Sharp County record., 1888-03-15

-. 1ron,an distinguished for behe'o'
Ianco when the father and mother "o.U
JiItfngnished 5ir for penuriousneSS' CT you
see some young man or woman WV ont
Lod father and hard mother, como oto
gIoriouslv for Christ ana mani Jnu
set,,.ch cob and shout, and sing unu0l
49,, 80, o,hortations. We stand IN CORNERS
of tbe vestry and whisper over tne ma
~, and sav. GLOW is this, sucn greaU
,iotv in sons aud daughters ol SuoA
PaUs1 +aT worldliness and sin" Will eA-
nIain it to you if you Will le'cn .tio tno FIJI
pId family Bible containing tn0 ,ai, luI,
rocord. Let some septuagehar.an -Oo ,J
,1,i+h ma clear upon the page OF oirtnS anu
marriages, and tell me who tha1 "oI'"'s
nas ~ With the old.fashioned name Ul
Jamima, or Betsy, or Mehltaoet' an,
thoro she is. the cd grandmother VI
great. grandmother, who had ehouS L i'
Iigion to saturate century, Cd
There she is, the dear old SOUL vi "nn
rootbor Lois. In our beautiful Ureen-
wood-lwe may all sleep there Wneu gu.
work is done, for when l get up IN 'n'
resurrection morning l want my cUnslU .isi.o
cation all about me)-n Greenwood tnel0 .
is the resting place of George W. Betnune'
nnca q rinister of Brooklyn Heights MS
name never spoken among lhVeLlIs sen, 7
Americans without suggesting t"O Vnins
-eIo0uence and evangelism. III Cne 1"ino
+orh sleeps his grandmother, lsaOeIl"
Graham who was the chief Inspiration
- bis ministry. You are not surprised
at the poetry and pathos ana PuIpis
mower of the grandson when you reau oL
tLo faith and devotion Of his wonderlul
ancestress When you read TINS ,eVlel,
in which she poured out her WIuoNeu
soul in longing for sons salVaVlou' w."
will not wonder that succeeding genera
tiOns have been blessed. ,,,,,
NFw YORK, MAY 90 179l.-This DAY my o"!S
son left me in bitter wringngs OF hear1' nc 20
acain launched on the ocean-God' ocean Inc
lord saved him from shipwreck, brought MN
IN nv home. and allowed me once more 10 III
dn1re nv affections over HIM He has Deeh
u,i+h me hut a short time, and Ill have l l'n'
nroved il: he is gone from my sight anu ny
heart bursts with tumultuous grief. Loru nave
mercy on the widows son, 1.-THE only son OF MS
mother" ,,,iu,.
Tas,, nothing in all this world for him. re-
neat nv petition. save his soul allVe' give n!iii
salvation from sin. 1t is not the danger OF INC
seas that distresses me; it is not the hardshlps
he must undergo; it is not the dread OF never
seeing him more in this world; it IS because
can not discern the new birth nor its frult, ou'
every symptom Of captivity to satan, the
world and self-wll. This, this is what distress
es me. and in connection with TINS MS DelHs
shut out from ordinances at distance from
Christians: shut up with those who forget Hou'
nrofane his name and break his Sabbaths men
who often live and die like beasts, yet are ac
countable creatures who must answer Tor every
moment of time and every word thought anu
action. o, Lord, many wonders hast Ihou sho"I
me. Thy WAYS of dealing with me and mine nave
not been common ones; add this wonder 10 inc
rest Call, convert, regencrate and estaoLlSh q
sailor in the faith. Lord. all things are possi
BILE with thee; glorify Thy Son and extend Hi'
kingdom by sea and land; take the prey IRON
the strong. I roll him over upon Thee Many
friends try to comfort me; miserable comfort
| ers are they all. Thou art the God OF consola
ton; only confirm TO me Thy precious woru' OF
| vhich Thou causedst me to hope in the day
| when Thou saidst to me: leave thy fatherles
children. I will preserve them alive Only le
This life be a spiritual life, and put blank Il
THY hand as to all temporal things.
| 7 wait for Thy salvation Amen.
With such a grandmother, would yo'
not have O. right to expect George W
pa.hrnop and all the thousands converted
| through his ministry may date rne saving
power back to Isabella Graham.
You must see those women of the earl,
nineteenth century and of the eighteenth
century, the answer Of whose prayers !
in your welfare to-day. God bless all th
aoed women M and down the land and il
all lands! What happy thing Pom
ponius Atticus to say when making tn
funeral address Of his mother: Though
have resided with her sixty y.segen years
| was never once recOnciIed TO her, be
cause there never happened the least dis
cord between US, and consequently Their
was no need of reconcil iation." Make
as easy for the Old folks as you can. Whel
they are sick get for them the best doc
tors. Give them your arm when tn
streets are slippery. Stay with them al
the time you can. Go home and see th
old folks. Find the place for them II
the hymn book. Never be ashamst
if they prefer styles Of appare
a little antiGuated. Never sa,
any thing that implies they are in tn
way. Make the road for the last mile a
smooth as you can. Oh, my! how yo
will miss her when she is gone. | Toul
give the house from over my head to Sc
mother. I have so many things
would like to tell her, things tha
have happened in the twenty
four wears since she went away
Morning, noon and night let US thank Go
for the good influences that have com
down from good mothers all the wa
back. Timothy, don't forget your mothe
Eunice, and don't forget your grand
mother Lois. And hand down to other
this patrimony Of blessing. Pass alon
the coronats Make religion an heirlooI
from generation to generation. Mother
of America, cOnsecTate yourselves to Go
and you will help consecrate all the age
following! Do not dwell so much on you
hardships that you miss your chance c
welding an influence that shall loo
down upon you from the towers of a
endless future. | know Martin Ii
ther was right when he console
his wife over the death of their daughte
by saying: "Don't take on so. wife; re
member that this is a hard world for girls
Yes go further and say: 1t is a har
world for women. Aye, | e
further and saw: 1t is a hard worl
for men. But for all women an
men who trust their bodies and souls i