Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-12-23
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what with going uptown with her
mother, and the anticipation the morrow,
Faith was IN an ecetacy uf enjoyment Be-
fore going to bed that night, however, her
| pleasure took more solid turn. do you
| think, MOTHER she said, that Mr.. Morgan
is going to try to be good now, have told
him how good father became before he
died l don't think he has been tipsy
! since that day.
| Il think not, replied her mother. sAnd
| do hope that he will try to be good. We
shall see as time goes on
The next day they went over the way TO
dinner, and spent very pleasant afternoon
there. Both Faith and her mother rather
marvelied that no Intoxicating drink was
brought Oh the table at dinner; and not
even at desert was there anything of the
sort.
After quietly pcclng an orange for Faith,
Mr. Morgan looked up with mostcned
eyes, and said, Il suppose you knew, Mrs.
Harley, that God spoke to me by your little
girl few days agoY A pause, and then
he continued 1 have tried To give heed
to that voice and during the last day or
two have had conflict with myself, and
with old habits, greater then can tell you.
But, please God, | am going to keep OH
struggling. | took the first step in new
and happy direction when | transacted u
little business with Miss Faith, the other
morning, ut your door. | went home and
to bed, to be out Of the way of temptation
while felt so weak physically, as well as
morally. Aud / got moral strength Tor
something better, if you will before / got
physical strength for rs l read over that
chapter which Faith and had been talk
ing about, came to those two verses, the
siXthand seventh OF Isaiah the 55th, and
Il
such hope us | had never felt before and
this hope infused such life and strength in-
to me that | at last venturpd to think that
the former things might really pass away,
and that all things might become new, and
| think so now, Mrs. Harley, after more
reflection. What Il mercy that it is never
too late to begin to do right Though my
head is grown grey, and though | have
spent years and health and wealth in q
sinful wretch course, yet have the assur-
ancc that it is not too late | have indeed
been, AS beast before God : still. He
has sent NE a most gracious message of
mercy
Faith looked up and said earnestly, And
will you always =
Yes, indeed, l trust So he replied,
with equal earncstncss.
Il hope you WILL, responded Faith, hear
tily-a hope, | may tell you, which was
not disappointed for as the months rolled
by they found Mr. Morgan still doing
honest battle with self, and ever victorious
through the strength OF the. Mighty Helper.
Faith rather wondered that Mr.. Morgan
should always address her as little child =
he had quite left oil calling her Faith. She
expressed her surprise to her mother, by
saying, It's a wonder he calls me little
child 80, mother. I'm not 50 little. Mrs.
Morgan says I'm q rather big girl for my
age
II may be, dear, that he docs so in re-
mcmbrancc Of that Christmas event. said
her mother. lie is sure to have some rea-
son OF his own for giving you that title
1t was to keep fresh the memory Of that
day on which II child had been instrumcn-
tai. through the Providence Of God, in
leading him and his wife from that dark
and horrible road Of intcmpeIancc to the
pathway that leads on to life, light, and u
glorious Immortality.