The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-08-30
HE WAS AN ONLY SON.

HE WAS AN ONLY SON.
Ohriats Compassion and Miracle For tho
widowed MoiIer.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 19.-Rev, DR.. Tai.
mage, who is now in Australia OH his
round the wc. Id tour, has selected as the
subject fnr today's sermon through the
press "An Only Son." tho text chosen
hing Luke vii, IL Is: "Now when he
came nigh to the gate of the city, behold,
there was dead man carried out, tho
only son OF his mother, and sue was q
widow. and much people Of the city was
with her. And whom tho Lord SOW her
he hal compassion on her and said unto
her, Weep not. And he came and touched
the bier, and they that bare him stood
still. And he said, Young man, say
unto thee ariso. And he that was dead
sat up and began TO speak. And he de-.
delivered him to his mother"
The text calls us to stand at the gate
OF the city of Main. The streets ara q.
rush with business and gayety, and tho
ear is deasened with the hammers of me.
chanlsm and tho wheels of traffic. Work
with it's thousand arms and thousand
eyes and thousand feet, fills all the
street, when suddenly the crowd parts,
and funeral passes. Between the
wheels OF work and pleasure there comes
long procession Of mourning people.
Who is itP A triner says: ''Oh, it's
nothing but funeral. It may have
como up from the hospital of the CITY,
or the almshouse, or some low place )f
the town." but not 80 saws The serious
observer.
There are 30 many evidences of dire
bereavement that we know at the first
glance some one has been taken away
greatly beloved, and to our inquiry,
WHO is this that is carried out with &C
many oillcee Of kindness and aiioction?u
reply comes, "The only son of his mo-
ther, and she widow" Stand back and
lot The procession pass outl Hush all the
voices OF mirth and pleasure! Lst every
head be uncovered! Weep with this
passing procession, and let il be told
through all the market places and ba.
zaars OF Main that in Galilee today the
sepulcher hath gathered to itself sthe
only son of his mother; and she a
widow"
There are two or three things that, in
my mind, give especial pathos to this
scene. The first is, he was q young man
that was being carried out. TO tho aged
death becomes beautiful. The old man
halts and pants along the road where
once he bounded like the roe. From
the midst Of immeicable ailments and
so1roWs he cries out, "How long, O
Lord, how long?" Foot sore and hard.
" bestead on the hot journey, he wants
TO get home. He sits in the church and
sings with tremulous voice some tune
ne sang 40 years ago, and longs to ioin
tho better assemblage of tho one hum
dred and forty aud four thousand, and
the thousands, of thousands who have
passed the flood. How sweetly he sleeps
the last sleep! Push back the white
locks from the wlnkled temples. They
will never ache again. Fold the hands
over tho still heart. They will mover
toll again. Close gently the eyes, Thev
Will never weep again.
But this man that am speaking of
was q young man. lie was Just putting
on the armor oflife, and he was exulting
10 think how his sturdy blows would ring
OUT ABOVE the clangor of the battle. /
suppose ne had o young man Is hopes, q
young mans ambitions and Young
mans courage. He said: eff | live
many years J. will iced the hungry and
ana clothe naked. In this city of
Nam, where there are 80 many bad
young mon, l will be sober and honest
pure aud magnanimous, and my mother
snail never be ashamed OF me-" But
all these prospects are blasted IN one
hour. There he passes lifeless in the
procession. Behold all that is left on
earth OF the high hearted young man of
tho city of Main.
There is another thing that adds very
much TO this scene, and that is he was
an only son. However large the family
hock may be, we never could think Of
sparlng one of the lambs. Though they
may all have their iaus, their
excelience that commend them
10 The parental heart, and If
IL were peremptorlly demanded of you
toaay mat you should yiold up one OF
avery large family you would be- con-
founded, and you could not mako selec.
u0n. But this was an only son, around
Whom gathered all the parental expecta.
Tons. How much care in his educationl
now much caution in watching his hab
lts! He would carry down the name 70
other times. He would have entire con.
tfoi OF the family property long after the
parents had gone to their last reward.
nerSUm me would stand in society thinker, al
WORKER, philanthroplst, a Christain.
NO, No. no. 1t is all ended. Behold him
MS more. Breath IS gone. Life ls extinct.
Inc @ only BON of his mother.
- Ihefe In was one other thing that added
20 'he pathos of this scene, and that was
ms Mosher was a widow. The main
uopo Oh q nome had been broknn ond
Ths % n cb,.S T"y 1;SSt come ., up to be the staa.
been extin2uished, and this was u the oniu n%,
light lett. I suppose she often a. sad id ,ont5. COY
Ing OF him, '"There are oniy two s of iUoS W ),
Oh, 1t Is grand thing to sosS " vo"no ~'
man step out in life aud say 10 h,ss s1Mnk n,n
thor: "Don't be downhearted. 7 viii w,II
as far as possible, take fathers placa
and as long as I live you shall nsye,,
went anything" 1t Is not always tha'
way. Sometimes the young poodle pe
tired OF the old people. They says tho,
are queer, that they have 80 many all
r,lents, and they sometimes wish ther,
& out of tho vyaV A Voui1U mon oy,di M