The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
SERMON ON HEAVEN,
Evangelist Lees Farewell Servic
for Whites.

Evangelist Lees Farewell Service |
for Whites.
Evangelist Lee, who has been hold
ing meeting here for whites, during
the past 16 days., held his farewell
service Monday night. He preached to
a large crowd AMI his sermon was one
of the best. His subject was "Heav-
en-" the text being selected from
Rev. 7:l3-l4 The following extracts
are given from the sermon:
The apostle John too K an excursion
to heaven. An Angel showed him
the beautiful city of God. While the
scenery was beyond description and
the music was inspiring. yet one sight
| thrilled him above all others-"a
| these?.
Let US compare the condition of
| Gods servants in this world with the
+, happiness OF heaven, and draw com
fort and announcement from the con-
trast.
What great contrast between this
| world and that! This world is full of
sickness and sorrow, troubles and
trials, disappointments and distresses,
marriages and MORNINGS, cradles and
collins, births and burials, glad ness
and grief, glory and gloom. Disease
and death come to all our homes, to
the prince and pauper, to the palace
and the poorhOuse.
Friend after friend departs. Who
union here of hearts, that finds not
here an end "Were this frail world
our only rest, living or dying, none
we're blest %
All me! This world is so full OF
SO. much mourning and sadness! o
so many hearts broken by affection.
OF so many gloomy homes, darkened
many vacant places and empty chairs;
silent voices and absent loved ones,
: But, blessed be God in heaven
J things are entirely different. In
heaven there will be NJ mourning,
nor sorrow, nor tears: no sadness. nor
, darkness, nor gloom; 90 sickness, nc
> pain, nor death; no separations, nor
broken heart will be bound up, every
wound will be healed, every sorrow
ended and all tears shall be wiped
, away. There! the Inhabitants are all
f clad in white raiment, with crowns
, ! of glory upon their heads and palms
, of victory in their hands, and songs oil
, praises in their mouths. "And as the
, dews of the night sparkle like dia
monds in the early morning sun, sc
. ! shall the tears we now weep dowI
here, glitter and sparkle like pearls il
glory"
, Heaven is represented as city o
| celestial splendor, and Of infinite joy
God, in order to give US some fain
conception of the home of bis saints
not only tells US of some of it's glori
' Gus possessions, but also tells of som,
3 things that will'not be found there.
? We are assured that the sad expe
: riences Of this present life will be en-
, tirely unknown in the Paradise O
i God. No pain will torture, no tear
q will I'll the eyes, no signs will saddel
the soul, no sickness nor death; there
. limbs are never weary, there. bodie
are never fatigued, eyes are never dim
D ears are never deaf, hearts are neve
g sad, saints never tempted. faces neve
wrinkled, old age never becomes
t burden; death never known, parting
r never experienced. graves never dug
funeral professions never seen.
+ God very gracic usly permits hi
u servants to have in this life fore
taste of future glory. 1t is the blessel
: privilege of every Christion to live OF
J. the very verge of heaven, on the boz
ders of glory, in B.ulah land, on Pts
Nd gah's top.
o The vision Of heaven becomes clear
y er as we near the end of life's voyage
After long and stormy voyage Ian
| Is very luUISUIuCU Wuou uTSU sig uU6C
q but as the ship nears the shores an
. enters the harbor, the city looms u
i in all it's splendor; so shall it be whe
the old ship of Zion" enters the hal
e Dor of heaven. The city of God wit
it's lofty domes OF joy, shall loom u
before US radiant with glory! Tn
parting here is sad but the meetin
will be glad
point you to home that sha
never be broken up, to land wher
sorrow shall never come and wheI
God shall wipe away all tears froI
every eye Where sadness shall max
room for gladness; where signs sha
be turned into songs, and where tn
sombre emblems OF mourning sha
be exchanged for the white robe, tn
palm OF victory and the crown {
"a glory!
Heaven is a city without griefs {
graves; without sin or SORROWS; will
: out births or burials; without ma
q riages or MORNINGS. A city who's
+ walls are salvation and whose gate
are praise.
Heaven is love, joy, peace, ligh'
rest, home. A place of perfect haI
= piness, perfect holiness, eternal glory
g where God reigns supreme and
e worshipped supremely.