The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-05-16

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ner face mellowing with the vicissitudes
of many years, may have put down her
gray head on the pillow in the valley, but
forget that home you never will. Have
you thanked God for it? Have you re-
hearsed all those blessed reminiscencesg
Oh, thank God for Christian father; !;
thank God for Christian mother; thank
God for an early Christian altar at which
you were taught to kneel; thank God for
an early Christian home.
l bring to mind another passage in the
history of y0ur life. The day came when
you set up your own household The
days passed along in quiet blessedness.
You twain sat at the table morning and
night and talked over your plans for the
future. The most Insignificant affair in
your life became the subject of mutual
aud advisement. You We're
so happy you felt you never could be any
happier. One day dark cloud lowered
over your dwelling, and it got darker and
darker, but out of that cloud the shining
of God descended to incarnate
an immortal spirit. Two little feet start
ed on an eternal journey, and you were to
lead them--a gem to flash in Heavens
coronet, and you to polish it; eternal ages
Of light and darkness watching the start
ing out of newly y-created creature You
rejoiced and you trembled at the respon-
sibility that in your possession an i'm
mortal treasure was placed. You prayed
and reioiced, and wept and wondered;
you were earnest in supplication that you
might lead it through life into the King
dom of God.
There was tremor IN y our earnest
ness. There was double interest about
that home. There was an additional in
terest why you should stay there and be
and when in a few months your
house was filed with the music of the
child's laughter, you were struck through
with the fact that you had q stupendous
Have you kept that vow? Have
you neglected any &C these duties? Is
your home as much to you as it used to
beY Have those anticipations been graft
fed? God help you to-day in your solemn
reminiscence, and let His mercy fall upon
your soul if your kindness has been ILL
requited. God have mercy on the parent
on the wrinkles of whose face is written
the story of child's sin. God have
mercy on the mother who, in addition to
her other pangs, has the pangs Of child's
iniquity. Oh, there are many, many sad
sounds in this sad world, but the saddest
sound that is ever heard is the break
ing of a mothers heart Are there any
here who remember that in that home
they were unfaithful? Are there those
who wandered off from that early home,
and left the mother to die with a broken
heartP Oh. | stir that "Reminiscences to-
day.
7 fnd another N oint in vour life history.
Won found ono dav won were in the wrong
road. Won conldn,t sleen ut NIGHT. there
was INST one word that seemed To sob
vour banlino- -bouse or through
vonr Office or tbronoh vour sbop. or your
he'd room and that word was sEternity.u
Won said. UJ am not ready for IT. O. God.
have mercv.u The Lord heard. Peace
ca,na 10 vonr heart Tn tbe breath of the
hin and tho waterfalls dash Won heard
tbe voice of God,s Love. the clouds and
tbe trees hailed Won with eladness: YOU
came into the house of God.
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