Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-06


Of the Nhols text Goa is not askhs
you to Gce0nplish the Impossible He
says. with my help you can win
souls for Christ." VIII you today
seek that help, Will you today con.
duer In that divine work. "He that
winnsth souls Is wise"
But want to draw your attention
to this text fer another reason. why
Is the word soul" written in the plu.
raj form! why did not King Solomon
say, "FIe that winneth q soul IA wise 7"
Because he knew how much WAS In.
volved in winning a single soul. For
each life Is like the link Of a chain.
Each one grips on to other links. When
you save one soul, you reach out to
save many souls which are directly or
Indirectly connected with that life.
And how far the influence Of that life
extends no one knows, and no one can
ever estimate this side Of heaven.
But there is another truth connected
with this subject. Who are to be my
companions in heaven? There is a per,
sistcnt voice within me assuring me
that am immortal. know it. feel
It. I also feel and know that am to
be A conscious individual. with the
same identity as have now, when I
shall enter that other world. am not
to be living creature. like the lily o.
the rose, which has no thinking power,
In that other world I shan live and
breathe and talk and associate with
other immortals Just AZ I am associat.
ing with men ana women on earth. I
am to be myself, sloriheh In heaven. I
am to have all my faculties. all the
loving capabilities OF my heart. But
in that other world shall he emanci.
pated from all weaknesses and mean.
nesses and sin. In other words. I shall
be, as Paul expressed it, changed int
the divine image. I shall be clothed
with 0rlty and truth and love and
gentleness, perfect as God ia perfect.
Souls Wen to Christ.
Now. il am to be my glorihcd self IN
heaven the question that interests me
is this: Who are to be my compa MON.
in that eternal world? Who are to live
with me in heaven as my dear one.
live with me on earth? We are to have
our loved ones and our nelshbors and
our friends. We are to associate with
certain immortal spirits who will he
our companions Who are those spir
its who will live closest to us! Why
for the most part they are to be the
immortal souls We have won e
Christ. They are to Ne the souls fol
whom we have prayed and agonizet
and with tear. Of JOY led to the mercy
seat There is no doubt about that. 4
is the most rational Thought. Can =
mother forget her own child Of thu
| flesh? Can n disciple Of Jesus Chris
forget his own child Of the spirit?
This suggests another overwhelming
thought. II We are going to associat'
through all eternity with those wht
have saved us and with those whom
we have saved, some OF us may have
awful regrets IL we find some place!
there not filled by those dear onei
whom we could have brought to Chris
II we had only tried. We are in closes
touch with husband brother. sister
wife. child, father and friend We lov'
them. and they love lis. But somehow
we have not holy, absorbing passion
to bring them to the cross and blnC
them there. We may go to churcl
once in awhile with them. We ma.
even say few good moral things Z
them. But have We ever gone to then
and said Brother. sister. loved one
will you not surrender your heart +
Christi" what are you going to d
when you reach heaven II that boy
that husband. that sister, never come
to live with you? You can take then
there II you will. o Christ. shall Their
be any vacant places in my nanslo
Of heaven, Am wise, Am wiz
ming souls for thee, An pleadiA
with my dear ones of earth so tina
they will live with mo in heaven?
Remember the words Of the prophc
who had so clear a vision Of the ~
turc. They that be wis. shall shine a
the brightness Of the armament an
they thst turn many to richtcou.ne.
as the stars for ever and ever"
copyright. 1905 by Loui. Klop.ch
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