The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
The Herald's Sunday Sermon

love shall be squandsred uponsnofh-
lngless In the land 81 fmmor4 Atty.
We are TO grow rot bniy IN rfece.
but In knowledge. in this world.
which indicates. 10 be sure. that our
knowledge will be made more per-
feet in the future Heavenly hcme. :
IL does not seem reasonable thAt &c
We we vii pc more ignorant in HesssGl q
IL We are TO be endowed with resA-- :
son here. amid SURROUNDING unfsvof-
able 20 real mental growth, sure
~ we VIII be even more Intelligent
in that land free sfrem. all those
things which go TO break down our
strength OF mind.
Therefore. II stands TO reason thai
we shah know our loved ones ovef ss1'
mere on the happy. golden shore. y :.
and press to our bosom those swhots, -
we have loved long since and lost -
3 Let Aus' turn our attention TO thss ?
teaehlnss Of Divine Revelation-The -
Holy Scriptures. - = re
This alone should settle this question =
with every true Christian, even tllougf, as.
All else would fail to convince
The Scriptures say that The sudef- {.
tngs OF the present time are NOT ao'
worthy to be compared with The glory e
tnat snan be revealed in us.". This
glory snail be revealed. II shall be a
seer; and of course. IL stands 70 reR.
son mat IL shall be understood. eer Z
feter said. Blessed be the Coo and 50
atner OF our Lord Jesus Christ wfiicsS ~ :
according TO His abundant mercy ham 2
begotten us again unto lively hope %
py the res Trection Of Jesus Christ , -
from the dead. TO an inheritance fn-f2 ;
eorruptible, undefled. and that fadeth o's'i
not away. reserved In Heaven for you I. %
who are kept by the power OF Cor -
tnrough faith unto salvation ready to =
be revealed at the last time" = isio.
In the Old Testament: : So & sA.A !.
Jacob said. II am 60 be sathered to 70
my people" OF Abraham ft was saiar ee
be gave up the ghost. and died, i'm -,
good oid age. and wascgathered, 10 n
God told Moses to sGetythe, ,.,p 4o.,s.
Mount Nebo and die. and be gatheneaS,Dr
The Psalmist David believed In reet Z
osnInon OF loved ones in Heaven. as
ne testified on the death Of hls iittTe
son. He said: "He cannot return "a
me. but ] shall 20 10 him" To ssy,~.
that the psalmist did not mean thar
ne should know his sou. when he werss -, !;
70 MIN Is begging the whUle questfoFSf
We would not treat any other que-t ? :
ton so unfairly. But bncause IL hss'e-si
reference TO divine things, and 70 tHsrs.s
future existence Of man sUTne rieo .J.. 2sto
think II smart TO peeloud the yT.ola :lis
subject with dismal doubts and fore
In the New Testazneh: p,e ana 'suta4 -
cient and satisfactory evidences Of 'tna, I'D
recognition of loved ones in Heaven =
Jesus said to His disciples: Lett -
not your heart be troubled, 1 20 to=s.4
prepare place for you, and II I go
70 prepare place for you, VIII I's
come again. and receive you unto nsy-S. :
SER. that where / am there you msy---t !
In referring TO the Joys OF Heaven 80
He said: Many shall come from the AZ
East and from the West and sha1T -
sit down with Abraham. Isaac ands .
Jacob, in the Kingdom Of Heaveni.r
Here. the doctrine OF recognition tnrt
Heaven is distinctly acknowIedged.'s z srrs'
The scene which took place on the
mountain. at the Transhguration. 'fsS
full OF positive Instruction; and.e--
when doubts may arise, a prayerfu - !,
reading OF that beautiful story fsfTs
most comforting TO the heart whie,Sr
longs for a touch Of the vanished
hand, and for the sound OF the yoice =
! that is still" e.
There are many happy thoughts -
growing out Of this delightful Sutt-a =
1 1ect The minister shall see his
flock, they shall see him. the parent ,sss
/ shall see his child, the child swiII1
know It's parents. the wife shall
know her husband. and the husband
/, the wife.
At this time. when so many brave -
soldiers, sailors. Marines and others y3ir
are being hurled into eternity, u tsSs-t
comforting to loved ones to know "a
4 that there is a better world, To,>..
which We will go. where wars willis S
be unknown. and where all shaik.-
know and love again. ~
Let us cling to our simple faith. -
and our longing hope. unt1 ourt-
faith is lost in sight: and our hop- % !
in full fruition dies" .------ nss-
! Now, we see through glass
darkly. but then. face to face. Nov, a
We know in part; but then we sbslIC
know even as also we are known"
''Oh! how sweet it will be
In that beautiful land. ...-.
So free from all sorrow and
pain.
With songs on our lips
And with harps in our hands %
To meet one snOther again" "a :