Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-08

rem in the creation. and we. His breth-
rem I'm the redemption OF the cross.
know that we are dear 90 God. for
God SO loved the world that He gave
His only begotten son 10 die for ms.
have to travel a good deaf ia my
work. as you know. Very often wake
early in the morning. and lift thu Gun
tain OF my sleeping car that l may
see where we are and what the pros
poets are. Sometimes il is clouded.
sometimes II is clear. There are pools
in the bitches beside the tracks. or
perhaps we are running alongside the
lake and l look at the lake ana out
there l can see things mirrored. IL
has been a great pleasure 10 me some
times 10 pick ont the stars. Why there
Is Orion and there is Sirius. there is
the big clipper and there is Jupiter and
there Is Venus. the morning star. and
there is Mars. l didn't have 10 look
up. l looked down and saw e reelected.
And then I would see the round orb
90 the morn and l could see what
phase OF the moon was on 10y looking
down as I could hy looking above.
Then I have seen the wind set the
CLASSY surface into waves. and 10 would
Doe only belts of broken licht That is
The way it is in human society. We
are looking down upon the world which
reflects human Weaknesses. human sin.
human passions There isn't a CLASSY
place % reflect the glory 90 Christ in.
There are an kinds OF passions az work
and the best shat we can SEQ is the
runic0 surface OF humanity. but | see
bars of li-ht that are ON the surface,
then. when I looS up I see the glorious
Christ
Now finally. the glory Of God i'm the
rlcc OF Jesus Christ IS revealed not
only as a revelation. not only FOR inn
~piratiou. bat fOr reward How full
the New Testament is of tli> idea that
the sight of Jesus Christ shall he the
reward or the saint and the old TcStn-
wcnt too. MY eyes shall see the
King in IT lis beauty" we shall Doe sat
iSfcd whom we wake in His likeness"
we shall see Him and know Him as
He u.s." How many more passages does
your memory bring mp ont ot your
religious education that teach this doc
triuct
We who aro heve this morning. II
WE hoicvc iu GOD wee shall NOT only see
those who have gone before. who have
been in our homes. but the great ann
hifiou OF devoted soul viii be graft
ncd-wc shall SEQ GOO.
BicSsel are the pure in heart FOR
they shall sop Goi. According to the
. measure OF our inward purity 90 we
seem to Sec Goi here. when we shall.
ly thc washing OF regeneration and
# tho renewal of our hearts and the
>auctihcation of our spirit. until we
clu say the Lord hath made me whitcr
+ than snow. we walk with Him. our
hand lis 70 His hand and our head is
ou His bosom. He carries as when
we are weak. as % shepherd carries The
lamb. lie hell~ our disease. He com
F forts us iu our ~utrow>. He is Boo ouI
homes whom we arc There. iu our shops
f when t,c are There. iu The streets when
We are walking. on the sea when We
are sailing
We shall see Christ. not in His hu
/ initiation. but Bon His cNahatiOn. MOI
a~ babe in THE manager. hut as kius
90 the universe. uoc as humhicd Doe
/ fore PLATE. bat a~ ruiin- an thing'
and judging an things.
believe in heaven because believe
I 'u God do NOT SNOW where 30 is.
think that ann convinced shat 10 SIS
condition rather than place. This ID
shown hy rhc parable ~ Dives an'
I Lazarus. one iu paradise and one ID
I bell yet they could talk across th
gulf That must have been mora
rather than physical Eut / DO no
| know that if God is everywhere. ml
soul shall sosr through space and fn'
. Him everywlere IL may hc tha
heaven iS cvc~vw here. ais God is every
whore go tlc deyout soul.