The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-02-19
dren with high and holy love. And now,

dren with high and holy love. And now,.
let me give you picture that strongly con-
trasts with this.-Not far from Mrs. Eldridge,
resides lady who is remarkable for her
devotion to the church, and,I am compelled
to say want of charity towards all who
happen to differ with. here more particu-
larly if the difference involves .hurchInatter
1t was after shutdown still being in the (
neighborhood, embraced the opportunt. 4
Of making a call. On ringing the bell, l
heard Immediately clatter OF the feet down ,
the. stars. and along the passage, ACCOM-
panied by chhdren's voices, loud and ,bols
ferrous. 1t was sometime before the doOI
was opened, for each of the tour children,
wishing to perform the Office, each resisted
the others attempts to admit the visitor. An
cry Explanations, rude outcries, i'll names, |
and struggles FOR the advantage continue :,
until the cook, attracted at the scene of con-
tentioE, and, after jirking the children SO
roughly as to set the two youngest crying
swung it open and entered. On entering
asked for the mother of these Children"
| "She is..'t at home," said the cook. u
ashes gone to church," said the oldest Of
the children. sa ca t'a'e.i@et "a
81 wish she'd stay at home," remarked the
cook in very disrespectiul way and with
manner that showed her to be much fret
ted in her mind. "It's Mary's day out, and
she knows / cant DO anything, with the chill
dren. Such children | never saw! They
don't mind word you say, and quarrel so
among Themselves, that it makes me sick TO
h ear them" ,-
'"At this moment headless doll struck
against the side of my neck. It had been
thrown by.one child at another, missing her
aim, she gave me the benefit of her evil
intention. At this cook lost. all patience,
and Selling the offending little one, boxed
her soundly, before could interfere. The
language used by that child, as she escaped
from the cooks hands, was shocking, it
made my flesh ere p!'' hs411faEi
"Did Understand you to say that your
mother had gone to church!" / asked OF
the eldest child. .a. ! ..ia s4.a,- ea.iai
Eyes manu." W is answered. ashes been
every day this week. There's aaprotracted
meeting ,...,..f-,.. ,....,.i
, "Give me that book" screamed child
at this moment Glancing across the room
saw two Of the little ones contending fol-
, possession Ola large family Bible, which Law
q Euupen smilI table. Bef re ! could reach
lth m, for started forward from an impulse
, Of the moment, the table was thrown over
the marble top roken, aud the cover
, torn from The sacred VOLUME" 7l g01.
! The face of Mss ndrews became il.
!. stantly of deep crimson. Not seeming to
!, notice this, her friend continued. "9'a
"As the table fell, It cam within aninch Of
. Striking another child ON the head, who hat
q seated himself on the floor. Had il cone so
: fractured skull, perhaps instart death
q would have been the Consequence aaa
}. Mrs. Andrews cought her breath, IN
j grew very pale. The other continued. .a
:. "In the midst of the confusion that followed
e the father came home" - i..ig 81 f.-.....s
, "W here is,your mother!" he asked Of on
of the children. 80 ... -.
% .sGoue to church, was replied. =. -
"Oh dearr'I can hear his voice now, wit
IS its es-of .haifeTdrnI. tel nv wife i
/, rs al wrorg. That her best service to Go
:. is to bring up her children in the lave O
n what is good aud true in flial obedience, an,
h fra,erna affection. But it. avsils not
: "A nd now, Mrs. Andrews continued, thu
g lady, tin the least appearing 20 no tice III,
v distress of her over pious fiitEd, whom she
h d placed upon the rack, 'When Coo
n comes to make up Lis jewels, and says te
g Mrs. Eldridge, and also to this mother whe
d thought more OF church going than of her
S precious little ones, where are the children
: | gave you! which do you think will b.
(. most likely to say, Here they not one
Ellis lostp' saa hai 20 f., e.slade .-ia
s "Have not clearly shown you that even
! chur, h -goin may be perverted into an evil
2 That piery may attain an lnordinate grow h
e while charity is dead at the root. Spiritual
nrlue; vain conceit of superior goo N IS.
! because of the observance of certain forms
and ceremonies, is the error into which too
! many deyont, felgi, nists fall. But God
5 sees not man sAeth. He looks into the
/, heart, and judges his creatures by the motives
that rule them" ,esa..l- ls,.- &c. l.ss stc75
And, as she said this, sh, arose., the silent
and rebuked Mrs Andrews, whose own pic
: ture had been drawn. following her down to
the gay drawing rooms. q s..'3 f'.'' a.,
i Many purer heart than that Of the humble
Pharisee beat there beneath the bosoms of
happy maidens, even though their feet were
rising and falling in time to witching melo-
dies. -ss =. -,
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