The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-12-23
OUR HOME IN HEAVEN
Dr.. Talmage breaches on the Glories
Of Our Fathers House.
there Are In 10 many Rooms. snd
There Is . Place for Every
one Of God's Chil-
dreH.
(copyrlSht. iss. By Louis KopscA1

M~a4lALktols NeNss
In a unique way the Heavenly world
is discoursed upon by DR.. Talmage in
this sermon under the figure Of home;
text John Ii:2; In my fathers
house are many rooms"
Here is a bottle OF medicine that is a
cure all. The disciples were sad, and
Christ offered Heaven as an alternative,
3 sumulant and a tonic. lie shows
them that their sorrows are only a dark
background Of a bright picture Of com
ing felicity. He lets them know that,
though they live on the lowlands. they
shall yet have a house on the uplandS
Nearly all the Bible descriptions Of
Heaven may be ~hgaratve. am not
positive that in all Heaven there Is q
literal crown or harp or pearly gate or
throne or chariot. They may be only
used TO illustrate the glories Of the
place, but how well they do 81 The IA
yorite symbol by which the Bible pre-
sents celestial happiness is a house.
Paul, who ~ owned = house. al
though he hired one for two years in
Italy, speaks Of Heaven as a house no;
made with hands" and Christ in our
text, the translation Of which IS = lit
lie changed. 50 as to give the more ae-
eurate meaning, says: In my Fathers
house are many rooms"
This Divinely authorized comparison
OF Heaven TO a great homestead Of large
accommodation l propose to carry out.
In some healthy neighborhOOd a man
builds a very eommoAous hAbitation.
He must have room for all his children.
The rooms come to be called after the
different members Of the family. That
is mothers room, that Is Georges room,
that is Henry's room. that Is Flora's
room. that is Mary's room, aud the
house is all occupied. But time goes by.
and the sons go out into the world and
build their own homes, and the daugh-
are married or have talents enough
TO go out and do 8 good work in
the world. After swhile the father and
mother are almost alone in the house,
and, seated by the evening stand, they
say: We'll, our family is no larger
than when we started together 20
years ago" But time goes still farther
by, and some Of the children are unfor-
and return 10 the old homestead
live, and the grandchildren come
them, and perhaps great-grand-
children, and again the house is full.
M~illennia ago God built on the hills Of
a great homestead for q family
.nnumerable, yet to be. At first He lived
ilone in that great house, but after
lwile 1t was occupied by a very large
cherubie, sersphic. angelic.
The e%ternities passed on. and many Of
he inhabitants became maynard and
eft. never TO return, and many Of the
apartments were vacated. / refer to the
allen angels. Now these apartment,
IRE filling up again. There are arrivals
the old homestead Of Gods children
very day. and the day will come when
here will be no unoccupied room In all
he house.
As you and ! expect TO enter II and
make there eternal residence. | thought
would like to get some more par.
about the many roomed home
tesd' in my Fathers house are many
ooms-" You see the place is to be ap-
'ortioned OF into apartments. We shall
owe all who are In Heaven, but there
re some very good people whom We
would not want to live with In the same