The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1888-04-07

in faith. Lord, all things are possible
With thee; glorify Thy Son and extend
His Kingdom by sea and land take the
prey from the strong. roll him over
upon Thee. Many friends try to COM
fort me; miserable comforters are they
all. Thou art the God Of consolation :
only confirm to me Thy precious word
on which thou causest mo 10 hope in
the day when Thou saidst to me, sLeavc
thy fatherless children, I will preserve
them aliYe:' Only let this life be 9, spir-
itual life, and / put blank in Thy
hand as to all temporal things.
~ wait for Thy salvation. Amen,
With such a.grandmothcr, would you
not have u right to expect a George w.
Bethune? and all the thousands con-
9vertcd through his ministry may date
the saving power back to Isabella
Graham.
God fill the earth and the heavens
with such grandmothers ; we must some
day 60 up and thank these dear old
souls. Surely, God will let us go up and
tell them of the results of their influence.
Among our
FIRST QUESTIONS IN HEAVEN
will be, "Where is grandmother?n
They will point her out, for we would
hardly know her even if we had seen
her on earth, so bent over with years
once, and there 50 straight, so dim of
eye through the binding of earthly
tears, and now her eye as. clear Of
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 tho roc ON the
Sil0llntlinS I ,of
grandmother on my fathers side, Mary
Mccoy, descendant Of the Scotch.
When first spoke to an audience in
Glasgow, Scotland, and felt somewhat
dltlidont, being Il stranger, I began by
telling them my grandanothcr soas a
Scotch ronaa',, 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 in your welfare to-day.
+ GOD BLESS ALL THE AGED WOMAN
up and down tho land and in all landsl
Whata happy thing, Pomponius Atti-
Gus, to say, when making the funera!
address of his mother "Though have
resided with her sixty-seven years, I
was never once reconciled to her, be-
cause there never happened the least
dlscord between us, and consequently,
there was no need of reconciliation.
Make it as easy for the old folks as you
can. When they are sick, get for them
the best doctors. Give them your arm
when the streets are slippery. Stay
with them all tho time you can. Go
homo and see, the old folks. Find the
place for them in the hymn book.
Never ,De ashamed if they prefer styles
of apparel a little antiquated. Never
say anything that implies they are in
the way. Make the road for the last
milo as smooth as you can. Oh, my!
HOW YOU WILL MISS HER
when she is gone. I would give the
house from over my head to see mother.
have SO many things would like to
tell her, things that have happened in
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 all 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 tho corOnets. Make religion an
heirloom from generation to generation.
Mothers OF America, consecrate YOUR
selves to God, and you will help con-
secrate all the ages following do not
dwell so much on your hardships that
you miss your chance Of welding an in
tiuence 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 so, wife ; remember that
this is q hard world for girls" Yes;I
go further and say: 1t is
A HARD WORLD FOR WOMEN.
Aye, I go further and say 1t is d hard
world for men. But for all women and
men who trust their bodies and souls in
the hand OF Christ, the shining gates
will soon swing open, Don't you see
the sickly pallor on the sky? That is the
pallor On the cold cheek of the dying
night. Don't you see The frightening
of tho cloudsp That is the i,sh on the
warm forehead Of the morning. Cheer
up, you are coming within sight of the
Celestial City.
THE CELESTIAL CITY.
/ Cairo, capital of Egypt, was called
HCity Of Victory" Athens, capital of
Greece, was called "City of the Violet
Crown;'' Baalbecl was called "City of
the Sun;'' London was called "rhe
City of Masts.' Lucien's imaginary
metropolis beyond tho Zodiac was
called ""The City of Lanterns.n But
the city to which you journey hath all
these in one, the victory, the crowns,
the masts, of those that have been har
bored 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.