Editorial March 1, 1919 Issue

Heaven

Annie M. Knott

The word heaven appears in the Bible nearly five hundred times. It is indeed in the opening statement of Genesis, where we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Many have eagerly asked where heaven is, but those who think more deeply ask what heaven is. In Mrs. Heman's beautiful poem, "The Better Land," a child is supposed to say:—

Mother, O where is that radiant shore?
Shall we not seek it and weep no more?

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