The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-11-07
My Father Holds thc Rope.

IVY falHCT f1O|0S Inc Rope.
y traveller in Scotland Observed some
cAoic and rare plants growing on The
odge ota prccipcc. lie could no; roach
,hcn. but onorrJltoa iittlc lli2hllu,l hoy
, handsome prcs,,i Il lc woul, consent
'ohc lowered 10 the spot hy aropr around
his waist. The hoy hcsitate,l llcl0olcd
at thc money, and thought of al tlat il
would purchase for lis parcnts were
poor. ana their lomc had lew oflhr com
forts Of life hut tI.en, rs he glanced 1t
'hc terrible prrcpirc. he slluddcicd ;,nd
'rcw Lack. ri length his cyc bright,
"ncd. and hc said. VIII, decision. Will
go. if ny father Viii hold The rolr"
SO Il rope wns procured, and after fast
oning il nlrnly around the hoy'S waist. Ills
father lowered linn OYER tie side Of Tho
rock Thouglhc was swinging OYER such
z deep ahvss that if lie lcll he Would be
dashed 10 ollivccs, the boys check did not
ralr or his ip CULVER with fear for he felt
S,rcNiat Ills fahcrwould take care of him.
lie licked the flowers. and tllon his
father drew him safely up again, to re-
ccivc tie promised reward.
'l'hus no onr need fear any danger who
Is sure that God his heavenly Fatlcr,
holds the rope, or is taking care Of him.
The missionaries Who go,o ;vil tlc llea-
thcn about Jesus of;rnpaS throu4llnanv
dangers but thcy are not afraid because
they know tla, t!a;r i>,'v' ''~'Na ,..>
rope. They Will be safe 50 long as he
wants ;lom TO labor for lin and when
ticir Work is done, lie will take thon up
n ,c mansions which are provdyl !or
:hcul III tloir F";hcrs House.
Wh,n little chil,lren are aNaid, TICK
lnust rcncm>cr lla, their Fathers hand
l.oIls uAvtspc, andNotlIing canlnrn them
W!!Ic N.oN a,V III his care.
q little hoy WAS heard crying III his bed
onc nA!t. Ills mother went to linn 20 ask
him Nhat lllc matter was. :" 9. mamma !!
| don't like 70 be alone in the dark, was
his reply.
That little 10y forgot that God was
holding thcropc, and that he could take
care Of him inst rs well in The night rs in
,hc day tor thc darkness and Tie ligl.i
arc both alike TO linn
\ little girl, Who was ycly timid, cspc-
cially III q Thunderstorm, said TO her
teacher one day:
Once last summer, wlrn ihc thunder
WAS vciy loud and The lightning VERY
:harp. was lrightcncd ior was all
alone in my ybnd; but remembered What
you had told mo about Goa taking care OF
inc, 50 ! PRAYED 10 him, and then ] i'rlt rs
it nc were close ~ INC. and woul,,n't lei
ANYTHING l.ui ne. And ! didn't iccl
nirYill ;luy moro. but went to sleep.
since thcn. a!WHys pray Mlcn mi
:rgl,cicd. mrd God takes al ica
away.''
iIappy chilu She had learned 10 trust
Il. God rs her Father; 50 she did not feel
AFRAID, because he held The rope.
y little brother and sister wcn, out
orcc 10 gather llackbcyrics. On their
way tary AatI 10 cross 4 railroad track.
\ lley looked up and DOM, 10 he sure
l' lio train WAS coming. they saw some
CHING lying across the track. They ran
up 70 it, and found il was a large tree
Which had been blown down. 1t might
throw the train OF Tie track, and many
lives would he in danger. They could
>lot lit it, and there was no time TO call
any One Tie only thing they could do
was TO tly and stop The train. 50 thcv
ran along The track Until it came in sight
and then shouted and swiing THEN arms
and ha,s. The engineer saw them. and
anpposing from their excited manner,
that something was wrong, stopped the
train just in time 10 prevent Il scrous ac-
cidcnt.
il was rather dangc,ous--was it not?
for those children TO run so near hat en-