Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-19

JeSuSl " y aNtltT iOT cteihi'y' Jun
little ones ..thered under your robes,
are you ading them on, the right
road, or IRE you taking them out on
the dangerous winding bride path,
off which their inexperienced feet
may slip. and up which comes the
bowling of the wolf and the sound OF
loosene1 ledge and tumbling ava
lanchel Blessed is the family altar at
which the children kneel. Blessed is
the cradle in which the Christian
mother rocks the Christian child.
Blessed is the song the little n e sing
at nightfall when sleep is closing the
eyes and loosening the hand from the
toy on the pillow. Blessed is that
mother whose every heart throb is a
prayer for her children's welfare.
The world grows old, and the stars
will cease to illuminate ii, and the
waters to refresh il, and the mountains
to guard il, and the heavens to over
span il, and its long story Of sin and
shame and glory and triumph will
soon turn TO ashes; but influences
that started in the early home roll on
and roll up through all eternity
blooming in all the JOY, waving in all
the triumph, exulting in all the song,
or shrinking back into all the dark
ness. Father, mother, which way are
you leading your children!
FATAL FoRGETFULNEss.
A house took fire and the owner
was very careful TO get all his furni-
ture out. He got all his books out,
and he got all Lis pictures out, and he
got all his valuable papers Out, but he
forgot to ask, until it was too late:
Are my children safe.' Oh, when
the earth shall melt with feryent heat,
and the mountains shall blaze, and
tie seas shall blaze, and the earth
shall blaze, will your children be safer
Will your children be safel Unhappy
and undisciplined homes are the
source of much Of the wretchedness
and sin of the World. .-as
I know there are exceptions to it
sometimes. Fr2pa bright and beau
tiful Christian home a husband or a
son will go out to die. Oh, how long
you had that boy in your prayers! He
does not know how many sleepless
nights you have epent over him. He
does not understand how many tears
you have shed for his waywardness.
Oh, it is hard, after you have toiled
for a child, and given him every adj
vantage and every kindness, TO have
him pay you back in ingratitudel AS
one Sabbath morning a father came
to the foot of the pulpit as | stepped
out of il, and said, 20 my son, my
son, my sonl" There is many a young
man proud Of his mother. who would
strike into the dust any man who
would insult her, who is at this mo-
ment himself, by his evil doing and
his bad habits, sharpening a dagger TO
plunge through that mothers heart.
A telegram brought him from afar.
He went bloated and SCARED into the
room and hestood by the l~iieless form
Of his mother.
Her hair gray; it had turned gray
in sorrow. Those eyes had wept floods
Of tears over his wandering. That
still white hand had done him many a
kindness and had written many allow
ing invitation and good counsel. He
had broken her old heart. He came
into the roo ard threw himself on
the casket and he sobbed outright:
Mother, motherl' but those lips that
had kissed him in infancy and uttered
SO many kind words spake rot; they
were sealed. Rather than have such a
memory come on my soul, / would
prefer to have roll over Oh me the Alps
and the Himalayas.
But while sometimes there arc sons
whoturn out very badly coming from
good homes, / want 10 tell you for
your encouragement it is a great ex-
ception. Yet an unhappy and undis-
ciplined home is the poisonous cal
dron from which a vast multitude
drink their death.
III. ! remark that another caldron
Of iniquity is an indolent life. All the
rail trains down the Hudson river yes
terday, all the rail- trains on the Penn
sylvania route, all the trains on the
Long Island road brought 10 these
cities young men 10 begin commercial
life. Some Of then are here this
morning, | doubt not. Do you know
what one of your great temptations is
going to bel II is the example of in
dolent people in our cities. They are
in all "a cities. They dress better
than some who are industrious. They
have access TO all places Of amusement
plenty Of money. and yet idle. They
hang around our great notes.-the
Fifth Avenue, the Windsor, the
Brunswick, the Stuyvesant. the Gilsey
house-all our beautiful hotels, you
find them around there any day-men
who do nothing. never earn anything,
yet well dressed. having plenty. Why
should | walki Why should you work.
Why drudge and toll in bank and
shop and Office, or on the scatfolding,
or by the anvil. when these men get
along So well and do not worki
Some Of them hang around the city
halls Of our great cities, toothpick IN
their mouth, waiting for some crumb
TO fall from the office holders table.
Some of them hang around the city
hall for the city van bringing crimi-
nails from the station houses. They
stand there and gloat over it-really
enjoy the disgrace and suffering Of
those poor creatures as they get out OF
the city a and go into the courts.
THE FOUR WAYS OF GETTING MONEY.
Where do they get their money!
That is what you ask. That is what |
ask. Only four ways Of getting mo-
ney-.only four; by inheritance, by