The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-14

God will let US go up and tell them Of the re-
suits of their influence. Among our first
questions in heaven will be- "Where is grand.
mother:' They will point her out, for we
would hardly know her even if we had seen her
on earth, 80 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 pains
+ once and now so agile with celestial health,
t. wrinkles blooming into carnation roses,
ana her step like the roe on the
mon,,t, nor 'ins Yes, must see her, my grand.
mother. n my fathers side, Mary Mccoy,
descondsNt Vt the Scotch. When first spoke
to an audia,,ce in Glasgow, Scotland, and felt
somewhat difffdelt, being a stranger. began
bv telling then my grandmother was q
Scotch woman, and then there went up q
shout of welcome which uaue ihe Leei as easy
as do here must see hNF.
You must see those w0Is> ol tne early
nineteenth century and. of tie elghteen!n
your welfare to-day. God bless all me aged
women up and down the land and IN all
lands! What happy thing for PompoSluss
Atticus to say when making the funeral
address of his mother: Though I have
resided with her sixty-Seyen years l was
never once reconciled to her, because
there never happened the least discord be-
tween u.s. and conse ]uently, there was no
need of reconciliation" Make it as easy for
the old folks as you can. When they are
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
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,
my. how you will miss her when she is gone.
How much would give to see my mother.
have so many things I 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;
blessing. Pass along the coronets. Make re-
ligon an heirloom from generation
to generation. Mothers of America,
consecrate 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 All influence that shall look down
upon you from the towers of an endless fu-
ture. know Martin Luther was right when
daughter by saying: Don't take on so, wife,
remember that this is hard world for,girls1;""
Yes: 70 further and say: 1t is hard world
for women. Aye, go further and say: 1t
is a 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 SKYE That is
the pallor on the cold cheek of the dying
night. Don't you see the Frightening Of the
clouds! That is the flush on the warm fore
head of the morning. Cheer up, you are
coming within sight of the Celestial City.
Cairo capital Of Egypt. was called " City
of Victory" Athens SaptaI Of was
was called = City of the Sum-" London was
called "The City of Masts;"' Lucians i'm
aginary metropolis beyond the Zodiac was
called 1.-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
he Lamb is the light thereof" ="