Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-09-24

out, ooh, pray for me!' end they
kneel down. They cannot speak The
words will not come. But God does not
want any words. He looks down and
answers sob a<ld 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 q 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 be-
fore. He says, "Come, children; 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 ear
nest. 1t is short chapter that the father
reads. He is a good reader at other
times, but now he does not get on much
He sees SO much to Enger 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 I can understand
what they mean, it is about this: 80
Saviour, help us! We do not know how
to pray Teach us. We cannot live any
longer in the way we have been living.
We start today for heaven. Help US to
take these children along with us. For
give 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!" It ended very abruptly, but
the angels came out and leaned SO far
over to listen they would have fallen off
the battlement but for a stroke of their
wings and cried: CLARK, harkl Behold.
he praysl'
The Christian Home.
That night there is q rap at the bed
room door, ''Who is there?' cries the
father. 1t 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 are brought into
the kingdom of God. And there is great
joy i'll the house. Years pass on. The
telegraph goes click, clickl What is the
news flying over the country? Come
home Father is dyingp' The children
all gather. Some come in the last train.
Some, too late for the train, take a car
riage across the country. They stand
around the dying bed Of the father. The
oldest son upholds the mother and says:
Don't Cry, mother. l will take care of
you. The parting blessing is given.
No long admonition, for he has, through
years, been saying to his children all he
had to say to them. It is a plain good
by!'' and the remark, 81 know you will
all be kind to your mother, and all is
over.
Lies duty done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load, the spirit flies,
While heaven and earth combine to say
How bless'd the righteous when he dies.
A whole family saved forever! If the
deluge come, they are all in the ark
father, mother, sons, daughters. To
gether on earth, together in heaven.
What makes it so? Explain it. Zaccheus
one day took Jesus home with him.
That is all Salvation came to that
house.
What sound is it hear tonight? 1t is
Jesus knocking at the door of your
house.
Behold u stranger at the doorl
He gently knocks-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. Will you keep Jesus standing
on the outside, his locks wet with the
dews of the night? This day is salvation
come to thy house. The great want of
your house is not new carpet or cost
lier pictures or richer furniture. It is
Jesus!
Work For the Children.
Up to 40 years men work for them
selves after that for their children.
Now, what do you propose to leave
them. Nothing but dollars? Alas, what
an inheritance! 1t is more likely to be
a curse than blessing Your own COM
mon sense and observation tell you that
money, without the divine blessing. is a
curse. You must soon leave your chill
dren. Your shoulders are not so strong
as they were. and you know that they
will soon have to carry their own bur-
dens. Your eyesight is not so clear as
once. They will soon have to pick out
their own way. Your arm is not so
mighty as once. They will soon have to
fight their own battles.
On, let 1t not be told on judgment |
day that you let your family start with
out the only safeguard religion of |
Christ. Give yourself no rest until your
children are the sons and daughters of !
the Lord Almighty. Your son does just |
as you do. He tries to walk like you
and to talk like you. The daughter imi-
tates the mother Alas, if father and |
mother miss heaven, the children will |
Oh, let Jesus come into your house Do
not bolt the hall door, or the parlor
door, Or the kitchen door, or the bed
room door against him. Above all, do