Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-27

but it will come down further on as sure
as you sit there and stand here. Timo-
thy's ministry was projected by bis grand
mother Lois There are men and women
here, the sons and daughters of the Christ
ian church, who are such as result of the
conservation Of neutrality-suspicious..
Why, who do you think the Lord is? You
talk as though His memory was weak. He
can no easier remember prayer five min
utes than he can five centuries. This ex-
plains what we often see-some man or wo-
man distinguished for benevolence when
the father and mother were distinguished
for penuriousness, or you see some young
man or woman with a bad father and a
hard mother come out gloriously for Christ
and make the church
SOB AND SHOUT AND SING
under their exhortations. We stand in
corners Of the vestry and whisper over the
matter and say: How is this. such
great piety in sons and daughters of such
parental worldiness and sin ?" will ex-
plain it to you if you will fetch me the old
family Bible containing the full record.
Let some septuagenarian look with me
clear upon the page OF births and mar
riages, and tell me who that woman was
with the old-fashioned name of Jemima or
Betsy, or Mehitabel. All, there she il,
the old grandmother or great grandmother,
who had enough religion to saturate
century.
There she is, the dear old soul, Grand.
mother Lois. In our beautiful Green
wood-(may we ell sleep there when our
work is done, for when get up in the
resurrection morning want my congrega-
tion all about me)-in Greenwood there is
the resting-place of George W. Bethune,
| once minister of Brooklyn Heights, his
name never spoken among intelligent
Americans without suggesting two things
-eloquence and evangelism. In the same
tomb sleeps his grandmother, Isabella
Graham, who was the chief inspiration of
his ministry. You are not surprised at
the poetry and pathos and pulpit power of
the grandson when you read OF the faith
and devotion of his wonderful ancestress.
When you read this letter, in which are
poured out
HER WIDOWED SOUL
in longings for sons salvation, you will
not wonder that succeeding generations
have been blessed:
New YORK, May 90, 1871.
This day my only son left me in bitter
wriDgings Of heart; he is again launched
on the ocean, Gods ocean. The Lord
saved him from shipwreck, brought him to
my home, and allowed me once more TO in
dulge my affections over him. lie has
been with me but short time, and i'll
have improved it; he has gone from my
sight, and my heart bursts with tumultu-
Gus grief. Lord have mercy on the
widows son, 'the only son OF his moth
er."
ask nothing in all this world for him;
repeat my petition, save his soul alive
give him salvation from sin. II ia not the
danger of the seas that distresses me; it is
not thu hardships he must undergo; it is
not the dread Of never seeing him
more in this world; it is because
cannot discern the fulGlment Of
the promise in him. cannot dis
cern the new birth nor its fruit, but every
symptom of captivity to Satan, the world
and self.will. This, this Ia what distresses
me; and in connection with this his being
shut ont from ordinances at distance from
Christians; shut up with those who forget
God, profane His name and break His
Sabbaths; men who often live and die like
beasts, yet are accountable creatures, who
must answer for every moment of time
Lord, many wonders hast thou shown me;
Thy ways of dealing with me and mine
have not been common ones; add this won
der to the rest. Call, convert, regenerate
and establish a sailor in the faith. Lord,
all things are possible with Thee; glorify
Thy Son and extend His kingdom by sea
and land; take the prey from the strong.
Troll him over upon Thee. Many friends try
to comfort me; miserable oomforters are they
all. Thou art 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 faith
erless children, will preserve them alive"
Oily let this life be a spiritual life and
put blank in thy hand as to ali temporal
things.
wait for thy salvation. Amen.
With such grandmother, would you
not have q right to expect George W.
BethuneP and all the thousands converted
through bis ministry may date the saving
power hack to Isabella Graham.
God fill the earth and the heavens with
such grandmothers; We must some day 60
up and
THANE THESE DEAR OLD SOULS.
Surely God will let us 20 up and tell theh
of the results OF their influence. Among
our first questions in heaven will he:
"Where is grandmother" They will point
her ont, for we would hardly know her
even if we had seen her on earth,
so bent over with years once
aud there 20 straight, so dim Of eye through
the binding Of earthly tears and now her
eye as clear as heaven, 80 full of aches and
pains once and so agile with celestial
health, the wrinkles blooming into carna-
tion roses, and her step like the roe on the
mountains. Yes, l 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 diflident, be-
ing a stranger, began by telling them n y
grandmother was Scotch woman, and
then there went up a shout Of welcome
which made me feel as easy as do here.
I 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 mp and down the land and In
all lands. What happy thing in Pompo-
Mus Atticus to say when making the fu-
acral address of his mother: Though
have resided with her sixty seven
years l never once reconciled to her, be-
cause there never happened the least dis
cord between us, and consequently there
was no need OF reconciliation. Make il
as easy for the old folks as you can. When
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 II they
prefer styles Of apparel little antiquated.
Never ssy anything that implies they are
in the way. Make the road for the last
mile
As SMOOTH AS YOU CAN,