The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-27

Colossians iii, l. We read: IF ye then be
risen with Christ seek those things which are
above. where Christ sitteth on the right hand
OF God. Set your affections on things
For ye are dead and your life
is hid with Christ In God, When Christ, who
Is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him In glory" When We have
our hearts set on things above, things down
here look very small but when we have our
hearts on things down here, things
up there look very small. so IL
makes nll the difference In the world
whore your heart is. minister had a son 20
TO Chicago and go into the real estate busi-
ness. and IL was real estate morning, noon and
night. The old father came up 10 visit him,
and he found his boys head all full OF real
estate. lie had lost all of his
Christianity; and IL was all cor
ner lots, corner lots, corner lots
He seemed to live on corner lots. The old
gentleman was very grieved. One day he
went down 10 the Office and his son said,
Father, | am going out for a few minutes,
and IL any one comes In you tell them there is
a very good lot that Is worth SO much,
and there is nice lot that
corner lot that is worth -" The old
gentleman didn't have much heart for the
business, his heart was somewhere else. BY
and by gentleman came in to see about
buying lot and the old gentleman said, My
son says that this lot is worth - II don't
know anything about IL, but my son
says IL is worth that much. But
tell you, my friend, / would give moro for
standing room IN the new Jerusalem than for
all the corner lots In Chicago" The old man
had got his heart on the old Jerusalem, and
Chicago hadn't got grip on him. IL is n
good thing, my friends, 10 be sure OF good
standing room in the new Jerusalem.
Well then, another thing we have there Is
our reward. Now want TO say emphatically
that believe any one in Gods service will
not look for their reward down here. That Is
what disqualifies good many workers.
The crowning day Is coming. BY
and by we shall hear Him say,
We'll done. thou good and faithful SER
want, enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord"
so don't let us look for our reward down
here. Let US remember that this is the time
we arc TO get outside OF the camp, bearing
the cross with Jesus. BY anu by we shall lay
down the cross and wear the crown forever
and ever. There Is a passage here that ]
would like 10 read, 10th chapter OF John, 18th
verse, "Ali things that the Father hath ar
mine: there fore said 1, that He shall take Of
mine, and shall show IL unto YOU" What
men esteem so highly here. is abomnation in
the sight OF God. What did John the Baptist
get here? Got his head taken off, What was
Stephens rewardg He was stoned
to death. What did Jesus Christ get? He got
the cross. What did Paul get: lie was De-
headed: that's all. But he just pressed on
toward the mark Of the prize of his high calling
In Jesus. Those grand men went up on high.
They got their reward there, and they arc
goiag TO live on and on and on forever.
We are to have another thing there. We
have good reason To believe that our loved
ones have gone on over there. Let me read
n passage III John; rhap.- - ..If stay-
man serve me let him follow me: and where
am there shall also be my servant be. II any
man serve me, him will my father honor
Now, notice, Where am there shall also my
servant be-" You see the believer is not going
to be separate from Christ. Your loved one.
have gone 10 be with Christ. Then again Il
the 18th chapter Of John, 2ith verse,
Father, / will that they also, whom
Thou hast givea Ne, be with Me where am
that h.y may behold My glory. which Thou
hast given Me; for Thou lowest Ne before the
foundation OF the world" SO that think we
have very good reason To believe that our
Then another blessed thought is that we are
going 10 be not only with Him, but with them.
because we are told that when He shall come,
they will come with Him and we shall be for
ever with the Lord. DO you think we shall
world2 II says: "Whel you see
Abraham, Ihac and Jac,5 in the
Kingdom Of God.n Now they didn't loose
their identity, expect TO know Moses when
set into the other world, without any intro
duction. expect we are going TO know our
friends there good deal better than we know
them down here. Elisha didn't loose his
identity. Then another passage. when
awake In Thy likeness, shall be satisfied.
want 10 say before | close a few words
about what causes Joy in heaven. ! believe
there is only one passage in the Bible where
we are told what causes Joy I'm heaven. You
may want to go 10 heaven for 10 or 20 years
and die without going there. have
been wanting TO 90 around this
shall die without going. Now. wanting to go
TO heaven Is one thing, and IL is another
thing To make up your mind that YOU
are going. You may be tramp of
of the streets, without home or any
place to lay your head on tonight, and by
repenting and turning TO God, you can cause
Joy in heaven. There is JOY in heaven
over one sinner that repenteth." Now, there
has been good deal of discussion who IL Is
that rejoices. IL says, There is Joy in the
presence" Now L. may be a stretch OF i'm
agination. Ii may be those who have prayed
and watched for us here on earth. It may be
that there is some young woman in this house
here today. or some young man, whose mother
has been in glory for ten years, snd her
prayers nave just Dcen tnefS pOu lOF
all these years. That young man says down
in his heart. by the grace of God will meet
my mother there" That young woman says,
II turned heavenward today" An ange
may be watching and bending over that youn
lady waiting for her decision. and
the Lord may call that mother
+, o the throne and say, II have good news for
you. Today down In Music Hall that daughtel
has decided for heaven. IL will not be long
before she will be with YOU" There Is jos
In the presence OF God" IL may be that thai
very mother may have reason TO re-
joice over her daughters saliva
tion today. Oh, TO think that ever,
one here today who is out of Christ will hav,
this opportunity OF making joy in heaven 1
you viii ! Now, my friends. beg OF you not tc
turn your back upon this loving Christ. Ht
wants TO WOO } GU 10 Himself. Make up you
mind that you are going to accept Him.
Ii may be that | am speaking &c
some Go less, Christless mother
here today, aud yet you have a little boy OF
girl that has passed on and gone into that
world of light; and this very hour the newt
may GO 10 that child that you ar,
coming. Mother, won't you make that
child glad by letting tho news 60 up on high
that YOU are comingg Let this question be
settled here this afternoon. Make ur
your mind that You are going 20 settle " now.
that you are go ng 10 set your face like n fin
toward that wor Il OF light. Let these thing
of time pass. 1 ont let them take up all youi
time. My dear friends. yon know u y short