Milford chronicle., 1915-09-10
.hed in the First Baptist Church
;,ruon pfeuoli1ig fe,,.orring, by Rev. 7. c. Davis.
: WHERE 1lpIl IS HEAVEN?
,NrRoDUCTION.

lNIkUDuSAAS''
c15en Age. We feel instinct
The co., ~ better day is coming. The
reIy tna;s5 ;5eo e has gripped us and we are
t0plaII M ~ to make things better, in
D worAlnsi IN society and in the world.
he holLl9, .oroe ~, to see that the present
a NE nave i not to keep men out OF hell,
but % ;0fo h1 heaven. but to get heaven IN
pen NV Heaven is an internal eXper-
4 10 nell ueI has to do with the heart.
ence. iavs AVS myself am hell. " Our
Danite5 -o,,5gbt ST5 heaven down to the earth;
lord, DIg65 Il 6rst consider THE Argument
We snal',,di ..The Answer.
s1d se'SlCl SSlrCglument. There is heaven /;
The =, ,is 3 will admit this. There are
most o. u9 a,ops The Invisible, The Wis
three ne' j The Political, which may be
be. ai'G ,.1 or ecclesiastical. The In
alalsIl a!lIo Heaven is the spiritual, everlast- I'll
uslo,II ,Iore of blessedness, IN the ilte 10
ing p'"'4 Here we shall be free from ad-
come. e. and sufferings-the limitations
veTSllt'.,,e resent existence will not pre-
Of Ine Tben our future blessedness VIII
vail, he continuance of the real hap
/ involve Wv re-
plne0s9 and "a, of rest, how near thou art
~ i'i,1d i;,n1dgement seat of Jesus how
o, llior ~ he clouds that veil thee
Li9lll.,,,gb i9ln S- the riffs of cloudland SHINE
Inloff5, .i' rom this righteous crown. II Is
ray; IIT.;I In nm T" for him whose nope can
.alu ~ ba satisfied with less than the
ne.s, ''arce of the King. "-Stephen Iyng'
Jr. r..Tbora remaineth therefore a rest
r. tbe neople of God.
iOT T,n IlS visible Heaven. All the superior
Il oncompassing the globe OF the
res.I' and from 1.-THE great space be-
eaLlH ,'s and above us in which float the
ons One and the stars-the starry domt
,Iny Soye ms. The armament.
agTbe Tbe Political Heaven. Whenever the
Lne IF the prophetic vision is laid
sen sen is heaven. 1t symbolizes the rul-
!I. .us,o no,rer or government. las heaver
ilg sbe poS6 mode of the gods, so Italy is oi
. 'ns The Chinese Emperor IS th'
Alns9f of heaven. The Divine right Of
SON. son ~ is vestage of this idea. So tha
Aluss isaiah speaks of the new HEAVIER
ond tbe new earth (65:l4 ne means
aaw anu government, new Kingdom;
new sa. rssonIe - The Kingdom of HeayeI
nsg ~ tbp pCi reign of God on earth. 1t is tina
lsJi+ion in earth's career when the
CI,,Glt Christ Who was crucified, having riser
En,r2' S.on, tbe dead, and come back, vii
rsign as King of Kings: ,.,u
IsiEa THr "l ANSWER. Our Lord Says, "Th'
r;ngdom of God is within you. HeaYel
isin the midst of men. Ihls was VIVA ''-ni
onr Lord meant when He SAID, III In
KINGDOM of heaven is at hand. Ih'
Fins Rin had come and the subjects woul'
M n,"' nose who would bow to His will ant
,aote NO Him Lord and Master. The com
in+ ir,a', of lIesus was to the breath of fresl
n;s n;s in the torrid heat of summer-lt wa
tbe glint of sunshine that pierces tn
sfyoian ,tv darkness. His coming reviveI
~ drooning spirits of men and like tn
Jow and the rain does the parched vege
tation: He gave new life and that i
abundance. We must admit that a
Milton says: .,--.t, ,,u
aWIIors of spiritual beings walk the earth un
Rail, when 5er',, we wake and when we sleep.
Or as Longfellow says:
aH,,ds invisible spirits touch the strings
~ tbat mysterious instrument the SOUL
And play the prelude Of our fate.
These like the waves of the wireless
that come from the far distant shor
ind accordantnotes in the hearts OF men
sobeaven comes down the earth to gree!
and olorv crowns the mercy seat, "Ihl
is tbe realization of Glory in the highes
as there is peace on earth, because o