Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-01-20

twelve pearls. The ban OF the un-
opened warehouse. the hinges of the un-
fastened store window, the quiet Of the
commercial warehouse seem 10 say:
''This is the day the LordAath made
Rest for the sewing woman, with
weary hands and aching side and sick
heart. Rest for the overtasked work
man in the mine, or out on the wall,
or in the sweltering factory. Hang up
the plane, drop the adze, slip the band
from the wheel, put out the fire. Rest
for the body, for the mind and for the
soul.
Welcome, sweet day Of rest
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome 10 this reyiving breast
And these rejoicing eyes-
HOW PARENTAL LUGUBRIoUsNEss Az
TEcTs CHILDREN.
Again | remark, we ought to have
in the Sabbath the joy Of domestic re-
union and conservation. There are
some very good parents who have the
faculty of making the Sabbath great
gloom. Their children run up against
the wall Of parental righteousness on
that day. They are sorry when Sun
day comes, and glad when IL goes
away. They think Of everything bad
on that day. II is the worst day 10
them, really. in all the week. There
are persons who, because they were
brought up in Christian fan lies where
there were wrong motions about the
Sabbath, have gone out into dissipa-
ton and will be lost A man said to
me: II have perfect disgust for the
Sabbath day. ! never saw my father
smile on Sunday. II was such dread
full day 10 me when i was a boy,
never got over il, and never will"
Those parents did not ''call the Sab
bath delight" they made il q gloom.
But there are houses represented here
this morning where the children say
through the week, Il wonder when
Sunday will GOMEZ" They are anxious
to have il come. hear their hosanna
in the house; hear their hosanna in
| the school. God intended the Sabbath
TO be especially day for the father.
The mother is home all the week.
Sabbath day comes, and God says to
the father, who has been busy from
Monday morning 10 Saturday night at
the store, or away from home: This
is your day. See what you can do in
this little 1ock in preparing them for
heaven. This day ] set apart for you. "
You know very well that there are
many parents who are mere suttlers
of the household; they provide the
food and raiment; once in a while,
perhaps they bear the child read a
line or two in the new primer; or il
there be a case OF especial discipline,
and the mother cannot manage il, the
child is brought up in the court
martial OF the fathers discipline and
punished. That is all there is OF il
No scrutiny Of that child's immortal
interests, no realization OF the fact that
the child will soon go out in a world
where there are gigantic and over
whelming temptations that have
swamped millions But in some house.
holds il is not that way; the home,
beautiful ON ordinary days, is more
beautiful now thai the Sabbath has
dawned. There is more Joy i'm the
good morning" there is more tender
ness in the morning prayer. The
father looks at the child, and the
child looks at the father. The
little one dares now 10 ask questions
without any fear Of being answered:
Don't bother mel must be off to
the Hore." Now the father looks at
the child, and he sees not merely the
blue eyes, the arched brow, the long
lashes, the sweet lip. he sees in thai
child long line Of earthly destinies;
he sees in that child an ipmeasurable
eternity. As be touches that child, he
saws: Il wonder what will be the des-
tiny Of this little oner' And while
this Christian father is thinking and
praying, the sweet promise tiows
through his soul: 'Of such is the
kingdom of heaven And he feels a
Joy, not like that which sounds in the
dance, or is waited from the froth of
the wine cup. or that which is like the
cracking Of thorns under a pot,
but the JOY Of domestic reunion and
consecrafion.
Have l been picturing something
that is merely fanciful, or is il posi-
bic for you and for me 10 have such q
home as thati l believe il is possible.
SOME STATISTICS THROWING LIGHT OK
THE suBJncr.
have a statistic that I would
like TO give you. A great many
, people say, you know, there ~
nothing in the Christian discipline
of q household. In New HamP-
shire there were two neighborhoods--
the one OF six families, the otherof dvc
| families. The six families dissegardcd
/ the Sabbath. In time, 6veof these fam
, lies were broken up by the separation
of husbands and wives the other BY the
father becoming q thief. Eight or
4 nine of the parents became drunkardsI
; one commjfted suicide and all came
, 10 penury. OF somo forty or fifty de-
! scendants. about twenty are known %
be drunknrds ard gamblers and die.
, soluts. -Four or Eve have been In
, stAte prison. One fell in duel. Some
! are In The almshouse. Only one b.
, came Christian, and be aftsr Or
having been outxsgoously dimipa<s1.
, The other Ave families that reenrdsd
the Sabbath were al prospersd. Eiehi
or ten Of the childrpn are conss{sni
members Of The church. Some d
them became officers in The church
one isa minister Of the gospel: one ia
missionary 10 China No povurty
among any Of them. The homesaso6
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