The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-12-08

sinner whom you taught to tray. and the
outcast whom Won pointed to God for shel.
ter. will saw: "You did It 10 themi You
did 1t 10 Mer'
Again. the'scsns OF the text imnresses ur
on us the strength NJ maternsl ATTACHMENT
Not many men would have had courage or
endursncs for the awful mission of Rizoah.
TO dare the rage of W boasts. an sit from
May 70 Octsber unshelterei, and TO watch
ths corpses OF unsheltered children. was
work that nothing but the maternal heart
could have accomplished. 1t needed moro
strength than TO stand before opened batter
les or 30 walk In calmuess tho deck Of
foundering steamer.
There Is no emotion so completely unsel-
fish as msternal affection. Conjugal love
exoects the return OF many kindnesscs and
attentions Filial love expects paternal care
or is helped bv the memory OF past watch
fulness. But the strength OF "A mothers love
Is entirely independent OF the past and the
future, and Is. of all emotions, tho purest.
The child has done nothing i'm the past 20
earn kindness, and In the future II may
grow up TO msltrest its parent, but still
from the mothers heart there goes forth
inconsumable affection.
Abuse cannot of end it: neglect cannot
chill It; time cannot efface Il; death cannot
destroy IL. For harsh words II has gentle
chiiing; tor the blow IL has bpnefcent min
istry, for neglect IL has increasing watch
fulness. IL weeps mt the prison door over the
incarcerated prodigal, and pleads Tor parton
at the governors feet, and Is forced away
by compassionate friends from witnessing
the struggles OF the gallows. Other lights
90 out, but this burns on without CNtinguish.
ment. as in n gloom-itruck night YOU may
see n single star, ole Of Gods pickets with
cleaning bavonet OF light guarding the out.
posts OF heaven.
The Marchiouess Of Spaiara. wnen tho
earthquake at Messinl occurrel, was car
III ~.
On coming 10 her senses she found that her
infaut had not beon rescued. She went
back and psrished in the ruins llluStrdtion
OF ten thousand mothers VINO in as many
different ways have sacrificed themselves
for their children.
On, despiss not mothers lovel II here
tofore you have been negligent of such a
one aud you have still opportunity for
reparation, make hasto. IL you could only
Just look in for an hours visit TO her, you
would rouse up in the aged one "A whole
world of hlissful memories. What IL she
docs sit without talking much? She
watched you for many months when you
knew not how To- tslk at all. What II she
has many ailments to tell about? During
fifteen wears you ran TO her with every lit
tle scratch and bruise. aud she doctored
your little finger as carefully as n 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 & wait with uer on
the street, she moves so slowly; | woriler II
she remembers the time when you were glad
enough to 20 slowly, You complain at the
expense OF providing for her now; lwon1er
wbnt your financial income was from one
year 20 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 the weird text OF the morning
comes the rushing in upon my soul thou sht
that overpowers me. Ihis watching by
Rizpah was an after death watching. l
wonder II now there IA an after death watcn.
inc | think there Is. There are Rizpahs
who have passs death and are still watch
ing. They look down from their supsrnal
and glorified state upon us, and is not that
an after death watchngy | cannot believe
that thoss who before their death were in
terested 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, IL glorified,
is alert and diigent and armed for us. II
is not now Rizpah on n rock, but Rizoah on
a throne. How long has your mother been
sSlAaA' IN .vIu THING she has been oead long
enough to forget YOU My mother has been
dead twenty -nine years. 1 believe she
knows more about me now than she did
Spiritu,list either The Bible says, Are
they not all mlnistering spirits sent forth TO
minister to them that shall bo heirs OF sal
! vation.'
Young man. better LOOK out what you do
and where you go, for your gloriiied mother
yoursslf. What would mother say II she
knew this" She does know. You might
cheat her once, but you cannot cheat her
| now. Does il embarrass US to think she
knows all about us now2 III she had 10 put
up with so much when she was here, surely
she will not bo the less patient or excusatory
| now.
Ol. this tremendous thought of my text
this after death watching! What an up
| lifting consider Ition, and what comfort
| ing thought Young mother, you VINO
have lust lost your babe and who feel that
need OF a nearer solace than that which
comes from ordinary sympathy, your
mother knows all about 1t. You cannot run
| In and talk ii all over with her as > on would
IL she were still terrestrial resident, but Il
| will comfort you some, | think-yea, IL VIII
comfort you n COOL desl-to know that she
understands it all. You SEQ that the
v.locities of the heavenly conditions are SO
/ great that IL would not take her hnit
second 10 come 10 your berett heard.
Oh, these mothers in heaven They can
do more Tor us now than before they went
away. Ths bridge between this world ana
| the next ~ not broken down. Ihev approach
the bridge from both ways. departing splr'
its and coming spirits disinprisonei spirits
anil synpathizing spirits Aud so let us
walk as to be worthy OF the supernal cham
| ponshps, and il % any OF us life ON earth Is
| a hard grind, let us understand tnat II we
watch faithfully AMI trust fully our blessed
| Lord there will be a corresponding reward
in the Ian OF psac,, AMI that Rlz1ah' VINO
oncs wept ON a rock, now reigns on q
| throne.