Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-31

my sonT WouId GoI1 naI u1ed rer tnee
That Is the ending of all her cares and ankle
ties and good couuseis for that boy. That
Is her pay for her self sacrifices in his behalf.
That is the bad news from the battle: 80 the
tidings of derelict or Christian sons travel to
the windows of earth or the windows OF
heaven at which mothers sit.
"But" SAYS some one, ''are you not mis-
taken about my glorifled mother hearing Of
my evildoings since she went away?" Says
some one else, "Are you not mistaken about
my glorined mother hearing of my self sacri-
fee and moral bravery and struggle to do
right?" No! Heaven and earth are in con-
slant communication. There are trains run
ming every five minutes-trains of immortals
ascending and descending-spirts going
frsn earth to heaven to live there. SPIRITS
descending from heaven to earth to min
ister and help. They hear from US
many times every day. Do they hear
good news or bad news from the battle,
this Sedan, this ThermopylR, this Auster-
iitZ, in which every one OF us is fighting on
the right side or the wrong side. God,
whose l am, and whom L am trying to
serve, as n result of this sermon, roll over
on ali mothers new sense OF their respcnst-
bilitv and upon all children, whether still
in the nursery or out on the tremendous
Esdraelon OF middle life or old age. the fact
that their victories or defeats sound clear
out, clear up to the windows OF sympathetic
maternity. oh, is not this the minute when
the cloud OF blessing filed with the exhaled
tears OF anxious mothers shall burst In
showers of mercy on this audience?
There is one thought that is almost too
tender for uuterance. almost fear TO start
1t is; Lave not enough control OF NV emo
-..,.,s. ~. AS wIen we were chill
dren we so often game in from play or from
a hurt or from some childish injustice prac
ticed upon US, and as soon as the door was
opened we cried, where's mother?' and
she said, Here am,n and We buried our
weeping faces in her lap. so after awhile,
when we get thrOu sh with t2e pleasures and
hurts OF this life, we will, by the pardoning
mercy of Christ, enter the heavenly home, and
among the first questions, not the first, but
among the first, Will he tue Old question that
we used to ask, the question tnat is being
asked in thousands OF places at this very
moment-the question, where's motherG"
Aud it will not take long for us, 10 find her
or for her to fin Us. for she will have been
Watching at the win low for our coming.
and with the other chilt.enof our household
OF earth we will again gather round her, and
she will say "Weli, how did you get through
the battle of lifei l have often heard from
others about you, but now l want TO hear
il from your own souls. Tell me al about
ii, my childrenm And then We will tell
her OF all our r4r,"iy exp r! r!.ncps,
the holidays, the marriages, the b'rtl hours,
the burials, the hearthrelks, the losses, the
gains the victories. the defeats. and she will
say Never mind. II In all over now. / see
each one of you has l. crown, which was
given YOU at the gate ~ YOU came through.
Now east it at tho feet Of the Christ who
saved you and saved me and saved us all.
Thank God, We are never TO part, and for all
the ages OF eternity you will never again
have TO ask, Where's motbeTy"