Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-05
BAB'S DREAM OF EASTER.
Her Theme the Reckoning on the Day
of Resurrection and Immortality.
F"CONIE

DAUGHTER, AND FEAR MOI.
THE CHASM BETWEEN HOME
AND THE WORLD-FROM THE
LIPS OF BABES-TO STAND Be
FORE GOD, ALONE FATE OF THE
HYPOCRIrE-SMALL FAULT IN
ONE. A CRIME IN ANOTHER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
New York, April /.
Good Friday had gone by the chll-
dren had been told the meaning OF the
hot cross-buns. and somebody's BABY
had been rapturously kissed because she
said. banging ner rosy little fist on the
table. "I wouldn't hurt the Good Man;
and ia kill the naughty people VINO
did il" Then came Saturday, and there
was a quiet all over the house as II
some one we loved had said goodbye
to us forever; and yet, there was nope.
Saturday evening found three women
meditating-fO we belonged to JhaV
faith which values most of all QulenesS
and meditation and which teaches that
the greatest sermon is preached by
ones own heart. At last l was Lett
alone. Because the night was chilly
there was a bright fire, and as l looked
at iC l raised my eyes to the clock above
it, and saw that it was the eleventh
hour of the night. The chime rang OUT
as softly as if in the presence OF me
dead. and / fell into my own comfort
able chair and looked at the fire. in II
seemed 10 glow in letters of deeper fre,
n
the dead which were in il; and death
and hell delivered up the dead which
we're in them; and they were judged
every man according 10 his works.
Ny heart repeated the last line Ac-
cording TO his works" And then there
came over me a great awe, and saw all
the world standing before the Maker
of il 10 be judged. And some trembled
and were frightened; and many hoped;
and some acted as if they cared for
nothing, but as they separated and each
went toward the great white throne,
alone. to stand before God and be jUdS-
ed according TO his works there came
q horror like unto nothing i can de-
scribe. And some one standing near
me said. "I am not afraid to be judged
before the whole world, but oh! the aw-
fuinesS Of that time, alone vita Goi,
with only my sins to face me"
And the man went by me. one whom
I had known as kind-hearted, pleasant
and of whom nothing worse was said
| than that he was his own worst enemy.
/ Some one asked him, could il have been
/ The Judge, in a rich beautiful voice,
/ Where are the gifts that were yours?
J Where is the great talent that was given
( Un,o you? What have YOU done with
that ability to speak and persuade men
sins of the flesh; killed it by glu-1ny
and lust And the man passed on with
/ dropped head. and l saw him no more.
THEN THERE CAME ANOTHER,
a man who was known to the whole
/ world because of his great wealth The
| Voice asked: what have you done
with that watch was given unto YOU?
/ Where are the poor that you have help
| ed? Where are the hungry that you
/ nave fed? Where are the sick that
/ You have helped to neal? You speak
Of hospitals built by your mOney-but
/ they bore your name. You speak of
| great gifts that endowed homes for
/ children-was there ever a gift that all
| the world did not know about? What
\ did You do for the poor Of your own
| household? Where is the unfortunate
/ brother whose chief fault was that he
/ had not your accumulative spirit. and
in what spirit did you think of him?
/ Where is the helping hand you gave TO
/ him? He was the Lazarus at the gate
and you did not care whether he even
got the crumbs from your table: but
now he shall be your Judge" And the
/ rich man went his way with naughty
| head bowed. and the tears were new 10
! h.m-cOursing down his cheeks. Then
saw woman, beautiful to look upon.
| and yet we had all heard of her as lead
/ ing a wicked life. And the Voice said
| with tenderness: Come, daughter.
/ and fear not. Ii is true that you have
| sinned-sinned grievOusly; but where
| is the man who first taught you to sin?
| Where is the one, who. with loving
| words. gentle fiattery and persuasion.
! that sounded so sweet. made YOU be-
/ leVe right was wrong. and who led Won
| Into sin, and called it love? He should
stand beside YOU. He made You an
| ouycast Every woman's heart was
| against YOU, though every mans arms
] were open 10 YOU; but you We're never
cruel; you never forgot the sick and
\ the poor and you were never a hypo-
\ critic A just punishment will be given
| TO YOU; but beside you. through it all.
Will be a kindly spirit to console. since
| You were more sinned against than sin
ming
Then came another woman. The
| world knew her name as a leader in
great charitable works.
ME CHURCH KNEW HER NAME
as one ever ready to pray. and Of her it
was said that she led what was called
/ strict life And the Voice demanded
Where are the little children l put
into your arms? l gave them to YOU
soft. loving and pure; in return they
have come 20 me women hard of heart.
/ fun of vanity. and deSpising everything
| that bears the name Of religion. They
are men who JOY in having no belief.
and who count life as of no worth ex-
I cept for the pleasure TO be gained from
/ IL. This is your work. You taught
them, not the love, but the vengeance OF
God. You taught them. not the gentle
ness but the severity of that Father to
whom they had right to turn in their
/ hours of sadness or gladness. They
asked YOU for motherly love and sym
patty; YOU gave them a hurried an
swer, and reminded them of your duties
10 the outside world. You were eager
TO save the souls Of the heather in far
off lands. and you gave no thought to
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