The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-18

Gentle showers 1911 throughout Ine
night On tho Moundsville camp ground,
as elsewhere, but yesterday opened
bright aud clear, with a cool breeze
blowing All were thankful for the 70.
iroshins rain.
A noticeable featuve OF this camp
meeting is the absence OF so many OF
tho old familiar faces your correspond
ent has known in tho past, and no more
conspicuous figure is lacking than that
OF old father Battell, whose white head
aud stentorlan voice were an insplra-
ton TO ali who saw or heard him, His
many friends will regret to learn that
he is confined to his home in Column
bus, O., on account OF failing health,
At6hm. yesterday Alfred Games
led the early service, and everyone
present seemed to be,pleased and bene.
fitted.
Tho o'clock class continues to in.
crease in interest and is fullyup to
any ever held on the grounds. This
morning 1t will be held in the audi
toIium, and Miss Wray will lead 1t.
DR.. MCFQrren preiaced his sermon
with the remark that he believed that
every good man aud every good woman
was led OF God, and he always tried to
follow that leading Yesterday he
wanted to preach on one subject but
another was persistently forced upon
his mind, aud 80 he gave 1t and was
glad no did, AS this would probably be
the last time he would ever speak to
this people, and as he expected to meet
them all in heaven, he thought 1t would
DO appropriate to talk on that subject.
lie asked the congregation for time to
dismiss all thought and care OF the
world and Join him for short time in
tho contemplation OF heaven. We all
expect TO get there. All nations have
their ideal OF heaven,
The ancient Greeks and Romans had
their valley Of elysium, the Mohamedan
his paradise aud the wild and blood.
thirsty Indian his happy hunting
ground, where If he waa true to the
leadings OF the Great Spirit, he would
roam amid all the pleasures Of the
chase.
The inspiration OF heaven follows
from early youth through life down to
the limit oil old age Sad indeed is that
life that has no comfort in the hope OF
heaven. believe that heaven is
place-a dehhate locality--with eli
mate and atmosphere peculiar TO Its
self-where | don't know. We get the
idea that 1t is above from many refer.
enees to 1t In this book, but 1t matters
not where, SO that know that some.
where thoro is place in Gods uni
verse where the wicked cease from
troubling aud the weary are at rest.
Some place beyond the cares and diff
culties whore God shall fulfill our fond.
est hopes and satisfy our loftiest ambi-
tons. 4
Heaven is a beautiful place. John
tried to describe II and painted beau
titul picture, radiant with jewels and OF
great sublimity and grandeur, but the
picture la always loss than the reality,
aud words fail to express, and human
thought cannot conceive OF all the beau
ties OF heaven. believe the air is pure,
tito sky is clear, no shadow, no storms
and tempests to frighten us, no broken
sunshine, but one celestial sky OF
beauty that covers tho vast expanse.
1t Ia place OF absolute purity, the
home OF God. No sin nor anything
that can harm or disturb can ever enter
Its pearly gates. The fact that sin Is
on. Of harmony with God forbids that
itshould ever enter this holy place.
No foul Contagion broods over those
fair scenes, no sickness, no death, no
graveyard 10 monument the triumph Of
death. The air IL pure the waters life
giving aud the leaves OF the trees are
for tho healing Of nations. In this life
the good and tho bad are mingled, but
at dealt, each gruvitates to his own
place rs naturally as tho apple falls to
the grOund--tho good to heaven. the
Ial TO that place prepared for him. A
bad mQu in heaven would be "a misera.
bic as il he wore in hell. What pleas
tire would rough, uncouth, sensual
man have In tho company OF philoso.
phcra2 puta sinner in tho gathering
Of saints and lot tho Holy Spirit come
upon them and let them worship God
in tho beauty OF hoIinesss and II he
take no part with them 1t would DO
anything but pleasant to him. ThOn /
believe heaven Is a place OF growth.
Tho span Of human life does not meas
ure tho period OF growth; tho good
grow Oh to be better III heaven aud tho
bad grow on from bad to worse in hell.
believe heaven to DO q place Of won.
doriul intellectual development. We
shall understand all the mystery that
surrounds US hero. Ii | were simply
interested in intellectual development
! should want to go to heaven. II will
DO aplacO Of wonderful vitality. Here
We arc compelled TO stop and rest, to
intcrmit labor with seasons OF refresh
ment, but there tho mind will 20 on
and on solving tho difficult aud intri'
caio problems at - glance. 1t 10 pinre
Of joy, Of spiritual Joy suited TO tho oil.
largenont Of our enlightened heart.
Every rapture spiritual rapture,
every song q song Of overhowing Joy.
1t will DO place Of rest. Some poo
plo conceive OF rest only as idlonoss.
They expect to sit In idlOness on the
banks OF tho river Of God under the
SHADE Of tho tree OF life and thumb u
harp and zip ambrosia. Such course
would brood sin IN loss than month.
bclicyo II will DO place OF great ac'
tivity.
We shall DO as tho angels who arc
His messengers aud wo shall do His
will aud engage In undertakings that
We would shrink from la this lHe. !
believe IN degrees in heaven. Happl'
ness may DO tho Same in quality, but
dlIlcr IN dclign, rs ono star dillorcth
from another In glory,
According 70 our capacity we shall DO