Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-30

Osii.ereo - Ss. Charles 4 Ascrss
a. Odd Fslio~s f4ali LAST hlzht

a. Ood Fsio~s rfali LAST fsghL
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sisis Odd fsao4s' Hail, oser S. y SRI gFidSe
disooarss ~ the Rev Charles A. Andres
ihs spsezes began - solilnS his eyes ~ u
zara tha s-laag 4lld 4sking Tie a8ilsaee ~
saggssl - s.et. A .aig suggested The
hlnzslg.s 81 hsaseL- The speaker asked
then e. <=.l a f.s moments aAd saf down
~ zst Bis inspiration. Hhen he aross be
pretended - - lndsT spirlnlal lnnaenss,
4ad slfa e.sssd 81 es azld sshsnent gestures
talked for aa boar AID hfsesn inmates Ia
rambling. disconnected manner He be.ral
- saying
Heaven h the Eag gou long have sOaght.
And Mo1rnoo Decau-e you found Il not
THIS L q theological subject and -hoGld be
treated from theological standpoint There
are tSo sides II hfe. one Il ful Of tears.
mourning and ,orr0~. II yOa vii pardon
ne FOR changing the sabieet. che eOn-
trolling spirit. not the speaker viii talk Of
the mourning side. Why there should be -
much tr11tle, m0urning and misery IN yOar
hfe + a mystery % you mortals. II Is a mys
tery because yOa cannot comprehend the
beauties u nature. A little taste of hell and
disappointment viii help yoa beings 70 sp-
preciais the beauties Of your World would
not have yoa believe that whatever i. il
right, IL the apparent, bu. whatever i real
and absolute Is right. You cannot under
stand destruction. You beings cannot see
a a u.
- kiIi pure aud innocent mortal. Billions
Of millions Of mortais have gone 70 the spirit
hfe with blasted hopes. They did not under
stand heir condition l tell you mOrtals are
Ia sLeFnlty now fOa should be a. happy
nov ~ yoa ever will be. Your Christian
nsighbor tells you about the paths 10 Heaven
and the gates aIar, but God il silent IL Is a
mistake. The kingdom of Heaven Is simply
happiness, and the happiness must sparing
from your own knOwledge. II you are hap
~ you are IN Heaven nOw-you have little
Heaven Of Jour own. IL you are uOt happy
you have little hell OF your own. The
Method sts, Presby yterians, etc, expect 10 20
10 Heaven. they 30 not look for it here. But
few Of them Will ever see it, and If they do
God VIII have more trouble with them there
than be has with their creeds ony our planet
f0u must make your own Heaven. We ere
wiling % come back and help you. bat you
must help yourselves. There il no eleventh
hour repentance. believe If all mortals
were put up Al auction to-day they would
not fetch hrst cost. Our condition Is some
thing of an improvement on yours aud We
are improving. We have to make our own
Heaven If you have oonhol of yourself
your appetite and passions you are king or
queen OF Heaven. Even tie who Is called the
son OF God. which Is very doubtful, said that
the kingdom of Heaven Is within you.
The discourse closed with recitation of a
poem about the beauty of happiness or the
happiness of beauty. Then the speaker wiped
his brow. and gazing at the ceiling invited
some Of the friends 10 wait upon the andieace
for their donations. There WAS no prayer
and no singing until the close when all were
asked te sing the doxology which commands
them To praise the God whom the spirit sew
eral times said had very doubtful exist
ence.