Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Woo on, with odor wooing me,

For Gods ose-thought that blooms in thee
VIII bloom forevermore!''
In that city of God We are told there
shall be fruit to suit all tastes continually
and even the leaves Of the trees shall
bear medicine for the healing of the ma
tons. Think of the city wherein may come
Russians and japanese, ruler and serf. and
have all differences healedl Think of a
place where it is possible to gather from
the shade of the street leaves which shall
heal the hurt feelings Of two church mem
bers two neighbors who have quarreled
all their lives upon this earth!
There shall be no more curse" Then
we shall be able to really love one an
other as God has loved us. Is not this,
after all, a removal of the curse in that we
shall see eye to eye? No more cursei
Think OF It'll When no man shall make in
toxicating liquor to drag his brother down
to destruction, losing his manhood and
most often his soul; when no woman shall
Cypress her sister that she may be more
richly clothed than another; when no soul
or company of souls shall plot together to
get a monopoly of heavens gold and prec-
ious stones, nor sell the pure water of the
river of life for the gain of some trust;
where each shall love the other, because
they are children of one Father.
Lucy Larcom says:
'In shutting none out of our sympathy,
in the Willingness to help all and to be
helped by all, we are beginning, like chill
dren, to climb the foothills that lead US up
ward to Immortality; we already breathe
joyfully the air OF the unseen kingdom.
1t is folly for us to think that we shall
be at home in heaven. IL we find It's air
too pure for our breathing here. The self
absorbed, unsympathetic, the unloving have
lost their way and are on the downward
path. No light Of the eternal life Is re-
fected from their faces. But when, at last,
we shall have cast aside the worn-out rags
of our selfshness, and, turning our eyes
and our feet upward, are clothed upon and
winged with love, on the heavenly heights,
who shall guess to what new meaning SYM
pathy, comradeship and helpfulness may
grow? These are the things which II hath
not entered into the heart of man to con-
ceive. Yes, service is the law of the heav-
emily life, and heartily entering into it, we
enter into the joy-the joy of our Lord . = .
We are not left In doubt. His servants
shall serve Him. IS foretold concerning the
glorified inhabitants of the holy city And
how can they serve Him so well as by
helping their brethren and His? His name
shall be in their foreheads.' His name is
The Savior and they who bear His name
are to be saviors and helpers also .
AS it is in heaven, may It now begin
to be on earthl o soul. be faithful in thy
few things, and He will make thee ruler
over many thingsi Enter thou into the Joy
of thy Lordr "
An aged Christian resting by the road
side from heavy burden he had been
carrying on warm, sultry day, was asked
by an acquaintance how he reconciled the
goodness of God with the fact that the
a life of luxury, while many Christians were
! poor and had to labor hard for a mere
| existence He called attention to a haugh-
| ty man who rode by In luxurious car
rage, man well known to be wicked In
| all his ways, and pointed the contrast be-
| tween the wealthy rider and his moor,
| weary friend. But with great earnestness
| the old Christian replied, st is true, my
| friend, that many wicked people have a
| luxurious, easy time on earth. while many
| Christians are poor and have to suffer
| much, but couple heaven with 1t! couple
| heaven with 1t, and them"
How to Help the Leader.
Tell the story of the dying Scotch boy
| who said he was not afraid to die because
II ken Jesus, and Jesus kens me- and
| bring out the thought that the city OF
God is the city of our citizenship, and IL
| we are In true harmony with Christ, in
| short, know Jesus" we shall be but going
home when we die.
Parallel Passages. xxxiii IL IA:
| Exodus, xx:22: II Corinthians. vi: Hebrews,
xi:10,16: Psalms, xlvi:4; Hebrews, xii:22
| Hebrews, xiii:14; Revolutions, xxi.I0, IL, "a,
! %; Isaiah. xxxiii;1T. 20, n; Isaiah, xxxv:1o
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeayor Hymn
| nal-6S. n, 50. 80. 1G7. 204, 2S2.
1t would be pleasant to have the city de-