The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-03-02
NUMBER 81

NEW dohks may ", l1S1s--Thts Gay my only son
left me in bitter vringings Of heart; be Is again
launched on the ocean, Gods ocean. The Lord
saved him from shipwSeck, brought him to nay
home, and allowed me once more 10 indulge my
affections over him. He has beon with me but 8
short time, and III have improved Il; be Il gone
from my sight. and my heart bursts with tunult-
uous grief. Lord have mercy on the widows son,
''the only son Of his mother"
ask nothing In all this world for him; repeat
my petition, save his soul alive give him salvation
frosa sin. Il Is not the danger Of the secs that
dbtresses me; II b not the hardships be must
Undergo; 1t Is not the dread Of never seeing him
more In this world; It b because Icannot Discern
the fulhllment OF the promise IN him. Icannot
discern the new birth nor It's fruit, but every
symptom Of captivity 70 Satan, the world and
self viii This, this Is what distreases
me; and In connection with this bis being
shut out from ordinances at a distance
from Christians; shut up with those who
forget God, profane his name and break his Sab
baths, men who often live and die IKE beasts.
yet are accountable creatures, who must ansHer
for every moment OF time and every word.
thought and action. o Lord. many wonders hast
thou shown me; thy ways Of dealing with me and
mine have not been common ones; add this won
der 70 the rest. Call, convert, regenerate and e.
tablish . sailor In the faith Lord all things are
possible with thee; glorffy 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 comfort me; miserable comforters
are they all Thou art the God Of consolation;
only confirm to me thy precious word, on which
thou causedst me to hope In the day when thou
saidst to me, Leave thy fatherIess children, I
win preserve them alive Only Let this life be o
spiritual life and put blank In thy hand % to
ell temporal things
Iwatt for thy salvation Amen.
With such grandmother, would you not
have right to expect George W. Bethunea
and all the thousands converted through his
ministry may date the saving power back to
Isabella Graham
God I'LL the earth and the heavens with
such grandmothers; we must some day go
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 viii be, "Where Is
grandmother They viii point her out, for
we would hardly know her even II we had
seen her on earth, 50 bent over with years
once and Ethere 80 straight, DO dim Of eye
through the binding of earthly tears, and
now her eye as clear as heaven, 30 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 see her,
my grandmother on my fathers side, Mary
Mccoy, descendant Of the Scotch. When /
first spoke to an audience In Glasgow, Scot
land, and felt somewhat diffident, being q
stranger, began by telling them my grand
mother was Scotch woman, and then there
went up shout of welcome which made me
feel Is easy as do here. I 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 today. God bless all the aged
women up and down the land and in all
landsl What a happy thing Pomponius
Atticus to say when making the funeral ad-
dress of his mother: Though have resided
with her sixty seven years was never once
reconciled to her, because there never hap
pened the least discord between us, and con-
sequently there was no need Of reconcilia-
ton" 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
the time you can. Go home and see the old
folks Find the place for them In the hymn
book Never be ashamed IL they prefer styles
of apparel q little antiquated. Never say
anything that implies they are in the way.
Make the road for the last mile as smooth as
you can. Oh, myi how you viii miss her
when she is gone. 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 the 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 the 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, consecrate
yourselves to God and you will help conse-
crate all the ages followingl Do not dwell
so much on your hardships that you miss
your chance of welding an influence that
shall look down upon you from the towers Of
an endless future / 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 a hard
world Cor girls" Yes; go further and say:
It is hard world for women. Aye,
I go 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
sickly pallor on the SKYE That is the pallor
on the cold cheek of the dying night. Don't
you see the Frightening of the cloudsi 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 to
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.