The Penn's Grove record., 1894-09-28

WOuNtl IFtl E1lS bAt7Nh''s ANNihEiOI alilO1
ALWAYS begins there. II is easier for women
to become Christians than for us men. They
do not 1eht SO neainst God. II woman
tenpfpd man ORIGINALLY away from holiness.
now she tempts him back. She may not
make any fuss about II. but somehow every
hody IN the house knows that there ts n
change in the wife and mother. She chides
the children more gently. Her face some
fines lights up with an unearthlv glow.
She pons into some %unoccupied room for n
little while. and tho husband goes not after
her. nor asks WHY she was there. He knows
without asking that she has bPep PRAYING.
Tho husband notices that her face Il brighter
than on the day when, years ago. they stood
nj the marriage altar. and he knows that
Jesus has heen Dutting upon her brow n
wreath sweeter than the orange blossoms.
She puts the children TO he'd. not satisfied
| with the formal prayer thatthey once offered.
but she fingers now and tells them of Jesus
who blessed little children and o'the COOL
place whore they all hope to bn Mt last. And
then she kisses them good night with some
thing that the child feels 10 be n heavenly
bnnediction-sompthine that shall hold onto
the hov after he has become a man forty or
1ty years Of age. for there is something In a
goo1, loving. Christian mothers kiss that
hfv wears cannot wipe of the cheek.
Now the husband IA distressed ard m
| nnyed and almost vexsi. IF she would only
speak to him he would "low her up." He
does not like to say anything ahou. it. but
he knows that she has q hope that he has
not and a peace that he has not. Ha knows
that. dying as he now Is. he cannot goto the
\ same place. He cannot stand 1t any longer.
| Some Sunday night. as they sit In the church
side by side, the fools of his soul break
| forth. He wanfs IN prlv. but does not know
| how. He hides his face lest soma OF his
| worldly friends see him, but Gods spirit
H. H. h4Ra go RaH hAHa
| And they go home, husband an wife, in
silence. until they get to their room. when
he cries out, ''oh, pray for me" And they
/ knael down. They cannot speak. The
| word will not come. But GOD dors not want
any words. He looks down and answers sob
| and groan and outgushing tenderness. That
night they do not sleep any for talking of all
| the years wasted and OF that Saviour wac
| ceased not to call. Before morning they
have laid Their plans for a new life. Morn
| ing comes. Father and mother descend
from the bedroom. The children do not
know what is the matter. They never saw
father with a Bible in his han he'orH. He
| says, "Come children l want vol all TO st
down while we read and pray" The chill
dren look Mt each other and are alno t dr.
posed to laugh, but they STE Their par MS
are in deep earnest. 1t is a short chapter
that the father reads. He is n good reader
at other times, but now he does not get on
much. He sees so much to lnger on. His
voice trembles. Everything Is so strangely
new to him. They kneel.that is, the father
ard mother do, hut the children come down
one by one. They do not know that they
must. 1t is some time before they all get
down. The sentences are broken. The
phrases are n little ungrammatical.
The prayer begins abruptly and ends alb
ruptly but, as far as | can understand what
they mean. it is about this 80 Saviour,
l - NJ A. -nk lnnrp hnuy tn rroN-
Teach u. We cannot live any longer In the
way we have been living. We start to-day
for heaven. Help us to take these children
along with US. Forgive US for all the past.
Strengthen US for all the future, and when
the journey is over take us where Jesus is
and where the little babe is that we lost.
Amen !" 1t ended very abruptly, but the
angels came out and leaned SO far over to
listen they would have fallen of the battle,
ment but for a stroke of their wings ant
cried "Hark. bark Behold, he praysw
That night there is p rap at the bedroom
door. "Who Is there2' cries the father. L
Is the Oldest child. "What Is the matter
Are you sick?" mo; l want to be saved.
Only a little while, and all the children arr
brought into the kingdom OF God. Az
there is great joy in the house. Years pis
on. The telegraph goes click, clickl VIM
is the news flying over the country? "Com'
home. Father is dying" The children al
gather. some come in the last train. Some
too late for the train, take a carriage across
the country. They stand around the GYM
bed of the father. The oldest son uphold
the mother and says Don't cry, mother.
will take care of you." The PARTING bless
ing is given. No long admonttion, for h
has, through years, been saying TO his chi
dren all he had to say to them. 1t is a plan
'good-byl" and the remark, II know OF
will all be kind to your mother" and all /
over.
LIES duty dom, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load, the spirit flies,
While heaven aud earth combine 70 say
How ble.s'd the II Ii eOus when he dies.
Awhole family saved ~ioreverl II the de
LUCE come, they are all in the ark father
mother, sons, daughters. Together on earth
together in heaven. What makes 1t SO? Fx
plain IT. Zaccheus one day took Jesus HON
with him. That is all. Salvation came Il
that house. -,
What sound is it I hear to-nightP 1t
Jesus knocking at the door of your house.
Behold a stranger at the door!
He gently Snocks-has knockei before.
If YOU gazed out OF your window and say
me going up your front steps, you would NO
wait, but go yourself to open the door. WI
Won keen Jesus standing GU the outside, Hi
locks wet with the dews OF the night2 Thi
day is salvation come to thy house. Th
great want of your house is not anew carpe
! or costlier pictures or richer furniture. Iii
, Jesus!
/, Up to forty years men work for them
, selves, after that tor their children. NOW
what do you propose to leave them. Nothin
/, but dollars? Alas, what an inheritance! ]
"a more likely 10 be q curse than a blessing
Your own common sense and Observable
tell YOU that money, without the divln
blessing. is curse. You must soon ieav
your children. YOU shoulders are not 6
strong as they were, and you know that the
will soon have to carry their own burdens
Your eyesignt Is not SO clear as once. Ihe
will soon nave 10 pick out their own way
Your arm is not so mighty as once. The
will soon nave to fight their W battles.
oh, let it not be told on judgment daytha
YOU let your family start without the onl
sateguard-the religion OF Christ. CIV
yourself no rest until your children are IN
sons and daughters of the Lord Almight.
Your son does just as you do. he tries !
walk like you and TO talk like YOU: In
daughter initiates the mother. Alas,
father and mother miss heaven, the chlldre
will! Oh, let Jesus come into your houst
Do not bolt the hall door, or the paric
door, or the kitchen door, or the beurooI
door against Him. Above all, do not DO
YOU heart. =,
Biole lying on the parlor table. Calltogetht
as many OF your family as may be awaS'
Read a chapter, and then, If you can thin
of nothing else besides the Lords Praye
saw that. Thar will do. Heaven will nav
r" uu II yu..t 4,u =. You can pui your "
ON your pillow, iesing that, whether 20
wake up in this world or the next, all
well. In that great, ponderous book oil u
Judgment, where are recorded all the In
portant events OF the earth, you Will read I
last the statement that this was the da
when salvation came into your house. o
Zaccheus, come down, come down. Jes'
Is passing by!
Do not assassinpte your hope OF bet
ter times hy indiife renee TO presei
opportunities.
TIE most dreadful thing against We
men is the character of the men tbs