The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-11-10

room door ''Who is there?" cries the
father. 1t is the oldest child. what
is the matter? Are you sick?' 'No; /
want to be saved" Only little while
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 dyingr' The
children all gather. Some come in the
last train. Some, too late for the train,
take q carriage across the country.
They stand around the dying bed of the
father. The oldest son upholds the
mother, and says: Don't cry, mother;
1 will take care of you" The parting
blessing is given. Nolong admonition,
for he has, through years, been saying
to his children all he had to say to
them. 1t is plain ''good-by," and the
remark: 81 know you will be kind to
your mother" and all is over.
Lifes 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! II
the deluge come, they are all in the
ark-father, mother, sons, daughters.
Together on earth, together in Heaven.
What makes it SO? Explain it. Zac-
cheus 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 yonr
house.
Behold! o stranger at the door:
! He gently knocks--has knocked before.
! II 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 n new
carpet, or costlier pictures, or richer
furniture-it is Jesusl
Up to 40 years men work for them
selves; after that, for their children.
Now, what do you propose to leave
themp Nothing but dollars! Alas!
what an inheritance! It is more likely
TO be q curse than blessing. Your
own common sense and observation
tell you that money, without the Divine
blessing, is q curse. You must soon
leave your children. Your shoulders
are not 20 strong as they were, and you
know that they will soon have to carry
their own burdens. Your eyesight is
not 20 clear rs once; they will soon
have to pick out their own way. Your
arm Is not as mighty as once;
they will soon have to. fight their
own battles. :, Oh! let it not be told on
Judgment day that you let your family
start without. the only safeguard-the
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 initiates the mother.
Alas! II father and mother miss Heav-
en-, the children will. Oh!~let Jesus
come into your house. Donot bolt the
hall door, or the parlor door, or the
kitchen door, or the bed room door
against Him. Above ali, do not bolt
your heart.
Build your altar tonight. Take the
family Bible lying on the ,parlor table.
Call tOgether as many of your family
- may be awake. Read q chapter,
and then. II you can think of nothing
else besides the Lords prayer, say. that.
That will do. Heaven will have be-
gun in your, house. You can put
your head on, your pillow feeling that,
whether you wake up in this world or
the n ext, all is well. In that great.
ponderous Book of the Judgment, where
Is recorded all the important events OF
the earth, you will read ut last the
statement fAAt this was the day when
salvation came into your house. oh,
Zaccheus, come down! come down!
Jesus is passing BY