Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-24

s,gnmeni, you become n enlns,, p,as' ~
,,,.l, '.'lu you may as well stop pr.vinc
until you have mado restitutinn n. s,,.,
f., one man loans another money on
.u or mortgage, with the understand.
'lHs the mortgage can lie Quiet Tor
i~ years, but rs soon as the mont.
saev ~ given commences foreclosnn,--th,
euoru mounts the auction block. and tho
ttopar'y Is struck down at half price. and
enu mortgagce buys itin. Tho inortgaaee
e'A,'eu 70 get the property at half nrlc,
ana is q thief and rubbcr rntii 10
him. " "o merry ior
You say; 81 cannot mike restitpt,,,
Lho parties whom swindled arr ,yone -
Iheh say, Take tho money I'M 10 the
American Bible society and consecrote n
20 uod' laooheus was wise whom he dis
gorged his unr.ghteous gains, and II was
ms nrst step In the right direction.
Christ In the Home.
The why being clear, Christ walked into
the house OF Zaccheus. He becomes diff.
ierent mani his wife different woman;
the ohildren are different Oh, It makes
great change In any house when Christ
comes into itl How many beautiful homes
are represented among you'll There are pic.
lures on the wall, there is music In tho
drawing room, and luxurlcs In the ward
robe, and full supply in the pantry.
Even II You were half asleep there Is ono
word with which / could wake you, and
thrill you through and through and that
word Is "homeV There arc also houses
OF suffering represented In which there
are neither pictures nor wardrobe nor
adornment-only one room, and a plain
cot, or bunk in corner Yet 10 is tho
place where your loved ones dwell, and
your whole nature tlngles with satisfaction
when you think of II and call It home.
Though tho world may scott at us and
pursue us md all the day we DO tossed
about at oventidc, we sail into the harbor
of home. Though there be no rest for us
In tho busy world, and we 20 trudging
about, bearing burdens that we'll nigh
crush us, there Is refuge, and II hath an
easy chair In which We may sit, and "a
lounge where we may lie, and serenity Of
peace in which We may roposo, and that
refuge is homo. Tho English soldiers, sit
ting on the walls around Sovnstopol one
night heard company of musicians play
ing Home. Sweet Home " and IL is snid
that the whole army broke out in sobs and
wailing so great was their Inconsistencies
God pity the poor, miserable wretch who
has no homel
The Christian Mother.
Now, suppose Christ should come into
your house First tho wife and tho moth
er would feel his presence Religion al
most always begins there. It Is easier for
women TO become Christians than for US
men, They do not fight so ngainst God
II woman tempted man originally away
from holiness now she tempts him back.
She may not make any fuss about It, but
somehow everybody in the house knows
that there Is "A change in tho wifo and
mother. Sho chides the children more
gently. Her face sometimes lights up
with an unearthly glow. She goes Into
some unoccuplud room for little while
and the husband goes not after her nor
asks her why she was there He knows
without asking that she has been praying
The husband notices that her faco is
brighter than on the day whom, years ago,
they stood at tho marriage altar, and no
knows that jesus has been putting upon
her brow awrcath swcetor than the orange
blossoms, She puts the children to bod,
not satisfied with the formal prayer that
they once offered but she fingers now and
tells them of Jesus who blessed little chill
dren and of the good place whcrr they all
hope TO DO at last. And then she kisses
them good night with something that the
child feels to DO u heavenly benediotion-
q something that shall hold ON to the boy
after no has become u man 40 or 80 years
of age, for there Is something in good
loving, Christian mothers kiss that Of
years cannot wipe OF tho cheek.
The Father Overcome.
Now tho husband Is distressed and an.
noycd and almost yoxed. II she would
only speak 70 him, no would "blow her
up.n He docs not like to say anything
about it, but ho knows that she has hopc
that ho has not md a peace that no has
not. He knows that dying us bo now Is
ho cannot 90 to tho same place. Hc can
not stand IL any longer.
Some Sunday night as they sit in
church side by side tho floods OF his soul
break forth He wants % pray hub does
not know how. He hides his face, lest
some Of his worldly friends 500 him, but
Gods spirit arouscs him, melts him, over
whelms him. And they 60 homc-hus
band and wifc--in silence, until they get
TO their room, when no cries out, "ohi
prny for mel" And they kucel down
They cannot speak The words will moi
como. But God does not want any words
| Ho looks down and answers sob and Rroar
and outgushing tenderness, That night
Z they do not sleep any for talklngof all Oh,
/ years wasted and Of that saviour. whC
I ceased not to call Before morning they
have laid their plans for new life, Morn
] ing comes. Father and mother descend
1 from the bedroom. The Children do moi
| know what is the matter They mover
Jaw father with Bible in his hand before
| Ho says, Come, children, | want you all
| TO sit down while we read and pray.
| The children look az onoh other and ar'
1 almost disposed to laugh, but they sec
( their parents orc In deep enruost IL "
short chapter that the father reads. H'
isA good reader at other times, but NOW
he does not get on much He secs solnuof
Ia lipQer on. His voice trembles Every
thing is so strangely new to him. They
kneel--that IS. the father and mother do
INIT the children come down ono by one
They do not know that thoy must. ~ u
anne limo before they all get down Ih'
| Sentences arc broken. The phrases arc
little ungrnmmatical The prayer pegin'
abruptly and ends abruptly; but, as FAR o.
can understand what they mean, II u
about this: 30 saviour help usl we az
not know how 10 pray. Teach us We
cannot live any longer In tho way NO hAv'
beon living We start today for heaven
/ 49, 80. y, taira those Children along viii