Cañon City record., 1907-10-03

forgotten by those who heard the soul
stirring words of the great evangelist
on the sublime theme so dear to the
hearts of the children of men.
Splendid interest was shown through
the entire service. The singing was
enthusiastic and full of inspiration.
The audience listened intently as the
speaker painted in beautiful language
the picture Of the Christians eternal
home. There were tears in many eyes
and the whole audience was visibly
affected. Three young persons came
forward when the invitation was given
and publicly confessed their faith In
Christ, accepting him as their Savior.
Heaven, Where and What Is It?'
"In my Fathers house are many man
sions, if it were not so would have
told you. l go to prepare place for
you, that where 1 am there ye may
be Also" We are not to consider the
genealogical derivation of the term
heaven, nor study its meaning in
bible literature, but we are to study
heart with quick susceptibil!ties to
all that is pure and beautiful, This
old name, as old as humanity, co-exis-
tent with eternity, this beautiful name
heaven, what is it and where is it?
1t requires a poet rather than critic
to understand the word. Human
speech is altogether inadequate to ex-
press it's beauties, its pleasures, its
joys, its exquisite delights.
Human pictures are incompetent
even to show the beautiful sky, the
clear landscape, the glorious sun, the
star studded vault of heaven. II this
be so how much more inadequate
would human speech and human pic
lures be to a description of the glory
land beyond the ephermeal things of
this world
Is heaven a reality? Certainly. 1t
is as much a reality as hell, and as
hell is the state of the perverted faith
less and abandoned soul, so Is heaven
the place of the righteous soul, the
soul in harmony with God. man
carries heaven in his soul, in his life
in his heart, in his experience. Those
splendid bible pictures of golden
streets and palaces, radiant precious
stones garnishing the walls of the pa
laces of those who inhabit the great
land and tell us that it is the abode
of the blessed, are al ltrue and show
that the place is prepared. A place
made ready foor those who desire
through the grace of God to enter
Heaven is where Christ is, where God
is, where virtue reigns, where love
wields the sceptre."
Thus the evangelist discoursed and
declared that death has no alchemy
that can change memory, that can
transmute recognition. 1t is my firm
and abiding conviction that we shall
know each other in heaven.
The Sunday evening service will
be held in the rink, as the church will
not hold all those who want to at
tend Arrangements will be made to
seat large number of people.
During the first week OF the cam
paign fourteen have been added to the
congregation. At the close Of the ser
mon last night four persons came
forward, one to confess faith in the
Christ and three to be received by
letter into the fellowship of the con-
gregation.
The baptismal service was beautiful
and impressive. DR.. Breeder dis
missed the audience and said that 1t
would be no breach of courtesy for
any who did not desire to witness the
service to depart, but no one desired
to go. The baptistry was beautifully
decorated with flowers and ferns and
potted plants around the front side
and presented a most sacred and sug-
gestive scene, as one after another the
seven candidates were buried beneath
the water by Rev. Hunley, while the
evangelist quoted appropriate scrip
lures and the chorus following with
verses o fthe hymn 20 Happy Day."
Enthusiasm was at the flood tide
Sunday morning at the First Christian
church when a packed house heard
DR.. H. A. Breeden preach on "The
Psalm" AS he gave his own
mastery Interpretation of this price
less jem Of Holy Scripture which has
the pages Of the Bible and
comforted the souls of Gods children
in all ages, as his voice in its strength
and pathos and tenderness rose and
fell upon the hushed audience like the
rolling tide Of the sea, tears were seen
In many eyes Of both old and young
THAT Is the way our saviour must
have spoken" remarked a doctor at
the close OF the service.
And when the invitation was extend
ed and the audience arose and united
in singing, right down through the
crowd ten persons made their way to
the front OF this number three came
with letters from churches elsewhere
and seven made their first stand for
Christ. 1t was a touching scene as
these converts stood one by one and
pledged their faith in Jesus Christ.
In the afternoon at $3.50 the church