South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-29
PLEADS WITH ALL
TO SEEK HERITAGE
The Rev. Goffeney DISGUISE:
Pain" in Discourse at
Evangelical Church.

Pain" was the subject OF a ser
mon preached BY Rev. ". Goney az
Zion Evangelical church Sunday
morning. The discourse was based
or the words OF Revelation, there
shall be no more pain"
Among the points touched upon
was. There will be no pain OF wear
mess in heaven. II has been
about "a hours since most Of you
have quit work" the pastor said.
but many feel as II they have not
had a day Of rest in weeks Your
+ head aches, your spirit fails. you
want rest. But be OF good cheer,
/ the day Of rest is coming. II will
not be necessary for YOU 70 plod
weary and footsore behind the plow
in the sweltering sun. No need 20
stand beside the throbbing, humming
machine from morning until night,
I day in, day out. No more calcula-
I ton until the brain is bewildered.
There shall be no more pain. The
I carpenters work is done. for the
mansions have all been erected. L
go to prepare a place for you says
Christ No need of the mason, for
the foundation has been laid. since
I Christ shed his atoning blood on
Calvary. No WEAKNESS. all is at
/ rest.
Further there shall be no pain
OF poverty in heaven. IT is hard
thing to be poor, when the clothes
are threadbare and no means
wherewith to purchase moro cloth
ing; when the -four barrel is empty
and no money for bread; when your
child is suffering from a insidious
/ disease and you are not in a posi-
\ ton 10 summon skilled medical aid
Poets have placed a halo Of glory
around poverty but you will find il
only in poetry. Reality makes us
wiser Poverty is hard. relentless
ana cruel. Nevertheless, Lazarus
awoke one day without his rags and
even so all the poor, who have plac-
/ ed their trust in Christ, shall some
day awaken no longer paupers.
| Gone is the dread Of the almshouse,
| for everyone is a prince; no more
rent TO pay, the mansions of heaven
are free. purchased with the atoning
blood of Christ; no clothes to buy
for each one is clothed in the gown
Of Immortality and Righteousness.
They shall hunger no more. neither
thirst any more; neither shall the
sun light on them nor any heat
Asks All to Seek Heritage.
Further, there shall be no pain
Of parting in heaven. All ties of
love and friendship which bind US
together must some day be severed.
Oh the agony of this separation. II
is terrible TO stand at the bedside of
your little one. fighting back death
with all the means at your disposal,
only TO see that all your efforts are
in vain, that the breath is coming
shorter and life is fleeing. 1t IS
hard, when you call upon God for
help and conjure the doctors to
save your child. only to behold that
OF your treasure is the inanimate
form Of clay.
"On every street. on every door
step, at every bedside there have
been parting scenes enacted. But
when once the portals Of heaven
have closed behind you. there shall
be no repetition Of such scenes. In
that land there shall be embraces
and haud-clasping, but not OF fare
we'll. only of fond recognition"
The closing words were an appeal
10 all TO devote every ounce Of
strength and energy, in the endeavor
to obtain this heritage which God
has prepared for all them that love
him.