The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-25

and our thoughts have been set to the tune
Of "Auld Lang Syne" The old folks
were/so busy nj such times In making ua
happy, and perhaps on less resources made
their sons and daughters happier than you
on larger resources are able 10 mako
your cons and daughters happy The
snow lay two feet above their graves, but
they shook off their white blankets and
mingled In the holiday festivities the
same wrinkles, the same stoop of shoulder
under the weight OF age, the samo old
style Of dress or nj, llc same smile,
the Same tones oG voice. hope you re-
member th m fore thoy went away. II
not, hops lhrTe are those who have re-
cited to you what thoy were, and that there
may be IN your home some article Of dress
or furniture with which you associate their
momur 4. | want 10 arouse tho most
nacr memories OF your heart while
make the impH'eioned inteuoRRtory In re-
rnd io your peligleo; "Whose son art
thou, lh01 young mon"
|, ! 10 'osl nll those who are descended
of Chris in mcestrY, | do not ask II
your pRlrnts W re perfect, Perhaps there
wns sonnet m TOO much blood In their eye
when they chastsrd on, But from what
lkr0w Of y0n yuu got no more than you
1eVrcd, ond perhaps little less
tlml yea deserved, aud perhaps little
N ro ci ASH elucnt would have been
sH.u ly, llu yuu are wiling TO 0cknowl-
e1g | h uk, that they wanted TO do right
FOm wnt you uyeih -nrd in conversations
aud from whit YOU saw ut the family altar
and ut ncighhorhood obselulCs, YOU know
TINT thuy had inN o God into their heart
md HE, Ihue wna something that sus-
tanned those old people supomaturally.
You have no doubt about their destiny.
You expect If yOu ever get TO heaven TO
meet them Ns certainly M you expect 10
meet the Lord jesus Christ.
That cary association las been charm
for you, IhmO was time when you got
right mp from house Of inimity and
walked out into the fresh air because YOU
tl0u ht your muthcr wa' looking nj YOU.
You have never bicn very ppy In sin
because Of sweet old face that would
PRESENT. ITSELF, Trtmuous voices from tho
past uocOsted you until they were seem.
ingly audible, aud you looked around TO
see who spoke. There was estate not
mentioned IN the last will aud testament, a
yust estate OF prayer GHd holy example and
Christian cntrealy and glorious memory.
IN sur iors OF the family gathered TO
hcnr Ito will read, aud this wnR 10 bo kept,
and that was 10 bc sold, and II was share
and share alike. But there was an un-
written will that rend something Ike this:
"In the name OF God amen, l., being Of
sound mind, bequeath 10 my children all
my prayers for their salvation; Ibequcnth 10
them the Christian religion which has bOen
no much comfort TO me, and | hope may
DO solaco for them; boqueOth TO them a
h o' r.unlor Wh - iho . winpa Of lifO
are oyori share and shaio nike may they
have In eternal riches. boqucath TO them
the wish that they may avoid my errors
and copy anything that may have boon
worthy. In the nnmo OF tho God who
made me, aud the Christ who redeemed
me, and the Holy Ghost who sancliles me,
] make this my last will and testament
Wimose, 0ll 80 hosts Of heaven. Witness,
Time; witness, Eternity, Signed, sealed,
and delivered IN this our dying hour
Father and Mother
You did not got that will proved at tho
Office, but take II out to-day
mud read II TO you; take II out of tho
nlcoves Of your heart; shake the dust of
Of ~ ] NalI you, will you accept that In
hcrlNnco or will you broak the will2 o yo
Of Christian ancestry You have ro-
'ponsbility vast beyond MI measurement |
God will not let you OIL with Just being ~ |
good as ordinary people when you had such |
extraordinary advantage. Ought not a
lower planted In hot.houso bo moro
hdlty than u flower planted outside IN tho
,lurmY Ought not factory turned by the |
atlanta la suauiF H.
urnod by q thin and shallow mountain |
'trcOmp Ought not you Of great oarly OPP
)ortunity bo better than those who had n !
,radlo unblosacd2
A father sots his son up In businosa. Ho |
leops an account OF all the expenditures.
50 much for store fixtures, 40 much for
ont, NO much for this, no much for that,
md oil tho itoms aggregated, and tho
athcr oSpocta tho son 20 give On account.
-FOUR Heavenly Father charges against you
II the advantages Of pious ancoatry-ao
many prayers, 40 much Christian example,
o many kind ontrontioa-nll those gracious
ono tremendous aggregate, and
10 asks you for an account OF IL. Ought
0t you to be better than those who had no
uch ndynntAgoe2 Bottir hayo boon n
picked up of the city commons
han with such magnificent inheritance Of
oneCcr0iion 10 turn out ndillorOntly.
Ought not you, my brothor 10 bo boti0r,
NynR Ind Christian nurture, than that
iNn who can truly say this morning. "Tho
rat word remember my father speaking
D mo was nm oath tho first time romcm.
or my f0thor taking hold Of mo was In
rath; / novor enw Bible I'LL was 10
~ uaI lI.., n al |
pack OF lios, Tho frat twonty years Of |
" life | was associated with the vicious,
seemed 10 DO vailed In by sin and doath."
low, my brother, ought you not-I leave II
4 n matter OF fairnose with you-ought
on not bo bottor than those who had no
nrly Christian iniluoncc2 Standing M
on do between the generation that Ia past
nd the generation that N 10 come, arc You
ding 10 pasa tho bloedng on or are you 40
" 10 have your lifd tho gulf In which
lat tide OF blessing shall drop out
I sight foroyorp You aro tho trustee OF
Lefty In that ancestral limo, and are you 90
X 10 augment or gquandcr that SOLEMN
ust fund.- Arc you going 10 diainhorit
our eons and daughters Of tho heirloom
hich your perenig loft you2 Ali that
lnnot DO possible, that oanhot DO possible
,at you are going 10 tako such n position
! that You aro very careful about tho
fo.inguranooa, and oL 'ful about Tho
Gods, and careful about tho mortgages,
nd careful about tho tito Of your property,
ccaueo whom you step of the stage you
ant your children 10 got II all. Arc you
'ohing no provision that they shall get
rondiothor and grondmolhcre rcligion'
II, what n last will and testament you nro
,aking, my brothorl an the name OF
od, amen. J. being Of sound mind, mako
iis my last will and testament boquoalh
, my children all tho money ever made
nd MI tho houses own but ! disinhoit
lem, rob thom Of tho ancestral grace
nd tho Christian influence that l inhor.
I'd, ! have eduandorod that on my own
Share and share alike must
icy In tho misfortune aud the everlasting
niiage. Signed scaled, aud delivered In
10 presence Of God and mon aud angola