Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-07

The following was taken from
The Des Moines Capital, Lafe
Young's paper, and we give it a
place in our paper for its beauty
and commend it to our readers.
Heaven.
"And there shall be no night
there"
Where is Heaven? What is
Heaven? Is Heaven a reality
or a mere creation of the imag-
ination which shall fade as soon
as mortal eyes are closed in the
the endless sleep? These are
queries which men have been
asking for ages and to which
varied answers are constantly
being made.
In his vision On the Isle of
Patmos st John was permitted
to see something of the realm
which lies just beyond the vail
ey of the shadow. His marvel
ous picture is accepted by bibli-
cal scholars as the best possible
clue to the realities of the after
life. AS Paul declared that eye
had not seen nor ear heard we
are justified in concluding that
even St. John must have real
lied the inadequency of lam
guage in describing the glories
to him alone revealed.
1t is not necessary that men
and women know the exact ma
ture of Heaven as it may be
disclosed to them in the life be-
yond. The sole concern of the
individual is the conduct of
the life that now is. Respons-
ibility begins and ends here.
The Master urged this doc
trine upon his earthly fol-
lowers. In rare moments
he touched vgon things be-
yond the stars, but his para
theme was service. .The
kingdom of heaven is within
you," he told them and as they
accepted his teachings and be
gan to make practical applica-
tion of the golden rule of life
they began to understand what
he meant. Their hearts glowed
with pew light. They became
reconciled to the hardest toll.
"All things work together for
good" became a sweet philoso-
ply.
Heaven is the goal hoped or
by every rational being. 1t is
as natural to look forward to a
time the tired soul shall know
perfect peace and rest as it is
for the night-watch to expect
the coming Of the dawn.
"And there shall be no night
there" The inspired writer
knew that Heaven ard darknes S
we're incompatible. The absence
of evil influence mems soul illu-
mination. Thus it is that the
Christian pilgrim, nearing the
end of his journey, so often dis
Germs the light which shines on
neither sea or land when those
about his couch may note only
the darkness and gloom which
is caused by the presence of the
Grim Messenger.
The Christian church is the
institution which was ordained
by the Nazarine to point the
way of man to Heaven. 1t mat
ters not that it may have frail-
ties or may have made mistakes.
1t is the beacon light which
points the way to the eternal
hills. A poet. whose name we
do not recall, has left a beauti-
full picture of what appeared to
his own ecstatic vision in the
following lines:
"There is a land mine eyes hath
seen,
In.visions of enraptured thought
So bright that all which spreads
between
Is with it's radiant giories
frought.
A land upon whose blissful shore
There falls no shadow, rests
no stain,
Where those who meet shall
part no more
And those long parted meet
again.
Its skies are not like earthly
skies,
With varying hues of shade
and light,
1t hath no need of suns to shine.
10 dissipate the gloom Of night
There sweeps no desolating