will ever troub
lie Us, that there will be no tempt alton
TO sin, bu- without difficulty we shall do
just right all the time.
But, Ada, they have all given their opin-
Ion except you, and now we wait for
yours.
ADA--The apostle Paul seemed 10
think that seeing Christ face to face, would
be his chief joy, and 50 l thing it must
be to all. | have often thought what
rare pleasure it would be, if we could see
him as the people did when he was on the
earth, | think it will be my chief JOY to see
the one who gave his life for me, when we
shall indeed be free from sin; for by be-