Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-30
THE AGED CHRISTIANS
HEAVENLY INHERITANCE
Morning Subject of Rev. DR.. Kaufman
at Methodist Church.

At Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday morning. Rev. DIR. NJ
s: Kaufman preached from the text,
tian's Heavenly Inheritance, saying:
Among the most charming words
that ever trenble on mortal tongue or
thrill in human heart are the words
Mother, Home and Heaven. The
memories of innocent childhood 1t
suggests love,-pure. rich, tender love.
1t is generally agreed that nothing on
earth so fittingly symboiizes divine
largely what Mother makes it. When
she is taken away the real light of
The home seems to have gone out. The
shadows come. And yet even a
grief shadowed home is the dearest
spot on earth.
How hearts would break and grope
In desolate despair were there moth
ing else beyond, Dear as Mother is
me gift of God, dearer than Mother,
more charming than home, and that
Is Heaven. What a gloomy world this
would be, with its pain and misery, it's
oartfngs and restitution were there no
Heaven above to let down its Joyous
beams into the darkness beneath And
20 pour its rich sofet music into the
harsh sounds which no often vex the
earthly ear! Our text presents the
bright side of the Judgment day, when
Gods entire attitude toward mankind
will be fully vindicated. Then will all
the assembled myriads unite in the
unquestioned verdict that He doeth
all things well. Then will there be
perfect satisfaction with His admins
tration of His moral government-the
assurance that God never made a mis-
take and never once failed to act I'M
der the promptings of infinite love.
What blissful ecstasy will then thrill
the souls of those who hear the ms.
ody of His voice when He shall say.
Come We blessed Of my Father. Come,
inherit. Take full possession of your
eternity of meaning in those weighted
words: 1.-The kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world"
All who inherit this kingdom will be
entitled to its vast accommodations.
1t is a kingdom of power. Yonder
will be granted US power to render
any service that may seen desirable.
The power of this kingdom will be
available to every subject and ease
of achievement will be one source of
Heavens bliss.
2. 1t is kingdom of prosperity, I'M
deviating, perpetual prosperity. Never
will there be heard the doleful cry of
hard times, men out of employment,
financial stringency. poverty and want.
The precious things so highly priced on
earth we may believe are only symbols
of richer treasures, unspeakably more
valuable than all material wealth. All
inspired descriptions of heaven indicate
its inexhaustible richness in all that
can contribute to fullness of life.
3. 1t is kingdom of peace. How
weary we become of earthly strife and
yet how difficult to avoid ii. Appar-
emily there seems to be no progress for
man here save through strain and
stress, storm and battle. But in heav-
en- all is harmony. Peace is there that
knows no measure"
4. 1t is a kingdom of pernanence.
It's possessions and treasures, it's peace
and joy will abide forever. Here ev-
erything in transitory- Death and de-
cay are written upon everything our
eyes behold. Not so up there. Per-
manence is. one of the most pleasing
characteristics of that kingdom. But
above al, Christ will be there. 1t is
His presence, His loving sway that
fills that kingdom with fragrance and
beauty and ceaseless harmonies. The
aged Christian need fear nothing. With
his hand in the Fathers hand, he will
be led safely until he hears the glad