Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-07

The days passed along in quiet blessed
ness. You twain sat at the table morn
ing and night, and talked over your
plans for the future. The most insig-
niieant affair In your life became the
subject Of mutual consultation and ad-
visement. You were so happy you felt
you never could be any happier. Oae
day a dark cloud lowered over your
dwelling, and il got darker and darker,
but out OF that cloud the shining mes
senger Of God descended TO incarnate
an immortal spirit. Two little feet
started on an eternal journey, and you
were TO lead them; gem TO fash In
heavens corOnet, and you TO polish It;
eternal ages OF light and darkness
watching the starting out OF newly
created being.
You rejoiced and you trembled at the
responsibility that in your possession
an immortal treasure was placed. You
prayed aud rejOiced, and wept and won
dered, and prayed and rejolced, and
wept and wondered; you were earnest
flo suppllcatiOn that you might lead IL
through life into the kingdom OF God.
There was a tremOr 10 your earneStness.
There was a double interest about that
home. There was an additional inter-
est why you should stay there and be
faithful, and when Ia a few months
YOUR house was filed with the music OF
the child's laughter, you were struck
through with the fact that you had q
stupendous mission.
HAVE YOU KEPT THAT vow?
Have you neglected any OF these duties?
Is your home as much to you as II used
20 be? Have those auticipatlOns been
gratifed? God help you to-day in your
solemn remit iscence, and let his mercy
fall upon your soul II your kindness has
been i'm reQuited. God have mercy on
the parent, on the wrinkles OF whose
face is written the story OF a child's
sin. God have mercy on the mother
who, in addition 20 her other pangs,
has the pang OF child's iniQuity. Oh,
there are many, many sad sounds in
this sad world, but the saddest sound
that Is ever heard Is the breaking of d
mothers heart. Are there any here
VIC remember that in their home they
we're unfaithful? Ara there those who
wandered of from that early home, and
left the mother TO die with broken
heart? On, stir that Renaissance to-
day.
/ End another point In your life his
tory. You found QUE day you were in
the wrong road; you could not sleep at
night; there was just ole word that
seemed 10 sob through your banking
house, or through your Office, or your
shop, or your bedroom, and that word
was Eternity" You said, Il am not
ready for it. 0 God, have mercy"
The Lord heard. Peace came to your
heart. You remember how your hand
trembled as you took the cup Of the
Holy Communion. You remember the
old minister who cOnsecrated it, aud
you remember the church officials who
carried il through the aisle; you remem-
Der the old people who at the close OF
the service took your hand 10 theirs In
cOngratulating sympaty, as much as to
say, Welcome home, you lost prodi-
gal;" and though those hands have all
withered away, that Communion Sab
bath is resurrected to-day; IL is resur-
rected with all its prayers and songs,
and tears, and sermons, and transtgura-
ton. Have you kept those vows?
HAVE YOU BEEN 4 BACKsLIDER?
God help you'll This day kneel at the
foot of mercy and start again for
heaven. Start to-day as you started
then. I rouse your soul by that rem
iniSCenCe.
But must not spend any more OF my
time in going over the advantages of
your life. l just put them all in one
great sheaf, and l bind them up in your
memory with one loud harvest song,
such as reapers sing. Praise the Lord,
ys blood bought mortals on earth!
Praise the Lord We crowned spirits Of
heaven!
But some Of YOU have not always had
a smooth life. Some Of you are now in
the shadow. Others had their troubles
wears ago, you are a mere wreck Of what
YOU once were. ! must gather up the
sorrows Of your past life; but how shall
I do it? You say that is impossible, as
you have had so many troubles and ad-
versities. Then l will just take two,
the first trouble and the last trouble.
As when you are walking along the
street and there has been music in the
dis tance, you UncODSciouSly find your
selves keeping step 70 the music, so
when you started life your very life
was musical timebeat. The air was
full Of JOY aud hiarity; with the bright
clear oar you made the boat skip; you
went on, and life grew brighter, until,
after awhile, suddenly voice from
heaven said, "Hat" and you halted;
you grew pale, you confronted your
first sorrow. You had no idea that the
flush on your child'S cheek was an IN
healthy flush. You said II cannot be
anything serious. Death in slippered
feet walked round about the cradle. You
did not hear the tread, but after awhile
the truth flashed on you. You walked
the floor Oh, If you could, with your
strong stout hand, have wrenched the
child from the destroyer. You went 10
your room, and you said, "God, save
my child! God, save my child!' The
world seemed going out in darkness.
You said, II cannot bear e, l cannot
bear it, You felt as il you could not
put the lashes over the bright eyes
never to see them again sparkle. Oh,
II you could have taken that little one
In your arms and with il leaped into the
grave. how gladly you would have done
il. Oh, IL you could let your property
60, your houses go, your land and YOUR
storehouSe go, how gladly you would
have allowed them to depart II you
could only have
KEPT THAT ONE TREASURE!
But one daY there arose from the
heavens a chill blast that swept over
the bedroom, and instantly all the light
went out and there was darkness
thick, murky, impenetrsble, shuddering
darkness. But God did not leave you
there. Mercy spoke. As you were