Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-07-19
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chides them and corrects their faults ana
cives Them great deal of good advice, ana
then wonders all the rest of the year That Ills
children do not do better when they nave
fine wonderful advantage OF that seml-ahnuai
The family table, which ought to be the
Mace for pleasant discussion and cheerful
ness. often becomes the place OF periiouS
expedition. If there be any blessing asKeu
at all. it is cut off at both ends anu VIII tio
hand on the carving knife. He counts Oh
his fingers. making estimates IN the liiet
stices of the repast. The work done, the n't
goes to the head, and he starts down me
street. anil before the family have arISen
from the table he has bOund up announcer
bundle of goods and says to the customer
"Anything moro I can do for you to-t"y;
sir?'' A man has more responsiveness tll1n
those which are discharged by putting COM
netent instructors over his children ana S!V-
inc them a drawing master AMI music
teacher. The physical culture OF tue CHI
will not be attended, to unless tno
father looks to it. liz must sonle-
times lose his dignity. He must uh,lnl
Der his joints. He must sometimes nm re
them out 20 their sports aud games. 10
parent who cannot forget the severe dut,Gs
of life sometimes to fly the kite and trupulo
the hoop and chase the ball and jump tuo
rope with his children, ought never 10 nave
been tempted out of a crusty and unredeem-
able solitariness. If You want to keep your
children away from places OF sin you can
only do ii by making your home attractive
You may preach sermons and advocate re-
forms and denOunce wicSedness, ana YET
your children will BIS ciptivatel by the gut
ierng saloon Of sin unless you can make
your home a brighter place than any
other place on earth to them. On.
gather all charms into your house. Ii
you can afford it, bring books and pic
lures and cheerful entertainments to the
household. But above all teach those
children, not by half an hour twce
year on the Sabbath day, but day alter DAY
and every day teach thcm that religion IS
great gladness; that it throws chains OF goid
| about the neck; that it takes no spring from
| the foot no blitheness from the heart, no
| sparkle from the eye, no ring from the lau8n-
| ter. but that cher ways are ways OF pleasant
ness. and all her paths are peace." sy mpa-.
| thize with the work being done in many Of
| our cities by which beautiful rooms are set
| apart by our Young Mems Christian Assccia-
| tions and pray God to prosper them in aii
| things. But l tell you there is something
| back of that AMI be,Orc that. We mood more
| happy, consecrated cheerful Christian
homes everywhere.
Again l remark that a great many CT our
business men are temple to put tho attain
ment of money above the value Of the SOU,
| 1t is q grand thing TO have plenty OF money.
The more you get of it the better, 1t 1t come
honesty and 90 usefully. For the lack OF 1t
sickness dies without medicine, an hunger
finds it coffin in the empty bread tray, ana
nakedness shivers for lack OF clothes anu lire.
When l hear man in canting TRADE against
money! Christian man-as though II nal
no possible use on earth and he had no III
terest in it at all | come almost to thlhN
that the heaven that would be appropriate
for him would be M everlasting poorhouse.
While, my friends, we do admit there Is
such q thing as the lawful use OF money
ii profitable use of money-let Us rec
Ognize also the fact that money cannot satls-
fy aman's soul; that it cannot glitter in the
dark valley; that it cannot pay our iarc
across the Jordan OF death; that it cannot
unlock the gate Of heaven. There are men
in all occupations who seem to act as though
they thought that pack OF bonds and mort
cages could be traded off Tor title 10
heaven and as though gold would be law
full tender in that place where it is 50 com
mon that they make pavement5 out OF it.
Salvation by Christ is the only salvation.
Treasures in heaven are the only incorruptI-
bic treasures.
Have YOU ever cipherel out in the rule Of
loss and gain the sum, "Wnnt shall it proht
a man if he gain the whole woodland lose MS
own soul?" However fine your apparel, the
winds of death will futter it like rags. Home
spun and threadbare coat have sometimes
been the shadow of coming robes made white
in the blood Of the Lamb. The pearl OF great
price is worth more than any gem you can
bring from the ocean, than Australian or
Brazilian mines strung in one carcan9t Seek
after God, find His righteousness, AMI oil
shall be we'll nere-all shall be we'll here
after. =,
Some of YOU remember tho shipwrec& OF
the Central America. That noble ship hal,
l think. about 500 passengers aboard. Sud
denly the storm came, and tho sur3es
| tramped the decks AMI swung into th}
matches. and there went up hundred ,'oicel
death shrek. The foam on the jaw OF the
wave. The pitching OF the steamer rs though
If were leaping q mountain. The dismal
flare of the signal rockets. The long cough
of the steam pipes. Tic hiss ofextinguished
furnaces. The walking OF G d on the wave!
The steamer went not down without strug-
| gle. As the passengers statiOne themselves
| in rows to bail out thu vessel, hark ID the
thump of the buckets, a5 men unused to toll,
with bisterel hands an stratne muscle,
tug for their lives. There is II sail seen
against the sky. The flash OF tho distress
| choked in the louder booming of the sea.
A few passengers escaped, but the steamer
gave ona great lurch an was gone! 50
| there are some men VINO sail Oh prosperously
in life. Ais we'll, all's well. But at last
| some financial disaster cOmes-1 euro ;lydon.
| Down they go' The bottom OF the CONNER
cial sea is sttewl with shattered hulks Bat
because your property goes do not let YOUR
soul 60. Though AL else perish, srYe that,
| for have to tell you Ot II m jr" stupenious
| shipwreck than that which | JUS mentioned.
| God launched this world GOD years a3), 1t
has been going on unle, freight OF moan
tains AMI imm)rtq's, but on) day it will
slagger at tho cry OF flcc. Tao timber5 OF
rock will burn, tho mountains lame
| like masts, and the clouds like sails in tue
Judgment hurricana. Tnsn Go Shall tai'
| the passengers off the deeE, all fror the
berths those who havc long bssl asicep in
Jesus anil He will set them far beyond the
reach of storm and peril. But HOY many
shall 20 down will never b3 known until it
shall be announced one day in heaven. The
shipwreck of world s. many million
saved! So many millions drowned! o. my
dear hearers, whatever You lose, though
your houses go,f though your lands go,
though all your earthly possessions perish.
may God Almighty, through the bio ofthe
everlasting covenant, save all your soulsi