Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-11-11

HiIln of Heaven, Provides Rooms
Fer: AlI-yiyid Picture OF the HcnN-
emily Home.
copyright. Louis Klopsch. 1901
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-In unique
way the heavenly world is discoursed
upon by DR.. Talmage in this sermon
under the figure Of IL home; text. Johh
xiv, ., "In my Fathers house are many
rooms"
Here Is a bottle Of medicine that is 8
cure all. The disciples were sad. ana
Christ offered heaven rs an Alternative
n stimulant and tonic. He shows
them that their sorrows are only u
dark background Of bright picture OF
coming felicity. He let's them know
TINT. though now they.llye on tho low
lands, they shall yet have q house on
the uplunds. Nearly all the Bible de-
scriptions Of heaven may be tiguratiVe'
| nm not positive that In all heaven
there IS n literal crown or harp or
pearly gate or throne or chariot. Ihey
may be only used to illustrate the
glories of the place. but how well they
do 1t! The fuvorite symbol by which
the Bible presents celestial happiness
is a house Paul. who never owned n
house, although he hired one for two
years In Italy, speaks Of heaven as
"house not made with hands" and
Christ In our text. the translation OF
which is little changed, SO as to give
the more accurate meaning. says. IN
my Fathers house are many rooms"
This divizely authorized comparison
of heaven to great homestead OF
large accommodations l propose to car
~ out. In some healthy neighborhood
a man builds very cOmmodlous hab'
itatIon. He must have room for all
his children. The rooms come to be
called after the different members or
the family. That is mothers room,
that Is Georges room. that is Henry S
room. that Is Florn's room. that Is
Mary's room. and the house Is all &C.
cup!ed. But time goes iy. and the sens
60 out Into the world and build their
own homes. and the daughters are
married or have talents enough Sin"ly
to 20 out and do Il good work i'll HE
world. After awhile the father ami
mother are almost alone in tile hiG
house, and. seated by the evening
stand. they say. We'll. our family Is
no larger now than when we started
together 40 years ago" But time goes
still farther by. and some of the chill
dren are unfortunate and return to
the old homestead to live. and the
grandchildren come with them and
perhaps great-grandchildren. and again
the house is full.
God Built on the HILLS.
Mlllennia ago God built on the hills
of heaven great homestead for 81
family innumerable. yet to be. AT first
he lived alone in that great house, but
after awhile II was occupied by u
very large family. cherubic. sernphic
angelic The eternities passed on. and
many Of the Inhabitants became way
ward aud left. never to return. and
many Of the apartments were vacant.
refer 10 the fallen angels. Now
these apartments are filling up again
There are arrivals at the old home
stead of Gods children every day, and
the day will come when there will be
no unoccupied room in all the house.
AS you and expect to enter 1t and
make there eternal residence, thought
you would like to get some more par-
ticulars about the many roomed home
stead. "In my Fathers house are
many rooms" You see. the place Is to
be apportioned off into apartments
We shall love all who are in heaven
but there are some very good people
whom we would not want to live with
In the same room. They may be better
than we are. but they are of a d.
vergent temperament. We would like
to meet with them on the golden
streets and worship with them In the
temple and walk with them on the
river banks. but am glad to say. that
we shall live In different apartments
I'm my Fathers house are many
rooms" You see. heaven will be so
large that IL one wants an entire room
to himself or herself 1t can be af-
forded.
An ingenious statistician. taking the
statement made in Revelation. twenty
first chapter, that the heavenly .Ieru-
salem was measured and found TO he
1900 furlongs and that the length
and height and breadth OF 1t are equal
saws that would make heaven In size
94s sextlllion 0S9 Quintilllon cubic
feet. and then. reserving certain por'
ton for the court of heaven and the
streets and estimating that the word
may last hundred thousand years.
be ciphers out that there are over
5000. 600. 100000 rooms. each room II
feet long, rs feet wide. Is feet high
But | have no faith in the accuracy
of that calculation. He malIes the
rooms too small. From all | can read
the rooms will be palatlal, and those
who have not had enough room In this
world viii have plenty of room at the
last. The fact is that most people In
this world are crowded. and, though
out on vast prairie OF in mountain
district people may have more room
than they want. in most cases 1t Is
house built close to house, and the
streets are crowded. and the cradle 10
crowded by other cradles. and the
graves crowded in the cemetery by
other graves, and one Of the richest
luxuries of many people In getting
out of this world Will be the gaining OF
unhlnderel and uncramped room. And
should not wonder if. instead of the
room that the statlstician ciphered out
as only II feet by 16. 1t should be lar
ger than any of the rooms at Berlin. st.
james or Winter palace. I'm my Fa-
theirs house are many rooms"
A Majestic Homestead.
Carrying out still further the SYM
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