The Dickinson press., 1892-07-30
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dfe 0alsark and mansion is in the
btfghEE6fN Che Ch ristian-the flowers, the
diamonds, the silver, the gold, the
morning brightness, and the evening
shadows.
The simple fact is, that in the last
days OF tine world all the architecture,
all the cities, all the mountains, all
the villages will be in the possession
OF the Church OF Christ. "Tiie meek
shall inherit the earth." Ships OF
Tarshish shall bring presents. 1.-The
earth is the Lords and the fullness
thereof" ".All are yours" "But,'
you say, "what satisfaction is there
in that when l haven't possession o.
them?' These things will come before
the Supreme Judge OF the Universe,
and he will regulate the title, and he
will eject these suuatters upon the
property that does not belong to
theE:, and it shall be found that "All
~ yours"
Secondly, | remark that
is i'll the Christians name. 1t is a
great affair to feed the world. just
think OF the fact that, this morning,
sixteen hundred millions of our race
%breakfastei Mt Gods table; just think
OF n commissury department OF a
world! Just think OF the infinite
wardrobe where sixteen hundred mill
ion OF people get thair clothes! God
spreads the table first OF all for his
children. Come and get the key ofthc
infinite wardrobe. Here they are-all
the keys. care all yours"
So all the vicissitudes OF this lite, so
far as they have amy religious profit,
are in the right OF the Christian. Ii
you should stand among the Ale
ghany mountains, especially neal
what is called the "lIorscshoe," you
would find q train OF cars almost
doubling on itself, and sitting in the
back a you see a locomotive COM
ing as you look out OF the window
and you think it is another train
when it is only the front OF the train
in which you are riding; and some
times you can hardly tell whether
the train is going toward Pittsburg
OF toward Philadelphia, but it is on
the track and it will reach the depot
for which it started and all the pas
sengers will be discharged att the right
place. Now there are a great many
sharp curve in life. Sometimes we
seem to be going this way, and some
times we seem to be going that way;
but If we are Christians we are on the
right track and we are going to come
out at the right place.
One OF the best things that ever
happened to Paul was being thrown
off his horse. One OF the best things
that eve happened to Joseph was be-
ing thrown into the pit. 1he losing
OF his physical eyesi2ht helped John
Milton to see the battle OF the angels.
One Of the best things that ever hap
pened to lgnatius was being thrown
to the wild beasts in the Coliseum,
and while $4,000 people were ~jeering
at his religion he walked up to 1.-THE
t%iercest OF all the lions and lookedhim
in the eye, as much as to say, "lIere
am, ready to be devourcd for Christ S
sake.' All things work together for
your good. Ii you walk the desert,
the manpa will fall and the sen will
part. Ii the feverish touch OF sickness
IS knldled ovt!: your pillow, by its
light YOU can read the promises.
Ii the ave. OF trouble dash high
above your girdlc, across the surge
you can hear the promise, "Nhen
thou passest through the waters,
will be with thee"
go further, and tell you that the
Christian owns not only this world,
but
HE OWNS THE NEXT WORLD.
No chasm to be leaped, no desert to
be crossed. There is the wall; there is
the gate OF heaven. Death is not q
ruftian that comes down to burn IL
out OF house and home, d~es,royin
the house OF the tabernacle so tina
we should be homeless forever. Oh
no: lie is only Il black messenge
who comes to tell us it is time t,
move; 70 tell us to get out of thl
hut, and go up into the palace. I'll.
Christian owns all heaven. GAN ar
yours" Its palaces OF beauty, it
towers OF strength, it's castles OF love
lie will not walk in the c:ernal city a
foreigner III q strange city, bit Il
farmer walks o"e his own premises
"All a:e yours All the mansion
yours. Angels your companions
Trees OF life your shade. Hills {
glory your lookout. Thrones {
heaven the place where you will shou
the triumph. Jesus is yours, God
yon1s. You look up into the face {
God, and say, only father" 70
look up into the 'acc OF Jesus, an
say. "My brother" Walk ont on th
battlements OF heaven and look O
upon the citv OF the sun. No tears
No sorrow. No death. No moke {
toiling warehouse curling on til
air. No voice of blasphelny thrillin
through that bright. clear Sabbat
morning. No din OF strife Earring tn
air. Then take out your deed, an
remember that from throne to thron