Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-17

these lines of care; that l could lift
some OF the burdens from the heart;
that h could give relaxation TO some OF
these worn muscles. 1t Is time Tor you
20 begin to take Il little easier. 10
your best ond then trnst TO God Tor the
rest. Do not fret God manages all
the affairs Of your life and he manages
them for the best. Consider the lilies
they always have robes. Behold the
fowls Of the air-they always have
nests. Take long breath. BethinK'
betimes, that God did rot make you
FOR a PACK.HoRsE.
Dig yourselves out from among the
hogsheads aud the shelves, and In the
light Of the holy Sabbath-day resolve
that you will give 20 the winds your
fears and your fretfulness, and your dis
tresses. You brought nothing into the
world, and it is very certain you can
carry nothing out. Having food ana
raiment be Herewith content. The
merchant came home from the store
There had been great disaster there
He opened the front door, ana SAID, IN
the midst OF his family circle: Il am
ruined. Everything Is gone. am all
ruined" His wife said: 81 AN left"
and the little child threw mp its HANDS
and said: Papa, am here" The aged
grandmother, seated ia the room, said:
Then you nave all the promises or
God. heside, John" And he burst into
tears, and said. "God forgive me, that
l have been so ungrateful. | hnd l
have q great many things left. God
forgive me"
Again | remark, that many OF our
business men are tempted TO neglect
their home duties. How often 1t is that
the store and the home seem 10 clash,
but there ought not TO be any collision.
Ii is often the case that the father Is
the mere treasurer Of the family, sort
OF agent 20 see that they have dry goods
and groceries. The work oifamily gov
eminent be does not touch. Once or
twice in a year he calls the children up
on a Sabbath afternoon when he has
talf hour he does not exactly know
what to do with, and in that hall hour
he disciplines the children, and chides
them and corrects their faults, and
gives them great deal of good advice,
and then wonders all the rest OF the
wear that his children do not do better,
when they have the wonderful advant-
age Of that semi-annual castigation.
THE FAMILY TABLE,
which ought to be the place for family
discussion and cheerfulness, often be-
comes the place Of periIous expedition.
II there be any blessing asked at all, 1t
is cut of at both ends, and with the
hand on the carving knife. He counts
on his fingers, making estimates in the
interstices OF the repast. The work
done, the hat goes to the head, and ne
starts down the street, and before the
family have risen from the table, he has
bound I'D another bundle OF goods, and
saws 10 the customer: Anything more
I can do for you to-day, sir?" A man
has more responsibilities than those
which are discharged by putting COM
petent instructors over his children,
aud giving them q drawing-master aud
music teacher. The physical culture OF
the child will not be attended TO unless
the father looks to it. lie must some
times lose his dignity. be must unllm-
Der his Joints. He must sometimes lead
them out to their sports and games. The
parent who cannot forget the severe
duties of life sometimes, TO fly the kite,
and trundle the hoop, and chase the
ball, aud Jump the rope with his chill
dren, ought never 10 have been tempt
ed out Of a crusty and unredeemable
solitarinesS. IL you want 10 keep your
children away from places OF sin, you
can only do Ii by making your home
attractive. You may preach sermons
and advocate reforms, and denounce
wickedness, and yet your children will
be captiysted by the glittering saloon
OF sin, unless you can make your home
a brighter place than any place on
earth to them. Oh gather all charms
into your house. If you can afford it,
bring books, and pictures, and cheerful
10 the household. But,
above all, teach those children, not by
half an hour twice year on the Sab
bath day, but day after day; and
every day teach them that religion
is great glsdness that throws
CHAINS OF GOLD
about the neck, that it takes no spring
from the foot, no blitheness from the
heart, no sparkle from the eye, no ring
from the laughter; but that ''her ways
are ways OF pleasantness and all her
paths are peace" | SymDathiZe with
the work being done In many OF our cities
by which beautiful rooms are set apart
by our Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions, aud l pray God to prosper them in
all things. But tell you there is some
thing back of that and before that. We
need morAhappy, consecrated, Cheerful
Christian homes In America.
Again, l remark that great many OF
our business men are tempted to put the
attainment OF money above the value Of
the soul. IL is grand thing to have
plenty Of money. The more you get of
il the better, II it come honestly and go
uSsfuly. For the lack OF 1t, sickness
dies without medicine, and hunger finds
its cOfln in the empty bread tray, and
nakeduesS Shivcrs for lack of clothes
and Ere. When | hear man 10 can't
ing TRADE against money! Christian
man-as though Il had no possible use
on earth and be had no interest in II,
come almost to think that the heaven
that would be appropriate for him,
would be an everlasting poor
house! While, my friends, we
do admit there is such
thing as lawful use Of money-proft-
able use Of money-let US recognize also
the fact that money cannot satisfy
mans soul, that il cannot glitter in the
dark valley, that it cannot pay our fare
across the Jordan of death, that it can
not unlock the gate Of heaven. There
are men in all occupations who seem to
act rs though they thought pack Of
bonds and mortgages could be traded
of for q title 80 heaven, aud as though
gold would be a lawful tender in that
place whore It is so common that they
make payementS out Of IL.
SALVATION BY CHRIST
Is ha e.