The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-03-28

and do our best and not bother our
selves about the success or failure OF
other performers. If you want TO re-
new your youth, better stop managing
the affairs of the universe
Ny text suggests that Heaven is an
eternal youth. cycle of years will
not leave any mark upon the immortal
nature. Eternity will not work upon
the soul in Heaven any change, unless
it be more radiance and more wisdom
and more rapture. A rolling on fsDm
glory to glory! In anticipation of tat
some of the happiest people on earth
are aged Christians. The mightiest
testimonies have been given by the vet
Grams in the Gospel army. While some
of the aged have allowed themselves to
become morose and cynical and impa-
tient with youth and pessimistic about
the world, and have become possessed
with the spirit of scold and fault find
ing, and are fearful of being crowded
out of their sphere, many OF the aged
have been glad to step aside that 9TH
ers may have chance and are hopeful
about the world, expecting its redemp-
ton instead of it's demolition, and they
are inspiration and comfort and help
fulness to the household and to the
peighborhood and to the church. The
children hail the good old man as he
comes down the road. His smile, his
words, his manner, his whole life, make
the world think better of religion.
I congratulate all good Christians
that the molting season will soon be
over and you will mount higher than
eagle ever ascended. What good
thing that you are soon to get rid
of winters cold and summers heat
and drenching rain and lowering
clouds and live in superbest climate
of the universe, whether it be this
world made over as to atmosphere
and contour or in some star which
mighty telescope halls from the OBJ
servatory or in some center around
which all worlds wheel. 1t is all
ready and has been ready, as near
a. / can calculate, since 1,S71 years
ago, when Christ went up after say
ing: II go to prepare . place for
you" What a good thing to get
rid of this worlds vicissitudes and
enter upon glorious certainties, and
to have no surprises except those
that are exhilarant as when Milton
may ring new canto or Chrysostum
may speak with a new eloquence or
Handel may render new symphony,
, for do not suppose that those who
! were mighty on earth are going to
, be idlers in Heaven.
I congratulate all Christians who
: are in the eventide. Good cheer to
all of you. You are yet to hear the
I best songs, SEQ the grandest sights,
/ take the most delightful journeys.
! form the most elevating friendships,
; and after 10000 years OF transport
: you will be no nearer the last rap
( ture than when you were thrilled
: with the first.
Y In Heaven you will have what most
! pleases you. Archbishop Leighton's
: desire for Heaven was a longing for
: Christ and purity and love, and he
o has found there what he wanted.
y John Foster rejoiced at the thought
e of Heaven because there he could
d study the secrets of the universe
l. without restraint, and he has been
e RECALLING himself in that research
e Southey thought Of Heaven as q
s place where he would meet with ths
y learned and the great-Chaucer and
IS Dante and Shakespeare. He no doubt
q. has found that style OF communion
d The great and good DR.. Dick wal
D. fond of mathematics, and he said hs
s. thought much of the time in HEAVIER
,e would be given to that study, and
" have no doubt that since ascension
1t he has made advancement in tha'
e. science. The "12 manner of fruits
p spoken of in Revelation means al
I'd kinds of enjoyment in Heaven, fol
IN 12 manner of fruits includes all th'
ir chief fruits that are grown on trees
" I suppose there will be as man.
~ kinds of enjoyment in Heaven a
1T there will be inhabitants.
'n. You will have in Heaven just wha
OF you want. Are you tired? Thel
IS Heaven will be rest. Are you pas
~ sionately fond of sweet sounds
n Then it will be music. Are you stirre'
at by pictures? There will be all tn
colors on the new heavens and ol
'ii the jasper sea and the walls imbed
et ded with what splendors! Are yo
'le fond of great architecture? Their
nc you will find the temple of God an
er the Lamb and the uplifted thrones
u Are you longing to get back 7
your loved ones who have ascended
10 Then it will be reunion. Are you
TO home body? Then it will be home
70 Here and there in this world you wi
ot find some one who now lives wher
IN he was born, and three or four ger
AZ erations may have dwelt in the sam
ng house, but most people have had se'
Use eral homes-the home of childhoo'
art the home they built or rented fe
lot their early manhood, the home
ae- ripper and more prosperous year
IN But all homes put together, precio.
Us. as they are in remembrance or fro
m m present occupancy, cannot equal Il
as. heavenly home in the house of mar
ISL mansions. No sickness will ev