The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-05-24
SERMON TO YOUNG CONVERTS.
1.-The Book of Life

nut II has a locality, and God has Il dwell
ing-pace. 1t is profitable to look into the
scripture and find out what we are and
where we are going We want to know
what sort of place we are going to, and what
kind of society we shall find when we gel
there. Down here we are very particular
about this matter, and why not be concerned
about our future home. We all know that
our stay here is to be short; that in little
while we are to leave this world, and th,.
great question is where are we going and
who will We find there? God dwells in that
city not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. God said if His people shall hum
bic themselves and pray and seek His face.
and turn from their wicked ways, then will
He hear from heaven, His dwelling-place,
and forgive their sin. He is not far away
that He cannot hear the cry of those who
want help. Christ taught His disciples to
pray TO "Our Father who art i'll heaven.
Stephen, when he was being stoned to death
| looked up into heaven and saw Christ sitting
at the right hand of the Father. Abraham
saw that city, and that was why he deSpised
the splendor of Sotiom and preferred To
dwell i'll tents, knowing that there was 10
place here In he compared with that pre-
pared for the faithful. 1t is Il comforting
thought that heaven is Il locality and that
we shall see Christ there. 1t is clearly
taught that though He came alone, He wen:
! up into heaven attended by angels, and
| HIS gone 10 plitce LOT Ills lollOWt!S-
| This Is cheering thing TO the church OF
| God Christ is there, sitting on the throne,
and thai is what makes heaven attractive
! to the christian
What is it that make our homes pleasant?
| Is it the elegant furniture and works of art
with which they are filled" No. it is the
| loved ones there that make our homes so
| attractive to lis.
Elegant palaces are but gilded Sepulchres
if love does not dwell there. When Il loved
one is gone, what Il tireary place home is
| One has said that when he got 10 heaven he
would take Il good look of about five hun
dred years ut the blessed Saviour, and then
he would begin to look around him for some
other attraction. That we are going 10 see
Christ and he with Him, makes heaven at
tractive. There we shall not have to walk
by faith, but we shall walk by sight in the
glory of His presence forever. 1t Is the
loved mother makes home happy and at
tractive here, and it is Christ that makes
heaven glorious. We won't care about the
angels. They could not help Him in His
work here. They only took Him up to
heaven after his work was done. used to
have the children sing every day the song,
g want to be an angel, but don't sing it
now. We don't want to be angels. We
will have good society in heaven without
them. We will have God for our companion.
Bear in mind we are not going TO be angels
We will I've above them We shall be re-
deemed saints, and will be with Jesus
Christ. And we shall be fashioned after His
own glOrified body. We shall have Him and
the saints as our companions. The best
people the world ever had don't live down
here. They are in heaven. There We shall
Moses and Elisha, and the good men
whose names have been made glorious. We
are going to b" forever with the saints Of
God. | have been amazed that some, who
have attended these meetings, say they are
going to the horse races next week, where
men get drunk and gamble and swear, and
where there will he betting, and some will
he setting il bad example to their children.
When we get near to God the things OF ~tsiaa
world will grow very small iurssseSr ave, liz
they do to the neo,, rfc Tiio 20 up in a balloon.
lntN -Sll-NNrtr-r Train OF ears become so small
that it looked like u creeping worm. Some
4 one said, when asked what was going Oh in
| the world. that lie didn't know: he hadn't
been in it for twelve Years. We are like Il
ship III the ocean: the water is all around,
: and it is floating in it. But if the water
: gets into the ship it will sink. We are in
the world; but if we let the world in it will
sink us.
: The first thing we ask when our loved one
t leave lis is, where have they gone, and when
shall we meet them again? Christ says if
any man follow me, where | am there shall
| my servant be- And in that wonderful 18th
, chapter of John, when He is about to leave
His disciples, how He comforts them. They
do not have to comfort Him. He says let
; not your heart he troubled. | 90 to prepare
Il place for you, that where | am We may he
also. He does not say hearts for Judas
was not with them, and they Were all of one
heart.
| He uocs to His fathers hou;c where man.
Sions are prepared, that is where Christ is.
Those W no have died in Christ are with Him.
| can't believe that after death the soul
sleeps till the body il raised from the dead
for Paul said he was absent from the BODY
but present with the Lord, Christ said in
the 18th chapter of John. "Father will
that they also whom Thou hast given me
be with me where | am. that they NAV b.
hold nv glory which Thou hast given mr.. "
Now death may change our places of abode
lut if does not SEPARATE lis from Christ. God
wants MS TO love one another here so that we
will know them rs w, know Him. Here the
nuestion comes IN. shall we know our
friends i'm heaven, Ii is Il sad thing To part
with th. friends we love. bu; if is :; comfort
to know that we may meet them and know
them in heaven Abraham Isaac and Jacob
will he known in the kingdom. Let IL, IL.
comfortcd. There is no 10Y here: but, oh.
the iov that l., before us in heavcs When
we meet each other here there is a sorrow
that steals over us that death will separate
us; but the APOSTLE saws: When awak.
i'm Thy likeness | shall be satisfied" \ man
emf In. more than SATISFIED. If | want to
know nv friends in heaven. | know that
God i, uninu TO satisfy me-. There is nothiuu
himher th,m thar How shall w. Il. s,tistirI5
| know if. because. the Lord has promised
if Hut. saws one if your little daughter
were to want a uiauo in heaven. coulj she
have ito say. YES. If she should want a
ni,no There she coulJ oct il In heaven Won
cam have ANYTHING Won w,ut-,yerv want
and wish will I've rratitird. That is the
promise and | believe if. In heaven we
Shall have God and His Son and orr friends
and all that we want. There is 4 class who
tr,cb th,t we are NOT to know her, whether
we ,re ooiuu TO bc s,vrd or moi When
they are asked if they are saved tbpv al
WAYS answer tb,t they don't knew hut thcv
hone So III. word If cod dnn,r ta,rh ,ny
Surh doubtful d,crrine We,ret TOLD in one
nloce to rejoice and br ,>c.nlino nl,I f,-
rc,t i n,,r reward in heaven H. ,.,n we
r,.inir, if ~. don't kuo,yn an. most wiser
,Lle nf all tbin"s il to live :, III. If nmcor.
t,iuty. Hut w,. do know tL,t the Sn;ri, nf
God bears witness with oar spirits that we
are born of Go and ire His children. Like
the lady who secured rooms nj n crowded
hotel we have telppraphe,l ahead far man
sion in Chrisr's kinr,lom. Our names have
been written in the book Of life. Wnn't Won,