The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-06-07

OF his eyes or the whirl Of his cane or
the clicking Of the ivory handle
against his front teeth or his efemi-
nate languor, and his conversation so
interlarded with '.oh's'' and "ah's"
that he is to me dose of ipecacu-
anha. Now, my friends, if you move
into larger house, thank God for
more room-for more room to hang
your pictures, for more room in which
to gather your friends, for more room
in which to let your children romp
and play, for more room for great
bookcases filed with good reading or
wealth of bric-a-brac.
Years ago we were the guests in an
English manor. The statuary, the
ferneries, the botanical and horticul-
tural genius of the place had done all
they could to make the place attractive.
For generations there had been m
amassing Of plate and costly surrounds
ings. At half past nine o'clock in tho
morning the proprietor Of the estate
had the bell rung, and some 20 or 30
manservants and maidservants came in
to prayers. The proprietor Of tho
estate read the Scriptures, gave out the
hymn, his daughter at the organ start-
ed the music, and then, the music over,
the proprietor of the estate kneeled
down and commended all his guests, al
his family, all his employees, to the Lord
Almighty. God can trust such man
as that with large estate. He knows
how to abound. He trusted God, and
God trusted him. And / could call on
the roll Of 50 merchant princes -
mighty in worldly successes. All, my
friends, do not be pulled up by any Of
the successes Of this life, do not bo
spoiled by the number Of liveried coach-
men that may stop at your door or tho
sweep of the long trail across the Inn
ported tapestry. Many OF those WIN
come to your house are fawning para
sites. They are not SO much In love
with you as they are in love with your
house and your successes. You move,
down next year to 320 Low Water Mark
street and see how many Of their car
riages will halt at your door.
/ meet you this springtime at tho
door Of your new home, and while
help you lift the clothes basket over
the banisters and the carman y getting
red in the face in trying to transport
that article of furniture to some new
destination congratulate you. You
are going to have . better time this
year, some of you, than you ever had.
You take God and the Christian reli-
gion in your home, and you win ~
grandly happy.
And get joy, one and all Of you,
whether you move or do not move.
Get joy out Of the thonghtrthat We
are soon all going to have . great mov@
ing day. Do you want q picture of
the new house into which yOu will
move? Here it is, wrought with the
hand Of master: I'VE know that, if
our earthly house Of this tabernacle
were dissolved, w have building ok
God, house not made with hands.
eternal in the heavens" How much
rent will we have to pay for III We
are going to own it. How much must
we pay for it? How much cash down,
and how much left on mortgage2 Oux
Father is going to give It as . free eift
When are we going to move into it4
We are moving now. On moving day
heads of families are very apt tosstaX
in the old house until they have seen
everything off. They send ahead the
children, and they send ahead the
treasures and the valuables. Then, ATT
er awhile, they will come themselves
remember very well in the country
that in boyhood moving day was -
jubilation.
On almost the first load We, the chill
dren, were sent on ahead to the new
house, and we arrived with shout and
laughter, and in an hour we had ranged
through every room in the house, tho
barn and the granary. Toward night,
and perhaps in the last wagon, father
and mother would come, looking very
tired, and we would come down to tho
foot of the lane to meet them and tell
them of all the wonders we discovered
in the new place, and then, the last
wagon unloaded, the candles lighted.
our neighbors, who had helped us tO
move-for in those times neighbcrs
helped each other-sat down with NJ
at table on which there was every
luxury they could think Of. Well, my
dear Lord knows that some Of NJ have
been moving good while. We have
sent our children ahead, we have sent
many of our valuables ahead. We can-
not go yet. There is work for u To-
do, but after awhile it will be toward
night, and we will be very tired, and
then we win start for our new hOnne,
and those who have gone ahead of ~
they will see our approach, and they
will come down in the lane to meet o..
and they will have much to tell us az
what they have discovered Ia the
"house Of many mansions, and OF how
large the rooms are and Of how bright
the fountains. And then, the last load
unloaded, the table will be spread ana
our celestial neighbors will come inI
and sit down with our reunited FAM
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