Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-07-25


Oh, yc Of highly favored ancestry, wake
up this morning 10 sense of your oppor-
tunity and responsibility! | think there
must be an old cradle or fragment Of n
cradle somewhere that could tell II story of
midnight duplication in your behalf
Where Is the Old rocking chair i'm which
you We're sung To sleep with the holy
nursery rhyme. Where is the old clock
that licked away the moments of that sick
ness ON that awful night when there were
but three Of you awake-you and God and
mother: Is there not an old staff in some
closet: We beg you tn turn over Il new
leaf this very day.
Oh, the power OF ancestral picty, well
illustrated by u young man of New York
who attended PRAYER meeting one night
and asked for prayer and then went home
and wrote down these words: Twenty
five years ago tonight my mother went to
heaven, my beautiful, blessed mother, and
have been alone, tossed up and down
upon the pillows Of life's tcmpcstuous
ocean. Shall | ever 90 to heaven: she
told me | must meet her in heaven. When
she took my hand in hers and turned her
gentle, loving eyes on me, and gazcd ear
ncstly and long into my face, and then
lifted them to heaven in that last PRAYER
she prayed that l might meet her in heay-
en-. l wonder il / ever shall? My moth
er's prayers oh, my sweet, blessed
mothers prayers Did ever u boy have
such "A mother rs had? For % years
have not heard her pray until tonight l
have heard all her prayers over again.
They have had, i'll fact. II terrible resur-
rection Oh, how she was wont To pray
She prayed as they prayed tonight--so
earnest, 50 importunate, 50 believing Shall
ever DC "A Christian? She was a Chris
tian. oh, how bright and pure and happy
was her life! She was cheerful and happy
Christian. There is my mothers Bible
have not opened it for years. Did she be-
licyc | could ever neglect her precious
Bibley She surely thought | would read IL
much and often. How often has she read
1t to me, How did she cause me 10 knccl
10y my little hcd and put my little hands
up in the attitude of prayer How has she
knclt 10y me and over me, and have felt
her warm tears raining down upon my
hands and face
Blessed mother did you pray in vain
for your boy: Ii shall not be in vain All.
no, no; it shall not bc in vain, will pray
for myself Who has Sinnod against 50
much instruction rs | havc-against So
many precious prayers put up to heaven
for me 10y one Of the most lovely. tender.
pious, coniding, trusting of mothers in
her heavenly Fathers care and grace She
never doubted. She believed She always
prayed ne If she did. My Bible. my moth
er's Bible and my conscience teach what
am and what have made myself. Oh, tho
bitter pangs Of an accusing conscience, |
need Saviour mighty to save. must
seek him. | will. am on the sea Of ex-
istcnce, and | can never get off from IL. /
am afloat. No anchor, no ruddcr, no com
pass, no book Of instructions, for have
put them all away from me Saviour Of
the pcrishirg. save or perish" DO you
wonder that the next day he arose in PRAYER
meeting and said: My brethren, | stand
before You IA monument Of God 5 amazing
mercy and goodness. Forever blessed he
his holy name, All have and all am
consccrate to jesus. my Saviour and my
God. oh, the power Of ancestral prayer!
Hear it. Hear III
Heirs of Immortality.
But turn for moment to those who
had evil parcntagc, and | want 10 tell YOU
.het the highest thrones in heaven and tho