Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-11-03

/ they not improved then? You tell of
what Heaven did far you. Have they
'lnnc nothing fur Ilcavrn? OF all the
/ gracious souls that have gone ON of
your acquaintanccship. and add
, To them all the gracious and
/ beautiful suulS that for 500 ar
cities and all the villages and all
| the countries of this earth into glory.
ana of the sncicty 4; Heaven and earth
must have been improved, suppose
Paul. the apostle. were introduced
B into Your social cirr'c ON earth: but
/ ilravcn has added all the apostles.
SUPPOSE Hannah Moore Charlotte
( Elizabeth were introduced into your
I social circle un earth hut Heaven has
taken all the blessed and III, gracious
aud the holy women of the past ages.
} Suppose that Robert Mr,'hcvnc and
( iluhn Summcrticld should lr added tu
your social circle: hut Heaven has
gathered up all the faithful and earn
4 est ministry If the past. There is not
Il town or "A city or village that has
not improved in society in the last 100
years and Heaven has improved.
/ | speak now Of attractions outside of
Heaven, and have To- tell you that NO
place on earth has improved in society
~ Heaven has within the last 10 years;
! rnr the most of yen within - years.
within 20 years. Within five years. with
/ i'm one year. in other words. 10y the ac-
ccS>inn from your own household. If
Heaven were placed in group, an
apostolic group. patriarchal group. a
I prophetic group. group of martyrs.
group of angels. and then a group of
your own g,oriticd kindred - watch
| group would you choose"
lnh might look around and make
comparison. but it Would not take you
long To- choose. Iou would say. tive
me back those whom loved ON earth;
let me enter into their socicty-my par
cntS. my children. my brothers. my sis
tiers. We lived together on earth, let
Us live together in Heaven" oh. is it
not blessed thought that Heaven has
been improved by Its society this col
pni1atiun from earth tn Heaven
Again: remark that Heaven has
great V improved in the good cheer of
announced victories. Where Heaven
rcjoicCd over one soul it now rcioiccs
over Il hundred or thousand. In the
oldcn times. when the events of human
life were scattered over four or five cen
turtles nf longevity. and the world
moved s'nwly, there were not 81 many
stirring events tn be reported in
Heaven: hut now, suppose. all the
great Is of earth are report
ell in l. avrn. If there is any
truth plainly taught in this Bible it is
that Heaven is wrapped up in sympa-
thy with human history. and we look
at thosr inventions of the day at
telegraphy. at swift communication by
steam. at all these modern improve
ments which seem tn give one almost
omniprcscncc and we see only the
secular relation. hut spirits before the
throne look out aud see the vast and
the eternal relation. While nations
rise and fall. while the earth is shak-
ing with revolution. do YOU not sup
pose there is arousiug intelligence go
ing up tu the throne of God. and that
the throne. What j. the news
from that world world that
rcbellcd. but is coming back
tn its nllcgiancr?" II minis
tcring spirits. according Ia the Bible.
are sent forth to minister Ia those that
shall he heirs of Heaven. when they
come down to us to bless us. do they
not take the news back? Do the ships
of light that come out of the celestial
harior into the earthly harbor laden
with cargoeS of blessing go (ack I'M
Afreighted' Sinistering spirits not
only, but our loved ones leaving Us
take up the tiGings. Suppose you wer,
in far city. and had been there good
while. and you heard that some ON.
had arrived from Your native place
some one who had recently seen youl
family and fricnds-you would rush NJ
Ia that man and you would ask al
about the old folks at home. And d,
you suppose when your child went NJ
To God. your glorifcd kindred in
Heaven gathered around and asked
about you. to ascertain whether YOU
were getting along well in the strug
gle of life: to find ont whether YOU
were in any especial peril. that with
swift and mighty wing they might
come down tn intercept your peri =.
oh. yes. Heaven is greater place foi
news than it used to bc-ncws sounded
through the streets. news ringing from
the towers. news heraldcd from tn,
palace gate. Glad news. Victorious
news.
Eut thS vivaclty and sprightliness oi
Heaven viii he beyond all conception
when the final victories oome in. whcr
the chur' II shall I've triumphant every
where. Oh. what day in Heaven il
Will he when the last throne of earth
~ oppression has fallen, when the last
chain of serfdom is broken. when the
last wound of earthly pain Is healed
when the last sinner is parionci. when
the last nation Is redeemed! What q
time there will be in Heaven. You
and | will be in the procession: you
and will thrum string in that great
orchestra. That will he the greatest
day in Heaven since the day when thu
trst blood of jasper was put down foi
the foundation. and the first hinged
pearl swung. Ii there is a differcnc,
hot Il