The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-12

ers TO our Fathers house--the con-
dition being personal soul redemption
by the atonement of Jesus. watch
comes from Cody repentance for sin
and loyalty TO the Saviour are at once
our Lord and Redeemer and Elder
Brother. Fathers house awakens
tender memories In our hearts Each
Of us has had a fathers house Well
do l remember my own fathers
house-of how free | felt in it--how
mother learned me to pray at her
knee Now ! lay me down to sleep
and snugged me away in the little
trundle bed, of how | thought father
could protect me against all the world,
He has gone to HIS long home and
the old homestead has been sold!
But am yet in my Heavenly Fathers
mouse. lighted by day with the great
light we call sun, and by night with
the silver moon riding her chariot in
the blue sky, and with TIE ceiling of
our rooms garnlshed with sparkling
stars and the walls adorned by ma
lures magnificent paintings and brio
a-brac! With Christ enthroned in this
beautiful Our Fathers house by ms
all. how grand 1t would be and what
sweet ccstatic music would food
the home
An Interesting Story.
"A weli-to-do man moved into a
new neighborhood and built him
magnificent house. Across the high
way. down In an humble valley was
cottage in which lived an orphan
boy and an aged aunt. There came
out Of the pretty house on the hill'
rosy-che eked- chestnut haired little
prince who met the little orphan on
the highway and they became friends,
but the poorly clad boy SHE'D at the
opportunities of his chum to visit
his fathers house. One day the or
phan wished the prince to go afshing
with him, and said, as often he had
said before, Go up TO your fathers
house and ask him IL you can't go
The manly little companion placed a
loving little arm around the neck OF
his chum and sweetly said, We are
the same as brothers--don't always
say to me your fathers house, but
say our fathers house and now let's
go together to our fathers house
and see him. After much persuasion
the timid. bare-footed. poorly clad
boy was persuaded to accompany his
friend. and upon arriving at the house
the little prince said. Father this is
Dick Jefferson who hasn't any father
or mother or money. but he's a good
boy and we feel like we are brothers,
and the other day he got hurt and
liked to have been killed to save me
from runaway horse. Won't you
please let us be brothers and we call
this our fathers housen Tears we'll
ed M In the ewes of the good man. and
the boys not only went 1oyfully Ash
ing together, but the incident resulted
in the little orphan boys being adopt
ed into the ia mily. and II was thence
forth our fathers house, Say. listen
to a prettier story than that, God 80
loved the world that He gave His
only begotten Son that whoever be-
lieveth In Him should not perish but
have everlasting life The Saviour
saw the homeless heartless. sinful
human family and flung His great
loving arms around its neck and ask
ed His Father to let Him pay the
awful price OF mankind's redemption
from sin so that His Fathers house
might become Our Fathers house OF
loving care and protection. and God
so loved and Jesus so loved and suf-
fered and died that as a result we
have the privilege OF spiritual home
Of Joy and peace here and mansions
in our Fathers house when this
earthly house of our tabernacle is
dissolved And the golden key to this
great Our Fathers house liz loving
loyalty to the Lord--forsaking of sin
and walking uprightly in the paths OF
peace and righteousness. Compliance
with the Divine Command. Son. give
Me thine heart results In the placing
in ones hand of the golden keys to
Our Fathers house.
"Bc of Good Cheer"
Are you weary and heavy laden
with a bunden of sin? Look up--'be
of good cheer,-get the key to Our
Fathers house and be refreshed by
His bounty! It's not matter of fit
ness
"'All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him
and that's all the feeling you need
wait for.
Are you already in the spiritual
Our Fathers house but weary with a
burden Of care and the journey seem
eth SO long? he OF good cheer-rest
cemeth in the morning in that eternal
Our Fathers house
" Where the wicked cease from
troubling
And the weary are at rest
In the blissful home of many mansions
which He went TO prepare shortly af-
ter His clarion call to courage-'Be
of good cheer"