Democratic messenger., 1889-05-18

| Ihc WORM grows Otu, anu tue STARS VIII
cease TO illuminate II. and the waters Ia
refresh IL, and the mountains to guard It,
and the heavens 10 overspan Il, and its
long story Of sin aud shame and glory
and triumph will soon turn to ashes but
influences that starte,l in the early home
roll on and roll up through all eternity
blooming in all the joy. waving in all the
triumph. exulting IN NIL the song. or
shrinking back into all the darkness
Father, mother. which way are you lead.
ing your children?
A house took fire and the owner was
very careful to get all his furniture out.
lie got ali his books out. and he got NIL
his pictures out, and he got all his valua-
blc papers out. but he forgot to ask, until
Il was too late: Are my children safe: -
Oh when the earth shall melt with fer.
vent heat and the mountains shall blaze,
and the seas shall blaze. and the earth
shall blaze, will your children he safe
Will your children he safe! Unhappy
and undisciplincd homes are the source oi
much Of the wrcichedncss and sin Of the
world.
SOME EXCEPTIONS.
know there are exceptions To II some
times. From bright and beautiful Chris
tian home a husband or son will go out
to die. oh how long you had that hoy
in your prayers. lie does not know how
many slccplcss nights you have spent over
him. lie does not understand how many
tears you have shed for his waywar,lncss.
Oh Il Is hard. after you have toiled for a
child. and given him every advantage and
every kindness, to have him pay you back
in ingratitudc. As one Sabbath morning
father came 10 the foot Of the pulpit rs
I stepped out of il, and said: 10 my son,
my son. my son!" There is many young
man proud of his mother, who would
strike into the dust any man who would
insult her. who is at this moment himself.
by his evil doing and his ba,l habits, sharp.
ening dagger 10 plunge through that
mothers heart 4 telegram brought him
from afar. lie went bloatcd and SCARED
in the room aud hc stood by the lifclcss
form Of his mother.
Her hair gray; It had turned gray in
sorrow Those eyes had wcpl floods al
tears over his wandering. That sill white
hand had done him many a kindness and
hal written many a loving invitation and
good counsel. lie had broken her old
heart lie came into the room and threw
himself on the caskct aud he sohbcd out
right: Mother, mother" but those lips
that had kissed him in infancy AMI uttered
so many kind words spake moi: they were
sealed. Rather than have such memory
come on my soul. would prefer have roli
over ON me the Alps and the llimalayas.
but while sometimes there are sons who
turn out very m,lly coming from good
homes. | want tn tell you for your cn.
couragcmcni i, is great exception. Yet
an unhappy aud undisciplinc'l home is the
poisonous callrun from which u vast null
tilndc drink their death.
An iSpoLENr LIFE.
II. I remark that another caidron of
inIuuity Is an indoicnt life. All the rail
trains down the Hudson River yesterday,
nil slic,rail Trans an thcl'cnnsy lyania route,
all the trains on the Long island road
brought 10 these cities young men To
begin commercial life. Some of them
are here this morning. doubt not
Do you know what one of your great
temptations Is going 10 he: II is the cx'
ample OF indolcn, people in our cities
They are in all our cities. They dress
better than some who are Industrious
They have an access 10 all our places Of
amuscmcnl--pleniy oi money. aud yet
idle. They hang around Onr great hotels
the Filh Avenue, the Windsor, the Bruns
wick. the Siuyycsant, the Gilscy House
all our beautiful hotels you find them
any day-men who do nothing, never
earn anything, yet well dressed having
plenty. Why should ] walk: Why
should you work: Why drudge and toll
m bank anil shop aud office, or an the
scaiioldins, or by the anvil, when these
men get along so well and do not work.
Some Of them hang around the city halls
of our great cities, too,hpick In thciI
mouth, waiting for some crumb to fal
from the office holders table. Some ol
them hang around the city hall for the
city van bringing criminals from the sta
tion. houses. They stand there and gloat
over it-really enjoy the disgrace and suf'
ferlng Of those poor creatures rs they gel
ou, of the city van and go into the courts
When do they get their money! That
is what you ask. This is wha, ] ask
Only four ways of getting money-only
four: by inheritance, by earning II, by
begging Il, by stealing Il and there are a
vast multitude among us who get their
living not by inheritance, nor by earning
il, nor by begging il. do not like To taxi
the responsibility Of saying how they get
IL!
MES VINO ARE \ CONSTANT TEMPTATION
Now, these men are constant icmpa
talion. Why should toll aud wear my
self out In the bank, or the office. or ih'
store, or the shop, or the factory These
men have nothing to do. They get along
great deal better. And that Is the temp
,ntion under which great many younl
men fall They begin 10 c0ns0rt with thes'
men, these oilers. and they go aown th'
same awful steps. The number OF mel
IN our cities who are trying To get ihei
living by their wits and by sleighi of hand
+ is all the time increasing.
4 new York merchant SAW young man
one Of his clerks, In half disguise. going
in low place al amusement. Tie mer
+ chant said to himself; II must look on
for that clerk he is going in bad company
and going In bad places; must look ou