The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-12-21

increasing watchfulness. 1t wecps at !
the prison door over the incarcerated b
prodigal, and pleads for pardon Mt the
governors feet, and is forced away by
compassionate friends from witnessing
the struggle OF the gallows. Other
lights go out, but this burns on without
eXtinguishment, rs in n gloom struck
night you may see single star, one of
Gods picket, with cleaning bayonets
of light guIrding the outposts OF
Heaven. The Warehouses of Spadera,
when the earthquake at Messina oc-
CURED, was carried out insensible from
the falling houses On coming to her
senses she found that her infant had
not been rescued. She went back and
persisted in the ruins: Illustration of
ten thousand mothers who in as many
different ways have sacrificed them
selves for their children.
o, despise not mothers love. If
heretofore you have been negligent of
such an one and you have still oppor'
tunity Tor reparation, make haste. II
you could only just look in for an hours
visit to her, but you would rouse up in
the aged one whole world full of
blissful memories. What if she does sit
without talking much? She watched
you for many months when you knew
not how to talk at all What if she
has many ailments to tell about
During fifteen years you ran to her
with every little scratch and bruise,
and she doctored your little finger as
carefully as a surgeon would bind the
worst fracture. You say she is childish
now? | wonder if she ever saw you
when you were childish You have no
patience to walk with her on the street,
she moves so slowly. | wonder if she
remembers the time when you were
| glad enough to go slowly You com
plain at the expense of providing for
her now. l wonder what your financial
income was from one year to ten years
of age. DO not begrudge what you do
for the old folks. care not how much
you did for them, they have done more
! for you.
| But from this weird text of the
morning comes rushing in upon my
soul thought that overpowers me.
This watching by Rizpah was an after
death watching | wonder if now there
is an after-death watching. | think
there is. There are Rizpahs who have
passed death and who are still watch
ing. They look down from their SUI
pernal and glorified state upon u.s. and
| ic ~ hut aft tal, ~
cannot believe that those who before
death were Interested in us, have since
their death become indifferent as to
what happens to us. Not one hour OF
the six months, during which Rizpah
watched seated upon the rocks, was
she more alert, or diligent, or armed
for us than our mother, if glorified is
alert and diligent and armed for us. 1t
is not now Rip all on rock, but
Rizpah on a throne. How long has
your mother been dead? Do you
think she has been dead long enough to
forget you? My mother has been dead
twenty-nine years. | bel ieve she knows
more about me now then she did when
stood in her presence, and | am no
spiritualist, either The Bible says,
Are they not all nistering spirits
sent forth to minister to them that
shall be heirs of salvation?" Young
man! Better look out what you do and
where you go, for your glorifed mother
is looking at you. You sometimes say
to yourself, "What would mother say
if she knew this?' She does know
You might cheat her once, but you
cannot cheat her now. Does it en-
barrass us to think she knows all about
us now? If she had to put up with sc
! much when she was here, surely she
| will not be the less patient or excusa
tory now.
o, this tremendous thought of my
: text, this after-death watching! Wha
an uplifting consideration. And wha
comforting thought. Young mother
you who have just lost your babe, ant
who feels the need of nearer solac,
than that which comes from ordinar,
, sympathy. your mother knows all abou
: it. You can not run in and talk it al
; over with her as you would if she wer
! still terrestrial resident, but it will
comfort you some, think, yea, it will
comfort you good deal, to know
that she understands it all. You sc,
that the velocities of the heavenl,
conditions are so great that it woul'
not take her a half second to come t.
your bereft heart. o, these mothers il
, Heaven They can do more for us nov
than before they Went away The bridg
between this world and the next is To
broken down. They approach the bridg,
i from both ways, departing spirits, an
coming spirits, disimprisoned spirit
; and sympathizing spirits And SO lie
i us walk as to be worthy of the superna
!, companionships, and if to any of us lif
4 on earth is hard grind, let us under
stand that if we watch faithfully ant
. trust fully our blessed Lord, there vii
be corresponding reward in the Ian
u of peace, and that Rizpah who one
, wept on a rock now reigns on throne
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