Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-07-28

collision. IL ls OIteu the 'Ase tuhl the lAlltI
is the mere treasurer OF the family, a son o!
agent to see that they have dry goods and
groceries. The wors OF family government
be does not touch, Once or twice in year
he calls the children up on sabbath after
noon when he has u half hour h. does not
exactly know what to do with, and in that
half hour he disciplines the children and
chidea them and corrects their faults and
gives them great deal OF good advice, and
then wonders all the TEST Of the year that his
children do not Dc better when they have the
wonderful advantage Of that semi-lnnIal
castigation.
The family table. which ought to he the
place tor pleasant discussion AMI cheerful
ness, often becomes the place OF periou~ eX
petition. II there be- any blessing asked al
all, II is cut or at both ends. an with tho
hand on the carving knife. II" counts Oh
his fingers, making estimates IN The inter-
stices OF the r-past. The work done the hat
goes to the head. and he starts down the
street, and befor'. the family has risen from
the table he has bundled up another bundle
OF goods and says 10 the customer. "Any-
thing more | can do for you to- lay. SIR
man has more Responsibilities than thos"
which are discharged by putting rompeten;
instructors over his children and Givu:
them a drawing master and music teacher
The physical culture Of the chilli will not Ice
IT.
must sometimes lose his dignity. He must
unlimber his joints. II" must sometimes
lead them out 10 their sports ami games.
The parent who cannot forget the severe du-
ties OF life sometimes To ny the kite and
trundle the hoop. and chase tn. bail. aui
jump the rope with his children ought never
to have been tempted ont OF a rrtIstv ami un-
redeemRhle sOlitarinrss.
II you want 10 keep your children away
from places OF ain, you ran only 10 1t ~
making your home attractive You NAV
preach sermons and advocate reforms and
denounce wickedness, anl VI your chlliren
will be 'captivated hv the glttrrin,' saloon ut
sin unless you can make YOUR hon. a
brighter place than any other pll"" on earth
10 them. oh. gather all charms INTO Nuur
house, II you can AFFORD It bring books and
pictures and cheerful entertainments 10 the
household. But, above all. teach those chill
iren, not by half an hour twi"r "a year on the
sabbath dAy, but day alter day, and every
lay teach them that religion is n great glad
I less that throws chains OF gold about the
| leck that II taxes no spring from the foot,
10 blitheness from the heart, no sparkle from
he eye, no ring from the laughter, but that
her ways are ways OF plclsantuess, and all
1 aer paths are peace
-vmpathize with the work being done in
many OF our cities by which beautiful rooms
are st apart by our Young Mems Christian
/ Associations, and pray Godto prosper them
! all things. But. tell you. there Is some
hing back OF that and before that. We need
! nOrr happy. ronsecratei, cheerful Christian
/ lomss in America.
Have you ever ciphcred out in the rule Of
loss and gain the sun, what shall It profit
+ man II ne gain the whole world and lose
his soul2' However fine your apparel, the
winds Q! death will hutter II like rags
! Homcspun and a threadbare coat ha:e some
| times been the shadow OF coming rOues
uade white III tho blood OF the Lamb. The
! pearl OF great price Is worth more than any
gem you can bring from the ocean, than Aus
tralian or Brazilian mines strung in one ear
| can-t. Seek after God, find His righteous
ness. and all shall be well here /, all shall be
well hereafter.
But must have word with those who
during the present commercial calamities
have lost heavily or perhaps Lost all their
estate. II a man lose his property at 30 or 4C
years OF age, IT is only asharp discipline gen.
orally by which later he comes to larger sue
cess, Ii is oil folly for man to sit down IN
m.diite DISCOURAGED. The marsha!s o,
| Napoleon came to their commander and
said 1--WE have lost tho battle ar We
are being cut to pieces" Napoleon took
his watch from his pocket and said: at
Is only o'clock in the afternoon. You have
lost that battle, but you have time enough
10 win another. Charge upon the foe ~
Though the meridian OF life has passed
with you and you have been routed n many
a conflict, give not up in dlscoura cement
There are victories yet for you TO gain. But
sometimes monetary disaster comes TO q
man when there Is something in his age oil
something in his health or something in hi.
surroundings which make him know vel
that he will never get up again.
In 1857 II WAS estimated that for manl
years previous TO that time annually ther,
had been 80, 900 failures in the United States
Many OF those persons never recovered from
the misfortune But let me giyr q word o
comfort in passing. The sheriff may sell you
ont OF many things, but there are SOM
things OF which he cannot sell YOU out. Il
cannot sell out your health. He cannot sci
out your family. He cannot sell out you
Bible. He cannct sell out your God. H
cannot sell out your heaven. You have NOR,
than you have lost.
Sons and daughters Of God, children OF az
eternal and all loving Father, mourn no
when your property goes. The world i
yours. an life is yours, AMI death is yours
! ant Immortality il yours, and thrones OF i'm
prrial grandeur are yours, and rivers o
gladncss are yours, and shining mansion
are yours. and God is yours. The eterna
God Eas sworn it, and every time you doub
It you charge the Kin: Of heaven and cart
with perjury Instead OF complaining hoy
hard you have it, go home, take up you
Bible full OF promises, get down on you
knees before God and thank Him for wha
you have instead Of spending SO much tim
in complaining about what you have not.
Some OF you remember the shipwreck o
the Central America This noble steame
had. think, about 500 passengers aboard
Suddenly the storm came, and the surge
trampled the decks AMI swung into th
matches, and there went up a hundred voice
death shrek. The foam on the jaw OF tn
wave the pitching ofthe steamer as thong
II were leaping mountain /; the dismal far
OF the signal rockets the long cough of tn
steam pipes tho hiss OF the extlnguishe
furnaces the walking OF God on the wave
The steamer went not down without a strug
gle.
As the passengers stationed themselves /
, rows to bale out the vessel, hark to tn
. thump OF the buckets as men unused to toi
with blistered hands and strained muscle
tug for their lives There ia sail see
, against the sky. The flash OF the distres
, gun Is sounded. Its voice is hearl not 10
II is choked in the louder BOOM e OF the sea
A few passengers escaped, but the steame
gave one great lurch and was gone
there are some men who sail on prospcrousl
In life. Ais we'll, alls well. But at las
! some financial disaster cOmes-a euroelydOG
d! Down they go ! the bottom of this commel
/ cia sea strewn with shattered hulks.
But because your property goes do NJ
9 let your soul go. Though all else perisl
. save that, for have to tell you OF a moi
u stupendous shipwreck than that which
. have Just mentioned. God launched tn
8 world 5000 years ago. 1t has been going o
9 under freight OF mountains and immortal
but one day 1t will stagger at the cry OF fir
: The timbers OF rock will burn the mountain