The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-04-24

Lot, with his eyes fixed upon the fruit
full plain below, saw that it could sat
isfy worldly ambitions, and SO ne
"chose him the plain of Jordan ano
went there to live. Abraham coulo
calmly, even cheerfully, see Lot take
the best of the land, for his eye OF falth
beheld with undimmed vision the CHS
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 anu
told his wife of the bargain he mao
made with his nephew Lot that she was
very much dissatisfied and scolded MIN
for his short-sighted folly. And 1t olo
seem for few years as though Aora-
ham had made a mistake, but during
the centuries which have rolled around
since then Sarah has had plenty OF time
to change her mind, and l 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 NIUE
patch of ground down by the JORDAN
make her unhappy and dissatisfied.
And Lot? Well, after his bargain Win
Abraham. suppose he used to run up
and visit his uncle occasionally TO tell
him of his great prosperity and his ac-
cumulating riches. He probably had
many a quiet little laugh with himself
over the easv way in which he had over
reached his uncle, and wondered gooo
many times how Abraham could be so
contented and so easily satisfied. But
while Lot was gathering the Worlo
gold in heaps. Abraham was laying up
treasure in Heaven. which he is enjoy
ing TO 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
~ ONE one has beautifully told of an
- imaginary but very proba bic scene
in Heaven. Two souls have passed
from earth and entered the pearly
gates of Heaven. Each seeks its man
sion which the Lord has been prepar-
ing for them in fulfillment of His prom
Use. The Master leads one, who has
been a gardener, and who has dwelt in
little matched cottage in one obscure
corner of his employers lordly estate,
to a splendid mansion placed in a good
ly location and bids him enter, for this
is 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
H. <y,sI
given him his orders, was then taken
by the Master to a humber part of the
city where the houses were smaller,
and lower, and ptniner, and pointing to
one which was the meanest of all on
the street, He bids her enter. An eX-
clamation of surprise and bitter dis
appointment bursts from her lips and
she exclaims: Surely, Lord. this place
cannot be intended for me. Ihave been
used to 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 a rude,
mean cottage of two rooms upon my
estate" But the Master, with tender
tone and compassionate look. said:
"Nay. dear soul. this is in truth your
mansion. No mistake has been made.
I have done the best 1 could with the
materials you gave Me. So little treas
ure did you lay up in Heaven while on
earth that was hard put to rear even
so small and unpretentious dwelling.
But your humble and faithful servant,
whose coed and kindly deeds and godly
life were the talk of all in the commu-
nifty. laid up his treasure here with such
lavish hand that it was necessary to
enlarge the plans several times and
place minarets and turrets 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 one of the fin
est mansions in the city. Lot looked to
the plain of Jordan aud chose his dwell
ing place there, and he could count
himself fortunate that he even OBJ
tanned standing room in Heaven.
Jane Of the problems of this life is
~ that Of choosing a dwelling place
We have to live somewhere, and house
hunting becomes the task Of nearly
every one some time during life. A
few people never know what it is to
move from one home to another. A
great many move but seldom. while
multitudes move yearly or biennially.
Some people move. if is said, because it
Is cheaper than paying rent; others
move to get out of their own dirt and
because it is the easiest way to house
clean; others move from habit and be-
cause OF the restless spirit which