West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-07-18
OUR FATHERS HOUSE.
SERMON BY DR. rALMAor.
Tue Many Rooms There Are I'm tbs
Heavenly Mansion >,

Tered heaven as an alternative. n stimulant
anda tonic. He shows them that their sor-
picture of coming felicity. He lets
them know that though now they live
on the lowlands they shall vet have m
mouse on the uplands. Nearly all the Bible
descriptions OF heaven may be figuratiye.
am not positive that in ali heaven there 10
literal crown or harp or poarly gate or
throne or chariot. They may be ONLY usod
10 Illustrate the glorieS of the place Inf how
well they do it'll The favorite symbol Inv
wnicn the Bible presents celestial happiness
mouse: raul. who never owned house
although he hired one for two years in Italv
speaks OF heaven as 'house not made with
hands" and Christ i'm our text tho transla-
ZION oil which is little changed so as 10 give
1ne more accurate meaning, says: "In my
raIhers house are many rooms"
This divinely authorized comparison of
heaven to great homestead OF large accom-
inodations propose to carry out In some
heaithy neighborhood a man builds n
very commodious habitation. He must
rooms como to DO called after the
different members OF tho family. That Is
mothers room. That is Georges room
That is Henry's room. That is Flors's
room. That is Mary's room. And the house
vs. all occupied. But time goes by and tho
sons go out into the world and bniid
Their own homes and daughters are married
or nave talents enough singly to 90 ont and
40 good work in the world. After while
the father and mother arc almost alone i'm
stand, they say: ''Well, our family is ne
larger now than when we started tooether.
forty years ago" But time goes still further
by and some OF tho children are unfortunate
and return TO the old homestead to live
and the grandchildren come with them and
perhaps greatgrandchildren, aud again
the house is full. Many millennia MOO
Sod built on the hills of beay
en- great homestead for a family inn,mer-
able, yet to be. At first He lived alone In
eliae sreaI mouse but after while it was
occupied by very largo family, cherubic
seraphic, angelic. The eternities passed ON
and many of the inhabitants became wav
ward and left never to return. And many
OF the apartments were vacated. refer TO
the fallen angels. Now these Apartments
hre filling up again. There are arrivals NJ
inc old homestead OF Gods children every
Gay, and the day will come when there will
DC no unoccupied room i'm oil the house
=, AS you and expect to enter it and maize
, nnere eternal residence, thought you would
like TO get some more particulars about that
any-roomed homestead SIN INV Father,s
mouse are many rooms" You see the nlace
rs 70 be apportioned of into apartments We
snail love all who are in heaven. but there
ar. are some very good people whom We would
not want 70 live with in the sans room. Thew
may be better than we are, but thew are
Q. divergent temperament We would
IKE TO meet with them on the polden
s streets ana worship with them in
me temple and walk with them on the river
panks, but am glad to say that we shall
live IN different apartments. I'm NV FATHERS
mouse are many rooms.n You see heaven will
pe so large that IL one want ON entire room 10
himself or herself, 1t can be afforded. An in
sen,ous statstician taking the statement
tnaus In revelation, twenty-first chapter that
the heavenly Jerusalem was measured anJ
FOUND TO be twelve thousand furlongs and
Onat the length and height and breadth
OF u are equal, says that would make
heaven IN size 04S sextillion 0S9
quintilhon cubic feet and then reServ;no, n
certain portion for the court of heaven and
the streets, and estimating that the world
may last hundred thousand years he cinbarq
OUT that there are over five trillion rooms
each room seventeen feet long, sixteen feet
IN the accuracy of that calculation. He malras
tine rooms two small. From all can read the
rooms VIII be palatial, and those who have
not mad enough room in this world will
nave plenty OF room at the last. The fact Ia
tnat most people in this world are crowded
and though out ON a vast prairie ar in =
mountain district people may have moro room
tnan they want, in most cases IL is house buiIt
close to house and the streets are crowded
ana the cradle is crowded by other cradles
s ust.a .ne graves crowded In tho Cemetery by
9tner graves, and one of the richest
luxuries OF many people in getting
out of this world will he tI,ee
gaming of unhindered and uncramped room
And should not wonder IL instead of tho
room room thot the statistician ciphered out as
only seventeen feet by sixteen, It should bo
larger than any of the imperial rooms at Ber-
M M, 81 James or Winter Palace. SIN INV
tathers house are many rooms" Carr-vino-
cut stlil further the symbolism OF the text LET
us JON hands and go up TO this majestic
homestead and see for ourselves.
As we ascend the golden stsre A., ;,,,-;.;tt
guardsmGn swings open the front door and
we are ushered To the right into tho recon
uon room OF the old homestead That is tba
pace WheIe we first meet the welcome OF
heaven. There must be place where tho
departed spirit enters and a place in which r.
cohironts the inhabitants celestial the re-
ception room Of the newly arrived from, ~.
wofid-what scenes it must have witneeseJ
s,iles the Irst guest arrived, the victim M
tn l iirst tratricide, pious Abel. In that room
Chlss lovingly greeted all new com
s.i he redeemed them and Ho has tine
T ~ 70 the first embrace on their arrival.
what minute when the assembled spirit first
sees the Lord. Better than ali We ever rood
about Him or talked about Him or ssne
a az, linn ~ all tho churches aud through
81 otll earthly lifetime, will IL be Just Tor
one second TO see Him The most rantr,rons
Jdea we eyor had Of Him on sacrarnentai
@aya OF az the height Of some great revival
or under the nplifted baton of an oratorio
arc bankruptcy Of thought compared with
slse n.so hash OF Ills appearance in that
StePuvh room At that moment when Won
-, -, Ioiip each other, Christ looking upon Won
ahu you looking upon Christ there win IL ao
scstluc thrih and surging Of emotion that
Deggars all description. Look Tbcv naet
no introduction. Long ago Christ chose that
/. fgeli, az sinner AMI that rcpontant sinner
choSe Christ. Mightiest moment al an ir1.
mortal history-tho first kiss OF heaven n
" e -, ana the soul The soul and Jesus
- bhb now into that reception room Your
the glorihcd kiusfoIk Fnou,b -, -
eai thiy retention 70 let you knoV them
Dug without their wounds or their eick
iiosacs on their troubles Sec what boovc,,
mas done Tor them. So rodiont -
eleefqii 60 transportingiy lovely. They call
~ ~ name They greet you with an
ardor prOpOrti0ned 70 tho anepieb "a
your parting and the length Of yojr sonoro.
VOL rather. Mother There q your child.
Sisters Brothorsl Frlendsi 7 wish van H.,
~. years apart together again in the recon.
t ,tlll IV9tl On the old homestead. Won -
10y VII know you are coming. There ar
s.,. lll.iiy thmCrtos filing all The space he
-. " nero ana heaven That news Ike fhaf aios
, IT, siltnlng They viii be there In AZ in.
~. ..'i lnongh they were in some other world
ei... eiIa9d from God n signal would h.
.l.i w tnaJ would fetch them. Though vos,
y, NJ br5t feel dazed and overa53e2 ~
III llSiI supernai spiendor, all that feoif1o,
W VI ~ gone of their first touch OF heaveni9
b, ilation and we viii say: 20 my lot bgvb
- ~ loat companion, 200 my lost friend a.
W nero toSsthcrp What seenes have -.
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