Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-11

tremendous consequences await your
action in this matter. Does not that
little one now 80 ar,less, 80 beautiful, %
bewildering 10 YOUR affections, seem to
vanish from you presence? And before
you rises that child's disembodied spirit
as it shall be after its young life OF vlr'
tue or crime shall have ended and the
judgment is Past and Eternity 10 Here.
DR.. Norman Mcleod was much im.
pressed by mechanic no came into his
study in great grief DR.. McClSod had
urged upon him the importance OF fami-
| " prayer. As the mechanic came in
that day he said: "Iou remember that
girl, sir; she was my only child. She
died suddenly this morning. She has
| gone, ! nupe. 10 God. Bat, II so, she
can tel him what now breaks my heart
that she never heard = prayer in her
| fathers house or from her fathers lips.
On, that she were with me but for one
day again"
Further-you need the religion Of
| Christ 10 comfort Won in home troubles.
| Little dill, rences arise in families that
must be settled. Questions arise about
the government of children. The father
has one iavcri,e and the mother ano:n.
er, and in the most quiet domestic cir
c.es there will be little differences 10 ec
discussed. The family is no place for
Tyranny or Arbitrary Decision.
There Is nothing that will SO soon soo.he
little and great misunderstanding a.
the spirit Of the gospel. Let father and
mother love God and there will I've spir.
il OF compromise AMI seli.sacrtice, and
forbearance and forgiveness that will
charm the household; no harsh words,
no asperitics Of disposition, no quick
and unkind retort. Christ will stand
in the midst and say: Husbands love
your wives and be- not bitter against
them. Wives reverdnce your husbands.
Chieren obey Your parents. Servants
be obedient T. your masters, and the
family will he as garden on a summer
morning. where the grass plot and the
flowers and the vines and the arhor oi
hon,ysuckle stand in the sunlight all
sparkling with dew.
But There Are Great Sorrows
that come upon the family. Very few
households have long stood without
feeling temporal misfortune. How
many ungodly households where Goi is
cursed for the incoming calamity, and
there is kicking against the hard allot.
ments. And there Is bitterness and
discomfort and shrinking back from
society because they cannot take as high
a place as they used to. And they fret
and scowl and worry themselves into the
grave. BIZ, in many Christian house
hold when financial trouble come the
family have u on Submissive and happy
They stopped gracefully. They sad:
This is al right. Perhaps my money
was an idol, or God wanted 10 make me
a better Christian, purifying me through
the fire.
But there arc Harder Things TO Bear
Sickness AMI death come; loved ones
sleep the last SLEEP; all your efforts to
save that child's lie failed; il must be
buried out oi your sight, the brightness
has gone uu, of the sky aud you. say:
Alas for this bitter day. How sorely
God has stricken me, shalt never
look up a.ain. O, God, cannot bear
itw But a voice NJ infinite tenderness
SAYS: "Hush, afflicted spirit, will
make thee strong, in thy troubles, my
grace i, sufficient. 1t is well with the
chili.'
When through tie I'cp waters call thee togo,
The rivers o! SORROW shall no. overflow;
For vii bc with tho Thy trblb.c,s - bless.
Aud sanctify 10th ti!y drcpcst distress
A mother who had lost her chill was
giving way 10 her grici. An older
mother said: "Whv give up? lslour
sorrow more than any other sprrJw?
have six empty pair OF little shoesand
You have only one.
Manv OF Won have ictt the
Need Of fRelIsion in Your Homo Troublrs
There are in scores 81 houses of my con
yregation pictures of the departed, and
things that are saved, 70, because they
are very wonderful III themselves, bar
because liuir han ~ that are now sull
Cncc touched them. cat Oi tins family
husband WAS carried; from this, a
wife; from that, father; from this, q
mother; from tnal, n bother, an thi,
sister. In other ol your homes,
trouble in tin" Will come. say thI.
not To- make Won forboilng or do that
most unwisr thing-taklng trouble by
the fnrelock bat that YOU may BE- pre-.
pared when il doe. come.
In z It'll" white there VIII u"
Parting in alt our Households.
We must all, one 10y one, be- carried
away. This Is 4 world Ol parting. w"
must be- sick. We must weep. w"
must saw farewell We must die. Bnt
there il q tIiumpi art straln 10 drown
these tremul"us accepts 0f human sor.
row, an anthem TO wh,ln the cIrg".
The heav, MS are iUl 0i ih" shout OF dr.
livcre capuvrs, and H. the grea', "de
field Of earthly SORROW s"wH ~ nav mad
tears, the reaper arg j are coming with
sharp, keen acythes TO harry st shcavcr.
Gods own Iromic .'aud"th su'c.
saints shall .u the cal endure,
Saic.y viii the shepherd keep
ThOsc he purchased tor hi. sheep.
Go home, my friends, who ar" not
children oi God, aad AK Has blessing
on the no1n.day meal and th!. night
erect your family alter.
Wait OF Until You Il come q Clr,s:.an,
but begin To- ,ay = recognize Christ ~
your household. r-mrmb ring that the
Bible in!ratps that Gpi will pour out
his Jury upon the families that cal not
upon his name. Gather your family
together. Read some chapter Of the
BIbe that will make Won strong. kneri
down and with ~ humble heart maze
your tirs' prsyer IN yOur household IL
may be broken petition ani only a
Crv Oi God mrrCiiu! 10 me q sinner
| but God vii s'oopani spirits vii listen
and angelsw,l shout" Behold heprlvs'
leave not th,s church without strong
resolve ;hIt you will 10 your duty.
Rear the Altar 10. Day.
and while You have a throne IN heaven
( tosjt upon you will praise God that this
hour Won were INSPIRED to yonr duty.
| Warn yaG are gone tine way oi all flesh.
/ your ct lren may through the lapse of
/ y ars 'O-.t almost everything about
/ Won. Bni 'or. Sabbath tsiligbt, forty
wears from nov. see the daughter oi
/ ,ol- family with the obi family Bib. on
her lap and reading 20 her chillren.
And with the Billie open before her she
| will stop and there vii bs yacan, look
and the starring OF tear, and the little
ones ullI iupI up and say:
Mother Waat Makes Ycu Cry''
"On. uo,hir.." she will say, "but | usa
,hinkii iha; this was the very same