The Newtown bee., 1899-08-11

and goods ana VINO was one or the very
first believers at Philippi and who invited
Paul and his companions to come under
her roof and abide, and would not be re-
fused, was sanity woman. Another of
the saints had charge OF the city prison
and of its unamiable and dangerous in
mates. He believed the gospel 80 soon
as he heard 1t and was baptized on the
spot, he and all his, although it was in
the dead of the night. When this letter
was written there were many other saints
in this place, for it was addressed to call
the saints in Christ Jesus which are at
Philippi, with the bishops and deacons."
And it is to these very saints that Paul
says: "Our citizenship is in heaven"
Their citizenship was there: but their
residence was here. And great was the
contrast: the life OF heaven in the midst
of all the fieshliness, worldliness and d.
abolish of earth. The contrast is still
visible, although perhaps not so striking
now. For the saints are now more nu-
merous. And consequently the world is
purer, more wholesome, more civilized
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tant for the truth and will be until she
triumphs and the citizenship of heaven
shall occupy and fill the earth. Sand
the kingdom and the dominion and the
greatness of the kingdom under the
whole heaven shall be given to the peo-
pie Of the saints OF the Most High: His
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and
all dominions shall serve and obey Him."
8. AS rule the citizens of a country
live within it's limits. Non-residence
sometimes occurs, but it 10 exceptional
and temporary. Those vino do not live
where they belong are strangers and for
eigners elsewhere. So it falls out that
| the citizens Of heaven are strangers and
foreigners on the earth. They may be
citizens and the very best of citizens of
an earthly realm. But the earthly citi-
! zenship very rarely continues century,
and It's duration is often only worthy to
| be compared to dream OF the night.
When the Lord counteth up the peoples,
it may be said of Egypt, Babyloa, Phil
istia, Tyre or Ethiopia, "This or that man
was born there;" but being of celestial
lineage, their names are written in heav-
en-, and thither it is the purpose of the
/ Possessor of both Of heaven and earth in
due time to remove them. Father"
He said, ''that which thou hast given me,
[ will that, where am, they also may be
with me; that they may behold my
glory, which thou hast given me-" The
removal, In most instances, Is not effect
ed without the loss of the material tene-
ment. The dust returns to the earth as
it was when the spirit returns to God who
who gave it. However, ~
THE LOSS Is PROBABLY IN REALITY A
GAIN,
as the earthly tenement, as at present
constituted, is too weak and fran for the
high tension of the supernal life. Saint
Paul informs us that he had some exper-
fence Of it. But he was unable although
he was master of expression, to find
language to represent it. Nor did he
know whether he was In the body or ont
| of 1t. Nor is 1t material, since God Ia
equally able to strengthen the body and
to make good the loss of it. But as the
Creator originally formed q body for
man and no man comes into existence
without body, and the Lord himself