Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-02
WEEEIING w. va MoNDAYMORNING. February p 1886.

character as is In the smallest JOINT OF me
little finger Of her left hand. Yet though
the world is six thousand years old, this il
the frst apothesis of the maidenhood,
though in that group Of those who have de-
clined marriage that they might execute q
special mission, were Anna Ross and
Msrearet Breckenridge and Mary Shelton
and Anna Etheri6gs and Georgi ina VIII
let's, the angels Of the battle fields OF Esr c.ir
Oaks and Blaekburn's Fords and Chancel
lorsville and Coopei's hospital, and
though single life has been honored BY the
fact that the three grandest men Of the
Bible, John and Paul and Christ were
celibaies. Let the ungrateful world
sneer at the maiden aunt but God has a
throne in heaven already furnished for
her ascent, and in the vase that STANDS on
the side Of that throne are two jewels, the
one large as the Koh-i-noor Of London
tower, and the other ike the largest dia-
mond Of Golconds, the one cut BY the lap
idary of the palace, with the words: "lnss-
much as ye did it to father and the other
cut with the words: "Inasmuch as ye did 1t
To Mother"
While we see all around Us outrageous
behavior toward aged parents, and we have
set forth in the Bible the uu6ial demeanor
of Micah, the Ephraimite, who stole HOO
sheckles from his mother, and Absaloms
unnatural schemirg to dethrone David, his
father, history is sglow with many stories OF
filial fidelity. Epaminondas, the warrior, found
his greatest Joy in entertaining his parents
By the recital of his victories. Look there
at Eneas flying FROM burning Troy his
old father Anchises, on his shoulder. Death
was the penalty inflicted BY the Athenians
upon un6ial conduct, See young
Ruth escortipg across the wilder.
ness, venerable Naomi. See John
Lawrence burnt at the stake in Colchester
while lis children encouraged him, crying:
Lord, strengthen thy servant and keep thy
promisem Christ, while yet suspended in
excruciation provides for the old age OF his
mother. "Over the Hill to the Poor
House" is the exquisite ballad by Will
Carleton, who had talked with an old woman
turned off by her prosperous sons, but am
glad that in my text it is over the hills to a
palace. 81 will 90 and see him before |
die" resolved Jacob, ard in little while
the decrepit shepherd is treading the tessei-
ated corridors Of an emperor.
For the most of you the old folks have
made their last visit 10 your house or soon
will make it, and | am wondering ii they
will ever visit you at the Kings Palace. l
bope so. All the provision has been made
for YOUR arrival at the shining habitation OF
the King. But" you say, Il am yet in
the Dit Of sim" So was Joseph once in a
pit. But" you say, 81 am in prison Of
uiqui,y." So was Joseph once in prison
Eut. YOU say, 81 had grown up without
n o,l,yrs care" So had Joseph been de,
MED maternal attentions. But you say,
! an. nc, in the land of my nativity" So
WIS .Ipseph far away from home. but,
YOU say ~ have been exasperated 6y be;
travail Did not Joseph's brothers sell
him to a passing Ishmaelitish caravan But
God brought him to emblazoned residence,
and if you will trust in Christ Jesus you all
will be
Oh, what day that will be when the old
folks come from the neighboring mansion
70 see YOU amid the alabaster pillars Of the
throne room and find you living with the
King. They are coming up the steps and
the epauletted guards OF the palace rush IN
and say: "Your father has come; your
mother has come and when you meet
them under the arches Of precious stone and
on the pavement OF porpbyry the scene will
eclipse the meeting on the Goshen high
wav when Jacob and Joseph fell on each
others nccks and wept good while. But
how changed the old folks Their
cheeks smo0,hed into the flesh Of little
child, their bent back Strengthened into I'M
moral symmetry, and their step fleet as
that of a roe on the mountain, as they say
We heard by a spirit passing this way
from earth that you were dissipated and
wavwsrd after we left the world, but God
has heard our prayer and now you are here
and as we went to see you before we died
now we come to see you after our ascen
sion. And father will say: Mother
Joseph is vet alive" And mother will say
"Yes father, Joseph is yet alive, And
tben lbey will recall all their earthly anx
ieties in regard to you and their midnight
sunnlications in your behalf, and they viii
reClte the Olu phSshBV wan ~ -,
,bey cbeered their staggering faith: i vii
be a God to thee and
Thy Seed After Thee
Oh, the palace! The palace! That II
Dhat Baxter called "the Saints everlasting
rest" That is what John Bunyan callec
The celestial city" That is Young
night thoughts" turned into morning exulta
lions. That is "Grays elegy in church
That . is The Coiter's Saturday night
chapped into Coters Sunday morning
Thai is The Shepherd Of Salisbury Plain
.mid the aocks on heavenly hills, That i
famine srruck Padeu.Arum exchanged TO
lie pas,pre fields of Goshen. That i
Jacob visiting Joseph at the Emerald
Castle
GEAR brings disgrace, bravery bring
honor, cowardice saves no man from nj hi
fate" says the Calip Omar; but Dr. Bull
Cough Syrup has saved millions from al
awful late.