The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-19
TALMAGES SERMON.
HEAVEN AWAITS TRUE DIscI-
PIES OF CHRIST.
Tells what Nay BE Esp.eted IN the
Next World b. Those who Faithfully
serve Cod and Help Their Fellow Men
Reward Of self saorihes.

Serve God and Help Their Fellow Men
Reward Of SELF saoriaes.
Copyright. 1901. BY Louis Elopsch. n. II
Washington. Jan 1s-In a very novel
way Dr. Talmage in this discourse de-
scribes what may be expected In the
next world BY those who here bend all
their energies in the right direction;
text H. Peter l.. IL: For so an en-
trance shall be ministered unto you
abundantly7
Different styles Of welcome at the
gate Of heaven are here suggested. We
all hope to enter that supernal capital
through the grace that Is ready to save
even the chief OF sinners. But not now.
No man healthy Of body and mind
wants to 90 now The man who hurls
himself out Of this life is either an
agnostic or Is demented or finds life
insuferable and does not care where
he lands. This is the best world we
ever got into. and we want TO stay here
as long as God viii let US stay. But
when the last page OF the volume OF
our earthly life Is ended we want en-
rollment In heavenly citizenship We
want TO get in easily We do not want
TO be challenged at the gate and asked
70 show our passports. We do not
want the gatekeeper in doubt as to
whether We ought TO go in at all. We
DO not want TO be kept in the portico
Of the temple until consultation is
made as 70 where we came from, and
who we are and whether 1t Is safe TO
admit us. lest we be a discord In the
eternal harmonies or lower the spirit
Of heavenly worship. When the apos-
tie Peter in the text addresses people.
For 50 an entrance shall be admin
istered unto you abundantly," he inn
plies that some will find admission into
heaven easy, rapturous and acclama-
tory. while other viii have to squeeze
through the gate Of heaven. If they get
In at all. They will arrive anxious and
excited and apprehensive and wonder
ing whether It viii be "Comel" or
Co." The Bible speaks OF such per-
sons as scarcely saved" and in an
other place as saved as by fire" and
In another place as escaped "by the
skin OF the teeth"
The Mercy Of Christ.
Sometimes in our pulpits we give a
wrong turn TO the story OF the dying
thief to whom Christ said. This day
uholt 4hr., ho NTH -. a.. ,.,.a dfra We
ought TO admire the mercy Of the
Christ that pardoned him in the last
hour. but do not let us admire the
dying thief When be was arrested.
think his pockets were full Of stolen
coin. and the coat he had on his back
was not his own. He stole right on
until he was arrested for his crimes.
He repented. and through great mercy
arose 70 paradise. but he was no ex-
ample 10 follow. What a gigantic
meanness to devote the wondrous
equipment Of brain and nerve and mus
Gle and bone with which we are en-
dowed. these miracles OF sight and
hearing and speech, to purposes un-
worthy or profane. and then. through
hasty repentance at the last, enter
heavenl Cheating God all ones life
time and then taking advantage Of a
bankrupt law and made free Of all La
bilities. / 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 not
50 effulgent and the trees bear not more
tan six instead OF twelve manner Of
fruits, and the social life ls not so ex-
alted.
Again. the bigot will not have what
my text calls an abundant entrance.
He has his bedwarfed opinion as to
what all must believe and do in order
to gain celestial residence. He has his
creed IN one pocket and his catechism
in another pocket, and Il may be a good
creed and a good catechism. and he uses
them as sharp swords against those
VINO viii not accept his theories. You
must be baptized in his way or come
to him though apostolic succession or
be f0reordained Of eterniay. OF you are
in an awful way. He shrivels up and
shrivels up and becomes more splene-
tic until the time Of his departure Is
at hand. He has enough Of the salt Of
grace to save him, but his entrance into
heaven viii be something worth watch
ing. What do they want with him In
heaven. where they have all gone into
eternal catholicity. one grand eommin-
Cling Of Methodists and Baptists and
EpiscoDalians and Lutherans and Con
Rregationalists and Presbyterians and
a score OF other denominations Just as
good as any have mentioned7 They
ali join IN the halieluliah chorus. ac-
companied by harpers on their harps
and trumpeters on their trumpets.
Worthy Is the Lamb that was slain
70 receive blessing and riches ana
honor and glory and power,"
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