Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04
NICHOLSON DESCRIBES
HEAVEN AT MEETING FOR
MOTHERS AND SHUT-NS
Evangelist Tells Darby Taber-
nacle Audience the Saved
Will Know Their Friends
After Death
FLOWERS FOR INVAL1DS

Evangelist Nicholson this afternoon
painted a word-picture of Heaven In
stirring sermon in the Darby tabernacle.
He was preaching at a special service for
mothers and shut-ins. and several hundred
aged men and women were taken to the
temple in automobiles. A. ]. Kelerman,
Mr.. Nicholson's assistant. had charge of
the arrangements, and with many resi-
dents of Darby and surrounding towns,
was kept busy providing accommodations
for all who desired to attend
Many eyes were dimmed with tears as
Mr.. Nicholson told the audience that
heaven was a place in which they would
recognize their dear ones who had lived
as Christians. Each person who attended
wore carnations. Those whose mothers
were living wore red ones and those
whose mothers were dead wore white. At
the close of the service these flowers were
distributed among the invalids and unfor.
tunates who are confined to homes or In
stitutions
A twilight service for young women will
be held this evening under the direction
Of Miss Josephine Colt. It Is the first of
series to be held each Saturday evening.
Luncheon will be served
In his sermon this afternoon Mr. Mich
olson said
"All we know about Heaven Is derived
from the Bible. There are many who
deny the fact of hell. but who most
This is not reasonable for we have the
very same authority for both. To deny
the one is to deny the other.
There is one thing that is true; all
that Is best and most precious here Is
the most plentiful there. The hearts of
all are filled with love. The songs are
all glad and the streets are all gold.
How rare such things are here Still,
there is much in Gods word that can
thrill and cheer hearts. Let us consider
some of the things told us about heaven.
The Bible describes heaven as n place.
In my Fathers house are many man
sions' we read in the Gospel of st. John.
Heaven is not state but n place AS
real a place as any place we know of on
this earth. Where 1t is we cannot tell,
but the Bible always speaks of 1t as
being up
"It is place of brightness. They have
no need of the sun or of candle there.
The Lord is the light of the place. They
have never had night there.
HAPPINESS FOUND THERE.
"1t is also a place of happiness. There
is nothing gloomy or sad in that land.
They never know envy or jealousy
hatred or malice or wars there. These
are the things that curse our lives and
land here. We shall dwell in the happl-
ness of eternal and perfect love.
at Is a place of consciousness he con-
tinued. 80 many are prepleXed and
wonder whether they will know their loved
ones who have gone before. What sort
of place would it be, If we did not rec
ognize each other? What makes any
place dear to us? Is it not the presence
of loved ones there? If we will not know
each other we will not know the Lord
Jesus"
Last night was High School Night" at
the tabernacle, and hundreds of boys and
girls from the Darby and LansCowne
High Schools attended in bodies, and
made the big building ring with their songs
and cheers. Many of them hit the
trail" and Mr.. Nicholson said that the
meeting was one of the most successful
he has ever held. The singing under the
direction of Prof ]. r. Hemmlnger, could
be heard far from the tabernacle, all the
children joining in the revival hymns