The morning news., 1889-05-06

old well fetched up You go for the COWS
at night, and find then wagging their heads
through the bars. Ofttimes in the dusty
and busy stree you wish YOU We home
again on that cool grass, or in the rag car
peted hall of the farmhouse, through which
there was the breath of new mown hay or
the bio som OF buckwheat.
You may have il ur windows now
beautiful plants a d flowers brought from
across the seas, but not one of them stlrs !
your soul 50 much char and emory as
the old ivy and the yellow su flower mat
stood sentinel along the garde wall, and
the forget-me-n Is playing ide-aAd-seeR
mid the 10 grass The father, who use I }
come in sunburnt from the helds ahd slt
dow on the door sill and wipe the sweat
from bis b -ow, may have me u his ever
lasting rest. The mother, who usad TO SIT at
the door littlA bent over, cap aud spectacles
Oh. her face mellow & with the vlcisstudes
of many years, NAV have put dowa her
gray head on the pillow in the valley, but
forget tn home you never will. h I've
YOU thankel God for itl Have yol re.
bearsed all hese blessed "reminiscences? Ga,
thank God for a Christian father; ank
God for a Chri ,tian mother; thank God for
an carly Chri tian altar at which you were
taught to kneel; Thank God for au early
Christian home.
! bring to mind another Ipa ,sageSn the
history of YOUR life The day ca e when
you set up YOUR own household. The days
passed along in quiet blessedness. You
twain sa at the taDle morning and night
and talked over your plans for the future.
The most insignificant affair in your life
beca @ the subject of mutual con-
sultation and advisement. You were
so happy you felt you never could be
any happier. One day dark cloud hovered
over your dwelling and it got darker nd
darker but out of that cloud the shining
m ssenger of God descended to incarna an
immortal spirit Tw o little feet started on
an eternal journey, and you were to 10 ad
them-a gem to fash in heavens coronet,
and you to polish it; eternal ages of light
and darkness watching the starting out of
a newly Great creature.
You rejoiced and you trembled at the
responsl blty that in your possession an m
mortal treasure was placed. You pravei
and rejoiced, and wept and wondered, and
prayed and rejoiced, and wept aud Won
dered: you were earnest in supDlication
that you might lead it through life into the
kingdom of God. There was a renor in
your earnes ne,s There was a double in-
terest about that homo. There was an ad-
ditional terest whv YOU should stay there
and be faithful, and when in a few months
your house was filed with the mu,ic Of
the childs laughte', you we're struck
through with the fact that you had a
stupeudous mission.
II We you kept that vow2 Have you
neglected any of these dutiesl Is your
home as much to you as it used to bea
Have those anticipations been gratitieds
God help you to-day in your solemn re j.
niscence, and let his mercy fall upon your
soul if your kindness has been i'll requlted.
God have mercy on the parent on the
wrinkles of whose face is written the story
of a child's sin. God have mercy on the
mother who, in ad iition to her other pangs,
has the pangs Of a c4ild's iniquty. Oh,
there are many, ma y sad sounds in this
sad world, bu the saddest sound hat
is ever heard is the breaking of a mothers
heart. Are there any here Who RENE nber
that in that ,me they were fai .hfuli
Are there hose who wandered off fro
that early hone aud left the M other to die
with a broken hearts Oh, stir that remi-
niscence to-day.
find anot er point in your life hist nry.
You found o e day you were in the wrong
road; you couldn't sleep at night; there was
Just one word that see led to sob thr ugh
your banking house, or through your cffice,
or through your shop, or your bed room,
and that word was ETERNITY" You said
Il arm not ready for it. o God, have
mercy" The Lord heard. Peace came to
your heart. In the cath of the hill and
the waterfalls IS dash you heard the voice of
Gods love; he clouds and the trees hailed
you W tn gladness; you came into the house
of God.
You remember how your hand trembled
as you took up the cup of the communion.
Xou re enber the old minister wh con-
secratei 1t, aud you remember the church
officials who carried it through the aisle;
yov remember the old people no, at the
close of the service, took your hand il
theirs in grafulatlng sympathy, as
much as to say, "W leone home, you lost
pro lgal;" and though those hands are all
ithered away, that communion Sabbath
is resur rrected tnis morning; it is resurrected
with all it pra ers, and so gs. and tears,
and sermons, and TRANSPORTATION. Have
you kept those yOws9 Have YOU baen a
backsiiderg God help you. This day kneel
al the foot of mercy and start again for
heaven st day as you started then.
/ rouse your soul Y that reminiscelce.
But | must not spend any more of my
time in going over the adva RACES of your
life. | ju t put the n all in o g eat
sLeaf, and | wra0 them up in yo II m emory
with one loud harvest song, such as the
reapers sing. Praise the Lord, We bio d.
bought immortals of earth Praise tie
Lord, We Gro vned spirits of heaven!
But some of you have not always had a
smooth life. Some of you are now in the
shadow Others had tn ir troubles yea S
ago, you are mere wreck of at you
once were. / must gather up the sorrows Of
your past life, but h w shall l d. its You
say that Is impossible, as you have had 81
many troubles and adversiti's. Tnen Will
just take two. the first trouble and the last
trouble. As when you are walking along
the rect, ard there hes been usic in the
distance, you unco lsciouSly find your elves
keeping step TO the music. so when you
started life your very life was a mu seal
time beat. The air was full of y and
hiiarity; with the brig t, clear oar you
made the boat skip; you went on, and life
grew brighter until after a while suddenly
voice from heaven said, "Haltp and
quick as the sunshine you halted; you grew
pale, y u co from ed your first sorrow. You
had no idea that the flush % your child's
cheek was al unhealh flush. You said it
can't be any hing serious. Dat in slip
pered feet walked rou about cradle.
You did a { hear the tread; but after a
while the truth fas ed on you. You
walked the floor. Oh, if you could, with
your strong, stout hand, have wrenched
that child from the destroyer. You went to
your room you said: God, save my
child God, save my child!' The world
seemed going out in darkness. You sa d
al ca 4 bear il; | can't bear it," You felt
as if you could not put the long llShe' over
the bright eyes, never TO see them again
sparkle. Oh, if you could have taken mat
little one in your a S and W tn IL leapei
the grave, how gladly you would ave done
itl On, if you could let your property 60,
your houses 60, your land and yo n store
house 60 how gladly you would have