Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-07

ala doerziii knI wipe The sweat frun
rs krow. 49, have gots ~ his sxsFl4st-
hrs rtsk The uaothsr. who nsed - ST af
tks DIR little bal v-~E. cap and sEsc-
taeies GA. Asr f@ce nellowing with the
sscissitzAies II mzay years. may have
gpat do~n hsr gray haad ca ths pillow IN
tie valley. but forgut tAst home yoa
never will
Have yoa thanked God for irf Have
yoa rchsarsed al these blnsnt-i renainis-
crnnesf "a. tkaak God for Christian
father. Tkank Gcd TOR = Christian
inother. Thzak God fOr al eariy CHRIS
tian altar ~ which you were taught 10
kneel. Thank God for an early Chris-
tan hOfue.
I briag 70 mind another passage m the
history Of your life. The day came when
Yea set Up your own household. The
days passel along In quiet blesseifess.
You twain sat ~ the table morning aud
night aud talked over your plans for the
future. The most insignificant affair In
yoor lifs became the 80 ect Of mutual
CONSULTATION and sdyisenlent. You were
80 happy you felt you never could Be any
happier.
OCT OF THE cLoCD.
Ons day dark cloud lowered over
your dwelling. and II got darker and
darker. Bat cut Of that cloud the shin-
ing ueszrnger Of God descended 70 In
csrnAts al immortal spirit. Two little
feet started ON an eternal joarney. and
yoa were 10 lead them. A gem 10 fash
Ia heavens coronst. and you 20 polish IL
Eternal ages OF light and darkness watch
ing the starting out Of newly created
being.
You rejoiced and you trembled 1t the
responsibility that In your possession an
immortal treasure Was placed You
prayed and rejoicsd. and wept and won
dered. end prayed and rejoiced. and
we2t and w0ndeSed. You were earnest
in s1ppiieation that you might lead il
through hle into the kingdom OF God.
Thrre was a tremor IN your earnestness.
There was 4 double interest about that
home. There was an additional interest
WY you should stay there and be faith
f1i. aud when IN a few months your
house was filed with the music Of the
chiid's laughter you were struck
through with the fact that You had
stupendous mission.
Have You kept that vowg Have you
neglected any Of these duties. Is your
home - much 70 you as IL used To be:
Have those anticipations been gratified;
God help you today in your solemn rem
iniscenee and let his mercy fall upon
your soul II your kindness has been III
requitedi God have mercy on the par
ent on the wrinkles Of whose face Is writ
ten the story Of child's sinl God have
mercy on the mother who in addition TO
her ether pangs has the pang Of child's
iniqrityi On, there are many. many sad
sounls In this sad world. bu, the saddest
sound that Il ever heard is the breaking
Of a mothers heart Are there any here
who remember that In that home they
wers unfaithfuls Are there those who
wandered OF from that early home and
left the mother 20 die with a broken
heart? Oh, / stir that "Reminiscences to-
day.
find another point in your life his
tory. You found one day you were ia
tbs wrong road: you could not sleep at
night. There was just one word that
SEEMED 10 sob through your banking
house. OF through y0ur Office, or your
shop, OF your bedroom. and Inst word
was eternity You said: 81 am not
ready for it, O God. have mercy" The
Lord heard. Peace came 10 your heart.
You remember how your hand trembled
a. you took the cup OF the holy COM
raunioa. You remember the old minis
ter who consecrated 1t. and you remem-
Der the church ofhcials who carried it
through the aisle. You remember the
oil people who at the close Of the service
toak your hand in theirs Ia congratulate
ing sympathy. AZ much as % say, ''Wel-
come home. yua Lost prodigal." aad
though those hands have all witherei
away that communion sabbath is rosur-
recseA today. IL Is resurrected with all
ia prayers and songs and tears ami ser
mons and transhzuration. Have you
kept those vows Have you boon back
slider God help yrui This day kneel
At tho foot Il mercy and start again for
heaven. start today as you started then.
! rouse your soul by that remioiscence
Isu. must not SPEND any more of my
tiIne IN going over the advantages q
your life. | Just put them all in ono
great sheaf. aud bind them MP in your
memory with one loud harvest song.
such a. roapers sing. Praise the Lord,
" blood bought nortals on earthl PrRiae
ths Lord. ys crowned spirits Of hesvonl
TRIBULArOss.
But some % ron have not always had
= smooth LIE. Some Of you are now IA
the sassIJw. Others had their troubles
yss.rs 40. you are = mere wreck Of what
yon once were. I must gather mp the
sur.,ws q your pat iife. bat how shall
doisg Yen say that Ia impossible. a.
yan nave bal - many troubles and all
verat.ss Thfn viii Just taie two. the
frs tr0abie anil The last trorbla.
A when yea a. walking along the
street and there has hem music in the
dlstAnee you une,.n~sicusiy find your
selvss keeytnz ~ > O. he music. - whsn
ypa ssavtei hfs your very hfe ~as mt
sicai sia@b~sst Tee ar ~. fall u Joy
al hllArity With 20 bright. clssar car.
yasu made ne tsai sFbp Ycu went on.
and lif- rrev hrkxh<< until afisr
awhile sa.iseaiy . yaic- freea heaven
saia. Hall Aa3 yoo b.slt>.i Yen
rr~x pale You eonfronss-i yr-ssr iir-s ar
nv You hsd 10 isira that th4 fush on
ygar chlids cheek was an unhealthy
Eash 10a sAid Is canrct - anything
s-rioas Death ia siigpere1 foat walked
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