The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-11

will be the family room. II may corFe-
spond somewhat with the family room
oc earth. At morning and evening. you
know, that is the place we now meet.
Though every member Of the household
have separate room. In the family
room they all gather, and joys and sor-
rows and experiences OF all styles are
there re:.carsed. Sacred room IN al
our dwellings. whether It be luxurious
with ottomans and divans and books IN
Russian lids standing in mahogany case
or there be only few plain chairs ana
a cradle. So the family room on high
will be the place where the kinsfolk
assemble and talk over the family ex-
periences Of earth, the weddings, the
births. the burials. the festal days OF
Christmas and Thanksgiving reunion.
viii the children departed remain chill
dren there? will the aged remain aged
there? oh, no! Everything is perfect
there. The child will 60 ahead TO
glorified maturity, and the aged will
20 back to glorified maturity. The ris-
ing sun Of the one will rise to meridian.
and the descending sun OF the other Will
return to meridian. However much we
love our children on earth, we would
consider it domestic disaster If they
steid children, and SO we rejoice at their
growth here. And when we meet In
the family room OF our Fathers house
we will be glad that they have grandly
and gloriously matured. while our par
ents, who were aged and intirm here, we
shall be glad to find restored to the
most agile and vigorous immortality
there. If 40 or As or so years be the
apex of physical and mental life on
ca rth, then the Heavenly childhood will
advance to that, and the Heavenly old
| aee will retreat to that. When we join
them in that family room we shall have
much to tell them. We shall want to
know Of them, right away. such things
MS these: Did you see US in this or that
or the other struggle? Did you know
when we lost our property and sympa'
thize with US? Did you know we had
that awful sickness? Were you hover
ing anywhere around lis when we
plunged into that memorable accident?
Did YOU know of our backsliding? Did
ycu know of thut moral victory? Were
you pleased when we started for
Heaven? Did you celebrate the hour
of our conversion? And then, whether
they know it or not, we will tell them
all. But they will have more to tell Vi
than we to tel! them.
Ten years on earth may be very event.
full, but what must be the biography o.
ten years in Heaven? They will have te
tell us the story of coronations. story
of news from all immensity, story OF
conquerors and hierarchs, story OF
wrecked or ransomed planets. story OF
angelic victory over diabolic revolts, Of
extinguished suns, Of obliterated, con
stellations, of new galaxies kindled and
swung, of stranded comets, OF worlds
on fire and story Of Jehovah's majesti'
reign. If in that family room OF ou1
Fathers house we have SO much to tel
them of what we have passed through
since we parted, how much more thrill
ing and arousing that which they hav'
to tell us of what they have passet
through since we parted! Surely tha
family room will be enc of the most ia
vored rooms in all our Fathers house
What long lingering there, for we shal
never again be in hurry! Let M
opeu a window" said humble Chris
tian servant to Lady Raffles. who, be
cause of the death of her child, had shu
herself up in dark room and refused
to see anyone. "You have been man.
days in this dark room. Are you no
ashamed to grieve in this manner, whe1
YOU ought to be thanking God for ha'
ing given you the most beautiful chill
that ever was seen, and, instead OF leav
! ing him in this world till he should b
! worn with trouble, has not God take
him to Heaven in all his beauty? Leav
. off weeping and let me open win
dow" So to-day am trying to ope
upon the darkness Of earthly separs
ton the windows and doors and room
5 of the Heavenly homestead. "1n my RI
{ theirs house are many rooms"
How would it do for my sermon I
I leave you in that family room to-day
l. 1 am sure there is no room in whic
YOU would rather stay than in the e1
: raptured circle of your ascended an
= glorified kinsfolk. We might visit othe
= rooms in our Fathers house. Thel
;, may be picture galleries penciled nj
: with earthly art, but by some proces
e unknown in this world, preserving fc
= the next world the brightest and mo!
stupendous scenes Of human histor.
s and there may be lines and forms
d earthly beauty preserved whittier an
l. chaster and richer than Venetian soul
:, ture ever wrought - rooms besid
e rooms, rooms over rooms, large room
IS majestic rooms, opalescent room
It amethystine rooms. I'm my Father
Y, house are many rooms"
L Ihope none Of us will be disappointt
n about getting there. There is roo
# for US if we will go and take II, but
d order to reach it it is absolutely nece
lr sary that we make the right way, ar
It Christ is the way. and we must emit
1t at the right door, and Christ is the doc
ID and we must start in time, and the on
Is hour you are sure Of is the hour Il