The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-29

earth to heaven. AS the lion and ele-
phaas and lamb were separate, go diver
siietl thought and diversified belief and
1t would be an injury to the cause OF
Christ were an impossible unity re-
qured. There are more workers, more
zeal, while each is allowed the privilege
OF diversified belief in it's immRterial
shadea. The water OF the Baptist is not
forced upon the Methodist, nor the
shouts OF the Methodist upon the Pres
byterian. We are fast learning the
privilege OF going from room to room
uniting heart and hand and recogniz-
ing that God church is one the world
over the invisible church OF Christ, all
one pilot. There was but one door
in the ark, go but one door
Christ Jesus in this greater ark OF saliva
ton. Christ. the Goldman, not our
view OF Christ, the same at all times,
the only means of access to the ark.
We can get into the church much more
easily than into the ark. To gain it we
must cruelty the flesh, disenthrone self
and cling to Jesus that we may have a
renewal of our hearts and be born
again. There were three stories in the
ark, though but one door. Each story
types different class of Christians.
The brother, poor in spirit, who lives in
the shadows, mourning all his, days,
''oh wretched man that am, is on
the lower floor, down near the keel of
the ark. The one on the second floor is
up today and down tomorrow, now on
the mountain tops and again in dark
valleys, sometimes in Joy and again in
sorrow; happier but nc surer in the ark
than he upon the lower floor. We
should love to live on the upper deck in
the light snd air, nearest Gods heaven,
with joyful songs of praise and prayer,
in the sunshine of Gods love, fore
taste of heaven. Not like one who has
just enough religion to make him miser-
able. | have no doubt that in the ark
all singing birds were in the top story.
The Christian of light heart
and joyous spirit, childlike
trust will reach nearest to God. The
animals that could run and jump no
doubt occupied the second story in the
ark, while the snails, worms and snakes
were glad to crawl into the lowest floor
with no desire to rise higher; so with
some Christians it seems the object of
life to see how little self can be incon-
vienced-what is the very lowest price
at which heaven can be obtained, not
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how little they can do and get into
heaven. But the Christian may rise in
the enjoy ment OF his religion and leave
behind the prodigal sons spirit of servi-
tude and claim the rights OF sonship.
Be not satisfied with small measure of
grace, but lead others to higher scale
OF life. There was but one window in
the ark, so there is but one light, the
Holy Spirit. to show us Sin and right
eousness to judge self and Christ our
refuge. The eagle and the snail alike
entered at the one door, 80 the proud
and humble meet on one plane of child
like faith in Christ. Being near the
ark did not save any one, but the nearer
the ark the more acute must have been
the sense of loss. Some doubtless stand
upon the gang plank and not going in
themselves impede others from enter
ing. How many moral parents are a
bindrance to children becoming Chris
tians? 1t is fearful responsibility. As
the ark started in a valley and landed
Ararat 80 the spiritual ark carries us
from earth to heaven. There is no
danger in the ark, the food OF water but
lifts it above ali obstacles and dangers
go the sorrows and trials of this life will
but lift the Christian nearer to the pal
aces of God.