Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-04-22

>/n\- BRAHAM and Lot
/. !. !. /. !. !. !. !.
SA%~SSsNR were both looking
/N IbM< for a q wel ny
4IlI lll,lIE place; n spot
-AftlH MtyA which they could
lNHIIhl llIlHIHl. call home. Abra-
IlllllAl kSIlg slst- ham had his eyes
IIhQ RllnIaIDEs focuse upon
lNI1 STEllS -s0 Heavenly things
llt.llMl lWEu so that ''he looked
= hlipc Al E" for city which
hath foundations.
- whose Builder ana
Maker is q % a."
lot, with his eyes fixed upon the fruit
ful plain below. saw that il could sat
isfy worldly ambitions, and so he
''chose him the plain of Jordan" and
went there to live. Abraham could
calmly, even cheerfully. see Lot take
the best of the land. for his eye of faith
beheld with undimmed vision the glis-
tening turrets and the golden pave
ments of that Celestial City, designed
by God and built upon the enduring
rock of His eternal purposes. 1t may
be that when Abraham went home and
told his wife of the bargain he had
made with his nephew Lot that she was
very much dssatis and scolded him
for his short-sighted folly. And it did
seem for few years as though Abra-
ham had made mistake, but during
the centuries which have rolled around
since then Sarah has had plenty of time
to change her mind, and ] imagine as
she walks with Abraham through the
rare gardens of the Celestial City,
sharing in the peace and joy and glory
Of that beautiful place. She wonders
how she ever could have let little
patch of ground down by the Jordan
make her unhappy and dissatisfied.
And Lot? Well. after his bargain with
Abraham. | suppose he used to run mp
and visit his uncle occasionally TO tell
him OF his great prosperity and his ac-
cumulating riches. He probably had
many n quiet little laugh with himself
over the easy way in which he had over
reached his uncle. and wondered good
many times how Abraham could be so
contented and so easily satisfied But
while Lot was gathering the worlds
gold in heaps, Abraham was laying up
treasure in Heaven. which he is enjoy
ing q this day: but Lot. poor. poverty
stricken soul that he was, got into
Heaven $50 as by fire" and every
blessed thing he had was burned up.
q ONfE one has beautifully told Of an
- imaginary but very probable scene
in Heaven. Two souls have passed
from earth and entered the pearly
gates of Heaven. Each seeks its man
,nI L., \ hac
ing for them i'm fulfillment of His prom
Use. The Master leads one, who has
been n gardener. and who has dwelt in
a little matched cottage in one obscure
corner of his employers lordly estate,
to splendid mansion placed in a good
" location and bids him enter. for this
j. his mansion which has been pre-
pared for him. The other soul. who.
while on earth. had lived in the man
sion on the place where the first soul
had toiled in obscurity. and was none
other than the mistress who had daily
given him his orders. was then taken
bv the Master E o humber part Of the
city where the houses were smaller.
and lower. and palmer. and pointing to
one which was the meauest Of all on
clamafion Of surprise and bitter dis
appointment bursts from her lips and
she cxclaims: "Surely. Lord. this place
cannot be intended for me have been
used la living in a mansion The stately
house which my former servant has
entered must be mine and this place
his FOR he has always lived in n rude.
mean cottage Of two rooms upon my
estate" But the Master with tender
tone and passionate look said
"Nav. dear soul. this is in truth your
mansion No mistake has been made.
7 have done the best I could with the
materials you gave Me. So little treas
urc did you lay mp IN Heaven while on
earth that ! was hard put 10 rear even
so small and unpretentious q dwelling.
But your humble and faithful servant.
whose good and kindly deeds and godIv
life we're the talk Of all in the commu-
nifty. laid up his treasure here with such
lavish hand that IL was necessary TO
enlarge the plans several times and
place minarets and turrcts all over the
splendid structure to use up all the ma
terial he provided Abraham Cooked
for a city which hath foundations.
whose Builder and Maker is God =" and
he undoubtedly secured ono Of the fin
est mansions in the city. Lot looked TO
the plain Of Jordan ard chose his dwell
ing place there. and he could count
himself fortunate that he even OBJ
tanned standing room in Heaven.
NNE ~ the problems Of this life is
~ that of choosing a dwelling place
We have 10 live somewhere. and house
hunting becomes the task Of nearly
every one some time during life. 4
few people never know what il Is to
move from one home 10 apotber