Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-11-11
THE HEAVENLY HOME
OR. TALMAGE ON THE GLoRIEs OF
THE FATHERS HOME.

There Ar. In 10 Man, Rooms. ans
There u Place Fer ili of Cod
Blessed Associations.
tCop,riehi. Louis K'og.ch. lsoo.l
WASHINGTON. Nav. =. In uniqu
way the heavenly world is discuurscd mp
"n by Df. Talmagr in this sermon undo
the figure ~ home: text. John xiv.
In my Fathers hoiIsc are many rooms.
Here l. hottie Of medicine that is
cure all. The disciples were sad. an,
Christ offered heaven rs an Alternative. ;
stimulaui and tonic. He shows then
that their sorrows ar@ only a dark back
ground 81 a bright picture of coming r.
LEFTY lie lets them know that. though
now they live un the lowlands. they shall
yet have hnus.. on the uplands Nearl,
all the Bible descriptions of heaven ma,
be- fgurativr. am not positive that il
all heaven there is literal crown or harI
or pcarly gate or throne or chariot. The,
may bc only used 10 illustrate the gloric'
Of the place. but how well they do il
The favori;c symbol 10y which ths Bib,
prcScn,s celestial happiness is house
Paul. who never owned house. although
he hired one for two years in Italy
speaks Of heaven as "houSe not mad,
with hands" and Christ in our text. tn,
translation IF which is little changed
so as To give the more accurate meaning
says. In my Fathers house are many
rooms
This diviaeiy authorized comparison oi
heaven To- . great homestead of large ac
Communications ] propose 10 carry out. IN
some healthy ncii.hhorhood n man build,
a very connections habitation. lie mus
have room Tor all his children. The room,
come Ia be called after the different
members 81 the family That is mother,
room. that Is Georges room. that I,
Henry's room. that j. F'lora's room. that
is Mary's room. and the house is all oc
cupiod. But time goes by. and the son,
~ out into the world and build Their
own homes. and the daughters are mar
ried or have talents enough singly TO <,
out and do n good work IN the world
After awhile the father and mother ar,
almost alone in the big house. and. seat
ed by the evening stand. they say. We'll
our family is no larger now than wheI
we started together ~ years ago" Blu
time gees still farther by. and some oi
the children are unfortunate and return
To the old homestead To live, and I'll,
grandchildren come with them and per
haps great-erandchildren and again I'll.
house is full
Millennia ago God built on the hills OF
heaven great homestead for n famil,
innumcrahlc. yet to Ice. At first he LIVED
alone In that great house. but afte
awhile IL was occupied by n very large
family. chcrubic. scraphic. angelic. Tn,
eierniiies passed IN. and many Of the in
hahi;auts became Maynard and left. new
or 60 return. and many 81 the apartment
were vacated. refer TO the fallen an
gels. Now these apartments are filling ~
again. There are arrivals at the ol,
homestead 81 Gods children every day
aud the day will come when there will b,
no unoccupied room in all the house.
As you and ! expect 10 enter IL an,
make there eternal residence. though
you would like 60 get some more pariicn
lars about the many roomed homestead
I'm my Fathers house are many rooms
You see. the place is 20 be apportioned
OF into apartments. We shall love all
who are in heaven. but there are some
very good people whom we would not
want 10 live with in the same room
They may he better than we are. bur
they are Of divergent temperament
We would like Co meet with them on tn,
golden streets and worship with them in
the temple and walk with them on tn,
river hanks. hut ] am glad To say that ",
shall live in different apartments. 'Ir
my Fathers house are many rooms
You see. heaven will be so large that il
one wairs an entire room 60 himself Oi
herself IL can be- afforded.
Its Extent Is BoundIess.
An ingenious statstician. taking tn,
statement made IN Revelation. twenty
first chapter. that the heavenly Jerusalem
was measured aud found Ia be l2.0a
furlongs and that the length and height
and breadth 81 IL are equal. says that
would make heaven IN size 3iS seNtillol
:tNS quintilliou cubic feet. and then. re-
serving a certain portion for the court al
heaven and the streets and estimatin,
that the world max last hundred thou
sand years. he ciphcrs out that there ar,
over 5.uOO.OOO. OOO.c,D rooms. each room
IL feet long. 10 feet wide. II feet high
But | have no faith in the accuracy OF
that calculation. He makes the room,
too small. From all ! can read. the
rooms will be- palatial. and those whc
have not had enough room in this world
will have plenty 81 room nj the last. Tn,
fact is that most people in this world ar,
crowded. and. though ont on vast prai
RE or IN mountain district people may
have more room than they want. In most
eases IL j. house built close 10 house. and
the streets ARE crowded. and the cradle 1,
Nf lssl
crowded in the cemetery hy other graves
and one of the richest Injuries Of many
people in getting out 81 this world will h,
the gaining of unhindcrcd and uncramp
cd room. And should not wonder IL
instead Of the room that the statisiiciai
ciphcrcd out ns only IL feet 10y III. il
should bc larger than any Of the rooms N
Berlin. 81. James or Winter palace ''lI
my Fathers house are many rooms
Carrying out still further the symbol
ism of the text. let us join hands and =,
up 60 this majestic homestead and see fol
ourselves. As we ascend the golden step,
an invisible guardsman swings open th,
front door, and We are ushcred tn III,
right into the reception room of the 81.
homestead. That is the place where W,
first meet the welcome Of heaven. Their,
must be- place where the departed spri
enters and q place il which il confront'
the inhabitants celestial The reception
room 81 the newly arrived from ihi
world what sccLcs IL must have witness
ed since the iiT,. guest arrived. the vie
tim II the first fratricidc. pious Abel. II
that room Christ lovingly grerts all new
eomers. He redeemed them. aud he hai
the right 90 the first embrace on arrival
What minute when the assembled spiri
FIRST sees the Lord! Better than all W,
ever read about him or talked about hin
or sang about him in all the churches an,
through MI our earthly lifetime will IL be-
just for one second. to see him. The mos
rapturous Idea we ever had Of him or
sacramento days or NJ the hcigh, q
some great revival or under the uplifte,
baton Of an oratorio Is bankruptcy %
thought compared with the first fash 81
his appearance In that reception room
At that moment when you confront eael