each other's joys, not for a day or a year, but forever. " For God," says St. Paul, " shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow, but joy perennial, and happiness eternal." And all this in a land as lovely as a dream. Look up to heaven on a starry night and reflect, if the outer walls of God's city are so magnificent, what must be the splendor of the interior! Consider all this and you will say with the Psalmist: " Thy friends, O God, are made exceeding honorable." You will agree with St. Paul that " the sufferings of this life are not worthy to be compared to the glory to come."
Brethren, I would be to you, this morning, the hand pointing to the transfigured Saviour — to heaven. I would have that vision so fill you with hope and encouragement that you would exclaim: " Lord, it is good for us to be here " — that your thoughts would wander thither often— that you would ardently desire to abide there forever and act accordingly. And what, you ask, must I do to gain eternal life? " If you would enter into life," says Our Lord, " keep the commandments." How small the labor! How unspeakable the reward! In the Old Law, to keep the commandments was a difficult task, for man had no example to follow. God said to Abraham: " Walk thou before Me and be perfect and I will be your reward, exceeding great." But in the New Law, Christ leads the way, and only asks that each take up his cross and follow Him— only asks that each perform the ordinary duties of his state and
