Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-10

YOU were getting along we'll in the
struggle Of life; to find out whether
YOU were in any especial peril, that
with swift and mighty wing they
misht come down To Intercept your
ntrilS? Oh, yes, Heaven is greater
placa for news than itused TO he--news
sounded through the streets, news
ringing from the towers, news herald-
ed from the palace gate. Glad news!
Victorious news.
Now, ! say these things about the
changes in heaven, about the new inn
proNemeuts in Heaven, for three stout
reasons. First. because | find that
some of YOU are impatient to be gone.
You are tired of thus world, and you
want TO get into that good land about
which You have been thinking, pray
ing and talking So many years. Now
be patient, l could see why youwould
want to go to an art gallery II some
OF the best pictures were to be taken
away this week or next week, but IL
some one tells You that there are other
beautiful pictures to come-othCr Ken
sets, Naphacls and Ruhcns; other
lery YOU would say: III can afford TO
wait. The place is Improving all the
time" Now, want you to apply the
same principle in this matter of reach
Tag Heaven and leaving this world.
Not one glory is to be SuhtraCted, but
many giorios added. Not one angel
will be gone, not ono hierarch gone,
not one of Your gloriied friends gone.
liN the long practictng the music will
be better. the procession will he
longer, the rainbow brighter, the COR
onHtjon grandcr Heaven, with mag
indecent addenda! Why will YOU COM
plain when You are only waiting for
something better?
Nuothcr reason why | speak in re-
gard 10 the changes in Heaven, and
the new improvements in Heaven, is
because | think it will be Il consola-
ton to busy and cntrrprisiug good peo-
pie. see very we'll that YOU have not
much taste for Heaven that was all
done and finished centuries ago. AZ
ter yUu have been active 40 or SO or 60
years, it would bt "A shock to stop YOU
suddenly and forever: but there is IA
progressive Heaven, an cVer-accumu-
lative Heaven, vast enterprises on foot
there before the throne of God, Ag-
gresSNe knowledge, aggressive good
ness, aggressive power, aggressive
grandeur. You will not have to come
and sit down ON the banks of the
river OF life ia everlasting inorcupa-
ton. o busy men, | tell You of a
Heaven where there is something to
do. That is the meaning OF the pas
sage: "Ihey rest not day nor night,
in the lazy sense of resting.
| do not think it was supcrstitions
when, one Wednesday night, | stood
by Il dcathhed within few blocks ut
the church where | preached, and ON
the same street, and saw one of the
aged Christians of the church going
into glory. After had PRAYED with
her said To her: we have all loved
YOU very much, and viii always cher.
ish your memory in the Christian
church. You MiIl see my son before
see him, and | wish YOU would give
him our love" She said: II will,
wiIl;' and in 90 minutes she was IN
lieayen--the last words she ever spoke
1t was swift; message to the skies. II
YOU had Your choice between riding in
a Heavenly chariot and occupying the
eranhcst palace in Heaven. and sitting
on the throne nest highest to the
throne OF God, and not seeing your de
parted loved ones; and on the other
hand, dwelling Ia the humhIest plac,
in Heaven. without crown or throne
and without garland, and without
sceptcr, Vet having your loved ones
around YOU, YOU would choose the lat
ter. say these things because
want to know ii IS n domestic Heaven
enter Heaven one day, 1t is almost
empty I enter the temples of wor
ship. ami there IRE no worshipcrs.
walk down the street. and there are
no passengers, 20 into the orchcs-
lIit NIt J Ilti'l NV AlfNi' ll'il''IiN ~ Z
suspended IN the harouinI halls OF
Heaven and the great organs of cter.
nifty. with mutitndinous banks OF
keys. are closed But see a shining
one ~ the gate, as though me were
standing on guard. and | say: "Senti'
mel, what does this mean? | thought
Heaven was a popuIous city. Has
there been some great plague sweep
ing off the popuIation?" Have you
not heard the news?' says the senti-
mel. There is world burning, there
is great contagration out yonder,
and all Heaven has gone out to look at
the contiagration and take the victims
out of the ruins. This is the day for
which all other days are made. This
is the Judgment! This morning all
the chariots, and the cavalry, and the
mounted infantry rumbled and gal
Hoped down the sky And after had
listened 10 the sentinel, looked
off over the battlements, and | saw
that the fields of air were bright
with blazing world. said:
Yes, yes, this must be the Judg-
ment;" and while stood there heard
the rumbling OF wheels and the clat-