West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-05-16

1 JVN odOhAu olty thtTC ana DO IlltnfNl. NM
when In q few months your house was f1ila,
with tho music Of tho child's laughter. yo,
| wero struck through with tho fact that yo,
had stupondous mission.
Have you kept that vowi Havc you nc
elected any Of those dutiesi Is your homo q
much 70 you as it used 20 boz Have thos
anticipations been grntifedS God helm yo,
today In your solemn "Reminiscences. and le
his mercy fall upon your soul IL your kind
ness has been Ill requited. God have mere,
on inc parent on the wrinkles OF who's
lace Is written tho story Of q child
SIN. God have mercy on tho mother
who, in addition TO her other pangs has th,
pangs OF child's iniquity. Oh, there are
many, many sad sounds in this sad world
but the saddest sound that Is ever heard I,
the breaking of n mothers heart Are there
any hero who remember that i'm that home
they were Jinfaithfulf Arc there those who
wandered Off from that early home, and left
Iho mother TO die with broken heart? Oh
, stir that rominiscence to-day
find another point in your life history.
| You found one day you were I'm tho WRONG
road; you couldn't sleep at night there was
just one word that seemed 10 sob through
your oanking-house, or through your Office, OF
| through your shop, or your bedroom, and
| that word was Eternity" You said: al am
not ready forit. o God, have mercy.n The
Lord heard. Peace came TO your heart. In
the breath OF the hill and the waterfalls dash
you heard tho voice of Gods love: the clouds
and the trees hailed you with gIadness: yol
caIne into the houSe OF God
SOu remember how your hand trembled ns
| you took up the cup OF the Communion. You
remember the old minister who consecrnted
u, ana you remember tho church officials
who carried 1t through the aisle: you re-
member the old people who at the close
OF tho service took your hand in
theirs in congratulating sympathy, as
lost prodgal;" and though those hands
are oil withored oway, that Communion
Sabbath is resurTected this morning; it Is re-
surrectcd with all its prayers, and songs, and
tears, and sermons, and TRANSPORTATION.
Have you kept those vowsl Have you been
bocksliderf God help you. This day kneei
et tho foot OF mercy and start again for
heaven. Start t,~day rs YOU started then
rouse your soul by that "reminiscences
but must not spend any moro of my time
In going over tho advantages of your life 1
Just put them oil in ono great sheat and |
wrap them up in your memory with ono loud
harvest song such as the reapers sing Praise
the the Lord, yeblood bought immortals Of earth
frnlse tho Lord yo crowned spirits Of henyeni
But some OF You have not always had a
smooth life. Some of you are now
IN the shadow. Others had their troubles
years ago, you arc mere wreck
oil what you once were. l must
gather up the sorrows OF your past life: but
how shall 1 do itY You say that is impossi-
bic, rs YOU have had so many troubles and
Universities. Then 1 will Just take two. tho
first trouble and the last trouble. AS when
you aro walking along the street, and there
mas been music in tho distance, you uncon-
sciously find yourself keeping step to tho
music, 80 when you started life your very life
was musical timebeat. Tho air was full of
JOY and hilarity with tho bright clear oar you
Undo tho boat skip; Won won't on md life
grew brighter until after u while suddenly a
voice from heaven said: "Haltp and quick ns
tho sunshine you halted: you grow pale Won
confronted your first sorrow. You had no
idea That tho flush on your childs cheok was
nm unhealthy flush. You said it can't be any
thing serious. Death in slippered feet
walked round about the cradle You did
not hear tho tread; but after while tho
truth flashed on you. You walked the floor
oh, II you could, with your strong. stout
hand, have wrenched that child from the
destroyer. You won't to your room and you
SAID; God, save my child Cod save my
enid" Tho world seemed going out in dark
hess. You said: II can't bear IL: / can't
bear it." You felt as il you could not put
me long iashes over the bright eyes, never
have taken that little ono in your arms nn6
with it leaped the grave, how gladly you
would have done i'll Oh, If you could let
your property go, your houses go, your land
anu your storehouse go, how gladly you
would have allowed them to depart il YOU
could only have kept that one treasured
but one day thoro arose from the heavens
chill blast that swept over the bod
room, and instantly all tho light went
out, md there was dnrlxneSs-thiclr
murlcy, imponctrablc, sh1ddering dark dark.
ness. But God didn't leave YOU there.
Morcy spoke. AS you took up the Gun
md was about TO put it to Your lips.
God said: Lot il pass" and forthwith. as by
INC hand oil angels, another cup was put
Into your hands; it was tho cup of Gods
SSonsolation. And as you have sometimes
lifted tho hoad OF n wounded soldier and
poured wine into his lips, so God put His loft
nIrm qndor your hoad, and with His right
band He poured into your lips tho wine of Ills
comfort and His consolation, and Won looked
ut the empty cradle and looked at your
broken heart, and you looked at the Lords
chnstisomont md you snid: Gwen so
Rather, for so it seemeth good in Thy
sight"
All, il was your first trouble. How did YOU
got over it9 God comfortcd you. You have
beou better man over since. You have boen
better woman evor since. In tho jar Of the
closing gate OF tho scpulcher you heard tho
changing OF the opening gate OF heaven. and
you folt mn irresistible drawing hcavenwnrd.
Hou havo boon purer OF mind evor since that
night when tho littlo ono for tho last tirno mt
its arms around your noel; and said: Good
night papa; goodnight, mamma. Meet me
In hcovon.n
but must como on down TO your latest
sorrow. What was it9 Perhaps il was your
own sickness. The child's tread on the stair.
or tho tick OF the watch on tie stand dis.
W. vSu YOU through the long weary DAYS
you counted tho figures in the car
pct or tho flowers in the wall paper
On tho wearincss tho exhaustion Oh
tho burning pangs Would God il
we're morning, would God It were night, were
your iroquont cry. But you arc better. OF
perhaps oven well. Have you thanked that
God today you can come out in the fresh mir.
mat you arc IN this place 20 hear Gods name
nnd to sing Gods prnisc, md implore Gods
hcipi and 70 ask Gods forgiveness Bless the
JSord who hcaleth oil our diseases, and ro-
deemeth our lives from destruction
Perhaps your last sorrow was a financial
embarrassment / congratulate some of YOU
ON your lucrative profession or occupation.
on ornate apparel, on a commodious resi-
dence-eyerything you put your hands TO
seems 70 turn 10 gold. but there arc others
OF you who are like tho ship on which Paul
sailed, where two seas met, and you ara
broken by the violence q tho waves BY an
unadvised indorser- ent, or by a conjunction
81 unforeseen evonts, or By fire, or storm or
q senseloss panic you have been flung head.
long, ond where you once dispensed great
Charities now you have hard work to make
the two ends meet
Have you forgotten 10 thank God for vo,ir
days OF prosperity and that through vour
trials some Of you have made investfnenfs
Wnich viii continue after tho last bonk ~
THIS world has exploded, md tho silver and
gold are motion IN the fires OF burning
world7 Have you, amid all your losses md
announcements forgot that there was bread