Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-01-06

aud knocking TIL at somc scnsincrs
question. WHO comes therc?" the great
ones OF the palace might have been told
of the celestial arrival No: the shop
herds heard the two frat bars OF tho
music. the frat In the major key aud
the last In tho subdued minor: GLORY
10 God In the highest and ON earth
peace. good will To men" An. yea; the
fields were honorcd
The old shepherds with plaid and
crook have for tho most part vanished.
but we have graxiuR--our United Statcs
pasture fields and prairie about -. 300.
600 sheppard all their keepers oughs
10 follow the shepherds of my text and
all those who toll In fields all vinc-
dresscrs. all orchHrdistA all husband
men.
No, only that Christmas night. bat
all up and down the worlds history.
God has been honoring the fields.
Nearly all tho mcssiah> OF reform and
literature and cloqucncc and law and
bensvolcnce have como from the fields
Washington from the fields. Jeffcr-
son from the fields. Tho presidential
martyrs. Garfield aud Lincoln. from tho
hclda Clay from the fields Martin
Luther from the fields before this
world Ia right tho ovcrfe wing popula-
tions of our crowded cities will have To
take to the fields Instead OF ten mcr-
chants In rivalry n to who shall sell
that one apple, we want at least eight
of them 10 go out and rnisc apples. In
stead OF ten merchants desiring to sell
that ono bushcl of wheat. we want a.
least eight OF them gathering wheat.
The world wants more banda morD
bronsed chcokS. more muscular arms
To tho heldsi God honorcd them when
He woke up the shepherds by the mid
night anthem. and lilo will. while the
world lasts, continue 90 honor tho
hvldA When the shepherds crook was
that famous night stood against tho
wall OF the bethlehem khan IL was =
prophecy of the tifnc when thrcsher's
Hall and farmer pillow aud woodxman's
az aud oH's yoke and sheaf. binder
rake shall surrender To the God wh.,
made tho country. ~ man made tho
town
Behold, also. that on that Christmas
J night God honorcd motherhood Two
! angels on their wings might have
! brought nm infant Saviour To Dcthic-
hem without Mary's being there at oil.
} When the villagers. on the morning of
December % awole. by divine ar
rangcmcnt and la some unexplained
way. the Child Jesus might have been
! found In some comfortable cradle OF
! tho village. Hut no. mol y Motherhood
for all time was To be con.ecrated ara
one OF the tendcrest relations was TO 10
the maternal relation. and ono
of tho swsetcst words. Mother"
! In all ages God has honored good
! motherhood. John Wesley had q good
| Nl.rs L.
Samuel BudRctt good mother; bod.
bridge. good mother: Walter Scott. n
| good mother; I,enjamin West, n good
mother In great audience. most OF
whom are Christians. I asked that all
those who had been blessed of Chris.
! tian mothers rise. aud almost the
entire assembly stood up. Don't you
see how important IL IL that all moth
crhood be consecrated7 Why did Titan.
the Italian artist. when he sltctchcd
the Madonna. make IL an Italian
face? Why did Rcubcns, the German
, artist In his Madonna. make 10 Ger
, man faco7 Why did Joshua ReynoldA
the English artist I'm his Madonna.
1 mako II nn English faceP Why did
. Murlllo. tho Spanish artist In his
, Madonna. make IL Spanish face? T
| never heard, but / think they took
4 their own mothers "a the type OF Mary.
: the mother 81 Christ When you hear
some one. In sermon or grafton. speak
4 In the abstract OF n good. faithful hon
O est mother your eyes I'LL up with tears.
? while yon say to yourself. THAT was
q my mother"
1. The first word child uttern Is apt To
/. be Mother" and the old man. In his
dying dream. calls. "sfotheri mo.herr'
4 IL matters not whether she was brought
e mp Ia the surroundings Of a city. and
q In nfiiuent home. and was dressed APP
!. propriatcly. with reference 20 the de-
l. nands OF modern life. or whether she
q wore the old-time cap. aud great round
. spectaclcs, and apron Of her own make,
n and knit your socks with her own
!. needles seated by the broad fire. placs.
n with great backlog ablaze. ON win
4 ter night IL matters not how many
!. wrinkles crossed and recrossed her face.
=. or how much her shoulders stopped
with the burdens Of long life. II you
,. painted Madonna. hers would be the
n face. What a gentle hand she had
>. when We were sick. aud what a voice
- - soothe pain. and was there any ore
I. who could 80 Gli up room with
4 peace. and purity. aud light And
Il came home and she could greet us not.
o for ner lips were forever still Come
> back, mother. tbs Christmas day. and
y take your old riacc, and az ten. o.
4 twenty. or City years ago. come and
4 open the old isible "a you used %. read
10 and knesi 10 the same placc a. you
a used 20 pray. aud look upon az as d
r. old when you wished az a nerry Christ
q mas or happY New Year. hut mol
n That would not be fair % call you back.
n You had iron Dies enough and aches
70 enough. and bsres scnsrts enough
Z, while you we're here.
1. larry ~ the throne. mother. I'll we
y join you there. your prayers al an
% swercf and 70 the eternal homestead
" - our God sc shall again keep Christ
n mas Jubilee tOxethcr hut SPEAK from
Il your thrones. All you gioYifed mothers.
n aud say - al these. your sons and
Il daughter words Of love. woris u
q warning. words - cheer They need
N your voiee f0r they have travelled far
and with many q heart br AK since you
! left them and Fou do veil - call from