The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-04-05
twIittcn for the CARBON ADVOCATE
"MY GRANDMOTHER"

How should we spend our evenings, were
it not for grandmother? She can bestow
cood advice; she can relate to us scenes Of
by-gone times.
But to come nearer home, let us proceed.
My grandmother one night had lost her
spectaclcs, and two or three of us undertook
to find thcm but, after looking for some
time to no purpose, we gave up the search,
aud Grandmother at last found them on the
top Of her own head! We all had hearty
laugh in which she ns heartily joined, and
she then began to talk to us on the advan-
tage. when anything was lost, Of looking in
the proper place and she proceeded:
"Oncc | remember of setting certain
person to seeking fora piece Of money which
| had lost He pulled about the chairs aud
tables, maknga great bustIe still he did
not find it for me, though he said he had
looked everywhere, aud SO he had-evary-
where but in the right place, and that was
his own wdistcoat pocket, for there l un-
dcrstood it was all the time.
"Mauy years was looking for peace, and
found 1t not; and the only reason that
did not find It was that did not look for it
in the right place; il had doubt not that
| should have found it. First | thought
tlat money would assurcdly give 1t to me.
Bat it was quite the contrary. Well, |
thought, il riches will not do il, will seek
Al hts., IL r., 4
termination was to make friends, for ]
thought they would increase my JOYS, and
solace me in my sorrows. Alas | soon
found one friend was called away; a second
quarrelcd with mo, and became my enemy,
and third diedj SO | saw plainly 1t was
folly to depend ON friends for peace, and
that most certainly must have looked in
the wrong place to find it.
'So seeing that had all along sought for
peace, everywhere but in the right place, |
sought it where it Is always to be found-in
the Gospel of our Rcdeemer, which tells us
That Jesus Christ came into the world to
save sinners had before been instructed
that | was a sinner, but now | was taught
to feel 1.-THE Holy Spirit, gave me that
Peace which the world giveth not, and can
not take away, Be assured, if with sinceri.
ty you seek in the same place, you will
also find it; for lie that scckcth fndcth,
aud to him that knocketh, it shall be
opened
You must remember that did not look
for my spcctacIes before found that had
lost them; and so in like manner NJ one
Will seek for anything until he feels tn.
want Of it.
My dear children, you will not seek
peace until you have known sorrow. If
you want peace, you may look for it every
way; and in every place in vain, unless
you seek from the Lord Jesus Christ seek ii
thus it your earliest days, and as your
grandmother is talking to you, so surely
you shall find it,"
Kind Providence be blessed for such a
grandmother Perhaps before long, dear
grandmother will close her eyes in death
but shall never forget her counscls. Per-
haps before long she will depart to her home
up yonder-in the heavens; but | will
with the aid Of God seek things in the right
place. Yea, she is nigh four score years old;
and her time of departure is near ut hand,
for which her heart is longing. Longing to
meet her friends gone before, aud especi
ally one lricnd-Jesus! With him to share
all eternity, to walk the streets OF gold. To
sing the songs OF the redeemed in glory. To
be arraycd in white, with palms IN her
hand and to praise Him eternally. "IIe
loved us and washed US from all our sins in
His own blood"