The Red Cloud chief., 1889-07-12

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Wesley freed from his dislike for Calvin.
ists; and George w. Be;hune. ~ sweet -
Q Song m k.r - be WAS great ~ .
preacher. and the author Of The village
Hymns" and many who wrote in verse
or song, in hurch OF BY sventids candle.
and many who were p~assionately fond Of
music but could make none Themselves
The poorest singer there more than any
earthly priDa donna, and the po,Test
players there more han any earthly Cost.
schalk. U that music Yo0R. the .
quarters Of cadence and rhy thin. ~ mpaony
AMI chant psalm and sntiphoni May we
be there seine hour whom Haydn sits ~
one Of his own oratorios and David. the
psalmist fingers the hap. and Myriam Of
the Red sea banks Chaps the cymbals, and
Gabriel puts his lips to the trumpet and
the four-and.twenty elders chant and
Lind and Parrpa render matchlessd duet In
the music room of The old heavenly hons.
stead I'm my FaIh .I's house arc many
rooms"
Another room in cur Fathers house viii
b the family room It may correspond
somewhat with the family room on earth.
At morning and evening. you know, that
Is the place We now meet. Though every
member OF the household have Q SEPARATE
room. in the family DOM they oil gather.
and joys sad sorrows snd experienced Of
all sty les are there rsh ar>ed. Sacred
room in all our dwelling Whether it be
luxurious with ott0mans and d vans and
I Ooks in russia lids standing in mahs e
any c,se, or there be only . few PLAN
chairs and . Grad So the family room
on high will b the place whore the kins.
folk assemble and talk over the.isniiy
experiences Of earth, tia weditpgd tho
biz his, the sburials& the fsstal 0sys of
Christmas and ThantsSivbgJ0niol
Will tho cBfa dfen departed remain chill.
dfen there: O, nc; every thing is perfect
there. The child will 60 ahead to sloriHed
maturity and tho sg-d will 20 back to
glorified maturity. The risi' & sun Of one
will rise to meridian and the descending
sun Of the other will rsturn tor ridian'
However muchwe lows our children here
on earth We woeld consider it domestic
disastsr il they stayed children, and 90 We
rejoice at their growth here. And when
We meet in the family room Of our Fathers
house, we will DO g ad that they have
grandly and gIoriously matured: viii .
our parents who were agei and infirm
here. W. shall b glad to lind restored I
~ AOo ~ ~ VskVhOOo AA1tuO1 S011by
there. II forty or foriy-i1ve or fifty b
earth. then the heavenly childhood will
will retreat to that.
When We join them in that family
room we shall want TO know Of them right
away such things q these: Did you see
~ in this or that or the other struggle
MD ~v~,p AH>- -h4- go Lot
and sympaihized wi b US: Did You know
we had that awful sickness? Were you
lowering anywhere around when We
p urged into that memorable accident?
Did you know of our bach liding! Did
you know Of that moral victory: Were
you pleased when We started for Heaven?
Did you c.leb rate the hour Of our CONVEX
sion? And then, Wheeler thew know It or
not we will tel them all. But they will
Rave more to tell Us than We to tell them.
Ten years on earth may be eventfuL
but what must be . biography Of
ten years in Heaven? They will
have to tell us the story Of coronations.
story Of news from al imnocpsity, story
of conquerors and bierarchA story Of
wrecked or ransomed planets, story Of
angelic victory over diabolic revolia Of
extingu:shed suns, Of ob,ilerAted constel-
lations. Of new ga axies kindled and
swung, Of stranded comets. of worlds ON
fire, and story OF Jehovah's majestic
reign. II in that family room Of Dur
Fathers house we have so much to toll
them Of hat We have passed through
since we parted how much more thrilling
aud srousing that which they have to toll
Of what they have passed through
since we parted. Surely hat family rom
will be one Of tbs most favor ed rooms ia
all our Fathers house. What long linger-
ing there. for We shall never again be in .
hurry.
Lot me open q window" said an hum.
Bile Chri tar servant to Lady Rafies, |
because of the death Of her child, a
shut herself up in . dark room ant re.
fused to ses any One: ''yOu have been
many days in this dark room. Are you
not ashamed to grieve in this manner
when you ought to b. thanking God for
having given you the most beautiful child
that ever was seen, and instead Of leaving
him in III 8 world till he 81 ouid be worn
trouble. has not God taken him to
Heaven in all his bsauty:s Leave Oh
weeping and let ms open = windos." So
To-day I I'm trying to open upon the dark.
OF earthly separation the windows
and doors and rooms Of the heavenly home
stead. "ln my Fathers house are many
Il
How would it do for my. ser.
mon to leave you in that family room to-
i am sure there 10 NO room in watch
you would rather stay than in the snrapt.
,red circle of your assembled and glori1ed
We might visit other rooms in
,ur Fathers house. There may BE- pictuss
yallr ries penci,ed not with earthly art
but by some proce.s unknown in this
world, preserving for 10 e world the
and most s~tupendous scenes Of
human history. Ard there may b lines
md forms Of earthly beauty preserved for
heavenly inspection in something whittier
ind chaster and richer han Vsneii.n
sculpture ever wrought Rooms beside
ooms. Rooms over rooms. Large rooms,
majestic rooms, 0palescent rooms, anne
hystine Ieome. In my Fathers house
ire many rooma"
/ roe none Of Us viii b disappointed
bout & sitting there There 10 . room for
% il We will e ~ take it but in order
o reach it it Is absolutely necessary that
70 take the r ght way, and We must enter
t the right door. N Carist 10 the right
and We must start in tins, and the
My hour you are sure Of 10 the hour the