Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-03

all the earth Is the cradle? To what else
did loosened stsT ever points To what
else did heaven lower balconies Of light
filled with chanting immortals? The
| way the cradle rocks, the world rocks.
GOD BLESS THE MOTHERS
all the world overt The cradles decide
| the destinies of nations. In 10 200 of
them are. this moment, the hands that
| will yet give bsnedictlon of mercy or
hurl bolts OF doom, the feet that will
mount the sleeps toward God or descend
the blasted way, the lips that will pray
| or blaspheme. Oh the cradlei Ii Is
| more tremendous than the grave. Where
are most of tbs leaders of tbs Twentieth
| century soon to dawn upon Us? Are they
| on thrones? No. In chariots? No. In
| puIpits? No. In forums? No. In SEN
| atorial hallsf No. In counting houses2
| No. They are in the cradle. The most
| tremendous thing in the universe, and
next to God Is TO be a mother. Lord
shaftesbury said, ''Give me q
generation of Christian mothers
and will change the whole
| phase of society IN twelve months. -
Oh, the cradle! Forget not the one 10
which yu were rocked. Though old
and worn out, that cradle may be stand
that swayed IL, the lips ihat sang o'er it.
the tears that dropped upon it, the faith
| in God that msds way for it. The boy
Walter Scott did we'll when he spent the
first tive-gunee piece he ever earned as
q present TO his mother.
Dishonor not the cradle thong IN il may,
like the one my sermon celebrates. have
been cradle Ia 8 barn, for l think il
was a Christian cradle. That was
great cradle in which Martin Luther lay,
for from 1t came forth the reformation
of the sixteenth century. That Sas
great cradle in which Daniel O'COnnell
Law, for from IL came forth an eloqueuce
that will be inspiring while men have
eyes to read or ears 10 hear. That was
q great cradle in which Washington lay,
for from it came forth the happy delIv-
erance of nation.
THAT WAS A GREAT CRADLE
In which John Howard lay, for from it
came forth q mercy that will not cease
until the last dungeon gets g Bible, and
light, and fresh air. Great cradles in
which the John Wesleys, and the John
Knoxes, and the John Masons lay. for
from them came forth an all conquering
evangelization. But the greatest cradle
in which child ever slept, or woke,
ucd was iAic OhOs
which Mary bsnt, and to which the wise
men brought frankincense, and upon
which the heavens dropped song. Had
there been no manager there had been no
cross. Had there been no Bethlehem
there had been no Golgntha. Had there
been no incarnation there would have
been no ascension. Had there been no
start there would have been no close.
Standing in the chill khan of
Saviour's humlli ation, and seeing what
He did for us, l ask what have We done
for Him. 'There is nothing can do, -
says one. AS Christmas was approach
ing the village church, good woman
said to d group of girls in lowly and
straitened circumstances: ''Lst all now
do something for Christ. =" After the
dav was over, she asked the group TO
tell her what they had done. One said:
81 could not do much, for we are very
poor, but had beautiful flower I had
carefully trained in our home, and |
thought much of IL, aud 1 put that
flower on the church altar. Aud an
other said: 81 could not do much for
we are very poor, but can sing little.
and 80 1 went down to u
POOR, SICK WOMAN IN THE LANE,
and sang as we'll as could, to cheer her
up, u CDFl5ttubs sOuS. - w ell, ftel6H,
what did you do?'' She replied: al
could not do much, but l wanted to do
something for Christ, and l could think
of nothing else to do, and so I went into
the church after the people who had
been adoruinR the altar had left, aud l
scrubbed down the back altar STAIRS. -
Beautiful ] warrant that the Christ of
that Christmas day gave her as much
credit Tor that earnest act as He NAV
have given to the ROBBED official who, on
that day, read for the people, the pray
ers of resoundIng service. Something
for Christi Something for Christ!
plain ma passing q fortress saw a
Russian soldier on guard in terribly
cold night, and took of his coat and
gave IL to the soldier, saying: az will
soon be home and warm. and you will be
out here all night. So the soldier
wrapped himself In the borrowed coat.
The plain man who loaned the coat 20
the soldier soon after was dying, and in
his dream saw Christ, and said TO him:
"You have got my coat on. eyes,
said Christ, "this is the one you lent
me on that cold night by the fortress.
l was naked, aud ye clothed me-
Something for Christi By the memories
of Bethlehem 1 edjure you!
In the light of that star
Lie the ages empearled.
That song from afar
Has swept over the world.