The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-09-01
NUMBER 8.

1aIl not seen uOI cdI ntdius nCAADCt
have entered into the heart of man the
things which God hath prepared for
them that love HIM" AS these tides
of glory rise we have to retreat and
hold fast lest we be swept off and
drowned in the emotions of gladness
and thanksgiving and triumph.
What think you of the family prop
erty? 1t is considered an honor to
marry into a family where there is
great wealth. The Lord, the Bridegroom
of earth and Heaven, offeu you His
heart and His hand. saying in the
words of the Canticles: Rise up, my
love. nv fair one, and come away"
And once having put on thy hand the
signet ring of His love. you will be en-
dowed with all the wealth Of earth and
all the honors of Heaven.
Almost every family looks back to
a homestead-some country place
where you grew up. You sat on the
doorsill. You heard the footsteps of
the rain on the garret roof. You
swung on the gate. You ransacked the
barn. You waded into the brook. You
thrashed the orchard for apples and
the neigh boring woods for nuts. and
everything around the old home
stead is of interest to you. 1
tell YOU of the old homestead of
eternity. I'm my Fathers house are
many mansions" When we talk of
mansions we think of Chatsworth and
its park nine miles in circumference
and its conservatory that astonishes the
world, its galleries of art that con-
tain the triumphs of Chantrey, Canova
| and Thorwaldsen. of the kings and
| queens who have walked its stately
halls, or, flying over the heather, have
| hunted the grouse. But all the dwell
ing places of dukes and princes and
queens are as nothing TO the family
mansion that is already awaiting our
arrival. The hand of the Lord Jesus
lifted the pillars and swung the doors
and planted the parks. Angels walk
there and the good of all ages. The
poorest man in that house is a million
aire. and the lowest a king, and the
tamest word he speaks is an anthem
and the shortest life an eternity.
A family mansion means reunion.
Some of your families are very much
scattered. The children married and
, went off to ST. Louis or Chicago or
Charleston. But perhaps once year
: YOU come together at the old place.
: How you wake up the old piano that
= has been silent for years. Father and
: mother do not play on il. How you
e bring out the old relic and rummage
= the garret and open old scrapbooks and
e shout and laugh and cry and talk over
In ~ 4,ra Y "a
! wears of age. act as though you were
g l6. Yet soon it is good-by at the car
r window and good-by at the steamboat
T wharf. But how will we act at the re-
! union in the old family mansion Of
= Heaven? 1t is a good while since you
. parted at the door of the grave. There
:. will be Grace and Mary and Martha
S and Charlie and Lizzie and all the dar-
Y lings OF your household, not pale and
# sick and gasping for breath, as when
is YOU saw them last, but their eyes
e bright with the luster of Heaven and
s. their cheeks roseate with the flush OF
e, celestial summer.
g What clasping Of hands! What EN-
e, bracings. What coming together ot
es lip to lip, What tears of joy! Ior
1t say: Il thought there were no tears
to in Heaven" There must be, for th'
Bible says that God shall wipe then
h awav." and if there were no tears there
in how could He wipe them away? The!
lg cannot be tears of grief or tear
u of disappointment. they must b.
tn tears of gladness. Christ will com
n and say: What, child of Heaven
he is it too much for thee? Dos
Il, thou break down under the gladness o
rs this reunion? Then I will help thee.
er And with His one arm around US an
lie the other arm around our loved one
er He shall hold us up in the eternal jub
rt lee.
lis While I speak some of you wit
re broken hearts can hardly hold you
of peace. You feel as if you would spea
he ont and say: "Oh. blessed day, speed on
he Toward thee press with blistere
he feet over the desert way. My eyes ia
for their weeping. l faint from ii
ne tening for feet that will not come an
ks the sound of voices that will not speaI
his Speed on, oh day of reunion! And the
lat Lord Jesus. be not angry with me
ny after l have kissed thy blessed fe'
Tx | turn around to gather up the lor
al lost treasures of my heart. Oh,
EN- not angry with me. One look at th
all were Heaven. But all these reunion
rus are Heaven encircling Heaven, Heav'
The overtopping Heaven. Heaven commin
eet ling with Heaven"
ese I was at Mount Vernon and we
ITS. into the dining-room in which our fir
ing president entertained the promine
see men of this and other lands. 1t W
err very interesting spot. But, oh. t
For banquet hall of the family mansion
ty. which I speak! Spread the table, spre
md it wide. for a great multitude are
the sit at it. From the tree by the riN
lay gather the IL manner of fruits
de. that table. Take the clusters frt
er- the heavenly vineyards and press thu
ark into the golden tankards for that
ed BILE. On baskets carry in the bre
The of which if man eat he shall never HI
t is ger. Take all the shot-torn flags
ap- earthly conquest and intwine th'