The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-25

An Eloquent Description of It Given b
Rev. Mr.. IefTDie

An Eloquent Description of IL Given by
Rev. Mr.. Temple.
me eighth and closing sermon in the
nearthstone series was preached by Rev
W n u Temple at Plymouth church last
night inc special topic for the evening
DeiAs Inc Heavenly Home" AS has
Oeeh the case during the entire series. the
church was crowded and the sermon vas
listened TO with the most intense interest.
Ae large results OF this series have !n-
uUeed AIR Temple TO announce another
speclaI series for the month of December.
as follows: December /, TO Merchants
December 5, ITO Clerks" December X
ITO School Teachers December n ."To
lawyers" December q, ITO Newspaper
Men"
Speaking last night OF the general ma
ture Of the series just closing Mr. Temple
said, IN his introduction: These sermons
have been intensely practical. I know of
no other kind Of preaching which the Lord
would bless through my lips. The plain
truths / have delivered may have made
some OF you squirm at times, but IL /
should shrink before my own conscience
L know THAI you would cease to respect
me-
lie disclaimed any intention OF indulg-
Ing IN personalities, though he said.
when have once bent the pulpit bow, /
let the arrow hit whom it may"
The sermon last night was on an exalted
plane OF thought and contained many
beautiful descriptive passages. After
speaking Of the various conceptions OF
heaven. the speaker said that Christ had
foreseen these, and had made provision
10 satisfy the universal craving of human
ity by speaking Of heaven as a home. Mr..
Temple then selected three characteristics
by which the heavenly home is distin-
guished from the earthly: IL is eternal,
unbroken and perfect. In speaking of the
first of these he drew a graphic picture OF
the house-moving season in the spring.
when families are breaking up the old
home for various reasons and moving into
the new. He spoke of the blessing OF
permanent home. and said that only one
absolutely permanent could be found.
The closing figure, in which he compared
life here 70 a dashing mountain stream,
noisy, turbulent. changeful and fitting,
and the life beyond TO "shoreless ocean,
like the calm stiffness of Sabbatic rest"
is one that will long linger in the memory
of his hearers.
In speaking Of the second characteristic.
he spoke of the sadness of sunderng home
ties, and contrasted this sorrow with the
bliss of heaven, where no death and no
separation can ever come. The third same
striking contrast was presented with ref
erence 10 the third characteristic Tho
points Of diseord and imperfection in the
domestic circles of earth were pointed out
with an unsparing hand, and the preacher,
after dwelling upon the perfection or the
heavenly world said. in conclusion:
II turn to you who have wandered away
In sin. Are YOU not homesick for heaven!
It's gates are twelve pearls Its walls are
ceaseless alteration. Its fellowship Is that
OF perfect love. It's central character IS
Hewho suffered the nail-thrust and thorn-
crown for a guilty world. Did / call 1t
heaven? Let me designate it by better
name. Let me call IL home