Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-07-28

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his fingers, making estimates in the inter
stices of the repast. The work DONE the hal
goes to the head, and he starts down the
street. and before the family has risen from
the table he has bundled UP another bundlf
of goods and SAYS to the customer, ANY
thing more 1 can do for you to-day, sirr,
man has more responsibilities than those
which are discharged by putting competent
| instructors over his children and giving
them drawing master ana music ,eacneI'
The physical culture of the child VIII not DC
attended to unless the father looks to IT, de
must sometimes lose his dignity. He must
unlimber his Joints. He must sometimes
teau tuem ouc TO e1e:r Sports and garhC3-
The parent who cannot forget the severe du-
ties of life sometimes to fly the kite, and
trundle the hoop, and caase the ball, and
Jump the rope with his children ought never
to have been tempted out OF a crusty ana I'M
redeemable solitariness.
If you want to keep your children away
from places of sin, you can only do it by
making your home attractive. You may
preach sermons and advocate reforms and
denounce wckeiness and yet your children
will be captivated by the glitterin5 saloon oil
sin unless you can make your nome a
brighter place than any other place on earth
to them. On, gather all charms into your
house If you can afford it bring books and
pictures and cheerful entertainments to the
household. But, above ali, teach those chill
dren, not by half an hour twice year on the
Sabbath day, but day after day, and every
Gay teacn them that religion is a great glad
ness that throws chains of gold about the
neck that it takes no spring from the foot
no bitterness from the heart, no sparkle from
the eye, no ring from the laughter, but that
cher ways are ways Of pleasantness, and all
her paths are peace"
sympathize with the work being done in
many OF our cities by which beautiful rooms
are set apart by our Young Mems Christian
! Associations, and pray God to prosper them
in all things. But I tell you, there is some
hing back OF that and before that. We need
more happy, consecrated, cheerful Christian
homes in America.
Have you ever ciphered out In the rule Of
loss and gain the sum, "What shall it profit
a man If he gain the whole world and lose
his soul?" However fine your apparel, the
winds of death will hutter it like rags.
Homespun and threadbare coat have some
times been the shadow of coming robes
made white in the 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 car
canet. Seek after God, find His righteous
ness, and all shall be well here all shall be
we'll hereafter.
But l must have a word with those who
during the present commercial calamities
have lost heavily, or perhaps lost all their
estate. If man lose his property at 80 or 40
years OF age, it is only asharp discipline gen
orally by which later he comes to larger sue
cess. 1t is all folly for a man to sit down in
midlife discouraged. The marshals OF
Napoleon came to their commander and
said, "We have lost the battle and we
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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
to win another. Charge upon the foe !"
Though the meridian Of life has passed
with you and you have been routed in many
conflict, give not up in Encouragement
There are victories yet for you to gain. But
sometimes monetary disaster comes to a
nan when there is something in his age OF
something in his health or something in his
surroundings which make him know we'll
that he will never get up again.
In 1857 it was estimated that for many
years previous 10 that time annually there
had been 80, 900 failures In the United States.
Many of those persons never recovered from
the misfortune. But let me give q word of
comfort in passing. The sheriff may sell you
out of many things, but there are some
things of which he cannot sell you out He
cannot sell out your health. He cannot sell
out your family, He cannot sell out your
Bible. He cannot sell out your God. He
cannot sell out your heaven. Yon have more
than you have lost.
Sons and daughters of God, children of an
eternal and oil loving Father, mourn not
when your property goes. The world is
yours, and life is yours, and death is yours,
and Immortality is yours, and thrones of i'm
perial grandeur are yours, and rivers OF
gladness are yours, and shining mansions
are yours, and God is yours. The eternal
God has sworn it. and every time you doubt
it you charge the King of heaven and earth
with perjury. Instead of complaining how
hard you have it, go home, take up your
Bible full OF promises. get down on your
knees before God and thank Him for what
you have instead Of spending SO much time
in complaining about what you have not.
Some of you remember the shipwreck OF
the Central America. This noble steamer
had think, about 500 passengers aboard
Suddenly the storm came and the surges
trampled the decks and swung into the
matches, and there went up hundred voiced
death shrek. The foam on the jaw of the
wave the pitching of the steamer as though
it were leaping mountain the dismal fare
of the signal rockets the long cough of the
steam pipes the hiss of the extinguished
furnaces ; the walking of God on the wave
The steamer went not down without strug-
gle.
AS the passengers stationed themselves in
rows to bale out the vessel bark to the
thump of the buckets as men unused to toll,
with bistered hands and strained muscle,
tug for their lives. There is sail seen
against the sky. The flash of the distress
gun is sounded. It's voice il heard not. for
It is choxed in the louder booming OF the sea.
A few DaSSPnQers eSclDod but the steamer
gave one great lurch and was gone! So
there are some men VINO sail on prosperousy
in life ALPS well, ail's well. But at last
some financial disaster comes-a euroclydon.
Down they go the bottom of this CONNER
cal sea strewn with shattered hulks.
But because your property goes do not
let your soul go. Though all else perish,
save that. for L have to tell you of a more
stupendous shipwreck than that which |
have lust mentioned. God launched this
world 5000 years ago. 1t has been going on
under freight of mountains and immortals,
but one day it will stagger at the cry Of fire.
The timbers Of rock will burn, the mountains
fame like masts and the clouds like sails in
the judgment hurricane. Then God shall
take the passengers off the deck, and from
the berths those who have long been asleep
in Jesus. and He will set them far beyond
the reach of storm and peril.
But how many shall 20 down? That will
never be known until it shall be announced
one day in heaven-the shipwreck ola world.
Oh. my dear hearers, whatever you lose,
though your houses CO. though your lands
90, though all your earthly possessions per-
ish. may Almighty God. through the blood OF
the everlasting covenant. save all your souls
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