The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-09-26


dren, and Of the good place where they
all hope to be at last And then she
kisses them goodnight with something
that the child feels to be heavenly
benediction-a something that shall
hold on to the boy after he has become
a man forty or fifty years of age; for
there is something in good, loving
mothers kiss that fifty years cannot
wipe off the cheek.
Now the husband is distressed and
annoyed, and almost vexed. If she
would only speak to him, he would
blow her up" He does not like to
say anything about it, but he knows
that she has hope that he has not,
and peace that he has not; he knows
that, dying as he now is, he cannot go
to the same place. He cannot stand 1t
any longer. Some Sunday night, as
they sit in church, side by side, the
floods of his soul break forth. He
wants to pray, but does not know how.
He hides his face, lest some of his
worldly friends see him; but Gods
spirit arouses him, melts him, over
whelms him. And they 60 home-hus-
band and wife--in silence, until they
get to their room, when he cries out:
'0h, pray for mel" And they kneel
down. They cannot speak. The words
will not come. But God does not want
any words. He looks down and an
swers sob, and groan, and outgushing
tenderness. That night they do not
sleep any for talking of all the years
wasted, and of that Saviour who ceased
not to call Before morning they have
laid their plans for 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 Bible in his
hand before. He says "Come, chill
dren, l want you all to sit down
while we read and pray" The
children look at each other, and
are almost disposed to laugh; but they
see their parents are in deep earnest.
lis short chapter that the father
reads. He is good reader at other
times; but now he docs not get on
much. He sees so much to linger on.
His voice trembles. Everything is so
strangely new to him. They kneel-
that is, the father and mother do; but
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 little ungrammatical. The prayer
begins abruptly and ends abruptly;
but as far as, can understand what
they mean, it is about this: "Oh
Saviour help usl We do not know how
to pray. Teach us. 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 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 Amenr 1t ended very
abruptly; but the angels came out and
leaned so far over to listen that they
would have fallen off the battlement
5 but ior stroke of their wings, and
} cried: "Hark! Hark! Behold! He
praysr'
That night there was rap at the
: bedroom door. "Who is there?" cries
the father. 1t is the oldest child.
"What is the matter? Are you sickp"
"No; want to be saved" Only little
while, and all the children are brought
into the kingdom of God. And there Is
great joy in the house. Years pass on.
The telegraph goes click, click! What
is the news flying over the country?
"Come home. Father is dying" The
children all gather. Some come in the
last train. Some, too late for the
train, take carriage across the coun-
try. They stand around the bed of the
dying father. The Oldest son upholds
the mother and says: Don't cry,
mother; will take care of you" The
parting blessing Is given. No long ad-
monition; for he has, through years,
been saying to his children all he had
to say to them. 1t is a plain good
BY" and the remark, II know you will
all be kind to your mother" and all is
!, over.
Life's duty done, as sinks the clay,
Light from It's load, the spirit flies;
While Heaven and earth combine to say,
How blessd the righteous when he dies
A whole family saved foreverl If the
deluge come they are all in the ark
father, mother, sons, daughters To
gether on earth, together in Heaven.
What makes it SOP Explain it. Zac-
cheus one day took Jesus home with
him. That is all Salvation came to
that house. What sound is it l hear
tonight? 1t is Jesus knocking at the
, door of your house.
Behold stranger at the door;
; He gently knccks-has knocked before.
, If you looked out of your window and
saw me going up your front steps you
would not wait, but go yourself to open
: the door, viii you keep Jesus standing
on the outside, his locks wet with the
, dews of the nightP This day is saliva
tion come to thy house. The great
, want of your house is not new car
pet, or oostlier pictures, or richer fur
, uiture-it is Jesusl
Up to forty years men work for them
} selves; after that, for their children.
: Now, what do you propose to leave
, them2 Nothing but dollarsl Alasl what
an inheritancel 1t is more likely to be
, curse than blessing. Your own
. common sense and observation tell you
: that money, without the divine bless
5 ing, is curse. You must soon leave
3 your children. Your shoulders were