Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-20

children, i immedlately uouot tnelr
moral and Christian character. But
when the grace OF God comes upon q
child, how unspeakably attractive.
When Samuel begins to pray, and when
Timothy begins to read the Scriptures,
and Joseph shows himself invulnerable
to temptation, how beautiful the scene!
I know that parents sometimes get
nervous when
Children Become Pious,
because they have the idea that good
children always die. The strange ques-
tions about God and. eternity and the
dead excite apprehension in the
parental mind rather than congratula-
ton. Indeed, there are some children
that seem marked for heaveT. This
world is too poor q garden for them to
bloom in. The hues of heaven are in
the petals. There is something about
their forehead that makes you think
that the hand Of Christ has been on IT,
saying: "Let this one come to me, and
let it come TO me soon." While that one
tarried in the house, you felt there was
an angel in the room, and you thought
that every sickness would be the last;
and when, finally, the winds OF death
did scatter the leaves, you were
no more surprised than to see a star
come out above the cloud on dark
night; for you had often said to your
companion: "My dear, We shall never
raise that child" But / scout the idea
that good children always die. Samuel,
the pious boy, became Samuel, great
prophet. Christian Timothy became a
minister of Ephesus. Young Daniel.
consecrated to God, became prime min
ister OF al. the realm; and there are in
hundreds OF the schools and families OF
this country to LAY children who love
God and keep his commandments, and
who are to be foremost among the Chris
tians and philanthropists and reformers
OF the next half century. The grace oil
God never kills any one. A child will be
mere apt to grow up with religion than 1t
will be apt to grow up without II.
Length OF days. is promised to the right
eous. The religion OF Christ does not
cramp the chest or curve the spine or
weaken the nerves. The religion oil
Christ throws over the life OF child a
supernal beauty. "Her ways are ways
of pleasantneSs and all her paths are
peace"
/ pass on to consider the
Susceptibility of Childhood.
Mem pride themselves on their un-
changeability. They will make an elab-
crate argument to prove that they think
now Just as they did twenty years ago.
1t is charged TO frailty OF fraui If man
changes his sentiments in politics or in
religion. 1t is this determination OF
sou! that so often drives back the good
spell from mans heart. 1t is so hard
to make avarics charitable, and fraud
honest and pride humble and scepticism
Christian. The sword of Gods truth
seems TO glance OFF from these mailed
warriors, and the helmet seems battle
proof against Gods battle-axe. But
childhood, how susceptible to example
and TO instruction; you are not surpris-
ed at the record: "Abraham begat
Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob" for when
religion starts IN family it is apt to go
all through. Jezsbel, the murderess,
you are not surprised to find her son,
Jehorum, attempting assassination. Oh,
what responsibility upon the parent
and the te ,cher. The musician touches
the keys, and the response OF the keys
is away of amid the pipes and the
chords, and you wonder at the distance
between the key and the chords. Aud
so it is i'm life; you touch child, the
results will come back from manhood or
old age, telling just the tune played,
whether the dirge OF great sorrow or
the anthem OF great JOY. The word
the Sabbath School teacher uttered this
afternoon will be echoed back from ever
lasting ages, of light or dar kness.
The home of the schoCs and the
republic or the despotism, the barbarism
or the civilization, the upbuilding OF an
empire or the overthrowing OF 1t. High.
er than Parliament or Congress are the
school and the family, and the sound OF
a childs foot may mean more than the
tramp OF host. What, then, are you
doing for the purpose OF bringing your
children into the kingdom OF GodP Ii
they are so susceptible, and il this Is the
very best time to act upon their eternal
interests, what are you doing by way OF
right impulsion? There were some har-
yesters i'm the fields OF Scotland one hot
day and Hannah Lemond was helping
them gather the hay. She laid her babe
under a tree. While she was busy IN
the field there was flutter OF wings i'll
the air, and golden eagle clutched tn
swaddling band OF the babe and flew
away to the mountain eyrie. All the
harvesters and Hannah Lemond started
for the cliffs. Getting there, who dared
to mount the cliff? No human loot had
ever trod it. There we're sailors there
who had gone up the mast in the day OF
the terrible tempest; but they did not
dare risk it. Hannah Lemond sat there
for while and then looked up and saw
the eagle in the eyrie, and taen SHE
leaped to her feet and started up where
no human foot had ever trod, crag above
crag, catching hold OF this root or that
root, until she reached the eyre and
caught her babe, the eagle
Sweeping in Fierceness
all around about her. Fasten'n, the
c clild to her back she started for her
trends and for her home. Oh! what
dizzy descent. Sliding from this crag 70
that crag, catching by that vine and by
tnat ROOT, COullnR uo"h iute'V' oh' 'u'
ther, the mos. dangerous pass, where
she found goat and some kids. "Now
III follow the goat, the goat will know
Just which is the safest way down." ana
she was led by the animal down to the
plain. When she got there al the people
cried, Thank God thank God" her
strength not giving way un'i the rescue
was effected, and they cried, Stand
back, now. Give her air." U, il wo-
man will do that for the physical life OF
her child, what will you do for the eternal
life of your boy and your girl. Lei it not
be told in the great day OF eternity that
Hannah Lemond put forth more exer.
ton for the saving OF the physical life OF
her child than you, o. parent, have
ever put forth for the eternal life of your
little one, God help you.
pass on to consider the
Power Which Child Yields
over the parental heart. We often talk
about the influence OF parents upon
children. j, never hear snytbing said
about the Influence OF ch!iuren upon
their parents. You 90 TO school tothem.
You no more educate them than they
educate you. With their little hands