The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-03-02

| widows son, ''the only son of his mother" :.
/ ash nothing in all this world for him;
repeat nv petition, save his soul alive, give
him salvation from sin. 1t is not the danger
of the seas that distresses me; 1t is not the
hardships he must undergo; it is not the
dread of never seeing him more in this Worl0i
it is because l cannot discern the tulhI-
ment of the promise in him. l cannot dlS-
Germ the new birth nor its fruit, but every
symptom of captivity to Satan, the world ana
self-Will. This, this what distresses Ene, ana
in connection with this his being shut cut from
ordinances at q distance from ChTlstlans'
shut up with those who forget God, proIane
His name and break His Sabbaths; men VINE
often live and die like beasts, yet are account
able ereatures; who must answer LOT every
moment Of time and every word, thought ana
action. 0 Lord, many wonders hast thou
shown me; Thy ways of dealing with me ana
mine have not been common Onesi ado thlS
wonder TO the rest. Call, convert, regenerate
and establish ssilor in the falth. Loro, r an
things are possible with Thee; glOrlfy 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 aft 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 tatherless
children, will preserve them alive" Only
let this life be a spiritual life and put
blank in thy hand as to all temporal things.
wait for thy salvation. Amen.
With such a grandmother, would you not
have a right to expect a George w. Bethunef
and all the thousands converted through his
ministry may date the saving power back 10
Isabella Graham.
God fill the earth and 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 will be, ''Where 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 binding of earthly tears and now her eye
as clear as heaven, so full of aches and and
pains once and now so agile with celestial
health, the wrinkles blooming into carnatlon
roses, and her step like the roe on the noun
tains. Yes l must see her, my grandmother
on my fathers side, Mary Mccoy, descendant
of the Scotch. When l first spoke to an au-
dience in Glasgow, Scotland, and felt some
what dtIident, being stranger, began Oy
telling them my grandmother was Scotch
woman, and then there went up shout or
welcome which made me feel as easy as l do
here. | must see her.
You must see those women OF the early nine
teenth century and of the eighteenth century,
the answer of whose prayers is in your well
fare to-day. God bless all the aged women
a happy thing POmpOnius AtLicus to say when
making the funeral address of his mother:
Though | have resided with her siXty-seven
years | was never once recOnciled to her, be-
cause there never happened the least dlscord
between u.s. 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 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 little Anticipated.
Never say anything that implies they are in
the way. Make the road for the last mile as
smooth as you can. Oh, nv! how you will
miss her when she is gone. l would give the
house from over my head to see mother.
have so many things [ would like to tell
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 bless
ing. Pass along the CorOnets. Make religion
an heirloom from generation to generation.
Mothers of America, cOnsecrate yourselves to
God and you will help cOnsecrate all the ages
followingl Do not dwell so much on your
hardships that you miss your chance OF WELD
ing an influence that shall look down upon
you from the towers of an endless future.
know that 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 hard world for girls"
Yes; GO further and say: 1t is hard world
for women. Aye go further and say: 1t is
a hard world for men. But for all the 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 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
nearing 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, "The City of Masts." Lucian's inn
aginary 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 lipht thereof.