Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-22
DIVIDING WITH THE DESERVING.
A Righteous Won of Christian Women and its In
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AT the close of the eighteeth century
farmers daughter left her home in
Yorkshire, Eng, TO 90 as servant in a
farmhouse. She had to fill the place at
once of kitchen-maid, house-maid. milk.
maid and cook. She MIXED six cows
IN the morning and in the evening,
and when she found leisure beyond these
services she occupied herself in spinning
wool. But with all that was lowly and
unpromising in this young woman's life
she had genuine piety. She had been
brought up with the Bible as her guide,
and with the pure and noble ideas which
belong to Christian education. In the
course OF time she WIS engaged to mar
ry Young weaver of Halifax, whose
name was John Crossley They married
at length, and settled down TO q life of
honest industry. Crossley was frugal
and thrifty. He got on well, laid by his
earnings, and at length was able TO rent
wool mill and dwelling house. When
the couple were about entering their
new quarters a holy purpose of conse-
Grafton took possession of his young wife.
On the day of entering the house she
rose at 4 O'Clock in the morning and
went into the dooryard. There, in the
early twilight, before entering the house
she knelt on the ground and gave her
life anew to God. She vowed most sol
EMMY In these words; IF the Lord
does bless me at this place, the poor
shall have share of it. :,
That grand act of conservation was
the germ of a life of marvellous nobility.
IL was the law of this home for many
years, while sons were born and grew
up under its ennobling influence. John
Crossley died leaving comfortable
property and a good name. The wild
ow lived on to old age, and would never
consent to her remove from her first
home to better one. The sons carried
on their fathers business, educated and
controlled by the spirit of the mother s
early VOW. One of the youngest sons
became Baronet and member of
Parliamentfor West Riding In mature
life he said: at is to this vow, made
and kept with so much fidelity, that
attribute the great success of my father
in business. My mother was always
looking how she could best keep her
VOW
The Crossleys grew rich and great.
The sons of the kitchen-maid became
owners of mills which covered acres of
ground These structures rose, story
above story, in solid masses. The work
people were increased to the number of
1000 and 5000. The good old mother
became alarmed, and said that such
large operations were dangerous, and
That large crash would come. The sons
answered; mo; we are well insured
Honor the Lord with thy substance,
and with the first fruits of all thine in
crease; SO shall thy barns be filled with
plenty. This is our policy of insur-
ancen
In 1858 one of these sons was in Amer
lea. On seeing Il fine landscape at sun
set the glory of the scene entered his
heart, and he asked himself. "What
shall | render unto the Lord?n The
answer to this question was the pur-
chase of land for a peoples park, after
his return home, at n cost of $50, 600
The park was given to the town of Hal
flax. At length two spacious aims
houses were built and endowed by two
of these brothers. Then came row of
workmen's dwelling houses, then an or
phanage, and besides these any number
of less conspicuous charities. -NelO
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