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ton, wicked chuckle, in which there is no fun, that scorclies 

 like fire and nips like hoar frost, a chuckle that sarcasts its 

 hisses from lips of venom. 



I rather think there will be fun in heaven. There is a 

 pleasing sensation of merriment to me in the idea of being 

 freed from all temptation to evil and sin ; the very thought 

 sends up a fountain of joy swelling from the heart. I have 

 heard the extatic laugh of the happy Christian, as the soul 

 soared away from the sin-striken world, into the purer atmos- 

 phere of the holy heavens. 



There may be no fun in heaven, but I feel sure that there 

 is none in hell — none of the kind that I think I would like. 

 We get a little foretaste of sweet, innocent fun on this earth, 

 and I think there will be oceans of it above — rejoicing, prais- 

 ing, laughing — lots of fun, eternal, righteous fun. 



I think there is no evil on earth, except by the abuse or con- 

 nivance of man, that all things God allows on earth hath some 

 good purpose and benefit for man. Fire is good, but will 

 burn ; water is good, but will destroy; dynamite is good, but 

 hath the elements of death and destruction ; whiskey is good, 

 but will ruin ; the devil himself is good, to warn men to flee 

 from the wrath to come — to be not of him or like him ; sin is 

 good, to show the contrast from righteousness, that all sensible 

 men may be taught to make their choice between the two. 



Reform is a matter of grace, accomplished through reason 

 and conviction, and consequent upon love, teaching, prayer 

 and waiting. It is not of force or the bayonet ; to be grow- 

 ing and enduring, must become a principle. 



Teach the people to avoid all the dangerous elements in life, 

 to trust in God, the giver of all good, to laugh and be merry,, 

 and to love all innocent fun. 



