The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-01
go up and thank these dear old souls.

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 will
be, 'sWhere is grandmother" 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 SO
straight, so dim of eye through the blind
ing of earthly tears and now her eye as
clear as heaven, SO full of aches and
pains once and now SO agile with celes-
tial 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, Scotland, and felt somewhat
difident, being stranger, began by
telling them my grandmother was a
Scotchwoman, and then there went up
shout of welcome which made me feel
as easy as do here. 1 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 happy
thing Pomponius Atticus to say whey,
making the funeral address of his mother:
Though have resided with her sixty
seven years was never once reconcilei
to her, because there never happened tie
least discord between us, and conse-
quently 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 if they prefer styles of apparel
a little antiquated. Never say anything
that implies they are i'll the way Make
the road for tho last mile as smooth as
you can. Oh, my! how you will miss
her when she is gone. / would give tbs
house from over my head to gee mother.
have so many things | would like tc
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
others this patrimony of blessing. Pass
along the coronets. Make religion
an heirloom from generation to
generation. Mothers Of America, con
secrate yourselves to God and
you will help consecrate all the
ages following! 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. I know
Martin Luther was right when he con-
soled 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; go further and say:
It is hard world for women. Aye, l
go further and say: 1t is 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 the cloudsf
] 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 SUM-" London was called sThe City
of Masts;" Lucian's imaginary nletropo-
Lis 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 harboed 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