The Forrest City times., 1890-03-22
patricide, or tho slayIug Of a father,

patricide, Or tho siaying of father, matricidA or the slaying of .a mother, because he considered such crimes impossible, and for six hundred years there was not crime of that sort in Rome. But then camo Lucius Ostius, and slew his father, proving the crime possible. Now, do you not think that tho child, who by wrong behavior sends his father to pre- mature grave is . patricidc, or who by mis- conduct hastens mother into the tomb is a matricidei
 The heavlness of parents over a sons de- pravity Is all tho greater because 1t means spiritual disaster and overthrow. That is the worst thing about it. in the pension regulations a soldier receives for loss of both hands or feet tf2 For loss of ono hand and one foot s36, For loss of hand or foot SEQ For loss of both eyos ss2. But who can calculate the value of a whole man ruined body, mind, and souli How can parents have any happi- ness about your future destiny, oh young man gone astrayi Can such opposite lives as you and they are living come out at the same placel Can holiness and dissipation enter tho same gatel Where is tho little prayer that was taught you at your mothers kneel Is the God they loved and
 
 soul about which they are most anxious, your soul that shall 1.-Two after the earth itself shall be gir- dled with flames, and the flames, dy- ing down, will leave tho planet only a live coal, and the live coal stall have become ashes, and then tho ashes shall be scatter cd by the whiriwiuds of the Almighty.
 But" says some young man, my mother is gone; my behavior will not trouble her any more.
 ''Oh that those lips had languagcl Life
 has passed
 With me but roughly since heard thee
 lastn
 What Is she deadl How you startlo me ! Is she dead! Then perhaps you have her picture. Hang it up in your room in the place where you oftenest look. Go and study her features, and while you are looking the past will come back. and you may hear her voice, which is nov so still, speak again, saying. From my heavenly nome, my dear boy, solicit your reformation and saliva ton. Go to the Christ who parioncd me, and He will pardon you My heaven will not be complete till hear Of your chang ing. But will hear of it right away for there is joy up here when one sinner repenteth; and oh, If the next news of that kind that comes uphcre might come up regarding you, oh my child of many tears and anxicties and prayersl Come, my boy. do you not hoir your moth CTS voice! Q my son, my son, would God that could die for thee Q my son, my son Young man what news for heaven would Do your conversation Switicr than than telegraphc wire ever carried congrat- ulations to wedding or acoronat;on would fly heavenwari the news Of your deliver ance; and whether the one most interested in your salvation wero on river.bang, or in the temple, or on the bat;icnents or in the great tower, the message would be in stanty received. and before this service is closed angel would cry to angel; Have you heard the news, O,.t wonder is a mother who has just heara of her wayward boys redemption. Another prodigal has got home. The dead is alive again, and the lost is found. Hallciujah Amen'