The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-03

Scue too late fer the train, take car
riage across the country. They stand
around the dying bed of the father. The
oldest son upholds the mother, and
says: Don't cry, mother I will take
care of vou." Toe parting blessing IS
given. NJ long admopltion, for he has,
through years, been saying to his chill
dren all he bad to say to them. 1t is a
plain "goodby," aud the remark, "I
know rou will all b. kind to your mo-
ther," and allis over.
Life's duty done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load, the spirit flies,
While heaven and earth combine to say,
How bless'd the righteous when he dies.
A whole family saved forever! If the
de!uye c?ms they are all in the ark-fa-
lher, mother, sons, daughter. Together
on earth, together in heaven. What
makes it SC? Explain it. Zacc1eus one
day )ok Jesus home with HIM. Tlat IS
all. Salvation camo to that house,
What sound is it I hear tonight? Il is
Jesus knocking at the dor OF your house.
Behold 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 60 yourself TO opea
the door. Will you keep Jesus sand
ing on the outside, his locks wet with
the dews of the nigh? This day is SILVA
ton coma to thy hou'e. The great want
Of you7 house Is not new carpet OF cost
lier pictures or richer fucnituce-;t is
Jesus!
Up to 40 years men work themselves;
after that, for their chaildern. NV,
What do you propose to leave them.
Nothing but dollars? Alas, what an in
hsritancf! Its likely to BE- curse than
a blessing. Your own common sense
aud observation tell you that money,
without the divine blessing, is curse.
You must soon leave your children.
Your shoulders are not 80 strong as they
we're, aud 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 Gu! their
own way. Your arm is not 80 mighty
as once. They VII soon hav, to fight
their own battles. Oa, let it not be told
On Judgment day that you letyouc tami-
ly start without the only safeguard-the
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 dsu sh-
ter initiates the mother. Alss. if father
and mother miss heaven, the children
will O1, let Jesus coma into your house!
Do not bolt the hall door, the parlor
door or the kitchen DIOR 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 chapter, and then, If
you can think of nothing else besides the
lords Prayes, say that. That will do.
Heaven will have begun in your house.
You can put your head on your pillow,
feeling that, whether you wake up in this
wo.ld or the next, al is well. n that
great, ponderous book OF the judgment,
where are recorded all the important
events OF the earth, you will read at last
the statement that this was the day
when salvation came into your house,
Oa, Zaccheus, come down, come down!
Jesusls passing By!