Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22

together strange with them when you met.
Yet how differently we prepare for
heaven. Knowing not what hour our Lord
may come we go on buying ana seIlng,
dressing and playing, working for the Things
that perish, and often feeling that we have
no time for Bible study. You know how
some of you hestated at signing the Chris
tian Endeavor pledge lest you would find
1T irksome to be bound TO read the Bible
every day, and to always attend the meet
ings. Yet those are the ways TO prepare
for heaven. If our Father had not known
that without those helps would never be
ready He would not have been so insistent
that We should not neglect them. How can
you and l talk the heavenly language II
we have not used our tongues to speak II
while here? How can we speak Familiarity
to Jesus Christ when We meet Him In the
golden streets II we have not learned to
speak Familiarity to Him while here, and If
we have not learned to speak to others
about Him? Surely our tongues will blum
der and stumble as much over the heavenly
shibboleth as they would over French SEN
fences If we should go all untaught to
France and try to ask for what we needed.
Then there Is that question of clothes.
How much we would worry about 1t and
prepare garments II we were going back TO
our own land after long absence Sup
posing we had been away in the wilds of
some uncultured place, where everything
was primitive. We would fear that when
we got home we should be all out of the
fashion. Why is It we never fear to be out
of the fashion in heaven? The acceptable
garment in heaven is the white linen which
is the righteousness of the saints. Have
we many of these garments of Christ
righteousness laid aside to wear in heaven?
Shall we not find when we come to look
them over that all our righteousness is as
filthy rags?
There is one thing we all must learn be-
fore we arc fit for heaven, and that is to do
the will of God. Thy will be done on
earth as It Is in heaven" we pray, but have
we learned 10 do it? If not, how can we ex-
pect to enjoy heaven? We must learn to
do Christ's will here below.
The cities of this earth, though we are
often proud of our citizenship, are full Of
faults. and sometimes fall in more ways
than one. The city of God to which We be-
long has 'foundatlons Is 1t lack OF trust
that makes us unwilling to give UP this
earth and It's ways for our heavenly citt-
zenship? Abraham, mot knowing whittier
he went" went out at God command, fol-
lowed Gods lead In spite of other tempta-
tions. Let us trust Fathers promise
and be constantly mindful that We may
have opportunity to return.
Applied Truth.
A good many years ago in the state of
Connecticut there occurred an atmospheric
/ condition which caused a thick darkness
| 1t has been known ever since as the dark
day" People at that time were very super
| stitous. and word went out that the day Of
| Judgment was come. The colonial legisla-
| ture was sitting, and the cry came: The
| day of judgment has come. Let us go home
and get ready" But an old deacon of a
| church rose and said: Brethren, IL may be
| the day of judgment-I do not know The
| Lord may come, but when He comes l want
! him to find me at my post. doing my duty
| to the last minute. Mr. Speaker / move
! that the candles be brought in. and that we
| go on with the business of the colony" The
only kind of preparation for heaven that is
| worth while Is the preparation that makes
| one always ready for the coming of the
Lord.
young man was Boosting to his friend
| that he meant to make his fortune early
! In life. What then?' asked his friend.
| Then? Why, intend to marry and bring
| up my family in good position. And what
| them Then / suppose must de" And
| what then?" The young man did not re-
! ply
How to Help the Leader.
| Tell the story of the young officer who,
| having become converted and feeling that
| 1t would be hard to live a Christian life
1 in the army, came to his colonel and told
| him OF his determination TO leave it. ex-
planning the reason ..oh, religious, That's
| it, is it?'' said the colonel quite relieved
Pray don't let such q thing as that make