St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1901-03-23

become mofose and cynical and impo
tient with youth and pessimistic abou
the world, and have become possessed
with the spirit Of scold and fault find
ing, and are fearful Of being CROWDS
out Of their sphere. many OF the age
have been glad to step aside that 9th
iers may have chance and are hopefu
about the world, expecting its redemp
tion instead of its demolition, and the,
are inspiration and comfort and help
fulness to the household and to Ii,
ineighborhood and to the church. tn,
children hail the good old man a. b
comes down the road. His smile, hi
words, his manner, his whole life, max,
the world think better Of religion.
!, I congratulate all good Christian
that the molting season will soon b,
over and you will mount higher thar
eagle ever sscended. What . gooi
thing that you are soon to get rit
'of winters cold and summers hea,
and drenching rain and hoverinf
clouds and live in superbest climat.
Of the universe, whether it be thiI
world made over as to atmosphere
and contour or in some star which
mighty telescope halls from the OBJ
servatory or in some center arouni
which all worlds wheel. It il al
ready and has been ready, rs nea,
rs can calculate, since 1,S71 years
ago, when Christ went up after say
ing: 81 go to prepare q place fol
you" What q good thing to gel
rid of this worlds vicissitudes anG
enter upon glorious certainties. ant
to have no surprises except those
that are exhilarant as when Miltor
may ring q new canto or Chrysostuu
may speak with q new eloquence OF
Handel may render a new symphony
for l do not suppose that those who
were mighty on earth are going to
be idlers in Heaven.
What a good thing it is, all "
aged Christians. that you can soor
get rid Of dulled ear and sight that
requires strong eyeglasses and in,
firmities which make you hold on to
the banister, leaving you painting al
the head of the stairs, and enter q
land Of eternal health, where the
most rubicund cheek of robust life
On earth would be emaciation com.
pared with the vigor Of the immor'
tails! What > good thing to get be
yond being misunderstood and
blamed for what you could not help
and picked at by hard world and
then pass into . heavenly society
where all think well Of each other
and friendships are eternal, depre-
citation and slanier and backbitine
unknown. for the. gate of Heaven wa
shut against them in the statement:
without are dogs!" What . good
thing to have satisfying and gloriou.
explanation Of things that puzzled
you 20 or 10 or so years; to have
the interrogation point abolished and
all mystery solved and Gods govern.
ment vindicated, and you will see
why He allowed sin and sorrow to
come into the world and why the
bad were permitted to live SO long
and the good were cut OF in the time
Of their greatest usefulness, and why
so many Of the consecrated find life
. struggle while many Of the infa-
nous ride prosperously, princes afoot
and beggars a-horseback, and the
last honest question shall have been
I congratulate all Christians who
are in the eventide. Good cheer to
all Of you. You are yet to hear the
best songs, see 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.
In Heaven you will have what most
pleases you. Archbishop Leighton's
desire for Heaven was . longing for
Christ and purity and love, and he
has found there what he wanted.
John Foster rejoiced at the thought
of Heaven because there he could
study the secrets of the universe
restraint, and he has been
himself in that research.
thought Of Heaven as .
place where he would meet with the
earned and the great-Chaucer and
Dante and Shakespeare. He no doubt
has found that style Of communion.
The great and good DIR. Dick was
'ond of mathematics, and he said he
thought much Of the time in Heaven
would be given to that study. and
nave no doubt that since ascension
le has made advancement in that
science. The "12 manner of fruits"
spoken of in Revelation means all
<inds of enjoyment in Heaven, for
2 manner Of fruits includes all the
thief fruits that are grown on trees.
suppose there will be as many
Kinds of enjoyment in Heaven rs
here will be inhabitants.
You will have in Heaven just what
Iou want. Are you tired? Then
Ieaven will be rest. Are you pas
ionately fond Of sweet sounds?
Then it will be music. Are you stirred
" pictures? There will be all the
'olors on the new heavens and on
he jasper sea and the walls imbed-
led with what splendors! Are you
ond of great architecture? There
'ou will find the temple Of God and
he Lamb and the uplifted thrones.
Ire you longing to get back to
.our loved ones who have ascended?
Phen it will be reunion. Are you .
lome body? Then it will be home.
Iere and there In this world you will
Ind some one Who now lives where
. was born. and three or four gen.
may have dwelt in the same
louse, bat most people have had sew
raj homes-the home Of childhood.
he hone tAey built or rented for
heir. early mnnhood, tie home Of
iper and more psosperous years.
sut all homes put together. precious
8 they are In remembrance or from
resent occupancy, cannot equal the
home in the house Of many
nansfons. No sickness will ever
ONE there, for Il h promised ''there
han he no more pain No parting