The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28

and of that Saviour who ceased not to
call. Before morning they have laid
their plans for a new life Morning
comes Father and mother descend
from the bed room. Their children
do not know what is the matter
They never saw father with Bible
in his hand before. He saws:
Come, children, l want you all to
sit down while we read and pray"
The children look at each other, and
are almost disposed to laugh; but they
see their parents are in deep earnest.
1t is a short chapter that the father
reads. He is q good reader at other
| times, but now he does not get on
much. He sees so much to linger on.
His voice trembles. Everything is so
strangely new to him. They kneel-
that is, the father and mother do: but
the children come down one by one.
They do not know that they must. 1t
is some time before they all get down.
| The sentences are broken. The
phrases are little ungammat-
zeal. The prayer begins abruptly
and ends abruptly; but as far as can
understand what they mean, it is about
this: 20, Saviour! help usi We do not
know how to pray. Teach us We can
not live any longer in the way we have
been living. We start to-day for Heaven.
| Help us to take these children along
with us. Forgive us for all the past.
| Strengthen us for all the future And
when the journey is over, take us where
Jesus is, and where the little babe is
| that we lost. Amenr' 1t ended very
abruptly; but the angels came out and
leaned so far over to listen they would
have fallen off the battlement but for
n stroke of their wings, and cried:
''Hark! bark! Behold! he praysr'
That night there is rap at the bed
room door. ''Who is there?' cries the
father. 1t is the oldest child. What
is the matter? Are you sick?" ''No; 1
want to be saved" Only little while
all the children are brought into the
Kingdom of God. And there is great
| joy in the house. Years pass on. The
telegraph goes click, click! What is
the news flying over the country?
Come home; father is dyingr' The
children all gather. Some come in the
last train. Some, too late for the train,
take carriage across the country.
They stand around the dying bed of the
father. The oldest son upholds the
mother, and says: Don't cry, mother;
l will take care of YOU The parting
blessing is given. Nolong admonition,
for he has, through years, been saying
to his children all he had to say to
them. 1t is plain "good-by," and the
remark: 81 know you will be kind to
your mother" and all is over.
Life's duty done. sinks the clay.
Light from its load, the spirit flies;
While Heaven and earth combine to say,
How blessd the righteous when he dies.
"A whole family saved forever! II
the deluge come, they are all in the
ark-father, mother, sons, daughters.
Together on earth, together in Heaven.
What makes it so? Explain it. Zac-
cheus one day took Jesus home with
him. That is all. Salvation came to
that house.
What sound is it hear tonight? 1t
is Jesus knocking at the door of your
house.
Behold, a stranger at the door:
He gently knocks-has knocked before.
If you looked out of your window
and saw me going up your front steps,
you would not wait. but go yourself to
open the door. VIII you keep Jesus
standing on the outside, His locks wet
with the dews of the night? This day
is salvation come to thy house. The
great want of your house is not a new
carpet, or costlier pictures, or richer
furniture-it is Jesus!
Up to 40 years men work for them !
selves: after that, for their children. |
Now, what do You propose to leave |
them? Nothing but dollars. AlasI !
what an Inheritance. 1t is more likely /
to be a curse than a blessing. Your
own common sense and observation
tell you that money. without the Divine
blessing, is a curse. You must soon
leave your children. Your shoulders
are not SO strong as they were. and you
know that they will soon have to carry
their own burdens. Your eyesight is
not so clear as once: they will soon
have to pick out their own way. Your
arm is not as mighty as once;
they will soon have to fight their
own battles. Oh. let it not be told on
Judgment day that you let your family
start without the only safeguard-thc
religion of Christ. Give yourself no
rest until your children are the sons
and daughters of the Lord Almighty
Your son does just as you do. He tries
TO walk like you, and to talk like you.
The daughter initiates the mother.
Alas! if father and mother miss Heav-
en, the children will. Oh! let Jesus
come into your house. Do not bolt the
hall door, or the parlor door, or the
kitchen door, or the bed room door I
against Him. Above all, do not bolt
your heart. :
Build your altar tonight. Take the
family Bible lying on the parlor table. /:
all together as many of your family !
Is may be awake. Read chapter, {
Ind then. if You can think of nothing '
Use besides the Lords prayer, say that. I
That will do. Heaven will have be- t
run in your house. You can put S
7our head on your pillow feeling that, I
whether you wake up in this world or I
he next. all is well. In that great,
'onderous Book of the Judgment. where I
5 recorded all the important events of c
he earth, you will read at last the
tatement that this was the day when a
Aviation came into your house. Oh, '
.accheus, come down, come down!
Jesus is passing by. 4
Sheets in Scotland. !
The custom of sleeping in one large
heet. doubled at the foot. seems to
ave been peculiar to Scotland. and to
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