New-York tribune., 1920-03-08
Books

We are inclined this afternoon 60 IT,
gard our fectitude without enthusiasm.
"'Ths Heavenly Home; What It IL.
Where It Is and Who Will Bs In It,"
by DR.. John Roach straton, makes US
wish we had led moro evil life. "The
trst fact about heaven" he writes,
(which will make it familiar to us is
that Il viii BE- . city" We had hoped
for = restricted and much improved
suburb.
Nor arc We swayed from our regrets
whom DR.. Strston continues;
"Bus think, my friends, what heaven
will bel Stand yonder with mo
below the Arch Of. Triumph on Fifth
Avenue and let US give play to our i'm
aginations. Instead Of that graceful
arch being composed Of mans poor
plaster, which 10 already cracking and
falling In decay, think Of II ~ carved
from ono perfect opal or one giant
diamond. fairly stabbing the eyes with
tho dazzling beauty Of million rays
Of light. And beyond IL, reaching far
and away, see the svenue, not with the
cold dfsb stones that We know but
paved with pure gold. 90 rare and fine
that It shines like transparent glass.
And there beside that matchtess high
WY SEQ trees with many eolored
flowers. each bearing the fruits Of life
and the leaves that are for the healing
Of tho nations, and to tho right and
left Of these. as far as our wondering
syes can sss, behold mansions Of glory.
bui!t Of opals and sapphires, and rubiss,
and psarl+ planned BY the skill Of
omntpotsnt wisdom and executed by
tho powes Of . divine aschsteoti Add
to that little glimpse which the imagi-
nation gives . thousandfeld Increase
in beauty and sweetness and lot tho city
stretch out and out, With its tsweled
walls 1900 miles in each direction. and
it, exquisite bsautiss piled plain On
plain and street above street, SOARING
up 1900 miles toward the eternal blue.
Try with your poor finite minds 70
think Of that and 60 dream Of it and
You Will begin to catch some faint. far.
OFT sugsestion Of the place that God
Almighty Is preparing for them who
love Himi"
1t sounds . little gaudy to Us, doctor.
Don't you think perhaps that a. q re-
ward of specisl merit some Of M mieht
DO allowed to stay on here in New
York; Evsn II ws never rot = ch.nee
to SEQ heaven we might ut least run
oown to coney Island, which seems to
nave been laid out along somewhat
similar specifications, although a litt,.
moro intimate.
Our notion Of heaven 10 place where
ono ats sll dsy long thinking Of thine,
40 doesn't want to do and then not
doing them.
In my Bohemian Days" Harry Fur
moss, the famous English cartoonl.t "a
lases that upon one occasion Sir Henrv
Irving was dssirsus OF PROCURING !.
horse for = forthcoming production.
a msn and white horse appeared At
the stage door In answer TO the actor,a
inauiraes. and the following conyexs.-
ton took place:
NY good man. 10 this horse doc,le p
"Lor' bless you, Sir Tnry. II. =.
quiet ~ . lamb"
And aecustomed.1 4 hear, to tho stage.
"Yss, sir, it's the very 'orse as =.
been such success in Mr.. Trees great
production at his grand theatre"
"Ah. quite 20, quits 70. Mr.. Tree
found It good actor, ehf"
Il should think . aid. Why, whom
NJ. Tree WAS 'aranguing the audience
why this 'ers 'horss yswned, It did"
Tho horse got the part
Thsvs rsad," writes s. Niles Boutsn.