The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-18

robe of righteousness. All heaVel
stands ready to make merr", 10 re
ioice over our return. We do net e
back to become servants in an. ser
vile sense. We become servants onl!
to do His will, but we become aise
/ the sons of God.
Behold" says John. What man
ner of love the Father hath bestowed
upon rs. that we should be called the
sons of God. Beloved, now are we
the sons of God. and it doth not YET
appear what we shall be, but we
know that when he shall appear, we
shall see Him as He Is.
THE elder son." said Mr.. Gilman
had many good traits of character
He had tenderness toward dissipation,
and he staid at home and helped
take care of his father, but he Is an
illustration of the fact that no per
son is so good in this world but thal
he or she may make mistake. l ne
elder son. when he came in from the
field and heard the merry making
and learned that his brother had
come. and that his father had kilieu
the fatted calf in honor OF the prodl-
gals return, thereupon gre"
angry about it all. made big mis-
take. He made a mistake in suppos-
ineg the fatted calf had been SLAIN III
honor of the younger son alone. IL
was n little affair which the father
had got up TO express his own feel-
ings in the matter. The fatted caiI
was killed for the elder ana the
Younger son. for himself, for the
whole family, and not only for the
whole family. but Tor his friends ana
neighbors. as well. he wanted every
body to rejoice with him because MS
lost son had been restored 10 him
once more. The elder san was full
of good works. but he didn't have
any love: he had a great many eN-
emplarv traits of character, but ne
didn't have Christ in his heart and
because he didn't have Christ III his
heart he didn't have any loYe-he
was inconsiderate. selfish and nnduly
sensitive.
4 love TO think that the elder son
found the way. That he became rec
onciled to his brother; that that home
became a perfect home, an ideal
home. where there was no sin, no dis
cord. no more going away. The last
DAYS of that father became DAYS OF
perfect peace. The children were all
gathered in. That is a great home
where the children are all gathered
in-none rowing somewhere in the
world. An old mother lay dying,
and her mind wandered and In her
mind wanderings. her solieitude was
for the children. who had long since
passed away. jamie, she said, 10
the old man BY her side, are the
children all in Are they all in2'
Yes. said the old man, as he put his
withered hand on her tired brow
they're all in, they're all in.
THE perfect earthly home IS typ
zeal of the heavenly home No sin.
No discord. No wanderers. All are
gathered in. The story is related of
little boy. who heard for the first
time about heaven. They told him
that heaven was a beautiful city be
yond the skies, more beautiful than
any earthly city. A city of spires and
domes. and magnificent buildings
where the streets were paved with
gold. And there was no sorrow
there, no pain or tears. Neither was
there any death. Everybody lived for
ever and ever. and everybody was
happy all the time. And the little
boy said it sounded we'll, but they
were all strangers up there, and he'd
much prefer to remain here, where he
knew somebody-his playmate who
lived next door: his little sister: his
mother and father. And one day his
playmate was taken sick and died
and they told him that he had gone
to heaven. and then heaven became
a place where his playmate lived. and
he used TO wonder if he didn't get
lonely away up there In that big city
all by himself and the boy wished
that he might go and play with him
awhile. And one day his little sister
fell i'll. and she. too. was carried to
the grave. and they told the boy that