Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-04-27

70 become Christians II you you'9o't, or-ovar
a Christian 1 have noticed tnat ~" ,r,a,,t
worldly and sinful parents may oe ar' neonIe |
their children good. When young peoP,'
have nresented themselves for a1misS'on III
TO our membership, have SAID 10 .hutn,
care your father and mother Wins ~"
shall Gomez" And they have said, % 49, AZ.
they are delighted TO have US CONF ef tl1
have NOT been in church for ten or hl.een
wears. but they will be here next S"opat t -
see me baptized 1 have noticed lna' ~
rents, however worldly, want their lil1r9n
good.
So it was demonstrated in police colr'
in Canada, where a mother. her lttie cnu1
in her arms, sat by table on wnc1 her own
handouts Law, and the little bab9 took up
the handouts and played with them an htu
great glee. She knew moi the sorrow OF tno
hour And then when the mother was sem
to prison the mother cried our go,
let not this babe go into the jail IS there
not some mother bers who will t9;s TINS
chill n 1t is good enou IN for haven. Ii Is
pura I am bad | am wicked. is ther1
not some one Wno will taIe this c1ildf
cannot have it tainted with the prison.
Then brazen creature rushe1 W and SAID,
eyes. I'll take the child" mo. no. SAID
the mother mot you, not you. lStnere NOT
some good mother here who will take TINS
childY" Aud then when the offer OF the
law in mercy and pity took the child 10 carry
it away to find home for it the mother
kissed it lovingly goodby AMI srld 'Gooi,
by, my darling. It is better y'u shou'u
never SEQ me again.
However worldly and sinful people are
they want their children good. How are you
Going 70 have them gooi? Buy them few
good books? Teach them few eXcri'ent
catechisms? Bring them to church? That Is
ali very we'll but of little final result unless
YOU do it with the grace OF God IN your
heart Do YOU not realize that your children
are started for eternity Are they on the
richt road? Those little forms that are now
so bright AMI beautiful when they nave
scattered in the dust, there VIII De an 'nl,
mortal spirit living on in mighty theatre OIL
action, and your faithfulness or your ne5lec'
now is deciding that destiny.
Thare is contention already among minis
terlng spirits Of salvation and fallen angeis
as to who shall have the mastery OF that I'M
mortal shirt. Your children are soon go.
! inc ont in the world. The temptations o.
| life will rush upon them. The most riSlo
resolution will bend in the blast OF evil.
What will be the result? 1t will require an
the restraints Of the gospel, all the Strength
Of fathers PRAYER. all the influence OF
Christian mothers example to keep them;
You saw it is too early to bring them. Io1
early to bring them to God? Do you know
how early children were taken 10 inc
ancient passover? The rule was just as soon
nc thew could take hold of the fathers hand
and walk I'D Mount Moriah they should be
taken 10 the passover. Your children are
NOT too Young TO come to Col. While you
Sit here and think of them perhaps their
forms now so bright and beautiful VANISH
from YOU. and their disembodied spirit rises,
and Iou see it after the life OF virtue or
| crime is past, and the judgment IS gone, anu
eternity is here. A..
A Christian minister said that in the first
wear of his pastorate he tried to persuade a
Young mechanic Of the Importance OF lamilJ
worship. Some time passed, ana .ne ui1, =.
chanic came to the pastors study ana SAID
"Do YOU remember that girl? That was my
own child. She died this morning very sud-
denly. She has gone to God, have no
doubt. but if so she has told Him what tel
Won now-that child never heard prayer I'D
her fathers house never heard IL prayer
from her fathers lips. Oh, If 1 only had heI
back again one day to do my duty IL VIII
he a tremendous thing at the last DAY II soliie
shall say of us Il never hearu my la.noi
nrav. [ never heard my mother prayer.
AGAIN I remark. we want religion in al
orr home sorrows. There are 10000 ques
fions that come up in the best regui atec
bonsehold that must be settled. Perhaps tn'
father has one favOrite in the family th'
mother another favorte i'll the family AM
thera are many questions that need delicate
treatment
Tyranny and arbitrary decision have NJ
n,aca in household. If the parents love
God. there will be spirit OF sell sacrifice an,
y shirt of forgiveness, and kindness wnlcl
will throw its charm over the entire house
hold. Christ will come into that housenop
and will say Husbands, love your WiVe
and be not bitter against them. wives; Sc
that Won reverence your husbands Children
ohev vour narents in the Lord. Servants
be obedent to your masters. Ana the IAN
iIv will be like a garden on summer morn
ing-the grass plot, and the flowers, ana >, IN
vines and the arch Of honeysuckle standln
in the sunlight glittering with dew.
But then there will be sorrows that vii
acme TO the household. There are but Ie'
families that escape the. stroke OF nnanc'a
misfortune. Financial misfortune comes u
a house where there is no rellglon. Inc
kick against divine a'lotments, iney cut9
God for the incoming calamity, they Win
draw from the world because they canno
hold as high a position in society as the
once did and they fre!, and they scowi' an
they sorrow. and they die. During the pa
few years there have been tens OF thousln
OF men destroyed by their financial oil
treSSeS.
Put misfortune comes to the Chrlstia
household If religion has full sway IN tna
home. they stoop gracefully. They say
srrbis is right, The father says "Perha
money was getting to be my idol. PernaI
, God is going to make me better Christie
by putting ne through the furnace OF trlo
: lation. Beside that, why should 1ret an,
[ how? He who owneth the cattle on tno
J sand hills AMI out of whose han1s an u
fowls of heaven peck their 1000 IS II Il
3 Father. He clotheth the lilies OF the nei'
= He will clothe me. If He takes care OF II
Q raven. and the hawk, and the vulture, mo
( certainly He will take care OF me, ID
: child"
s Sorer troubles come-sickness and deaf
: Loved ones sleep the last sleep. ch,ld
v hurled ont of Sight. You say: "Alas, !
this bitter day! God has dealt very severe
o with me. can never look up. D Coz,
r cannot bear it," Christ comes in, and
II saws "Hush. O troubled soul! 1t Is W.
!. with the child. will strengthen tnee III, ~
q thy troubles. My grace is sufficient; Mh
: thou passeth through tho waters, VIII
! with thee.
:, who through the deep waters call thee to &c
. THE riv RS of sorrow sna not overflow,
IL For will b with thee thy troubles - bless
l. And sonctfy to thee thy deepest distress
:, But there are hundreds OF families rep
II sented here this morning where religion .
# been great comfort. There are in yo
!, homes the pictures of your departed a
u things that have no wonderful value OF the
IL y. selves. but you keep them previously
. carefully because hands now stu OF
! touched them. A father has gone Out OF u
D. household, mother has gone out OF tnls
ar daughter just after her graduftioh uaS'
If son Just as he was entering on the duties