Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-11-11
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evertids cradle. and many who were
pasxiorately fond OF music. bat could
make none themselves. the poorest
singer there more than any earthly
prima donna and the poorest players
there more than any earthly Gotfschaik-
Oh. that music room, the headquarters
of cadence and hythm. symphony anc
Grant. psalm and antiphoni May we
be there some hour when Haydn sits
al The KEYS of ore Of his own oratorios.
ard David the psaimist fingers The harp. /
and Miriam OF the Red sea banks csaps l
the cvmbals. and Gabriel puts his lips I
TO the trumpet and the four md twenty /
elders chant. and Lind and parepa rem
Ger nstchless duet In the music room (
OF the old heavenly homestead IN
nv Fathers house are many rooms"
Another room IN our Father. house
will DC the family room. II may corre-
spond somewhat with the family room
on earth. Al morning and evening. you
know, that "a the place We now meet.
Though every member Of the household
have q separate room, IN the family
room they all gather, and joys and sor-
rows and experiences Of all styles are
there rehearsed Sacred room in all
our dwellings. whether II be luxurious
with ot.emans and divans and books in
Russian lids standing IN mahogany ease
or there he only a few plain chairs and
a cradle. So tAe family rool on high
viii be the place where the kinsfoik
assemble and talk over the family ex-
periences OF earth. the weddings, the
births. the burials. 'he festal days OF
Christmas and Thanksgiving reunion.
VIII the children departed remain chill
dr@n there? Will the aged remain aged
th.re2 oh. no! Everything Is perfect
there The child will co ahead 20
0lorified maturity. and the aged will
20 back 10 Rlorifed maturity. The MS
ing sun OF the one will rise 20 meridian.
and the descending sun Of the other will
return 10 meridian. However much W.
love our children on earth. We woula
consider IL n domestic disaster II they
staid children. and so We re joice az their
growth here. And when we meet il
the family room OF our Fathers house
we will be glad that they have grandly
and 0loriouslv matured. whEc our par.
, cnts. who were aged and infirm here. ~
shall be glad 20 find restored 20 the
most agile and vigorous Immortality,
there. II 40 or As or so years be th'
aDex Of physical and mental life OF
earth. then the Heavenly childhood vii
+. advance TO that, and the Heavenly ol'
agx will retreat 20 that. When we loii
them in that family room we shall hav
/, much 20 tell them. We shall want {
:, know Of them, right away. such thing
as these: Did YOU see us In this or tha
>. or the other struggle? Did you kno'
, when we lost our property and sympi
, thize with us2 Did YOU know we na
that awful sickness? Were you hove
ing anywhere around Us when "
plunged into that memorabl accident
Did YOU know OF cur backsliding2 Di
YOU know OF that moral victory WeI
YOU pleased when we started f.
J Heaven Did YOU celebrate the ho'
OF our conversion2 And then. wbeth'
=, they know IL or not, We Will tell the
all. But they wil,~have more 20 tell
-, than we TO tell them.
Ten years on earth may be very even
full. but what must be the biography
:, ten years in Heaven They will have
tell US the story of coronations. sto
Of news from all immensity. story
conquerors and hierarchs. story
', wrecked or ransomed planets, story
angelic victory over diabolc reyOlts,
extinguished suns. OF Obliterated &C
stellations. Of new galaxies kindled a.
swung. of stranded comets, of wori
on fire and story OF Jehovah's males
- reign. II in that family room of c
Fathers house we have 30 much 20
them OF what we have passed throu
ise since we parted, how much more thr
ler ing and arouSing that which they nd
me 20 tell us of what they have pass
DC through since we parted! Surely u
a. family room will be one of the most
I'm vorsd rooms IL all our Fathers hot
Dry What long lingering there, for we 81
ing never again be in q hurry Let
Ian open q window" said humble Ch
and tian servant 20 Lady Raffiss. who
lor- cause of the death Of her child, had s
hat herself up In q dark room and refu
ius' 20 see anvone. "You have been ma
de- days IN this dark room Are you
his ashamed 10 grieve in this manner, w
the YOU ought 70 be thanking God for
not ing given you the most oeartitoi g
r OF .hat ever was seen, and. instead of ID
ven. ing him In this world till he shoult
the worn With trouble, has not God "a
Isle. him 20 Heaven In all his beautyf lie
nal of weeping and let ne open
ate dow" SO to-day i am trying 10 o
C- upon the darkness of earthly sep
lear ton the windows and doors and ro'
The of the Heavenly homestead In my
WIN ther's house are many rooms"
How would IL do for my sermol
ler's leave you in that family room tod
old am sura there IL no room IN W.