The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-04-27
| SUNDAY READING.
The Mothers Reward.

the expanse Of heaven, and watered the earth
with good shower saw little rivulet
start from the mountain, winding its way
through the valley and the meadow receiving
each tributary rill which it met in its course,
till it became mighty stream, bearing on its
bosom the merchandise Of many nations, and
the various productions of the adjacent coun-
Try. I saw little seed dropped into the
earth The dews descende and the sun rose
upon it: 1t started into life In a little while
it spread its branches and became shelter
from the heat, aand the fowls Of heave1
lodged in its branches
| saw little smiling boy stand BY the 81
Of his mother, and heard him repeat fro5
!. her lips one Of the sweet songs Of Zion
saw him kneel at her feet and pray that Jes ]
would bless his dear parents, the world
mankind and Keep him from temptation
In little time saw him with the books e.
the classics under his arm, walking alone bd H.
led in deep thought went into Sabbat1E
school and heard him saying to little goul
that surrounded him Suffer little children
70 come unto me. Long after went int
the sanctuary and heard him reasoning 'so1
righteousness temperance and judgment to
come | looked and saw that same mother
At whose feet III had knclt, and from whose
lips he learned TO lisp the name Of Immanucl
Her hair was whitened with the frosts Of
winter and on her cheek was many fllrrow
but mcekness sat Oh her brow. and heaven
bcamcd IN her dim eye, elistcnng with tear;
and thought | saw in that tear the moving
ct mothers heart, while she reverted to
the days gone by when this Roancrgcs was
first dawnng into life, hanging on her lips,
listening to the voice Of instruction. and in
curing, III childlike simplicity, the way to be
good And | said, This is the harvest of
mothers toll, these are the roodly sheaves
Of precious seed which probably was sown in
weeping. and your gray hairs shall not be
brought down with sorrow to the grave
but il the bower of rest you shall with de-
light remember him, who will arise and call
you blessed, and finally greet you where hope
IS swallowed up IN fruition, and prayer in
praise,
\ BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT Life bears us
on like i stream Of mighty river Our boat
At first gliacs down the narrow channel
through the playful murmuring Of the little
brook and the winding Of the grassy borders
The trees shed their blossoms over our Young
heads the flowers on the brink seem to offer
themselves to our young hands we are hap
py III hope, and grasp eagerly at the beauties
around rs but the stream hurrics on and
still our hands arc empty, Our course in
youth and manhood is along wilder and
deeper food, amid objects more striking and
magnificent We arc cninatcd at the NOV
ing picture Of enjoyment and industry ptssing
around us. are excited at some short-livcd
disappointment. The stream bears as on.
and our joys and griefs arc alike left behind
rs We may be shipwrccked we cannot be
delayed whether rough Or smooth. the river
hastens to his home, till the roar Of the ocean
Is III our ears, and the tossing Of waves is be-
meath our feet, and the land lessons from our
eyes, and the floods arc lifted up around u.
and we take our leave Of earth and its inhab-
ltants until Of our farther voyage there Is no
witness save the Infinite and Eternal.
WHEN THE CHILD Is prepared to submit %
authority-to acknowledge the supcriority 1f
It's parent--'o acknowledge his obligati06 %
render obedience to his wiil-thc parent ffelS
has the vantage ground, he can then culti1a6e
the heart, the affections OF that child. AiId
everything he does will then be received As -
act of kindness and condescension: while. on
the other hand, the child who has never
learned to submit takes whatever his parents
do for him as his right-his due and when
the parent withholds anything from him he
considers i wrong - be has right to view
the subject. II the parent has INDUCED it up
from infancy as the rule, instead Of teaching
him y eoyerp himself, and 10 yield to au-
thority Drinndo Haxt;ngs.
PRECIOUS Faith costs a great price
70 make it possible to man. II was only
through the unspeakable gift Of God that 4
is possible for sinful man to have confidence
in God
X secures priceless blessings It secures
the pardon Of sin II secnrcs..a heart in har-
mony with God. 1t secures strength TO Be-
laborers together with God II secures us
against every want. Trust in the Lord, con
fdence in His wisdom, His power, md His
love will secure everything that We need for
time and for eternity. Wen may faith b
called precious.
IDLESEss IS hard work for thoss Who ass
not nsed 70 il, and dun work ~ those vho
are Nothing Il ~ hard ~ II, = y, - ~e<ksn~