Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-20
OUR HOME ON The HILL
I'm My Fathers House Are
Many Rooms"
DIR. TAiMAge breaches at The
Hanptons, N. "a Statisti-
clan Computes the Exact
Size OF Heaven.

THE HAMPToNs, New York, - Rev.
7. De Witt Talmagc, ID. d., preached
here Sun lay on the subject: Our House
on the Hilla." His text was John xiv 2:
'In my Fathers house are many rooms"
He said;
Here is a bottle Of medicine that is a
cure all. The disciples were sad and
Chris offered heaven as an alternative, q
stimulant and a tonic. He shows them
that their sorrows are only a dark back
ground OF a bright picture of coming
felicity. He lets them know that though
now they live on the lowlands they shall
yet have a house on uplands. Nearly all
the Bible descriptions Of heaven may be
figurative. / am not positive that in all
heaven there is a literal crown or harp or
peariy gate or throne or chariot. They
may be only used TO illustrate the glories
of the pace, but how will they do it2
The .favorite symbol by which the
Bible presents celestial happiness is a
house. Paul, who never owned a house,
although he hired one for two years in
I,aly, speaks Of heaven as "a house not
made with hands" and Christ in our
text. the translation Of which is q little
changed so rs 10 give the more accurate
meaning, says. In my fathers house
are many rooms
This divinely authorized comparison Of
heaven 10 a great homestead OF large &C
commodations l propose 10 carry out.
In some healthy neighborhood q man
builds a very c~ommodious habitation. He
must have room for a.! his children.
The rooms come TO be called after the
different members Of the family. Tha,
is mothers room. That is Georges
room. That is Henry's room. And the
house is al occupied. But time goes by
and the sons ec out into the world and
build their own homes n the daughters
are married or have talents enough singiy
10 90 out ana 10 q good wore II the
world. After a while the father and
mother are almost a.One in the big house
and, seated by the evening stand, they
say Wei. our family ls no larger now
than when we started together forty
wears ago. But time goes still further
by and some OF the children are unfor-
tunate and return TO the Old homestead
TO Il &c, 6nd the grandchildren come with
them. and perhaps great grandchildren,
and apain the house * full. Many mil
lcnn;a ago God built on the hills Of
heaven a great homestead FOR q family
innumerable, vet TO be. Al first he lived
alone in tha, great house, but after a
wni!e il WAS occupied by q very large
family, cherublc, scrsphic, angelic. The
e,ernitics passed on and many Of the in
habitants became maynard and left never
10 return. And many Of the apartments
were vacated. | refer 10 the fallen
angels. There are arrivals a. the old
homestead Of God children every day,
and the day Will come when there will be
no unoccupied room IN a. the house.
As 0 ard ! expect 20 enter j, and
make there eternal residence, ! thought
YOU would ike 10 get some more particu'
Jars ahout that many roomed homestead.
in my Fathers house are many rooms. =
You see the place is 10 be appottioned OF
into apartments. We shall love al who
are in heaven, bat there are some very
good reople whom We would not want 70
live with in III same room. Ihey may
nc better than we are, but they are OF q
d|i7ergent temperament. we wouId Ike
TO meet with them on The gOlQen streets
and worship with them IN the tempe and
walk with them on tAe river banks, but
am glad 70 say that we shall i've IN III
ferent a~Na:fntnF, " nay lNtner
house are MAN, rooms. ! ~ 80 t'r""'
VIII he so large thar # one waut ~ eutire
- - lnrCnlf =. a. p ln &
forded. An ingenious stat;sticiaa, takina
the statement MADE III revocation, TWEEN
,y.frst chapter, that the heavenly Jeru
salem was measured and found 10 ne l2.
O fur,ongs and that the length anc
height and breadth Of il are equ4l, say
thai would make traven in size 9fe
gsS 900. 900. COS. 800, 900, 600 cubic i,et
and then reserving q certain por
ton for tie court Of HEAVIER
and the streets, and estimating
that the word may last 8 l00,c q years
he ciphers our that there are ovei
900 600, OOO, 0US. each room Il Zee
long fG feet wide, IS feet high. Bat
have no faith III the accuracy of tina
ejaculation. de makes the rooms too
small. From all ! can read. the rooms
will he p~alatial. and those who have no
had enough room in this world, Will have
plenty Of room al the last. The fact il
inst me-, people in this word art
crowded. and though out on a vas,
prairIe or in a mountain district people
NAV have more roo Il than they want, In
most, case il is house built close &c
house, AMI the streets are crowded snC
the cradle ia crowded by other cradles
and the graves in the cemetery crowded
tv other graves. and one Of the riches'
Mxlries OF many people in getting out Of
TINS world will be the gaining Of an
hindered and u~ncramped room. And
should not wonder If instead OF the rooU
ina, the statis,ician ciphered out IS only
n feet by is. il should be larger thar
any of the imperial rooms al Berlin, ST
lanes or Winter palace. In my
Fatuer house ere many rooms Car
rving out still further the symbolism o
me text let us join handa and 60 up t
the majestic homestead and see for our
selves. -,
As we ascend the golden steps. an in
visihle guardsmen sHings open the iron
Hoor AMI we are ushered "a the rign
INTO the reception room Of the OLD home
stead. That is the place where we frs
moe, the welcome Of heaven. Their