The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-19
The blessing of the Lord God Of Josoph

q Snd Jacob will DO on you.
i rejoice to remember that, though,
my father lived in plain house the
most OF his days, he died in mansion
provided by the GllRl piety Of son who
had achieved fortune. There the oc
togenarian sat and the servants waited
on him, and there were plenty OF car.
rlages 10 convey him, aud q bower in
which TO sit on long summer afternoons,
dreaming OF Tho past, and there was moi
n room in the house where he was not
, welcome, Dnd there were musical instru.
; ments OF oil sorts to rcgale him, and
when hlo had passed tho neghbors came
out and expressed all honor possible
and carried him to the village Machpe-
lah and put him down beside the BACH
! el WIN whom he had lived more than
ho!i century. Share your successes
WIN the Old peop!e. The probability
IS tnat tho principles they inculcated
eGnlevod your fortune. Givo them q
christian percentage Of kindly consider
a'lon. Lat Joseph divide with Jacob
tho pasture folds of Goshen and the
glories OF tho Egyptian court.
And hereI would like to sinp the
praises or the sisterhood who remain
unmarried that they might administer
to aged parents. The brutal world
calls these self sacrificing ones peculiar
or angular, but IL you had had as many
ahnoyances as they have had Xanttppe
"ollld nave boon an angel compared to
you. IT Is easier to take care of
lye rolllcking, romping children, than
OF one childish old man. Among the
pest woman are those who allowed the
ploom OF life to pass away white they
otho Were caring 1or their parents. While
oIner maldens were sound asleep they
were soaking the old mans feet or
valid mother. While other maidens
were In the cotillon they were dancing
attendance upon rheumatism, and
spreading plasters for the lame back
OF the septenarian, and heating catnip
tea for insomnia.
In almost every circle Of our kindred
Cuere has been some queen Of self
sacrifice to whom jeweled hand after
!eWeled hand was offered in marriage,
DuC VINO staid on the old place because
OF the sense of lilial obligation until
tho health was gone and the attract
lVeness of personal presence had
vanished. Brutal society may call such
q one by Il nickname. God calls her
daughter, and heaven calls her saint,
and l call her domestic MARTYR
a half dozen ordinary woman have
not as much nobility as could be found
IN the smallest joint Of the little finger
OF her left hand. Although the world
has stood 5000 years, this Is the first
apotheosis of maidenhood, although in
the the long line Of those who have de.
cllned marriage that they might be
qualified for some especial mission are
the names Of Anna Ross and Margaret
Breckinridge and Mary Shelton and
Anna Etheridge and Georgiana Will
let's, the angels Of the battlelields of
Fair Oaks and Lookout Mountain and
Chancellorsvllle, and though single life
has been honored by the fact that the
three grandest mon Of the Bible-Jo Ohm
and Paul and Christ-Were celibates.
Let the ungrateful world sneer at
the maiden aunt, but God has throne
FURNISHED for her arrival, and one side
OF that throne in heaven there is vase
containing Two jewels, the one bright
er than the kohinoor Of London Tower,
and the other larger than any diamond
/ ever found IN the districts of Golconda
} the one jewel by tne lipidary Of the
. palace cut with the words, "lnasmuch
[ as ye did it to father" the other jewel
y by the lapidary Of the palace cut with
the words, 'lnaSmuCh as ye did 1t to
mother" "Over the Hills to the Poor
house" is the exquisite ballad Of viii
Carleton, who found an old woman
who had been turned off by her pros
porous sons, but thank God | may
lind in my text "Oyer the hills TO the
palace"
AS il to disgust us with unl!ial con-
duct, the Bible presents us the story of
Micah, who stole the LOO shekles from
his mother, and story Of Absalom, who
tried to dethrone his father. But all
history Is beautiful with stories of (illal
SNOf mi
tound his chief delight in reciJing to
his parents his victories. There goes
-Eneas from burning Troy, on his
shoulders Anchises, his farther
The Athenians punished with
death unlilial conduct. There goes
beautiful Ruth escorting vener-
able Naomi across the desert amid the
bowling of the wolves and the barking
Of the jackals. John Lawrence, burn
ed at the stake In Colchester, was cheer
ed in the flames by his children, who
said, go God, strengthen thy servant
and keep thy pormise!" And Christ in
the hour Of excruciation provided for
his old mother. Jacob kept his resolu-
tion, 81 will 90 and see him before l
die and little while after we find them
walking tho tesselated floor OF the
palace. Jacob and Joseph, the prime
minister proud of the shepherd.
L may say In regard to the most of
you that your parents have probably
visited you for last time or will soon
pay you such visit. and | have Won
dered If they will ever visit you in the
kings palace. "Oh," you say, 81 am In
the pit of sin" Joseph was in the pit.
"Oh," you say, 81 am in the prison OF
mine iniquity" Joseph was once In
prison. son." you say, IL didn't have
a fair chance. l was denied maternal
kindnessW Joseph was denied maternal
: attendance. "Oh," you say, l am far
away from the land Of my nativity"
Joseph was far from home. "Oh," you
say, 81 have been betrayed and exas-
peratedW Did not Joseph's brethren
sell him to Il passing Ishmaelitish car
ayan? Yet God brought him to that
emblaZoned residence, and if you will
trust his grace In Jesus Christ you, too,
will be empalaced.
Oh, what day that will be when the
old folks come from an adjoining man.
sion in heaven and find you amid the
alabaster pillars of the throneroom and