The Russellville Democrat., 1888-03-08

at the poetry and pafhos ana puiPs
| power OF the grandson when you read OF
the faith and devotion OF his wonderful
ancestress. When you read this letter.
In which she poured ont her widowed
soul in longing for sons salvation, you
will not wonder that succeeding genera
lions have been blessed.
NEW YoRK. May 20, iTsi.--This day my only
son left me in bitter wringlngs OF heart. he 10
again launched on the ocean-God's ocean The
Lord saved him from shipwreck, brought him
| 70 my home, and allowed me once more TO In.
dulge my affections over him He has been
with me but q short time, and III have ! Inn
| proved it; he is gone from my sight and my
heart bursts with tumultuous grief. Lord have
mercy on the widows son, s'the only son OF his
mother"
| TASK nothing in all this world for him; re-
| peat my petition. save his soul alive, give him
| salvation from sin. II Is not the danger OF the
| seas that distresses me. II is not the hardships
he must undergo; It is not the dread OF never
seeing him more in this world; II Is because
} can not discern the new birth nor It's FRUIT but
every symptom of captivity 10 Satan, the
world and self-wll This, this is what distress
! es me; and In connection with this his being
| shut out from ordinances az distance from
| Christians; shut up with those who forgot God
| profane his name and break his Sabbaths: men
| who often live and die like beasts, yet are ae
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| 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 wonder 70 the
| rest. Call, convert, regenerate and establish
| sailor In the faith. Lord. all things are posi-
| bic with thee; glorify Thy Son and extend His
kingdom by sea and land take the prey from
| the strong, / roll him over upon Thee. Many
\ friends try 70 comfort me; miserable comfort
ers are they all. Thou art the God OF consoia-
ton; only confirm TO me Thy precious word, on
| which Thou causedst me 70 hope in tho day
when Thou saidst TO me: aLeave thy fatheriess
| children. will preserve them alive" Only let
this life be spiritual life, and put blank 10
| Thy hand as 10 all temporal things.
I wait for Thy salvation. Amen.
| With such grandmother, would You
not have a right to expect George W.
Bethunes 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 hrst questions in Heaven will be:
"Where Is grandmotherw They will point
| her out, for we would hardly know her
even IL we had seen her on earth; SO
| bent over with years once and there SO
| straight; so dim of eya 81 ough the blind
/ ing OF earthly tears aud now her eye as
clear IS Heaven; so full of aches and
pains once aud now so agile with celestial
| health, the wrinkles blooming into carna-
tion roses, and her step like the roe on the
| mountains. Yes, I 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 diffident, be.
| ing a stranger, I began by telling them
my grandma Their was Scotch woman, and
| then there went up shout of welcome
which made me feel as l do here. 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 to-day. God bless all the
| AGED women up and down the land and in
all landsl What happy thing POM
| ponius Atticus to say when making the
| funeral address of his mother: although
have resided with her sixty seven years,
was never once reconciled to her, be-
cause there never happened the least dis
cord between us, and consequently there
was no need Of reconcil iation." Make IL
| they are sick get for them the best doc
| tors 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
little Anticipated. Never say
any thing that implies they are in the
way. Make the roo for the last mile as
smooth as you can. Oh, my! how you
will miss her when she is gone. ! would
give the house from over my head to see
mother. i 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 grand.
mother Lois. And hand down to others
this patrimony of blessing. Pass along
the coronsts. 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
welding an influence that shall look
down upon An from the towers OF an
endless future. I know Martin Lu.
Their was right when he consoled
his wife over the death of their daughter
by saying: "Don't take on so. wife; re-
member that this is hard world for girls"
Yes, go further and say: 1t is a hard
worl d for women. Ave, | 20
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 sick.
ly pallor on the skyf That is the pallox
on the cold cheek of the dying night.
Don't you see the frightening of the
cloudsY That is the flush ON the warm
forehead Of the morning. Cheer up,
you are coming within sight Of the Celes-
tial City.
Cairo, capital of Egypt was called
"City Of Victory" Athens, capital Of
Greece, was called "Cty of the Violet
Crown" Baalbeck was CALI ed "City of
the SUM-" London was called "The City
of Masts." Lucian's imaginary metrop-
oils beyond the Zodiac was called aThe
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 aud the sun, be-
cause they have no need of any other
light, since the Lamb is the light thereof