Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-07-20

You may, after awhile, say: - am very
sorry. Now have got 10 be 30 or 40 years
Of agc. aud do wish lad never commit
ted those sins. What does that amount
to- God may pardon you, but undo those
things you never will, you never can
In this same category ~ irreyocablc mis-
takes put all parental neglect. We begin
the education of our children too late. By
the time thcy get To- h. 10 or il we wake
mp Ia our mistakes and try To- eradicate
this bad habit and change that, hut II Is
too late. That rarut who nmits, In the
first ten year, ~ The child's life 10 male
an eternal impression for Christ. never
makes H. Tie child will probably 10 on
with all the disadvantages, which might
haze been avoided by parental faithfulneSS.
New vuu $40 what mistake that father or
mother makes who puts of To- late life ad-
hercnce to Christ. Here Is "A man who at
10 years uf aye says io yuu, Il must he q
Christian. AID he yields his heart tu God
and sits In the place 81 prayer to-day a
Christian. Mono Of us can doubt il. He
goes home and be says: Here al 30 years
of age have given my heart To- the "a
viomr Now must establish family al
tar Z" Whats Where arr your children
now? One In Boston; another in Cincin-
natl: another i'm New Orleans. and you.
my brother nj your fifticih year going To
establish your family ALTAR Very we'll;
better late than never. hut alas. alas. that
YOU did not do IL - years ago,
When was in Chamouni, Switzerland.
saw in the window of one 81 the shops "a
picture that impressed my mind very
much. II was a picture Of AN accident that
occurred on the side 81 one of the Swiss
mountains. a company If travellers with
/ guides, went mp .umc very steep placcs-
/ places which hut few travellers attempted
I to 20 M They were, a. all travellers ara
/ there fastened together with cords nj tho
waist, so that II one slipped, the rope
would hold him-thc rope fastened 10 the
others Passing along the most dangerous
point. one Of the guides slipped, and they
all started down the precipice. but after
awhile one more muscular than the rest
struck his heels into the ice and stopped.
/ but the rope broke and down. hundreds
and thousands NJ feet. the rest went
And 80 / see whole families lsaHnd to-
gether by ties of affection ana in many
cases walking ON slippery places Of world
/ illness and sin. The father knows il, and
the mother knows II, and they are hound
all together After awhile they begin "a
/ slide down sleeper and sleeper and he ia
ther becomes alarmed. and he stops, plant
ing his feet on the Rock of Ages" Tie
stops. but the rope breaks. and those who
were once tied fast Ga him by moral aud
spiritual influences 90 over the prccipice.
oh. there Is such u thing a. coming tn
Christ soon enough to save ourselves, hut
not soon enough To save others,
How many parents wake up in the latter
part Of life in find oui the mistake, The
parent says. IL have hccn too lenicnt. or
Il have been too severe in the discipline
Of my children. II | had the little ones
around me again. how different | would
do You will never have them around
again Tho work Is done, the bent 10 the
character j. given, the eternity j. decided.
say this Ia young parenis-thuse who arr
% or 30 or 81 wears of ae,'-haNc the fam
lis altar tonight How do you suppose
that father felt a. he leaned over the coucl,
Of his dying child and the expiring son
said to him: Father, Won have been very
good To me. You have given me fine ed
ucation. and you have placed mc in "A fine
social position; yom have done everything
for me In n worldly sense; lint. father. you
never told me how 10 die Now l am dy ing
and am afraid.