The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-10-03

Soma too late for the train, taas g car
riags saross TIE c)uairy. They atand
around :ne dying b.d OF the father. The
oldest sou upaolds the mother, and
saYs: "Don't cry, mother will take
esre Of vou." TIE parting blessing Is
given. Y, long admoDltion, for he has,
through years, been saying to his chill
dren all he bad to say to them. 1t IS
plain "sooaoy," an9 the remark, Il
know you will all be kind to your mo-
thar," aod ell is over.
LIES duty done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load, the spirit aies.
Whiie heaven and earth combine to say,
How bless'd the righteous when he dies.
A whole family saved forever! II the
:!e,uye c)ms they are all 10 The scS-fa-
tI,er, mother, sons, daughter. Together
OF earth, together in heaven. Whai
makes it So? ESo Solaia it. Z!ccAcna ono
d " t>ok Jesus home with h!m. Tlatls
ell. Salvation came to that house.
What sound is it l hea- tonight? l. sls
Jesus knocking at the d,Sr CT your house.
Behold a stranger at the door!
He gently knocks, has knocked before.
# ycu looked out Of your window and
saw me going up your front stsps, you
would not wait, but 60 yourself to opea
tue door. VII! you keep Jesus stand
ing OF the outside, his locks wet with
the degs Of the nigh? This day is sa'v.s
s:oa come to thy hou'e. The great wan:
Of your house Is not a uew carpet OF cost
lier pictures or richer fuEal!uce-.t IS
JESUS!
Up to 40 years men work themselves;
after that, for their chaildern. Nov,
what DO You propose to leave them.
Nothing but dollars? Alas, what au in
heritance! It's likely to be curse than
blessing. Your Own common sense
aad observation tell you that money,
without the divine blessing, is a cucse.
You must soon leave yoac children.
Your shoulders are no. 80 strong as they
| were, and you know that they will sooa
have TO carry their own burdens. Your
e9esght is not 50 clear as once.
They will soon have to pick Gu: Their
oSn way. You: arm is not so mighty
as ores. They Will soou havs to fight
tneir owa battles. Ga, let it not be told
on judgment day that you le! yout fami.
IL start without the only safeguard-the
religion of Christ! G:vs yourself 40 rest
until your children are the sons and
daughters Of the Lord Almighty. Your
son does just as you do. He tries to walk
ike you and to tsls like you. The dsu 5h-
tor initiates the mother. Alas, if father
and mother miss heaven, the children
| will Ol, let Jesus coma into your house!
Do not bolt the hall door, the parlor
door or the kitchen door or the bedroom
door against him. Above all, do not
bolt your heart.
Build your altar tonight. Take the
family Bible lying on the parlor table.
Call together as many Of family as may
be awake. Read a chsp.sr, and than, If
you can think Of nothing else besides the
Lords Prayer, say that. Tha. will do.
Heaven will have begun in your house.
You csn put your head on your pillow,
feeling that. whether you wake up IN this
world or the next, al is we'll. IN that
great, ponderous book OF toe judgment,
where are recorded all the important
events Of the earth, you will real at last
the statement that ti!s was the day
when salvation came into youc house.
On, Z,ccheus, come deWa, coma down!
Jesusis passing b.!