The herald., 1894-05-21

WHAT Oo0 tolu MIN, ana VET ne WAS Will
ing to 60 to that new land.
We, today, have no knowledge OF that
promised heavenly land but that which
Gods word gives. The astronomer can
not by the aid OF his most powerful
lens fiud that realm Of light We
must believe Gods word and Journey
toward it.
We notice also the patriarchs be-
lieved that they belonged permanently
in that promised land, and when out of
1t were but upon pilgrimRRea. So deeply
did they feel this that they at their
death in far country exacted promise
OF their children to carry their bones
up and find a permanent resting place
in the land OF promise.
We, ON life's pilgrimages, are to have
an abiding faith that we belong TO that
heavenly land.
AS the bones of the patriarchs we're
not to rest always in Egypt, 80 we are
not to rest in the graves of this world OF
our pilgrimage. The soul does not be-
long to earth that it should be confined
here. Dust thou art, to dust return
eth" wac not spoken of the soul.
Az the bird by its possession OF pin
iona 10 seen to belong to the air, though
1t may Tor time hop upon the ground,
so the soul by its possession of death
less longings and aspirations is seen TO
belong to heaven and Immortality,
though lin the body part" for q time.
Soul OF mine. has thou forgotten that
thou art but pilgrim here and that
heaven is thy home; created for the
free air OF heaven art thou groveling
amidst the low things of earth? Notice
also that they believed their country
worth the seeking, worth the trials in
cident to the pilgrimage, worth all the
sacrifices required. Moses esteemed
the reproach of Christ greater riches
than the treasures of Egypt, for he had
respect unto the recompense of the re-
ward"
When the heavenly pilgrim thinks of
that recompense. OF the reward, heaven
is seen to be worth seeking, and the
sacrifices and ''sufferings OF this present
time are not worthy to be compared to
the glory that shall be revealed within
u.s." The text shows that not only did
they believe in better country, be-
lieve that they belonged in that better
country and that 1t was eminently worth
the enjoying, but they sought that
country.
Seeking a heavenly country necessi-
tates preparation for the pilgrimage.
Sans master had died and tho mourn
ing mistress said to the servant that
she hoped her husband had gone to
heaven. "No," said Sam; "when
Massa gwine to 60 to the river landing,
see him getting ready to 60, but l
never see him getting ready to 90 to
heaven. No, Massa never plan to 90 to
heaven"
The man who lie seeking an heavenly
country is preparing and planning to 20
and then-is making some advance to-
ward that goal. Stepping hesvenward
is life's work. It is immeasurabiy cad
If 'our hearts. like muffied drums, are
beating funeral marches to the grave"
and our lives are not also making adj
vsnces Godward. Stepping hesvenward
is always uphill work, and we rise by
the things which are under our feet of
pride deposed and passion slain, and the
vanquished ills which are hourly meet.
Though the Isrselites in Canaan had
the rose in Sharon and the lily in the
valley, the dew on Hermon, the balm of
Gilead, yet those were to be but fore
tastes of the better country. We have a
world of beauty and tits bonnie boua-
rie wsrl' we Twin in the moo, but its
beauty is as naething to the palace o.
the King ~ See also the assurance-we
have honor and reward-"wherefore
God is not ashamed to be called their
God, for he hath prepared for them 9
city,"