St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-26
A True Story for Mothers.

The son of Il Christian mother Was
Wild and WAY ward. filling her heart with
many auNior> tuch"ding>. He chatcd
under restraint. and the chords of love
with which his mother sought 20 bind
him t" his home. seemed haI"l> "I iron.
In an evil huur hr resolved L" II \ from
his home and from his mothers tender.
luN ing care and to thIuw himself on the
world.
lit would hca relief" he said t" him
self. when lie had been tempted int"
wrong paths. mot To feel my mother :
sad. rrmoachiul glance burning int" mi.s
soul" He joined hiInsrll a> Il common
sailor to Il trading vessel just lca> ing
the port. and WAS borne from country to
country until hc reached India.
The world that looked 81 fair T." him
when the paths were all uHtI"d'lr.I. had
disappointed him. 1t WAS Il relief when
he had wandered trnm the right WAY g.
To- know that his mother Vas ignorant
ui his fall. it WAS lnmclImcS> iudr>clih-
able To feel HAT among thu>" about him
no one cared for linn. When plum%ilI% =
into sin. his reckless c"uII>, Wa> some
times checked 10y the Thought that his
mother. il she still lived. Wa> pray ing
for him.
vt length. wear! of the rclil> aud
tolls ul the sea. he returned home. His
mother received him a> one given her
from the dead. and 'tcr life hcramc :,
constant PRAYER tnr his future welfare.
The war which - recently shrurIdrd
our counlry in gloom Wa> just beginning
its work of irsolaIinu wien this Walt
/
he Snom Joined the ranks of his country
/ brave defenders. Molly he fought. and
many times there WIS huI 4 step he
tween him and death. He >huddcICd,
and almost unbiddrn. the wish lcapcu
/ up in his heart. 10 that WAS II tiui>
! tiau - But it would hc couardly. hc
! reasoned. to seek his peace with Cod
. hrcaIISc dangers we've ou every hIiiu.
! 50 he wrc>tlcd with his conviction. and
tried to smother tie still. small Voice
that would Whi>pe: tn his soul. moi HI til
standing his opposition.
Peace WAS III length restored T." I;tt
country. but the heart at the vIntlrTcl
waS not at rest. His life thus far hac
I been Il failure. and once again he utter
ed the exclamation. 80. the ag"niIinc
IuicSi II Il heart AT "nmiiy with God
/ But if Should hrcnnc Il Christian. h,
often said tu himself, might ! not fee
aS did the Apostle of old Necessity
i> laid upon III" : yea, woe L. unit" III" Il
/ preach not the Gospel. cannot d,
/ this"
But desiring to lc i'll some way usetu
To his fellow men. hy resolved Ia devote
! himself to the study of medicine. Al
/ the close of his course a. Il student %
medicine. God met him. aud said to
him, aS he had often before done 10y hi,
spirit. My sou. give me thine heart
/ This time he listened To the voice. an,
il grew stronger and more earnest, unit
| his determination WAS made.
A. ii phySirian lac WAS faithful. an,
though eminently useful, he waS nu
satisfied. God. he felt. WAS rallin" hin
To hr physician of souls. and to tl,
call he gave heed. He entered one o
ouI theological Summaries rs Il student
and when his course WAS completed Ii,
/ gave himself .ioNtully /" the work oi
winning souls.
/ And now another sacrifice was dc
mandcd. From Syria there came To him
! Il call to go and preach tn her hcnight".I
| children the Gospel. which had lifted
/ his own soul from natures darkness into
such marvellous light The call WAS heard
! and nbeycd, and pow among SNIia'>
band of noble workers there is no more
I devoted herald of the cross than this
! son, given, | doubt not, to this blessed