, 1879-06-14
HEAVEN Is LOVE.
At LEAST CALIFORNIA sArs 30,

III lily vulE0 dQVuk AAEAfE1lg toklr fEEf HuHJ VIII
Ing on other mattcst, but, rcally, think I Will
ray a few words, tnasmtch as Trauseont!cnt calls
for more.
think We may safely say that our Father Is
to1t, jusicc, and truth; not certainly after otr
srnnil pattern, but In Hin these attributes must
bo In perfection, OF they cannot bu tnlnltc. Love
Includes alt. Our God, then, Ia lovc,-a Iowa
tllut not only ut frat created us, but which Mt
every moment OF our existence continues to
rive us life; life ia do Will, rs VIC please; lifc,
to ,lse or TO misuse. Thercln is our freedom.
BY life 10 not mean simply life Of the body;
tint Is not cur real life: but life of ourselves,
liic slat hhall endure ,throughout al ages.
never ctanEcs, but patiently cn1urcs our
changes, knowing that lie will gather all lila
sllccI, into one fold; That We el.all all finally
eomo up to title measure Of tnon, is, Of
The lire. and the birthstone, and thc ercrIast-
tion burning, anil all thoso material ideas OF
punishment Of which Florian Arcauo right
y feels such horror, cannot POSSIBLY
toncl, Us after ws haye ,a, yen ti,c body be,
demntcria'lze spirlss MS wn tlIen shnll 10. cnn-
not be atfcctct by material things. 4 thought
Of that kind may take such absolute possession
Of us 10 this life rs to follow US aad form part
oE US, causing us much suffering, only 10 llc
liycd out through time and experience; thu
cternitlos nrU very lnl,x.
fancy soma of 1hc Homo wrsters lmngino
re shall ut once enter flcaycn as soon rs We
]ea7e the body; but how ca, that hui Il uny
our, even tho best In this world, realty to enter
II heavenly state, for tflG Kingdom Of heuycn is
within us, or we cannut SEQ Heaven. II ,re
cannot see II here, VIC Rhai not sco It as soon ns
We east aside the body. There Is d world into
which we all enter wien VIC lcayu tlD3s.-cutcr
tust ns VIC leayc this: III castlng ahffie tho body
VIC stnnd furth inst rs wb nre, with thc same
character our deeds hcru llnvc made for us. 70
enter Hcaven, or to hare Heaven enter ua (the
Bnjuc tllngA VIC nllat t1aYe cast aside every
ycRtige OF sct, every tint OF pride and cgot!sui,
This muat require long t!tao md much carc;
We caunot becnne utterly unsc,ist tn moment,
l,ltturswcct. Your f(Ics Of tin bridge IL yery
hcnnttfni; hut wf1at IL faithl Is it, think yul,
simple saying ~ bclerc'l Our Lord said,
.hat !oyelh sns.n AID aasin, III; ye love NC
oboy my comman3ments.'' Our only ,YaY
Ut proving tltat We hclicye is by do!nE,
We NAV gay we believe rs rllnpy do nnt ~ sut,lo
Of our Homo writer's hayu said, nray in rhIlrci,
% Sunday and louk very st,aFp after tle pe.,-
ulta during Tho week. lit 1t Is The doing as wo
arc cofn,ui.aeI TINT shows our belief, Got tlle
nero thinking Or enying w believe, md Il is tllc
sake, stunning Mi uy,is on sins nuninst Him,
tint will proye our belief, II we eny va believe.
and vet do ono wrong knowingly, We arc mis-
tnke,i,-we 10 !Iut bcltvyr, Whsu wo t,nster tn
rCpuir wrong t}ntD. tItn 1YC br1icrn.-tnttHF IN
bo nm honest douhtcr than dishonest hcinyer.
Ifcaycn ,ye shail attnjr, DuIy by these mems.
Heaven VIZ sl,pll retn!u o,,1y hY n yst,pt ni,y..
rat!on of self; fof Heaven Is kingdom uf Ilscs:
wc mist constantly employ Ourselves for thsa
henefIt. for tic serving. Of others. Thnso IN
t1,is world 11earrht It, ficuyun nrn tht,sa WIN
acryc othere,-scryc them for loves suks not
fDr money, Ro wu como to lie c,,nehIs]t,n tint
Heaven Is Ioyc. 'rhnse Win ioyr tnnst ,lnyn
most of HcnTcu. Hint blcssc,i law for nti,cra.N
that utter going out Of ones scl;, tl,at eutIrc
ssll:foycctfI,ltess t!mt forgets to say gycn iiow
shnll lind Heaven, tut saYs unIy How ehall nIl
fOrc TIC ucoplo in this yery material wt,rid ar,
If fnr s1rt romi}tIon. jiow 1,anv rnn csch n
nv rrnjrrs fluli among lila or jer frirnf1s and
ncduuIntnuccs who viii bcar hi strict trst.
Irausconlent waEty to know OF tlle uossibsll.
tr OF fnmp,,1nIrntiol between thf. wnrlI n,nl
| thAt, Sure,T. WHO genuinely doubts Ill Nal
thoso who really bclieye what ti1e Btl,ic .ars !:
for in # there Is constant nurccssiun OF incl
{rnts Tint 70 To nroyr it, Thrre th,, s1rita nrn
Mi ca1trd Gurcls. but wnoso rentls fi,r hooH
| ntteuttyciy can,nt fail tu lind whpfhpr or mn
| thcro ca,i he communication between tli,. twf,
| worh1s, in thu other wur,,i-thc smr,t worl,I,
which ia nl1 arount] us-tlIrre must necessarily
tc M ,nnry gruIira Of society IA tlrra oro dlsr,
ent characters: but 1t IL not wealth or ti,r MI.
| setcc OF lint alone education or the absencc
| ubscncu Of jt-thut mnrk fbc cFnt1ca, IN: Ii In