The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1901-01-19
FOR GODS CHILDREN.
A Warm Welcome Awaits Those
Who Faithfully Serve Him.
Dr.. Tai@aEs Tells what the Trus
Disciple Of christ MAY Expect
In the Aext world = Re-
ward Of self-sseriaes.

In a very novel way Dr. Talmage il
this discourse describes what may b,
expected in the next world BY thos,
who here bend all their energies IN
the right direetion; text, IL Petel
1, II: For 70 an entrance shall b,
ministered unto you abundantly."
Different styles Of welcome at the
gate OF Heaven r here suggested
We all hope 10 enter that superna'
capital through the grace that ia
ready TO save even the chief Of Gin
ners. But not now. No man healthy
Of body and mind wants to go now
The mAn who hurls himself out Of
this life is either an agnostic or il
demented or finds life inkufferabls
and does not carr where he lands
This is the best world we ever got
got into, and we want 10 stay here
as long as God will let US stay. But
when the Last page Of the volume Of
u earthly life is ended We want en-.
rollment in Heavenly citizenship. We
want to get In easily. We do not
want 20 be challenged at the gate and
asked to show y passporta We dc
not want the gstekeeper in doubt as
to whether we ought to go in at all.
We do not want to be kept In the
portieo Of the temple until consulta-
ton Is made a. &c where we came
from and who We are and whether
II is safe to admit Us. lest we be a
dlscord In the eternal harmonieA &C
lower the spirit of Heavenly worship.
When the apostle Peter In the text
addresses the people: For so an en-
francs shall be administered unto
you abundantly," he implies that
some viii find admission into Heaven
easy, %rspturous and acelamatory,
while Others will have TO squeeze
through the gate OF Heaven. II they
get in at all. They will arrive snx
ious and excited and ap~prehensive and
wondering whether II will be "Come!"
or "Goi" The Bible speaks Of such
persons rs -scarceiy aved." and in
another place as "'saved as by fre,"
and in another place as escaped "by
the skin Of the teeth"
Carrying out the suggestion OF my
text, / propose TO show you what
classes OF Christians will get into
Heaven with a hard push and those
who will bound in amid salutations
inhnite. In the first class / put that
man who gets into the kingdom Of
God at the closs OF a life all given
TO worldliness and sin. Years ago he
made the resolution that he would
serve himself and serve the world un-
til body, mind and soul were exhaust
ed and then, just before going out Of
this life. would seek God and pre-
pare 90 enter Heaven. He carries out
his resolution. He genuinely repents
the last day or the last hour or the
last minute Of bis life. He takes the
Last sea- in the last ear Of the last
train bound Heavenward. His re-
leased and immortal spirit ascends.
Not one wing bears down toward him
With . welcome. No sign Of gladness
at his arrival None there obligated
10 him for kindness done or aims dis
tributed or spiritual help admins
tered. He will find some place to
stay. but ] do not envy that man his
Heaven. Ho got in. but IL was not
an abundant entrance.
Sometimes IN u puipits We give
4 wrong turn TO the story Of the
dying thief TO whom Christ said:
shfs day sh-i. thou be with m4;-
Paradise" We ought to admire the
mercy OF Christ that pardoned him in
the last hour, but do not let us ad-
mire the dying thief. When he was
arrested, think his pockets were full
Of stolen coin, and the coat he had
on his back was o his own. He
stole right on until he was arrested
for his crimes. He repented, and
through great mercy arose 10 Para
disc. but he was no example to fol-
low. What a gigantic to
devote the wondrous equipment Of
brain and nerve and muscle and bone
with which we are endowed, these
miracles Of sight and hearing and
speech. to purposes unworthy or pro-
fame, and then, through hasty repent
snce at the last, enter Heaven!
Cheating God all ones lifetime and
then taking advantage OF a bankrupt
law and made free Of all .labiHt,es.
l should think that some men would
be ashamed to enter Heaven or would
prefer some medium place in the wide
universe where the palaces are moi
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more than six instead Of twelve man
ner OF fruits and the social life Is not
so exalted.
Again. the bieot will mot have wba,
my text calls an abundant entrance.
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