Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-20

l. An aged woman visited my study yesterday
stsrnon 10 tell mo the story OF her hearts agony
and to pst sympathy aud the help Of prayer. and
she said:
death Eddie was bad, but now he 10 worse"
"How old 10 her"
"Mors than twenty"
"Hs lives with your"
ayes; he supports me. aud keep the house"
"How did he act before his fathers DEATH"
40 he fell into bad company, and got to yiug
out at night. Anything that troubled his father
would strike right to his head. and shall not for
get one night when he had gone up to our room
before did. After had waited for Eddie u long
time, and was tired out when l came up stairs he
said, ma, is Eddie comsI" Aud l answered.
Haven't you gone to sleep yet, fatherr" trying
to turn away his thoughts. But he sa'd' "lsnt
Eddie Gomez"
guess" Then he asked, "Whst shall do fol
our Eddy; he is going to ruin fastI Aud I an
swered, '.Pa, don't you remember when we pravea
for son at the time OF the battle IN the w IL
derness. and he was sparedf God hasn't forgot
ten u.s.
"But the trouble struck to his heart and head.
and now he is dead. Aud the other day wicked
woman while drunk come to our house and called
for her Eddie and spoke Of another OF her victims
who was dying at the time. And cried, "Can i.
be that you have struck your fangs into my Ed
dies heart-O my Eddie !"
And in my study that aged Christian woman
sobbed out, while streams OF tears ran over her
cheeks II nave uftu dSsuTduCc BIhutcu III Iiliiy
times of praying. but can hear nothing from the
Lord when pray for Eddie"
One of the shadows cast by sin. One of the
walls wrung out by that inquisitor-general! One
Of the fast-ebbing m0ans of q heart On the rack,
whose timbors were fastened and whose cords
being drawn by the hands Of son! May the
widows God be ptiful!
H. Last night o young man OF but a few weeks
in the Christian life-and who, being sick a short
time, had been absent from the meetings-spoke
Of his Joy that many of his associates had been
lately converted, and that he saw them standing
~ witnesses for Jesus Looking at his happy,
noble faoe, aud sesing the tears IN his eyes, the
thought came OF the day, few weeks ago, when
his mother WAS congratulated on the turning OF
her son into the way OF the Lord. She had then
said, 10 no one can know how happy thu: makes
me. Ny prayer. 1t least, is assured. Ehjah IS q
new man Thank God thank Hod I" Elijah
was received into the church few Sabbaths ago
while his mother, quite aged, was present, and
tears told how glad she WIS.,
A We wept with the weeping. 30 We rejoced
with the rejoicing, and It seems ~ il the angels
also must do 30 in each case.
Here are two young men, having each an aRec
mother, surrounded alike with the privileges o
the Gospel and listening 70 the Same church bells
::s e4sss s:ssps s 4: -. 2, - =: :s
Ihssyyen. the other dssaias n p = assssa asfoF
whss hl.a.sa sp,sse.aisy yssag ssa b.
Of making tbs hSafe = sgsd Passses saAs TO
His salvation would renew sAe.s 1es.a; woul
make their face brighter, go 1lGSif step NOR
Hrm; would let vision Of the glory Of the Lsr
shine upon eyes already growing dim too fast.
SolemsA spsAks for the fathers when he cay
NY son. il thine heart BE- wise, my heart shs
rejoice. even mine. Yes. my rsins shall rejoi.
whsa thy lips speak right things."
He pleads in behalf Of mothsrs whom he eI
treats, "Dsspiss not thy mother whom she is oil
tuy The trath and sell 1t not, aud ahs that pa
thSe shall rejoice"
Arothers, hsaF the trembling voice that say
81 son. % wise, and make my heart gDad." r.
ms@bsr; too. that "As bird that wan ierel
from her nsst, 20 10 . man that wapdsrsth ire
bis placs." and our place IL at the feet of Lssss.
II pagsnta have oaas to glory 20 that cur Ii
oaAAot tell them here our con1esaion Of Chril
Asw wondas1ul wil b tAs 6rst 6nssting In hs
veal Heru or there, lst 9s thrill With the best
nsws ~ Asasts - thoss 10 Whom ~ owe o
lie CArississ Adseosts.