Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-03


century.
There she Is, the dear old soul, Grand
mothor Lois. In our beautiful Greenwood
may wo all sleep there when our work is
done, for whom got up in the rcsulrcctien
morning want my congregation all about
me-in Greenwood there is tho resting place
of George w. Bcthune, onco minister Of
Brooklyn Heights, his namo mover spoken
among intelligent Americans without sug-
costing two thins$eloouence and evangel-
ISM In the sarn. tomb sleeps his grand
mother, Isabella Graham, who was tho chief
inspiration Of his ministry. You GRO not
surprised at tho poetry and pathos and pulpit
power Of the grandson when you read Of the
faith and devotion of his wonderful ances-
i tress When you read this letter, which shc
poured out her widowed soul in lonSings for
sons salvation, you will not wonder that
succeeding generations havo boon blessed:
NEW Yoar, Nay 90, 17o1.-This day my only son
left mo In bitter wriaginSs Of heart; no Is again
launched on tho cccan. Gods ocean. The Lord
saved hin from shipwrcck, brought hin to my
home, and allowed rc onco more to indulge my
! affections over him. Hc hos boon with mo but o
short time, md Ill have LimproJod It; bo ts gone
fromsmy siSh md bursts ~ "a t,mnlt.
supns grief Eotd 10 morey Oh tho widow son.
4 IL son Of sfiis not
fnsfs "a al this sosid TOR Irepeat
mypctition, savc his soul alive give him salvation
from.sin. 1t Is not tho danger CT tho Sous that
distresscs me; 1t Il not tho hardShips ho must
/ undergo 1t Is not tho dread Of never gcoing hin
moro IN this world; 1t Is because cannot discern
tho fulnllrrent Of tho promise In him. Icannot
discern tie new birth nor its fruit, but every
symptom of captivity to Satan, tho world and
aelf will This, this, Is what dLstresses
me; and In connection with this his being
shut out from ordinances ut q distance
from Christians; shut up with those who
forget God, profnnc his namA and break his Sab
baths; men who often 1.-Two and die Ike beasts,
yet arc accountable creatures, rho must answer
for every moment CT tins. and every word.
thought and action. o Lord many wonders hest
thou shown me; thy ways OF dealing with NJ end
4 mino have not been common ones: odd this won-
der to tho rest Call, convert, rcgencratc end es-
tablish sailor In tho faith. Lord all things are
possible with thco; glorfy thy Son and extend
his kingdom By sea and land; take the prey from
tho strong. roll him over upon thco. Many
friends try to comfort re; miserable comforters
nrc they a Thou art the Cod OF consolation;
only confirm to me thy precious word, on which
thou causedst me to hopc In the day when thou
| saiGst to me, Leave thy fatherlcss children,
will preserve them alive" Only let this li.c DO
| spiritual life and put blank in thy hand os to
all tcElpora! things.
| lwait for thy salvation. Amen
With such q grandmother, would you not
have right to expect George w. Bethunc7
end all the thousands converted through his
ministry may date the saving power back to
Isabella Graham.
God fill the earth and tho heavens with
such grandmothcrs; we must some day so
up and thank these door old souls. Surely
God will let Us 60 up and tell them Of the
results of their influence Among our first
questions i'll heaven will be, 'Where is
grandmother" They will point her out, for
VIC would hardly know her even if we had
seen her on carth SO bent over with years
oncc and sthere so straight, SO dim Of ego
through the binding Of earthly tears, end
now her eye as clear as heaven, SO full of
aches and pains occc and now so agile with
celestial health, tho 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 on audience in Glasgow, Scot
land, and felt somewhat diffident, being
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 SEQ her.
You must see those women of tho early
Nineteenth century and of tic Eighteenth
century, the answer of whose prayers is in
your welfare today. God bless all the aged
women up and down tho land and In ell
landsl What happy thing Pomponius
Atticus to say when making the funeral I'D
dress of his mother: ""rhouSh have resided
with her si1ty-seven years was mover oncc
rcconciled to her, because thcro never hap
pened tho least discord between us, and con-
sequently there was no need of rcconcilia-
tion" Make it as easy for the old folks as
you can When they ore sick get for them
tho best doctors, Give them your arm when
tho streets arc slippery. Stay with them all
the time you can. Go homo and see the old
folks. Find tho place for them in tho hymn
book. Ncvor DO ashamed il they prefer styles
of apparel little antiQua:ed. Never say
anything that implies they GRO in the way.
Make tho road for tho last mile as smooth as
you can Oh, my! how you will miss her
when she is gone. would give tho house
from over my head to see mother. havo so
many things would like to tell her, things
that have happened In tho twenty-forr
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,
nnd don't forget your Grandmother Lois.
And hand down to others this patrimony OF
blessing. Pass along tho coronents. Make
religion IN heirloom from generation to gen.
Grafton. Mothers of America, consecratc
yourselves to God and you will help conse-
crate all tho ages followingl Do not dwell
so much on your hnrdships 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 no consoled his wife over the
death of their daughter by saying: Don't
take on SO, wife, remember that this is hard
world for girls" Yes; so further and say:
It is hard world for women. Aye,
I 60 further and say: 1t is hard
world for men. But for all women
and men who trust their bodies aud
souls in the hand of Christ the shining gates
will soon swing open. DON'T you see the
sickly pallor on the sky9 That is the pallor
on the cold cheek of the dying night. Don't
YOU see tho Frightening of the clouds, That
Is the flush on tho 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" Baafbeck
was called sCity of the Sum- London was
called "The City. of Masts." Lucian's imagi-
nary metropolis beyond the zodiac was called !.
'sThe 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. Ago,
all but the lanterns and the sun, because they
have no need of any other light, since the
Lamb is tho light thereof.
1Iurat HaIsteads Curious Dream.
Yes. they say that the reputable and promi-