Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-16
but forget that home you

father: thank God for Christian
mother; thank God for an early Chris
tian altar at which you were taught
TO kneel; thank God for an early Chris
tian home.
| bring TO mind another passage in
the history Of your life. The day came
when you set up your own household.
The days passed along in quiet
bleSsedness You twain sat at the
table morning and night and talked
over your plans for the future. The
most insignificant affair in your lfe
became the subject of mutual consul
tation and advisement You were 90
happy YOU felt you never could DC any
happier One day a dark cloud lowered
over your dwelling, and IL got darker
and darker; but out Of that cloud
the shining messenger OF God descend
cd % iucar,fatc an immortal spirit.
/ Two little feet started on an eternal
journey. and YOU were TO lead them;
you 20 polish il; eternal ages Of light
and darkness watching the starting out
/ of a newly created being.
You rejoiced and you trembled at
the responsibility that i'm your possess
/ sion an immortal treasure was placed.
/ You prayed and rejoiced. and wept and
wondered; YOU were earnest in suppli-
cation that you might lead it through
life into the kingdom OF God. There
was tremor in your earnestness.
/ There was double interest about that
home. There was an additional inter
est why you should stay there and be
faithful, and when in "a few months
/ your house was filled with the music of
/ the childs laughter you were struck
/ through with the fact that YOU had
a stupendous mission
/ Have YOU kept that vow? Have you
/ neglected any of those duties? Is your
home as much 10 YOU as Il used 20 be?
/ Have those anticipations been graft
hed2 God help you to-day in your sol
emn "Reminiscences. and let his mercy
fall upon your soul IL your kindness
has been i'll requited. God have mercy
on the parent, on the wrinkles of whose
I face is written the story Of child's sin.
| God have mercy on the mother. who. in
addition 10 her pangs has the paug Of
a child's iniquity. Oh, there are many.
many sad sounds in this sad world. but
\ the saddcst sound that is ever heard is
the breaking of a mothers heart Are
/ there any here who remember that in
| that home they were unfaithful? Are
there those who wandered off from
! that early home and left the mother TO
/ die with broken heart? Oh, | stir
! that "reminiscences to-day.
/ find another point in your life his
tory. You found one day you were in
the wrong road; you could not sleep at
| night; there was just one word that
/ seemed 20 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. O God. have mercy. 9"
! The Lord heard. Peace came 10 your
! heart You remember how vour
! hand tremblcd rs you took the cup of
/ the Holy Communion. You remember
\ the old minister who consecrated il.
and you remember the church officials
/ who carried it through the aisle; YOU
| remember the old people who at the
! close of the service took your hand in
/ theirs in congratulatiug sympathy, as
much as TO say, "Welcome home. YOU
( lost prodigal;" and though those hands
have all withcred away, that com
.
! Il is resurrcctcd with all It's PRAYERS.
and songs, and tears, and sermons, and
TRANSPORTATION.
Have you kept those vows? Have YOU
been "a baclSslider? God help you! This
, day lnecl at the foot of mercy and start
. again for Heaven. Start to-day as Won
started them Rouse your soul by that
, "reminiscences.
J But l must not spend any more of nv
! time in going over the advantages Of
! your life / just put them all i'm one
Z great sheaf, and bind them up in vour
memory with one great harvest song
such as reapers sing. Praise the Lord.
we blood-bought mortals on earth,
Praise the Lord, We crowned spirits of
| Hcaven
But some of you have not always had
a smooth life. Some of You are now in
| The shadow. Others had their troubles
| years ago, You are mere wreck of
/ what YOU once were. ! must gather
I mp the sorrows of your past life. But
/ how shall I do il? You say that is inn
/ possible, as you have had so many
1 troubles and advcrsities. Then / will
/ just take two. the first trouble and the
/ last trouble. As when you are walk
/ ing along the street and there
has been music in the distance
/ you uncousciously find Yourselves
Secpiug step To- the music. so
when You started life your very life
! was musical timc-bcat The air was
/ tull of joy and hilarity; with the
/ bright, clear oar You made the boat
I skip; Won went ou, and life grew
brighter until. after while. suddenly
% voice from Heaven said. "Ualtw and
I You halted; Won grew pale: You con-
4 frontcd your first sorrow. Nou had no
idea of that flush ON your child's check
was au unhealthy flush You said 10
can not Doc anything serious Death i'm
>lippcrcd feet walked round about the
cradle. You did not hear the trrad
. but after awhile tho truth flashed ON
you. Iou walked the floor ON. IL
You could, with your strong. stout
hand. have wrenchcd the child from the
destroyer You went to- vour room.
and YOU said. "God. save my chiId'
God save my child."
The world seemed going ont I'm dark
ness. You said. 'I can not bear IT, 4
can not bear &c." You fclt as M Won
could NOT put The lashes over tlo BRIGHT
eyes. never to see them again sparkle.
oh. 10 you could have taken that little
one in your arms, and with fl leaned
into Che grave how gladly YOU would
have done it oh. III YOU could lot vour