Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-27

or Georse ". Bethune, once a minister o
Brooklyn Heights, his name never spokel
among intelligent Americans without sug
Gesting two things-cloquence and evangel
ism In the saIl, tomb sleeps his grand
L-other, Isabella Graham, who was the chic
inspiration of his ministry You are no
surprised ct the poetry and pathos and pulpi
power or the grandson when you read of tht
tnith and devotion Of his wonderful anccs
treSS Whom You read this letter, which SD.
poured out her widowed soul in lonCinEs fol
q sons salvation, you will not wonder thal
succeeding generations have been blessed:
New Yocx, Nay -, l70l-This day my only sor
left me in bitter Trlgnas OF heart; be IL ac-aiL
launched CT tho OCEAN. Gods ocean Tho Lort
saved him from shipr7rccl;, brought Ei-a to ClJ
home, end allowed Esc cccc Inor. to ildul.7c ~
affections over him lie hes been va re bit
short tine Gad il have irlpro. ed il: ho IL con.
from my sight, and ny heart bur-:j with turauit
uous Grief. Lord have mercy on tho widows son
't&e Only son OF his rcother."
/ eek nothing n ell this world for him; repeat
Ey petition, lis soul alive Cive h-a saivctior
from sin. 1t Is not to danger OF tho socs tat
distresses mo; 1t 10 not tSe hardShi2s ho must
UNDERGO; 1t 10 not tho Grc3d Of mover seeing him
moro il this world; it L. because cannot CiScern
TIE fulCllnent Of tho pror-isc in him Icanroi
LILO now ESG
symptom of captivity to Satan, the vcrld and
self will TEs, this, L. whnt tt:resses
mo; and in connection WI this his being
| shut out froS1 ordinances OF dstccce
from Christians: shut up with tSoss who
FORGET God, profane his name and brock his Sab
baths; men who often 1.-Two and clio like beasts,
yet ore accountable creatures, who must answer
| for every moment OF tina, nnd every word
| thought and acton o Lord. macy wonders hast
thou shown ne; thy ways of dealing with m and
mine have not been common ones: aed this Won
der 10 the rrt- Cell. convert, re-onerato and eJ-
taOlish s2ilor In the faith. Lord all things Gro
| possible with thee; Clorify thy Son aad extend
his kingdom by Sea end Land: take the prey from
| the strong. / roll hin over upon thce. Many
| friends try to comfort Elc; miserable comforters
arr they ell. Thou nrt the God of consolation;
only confirm to me- thy precious word, en- which
| thou causc'lst me 10 hope n the day when thou
saiilSt to me, Leave thy fathsriess children,
will preserve them alive" Only LIT this life be
spiritual life Gnt put q blank In thy hand Is 70
oil temporal things
wait for thy salvation Amen
With such grandmother, would you not
have right to expect a George W. Bethunei
and all the thousands converted through his
ministry may date the saving power back to
| Isabella Graham
God fill the earth md the heavens with
such grandmothers; we must some day go
up and thank these doar old souls. Surely
God will let us so up and tel them of the
results of their inilucnce Among our first
questions in heaven will be, "Where is
SrandmothcrFr They will point her out, for
we would harlly know her even if wo had
seen her on earth, ~ bent over with years
once md sthe-e so straight, 50 dim of eyo
through the binding Of earthly tears, and
now her eye as clear as heaven, so full OF
aches and pains once and now so agile with
celestial health, the wrinkles blooming
into carnation roses, and her step like the
roe on the mountains Yes, must SEQ her,
my grandmother on my fathers side, Mary
Mccoy. descendant of the Scotch When /
first spoke to sn audience in Glasgow, Scot
land, and felt somewhat difiident, being q
stranger, I began by telling them my grand
mother was Scotch woman, and then there
went up shout of welcome which made me
feel as easy as do here must see her
You must see those women of the early
Nineteenth century and Of the Eighteenth
century. the answer of whose prayers is IL
your welfare today. God bless all the nsed
women up and down the land and in all
landsl What a happy thing Pompouius
Atticus to say when making the funeral ad-
dress of his mother: Though have resided
with her sixty seven years / was never onco
reconcilod to her. because thero never hap
pened the least discord between us, and con-
seGuontiy there was no need Of reconcilia-
ton" Make it as easy for the old folks as
you can When they a-o sick get for them
the best doctors. Give them your arm when
tho streets are slippery. Stay with them ell
tho time you can Go home and see tho old
folks. Find the place for them in the hymn
book Never bo ashamed if they prefer styles
OF apparel little ANTIGUA ed Never say
anything that implies they ars in tho was
Make tho road for the Inst mile as smooth as
you can Oh, my! how you will miss her
when she is gone. / would give the house
from over my head to SEQ mother. have so
many things would like to tell her, things
that have happened in tho twenty four
years since she went away. Morning,
noon and night let us thank God
for the good influences that have come
down from good mothers ali tho way back
Timothy, don't forget your Mother Eunice,
and don't forget your Grandmother Lois
And hand down to others this patrimony of
blessing. Pass along the coronents. Make
religion an heirloom from generation to gen.
Grafton Mothers of America, consecratc
yourselves to God and you will help conse-
crate all the ages followingI Do not dwell
SO much on your harriships that You miss
your chance Of welding an influence that
shall look down upon you from the towers of
an endless future. l know Martin Luther
was right when he consoled his wife over the
death of their daughter by saying: Don't
take on 50, wife, remember that this Is q hard
world for girls" Yes; SO further and say
1t is a hard world for women. Aye,
I 60 further and say: 1t is a hard
world for men. But for all women
and men who trust their bodies aud
souls in the hand of Christ the shining gates
viii soon swing open. Don't you see the
81 .kly pallor on the skyi That is the pallor
o the cold cheek OF the dying night Don't
you see the Frightening of the clouds: That
is the flush on the warm forehead Of the
morning. Cheer up, you are coming within
sight of the Celestial City.
Cairo, capital of Egypt, was called City
of Victory Athens, capital of Greece, was
called City of the Violet Crown" Baalbeck
was called City of the Sun" London was
called The City of Masts" Lucian's imagi-
nary metropolis beyond the zodiac was called
The City of Lanterns" But the city 10
which you journey hath all these in one, the |
victory, the crowns, the masts of those that
have been harbored after the Storm Aye. |
all but the lanterns and the sun, because they |
have no need of any other Light, since the |
Lamb is the light thereof.
Dominick McCaffrey Sails for Europe. |
New York, February y. - Dominick |
McCaffrey, the man who was knocked out |
in ten rounds by Jack Dempsey, the non
pariel, in Jersey City some three weeks ago, |
has sailed for Europe. He took passage |
under an assumed name on a steamssip GO |
inc 10 Newcastle He WAS acpomnar I'D hv