The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07

al shss. xeusie. for ne End q 81 sissssrs-
ti01 - 70 n Cur rsoths-'s hand
Further Contrasts
There zzs as uuch difference between
fathers ard mothers hands a. between
tne1r voices When father welcomed
yea after q lsng absence ~ lett 10
dczbt n yo1r uin1 that for
moment. ~ least, ysu had sut-
fe-e1 ire grip. Yea almost fe1r
TIE bones crack II wzs as tight az
though . policeman had you az zIsas-
you GO There wes ST energy about
fathers hzn6shzkEne which might better
hare h@en Used n some other direction
HoE different IL was with mother! she
tock your hard deIicztesy ard IcT1Egiy
and then hsr lips iii the rest Fathers
hand was c2lAouss6. Mothers seemed
chssegesz out % marble for beauty ard
cushioned with velvet fer softnssz. When
fzthsr took hold Of you. II was apt 70 Be
for some nlisdemeanor. When mother
touchsd sou IL was 10 assgaEe your pain
When So : cs1o you had a splinter n
yOzr finger yoG Invariably vsat 70
mother. SIZE had a way OF taking Il out
that did not hurt When you we're tired
and leaned your head upon her shoulder
Il was her gentle hand ina. stroksd your
brew ard Eer soothing words that helped
you bear the pain Il may have been
very thin hand. the blue veins easily Wis
fbse on the back CT IL. and the last time
you ssw II. many years ago. X may have
been lying on her bosom holding q lily
that failed 10 rival IN beauty the face
above IL prepared for burial: bat tie
very thought Of II now starts nuttering
the tendsrest memories and the holisss
Impulses Your mothers hand
Gods Touch.
New Gods hand can be even more 20
you than that When yoa have been
cropping IN the darkness and have ionsed
for some guiding touch. have you not
often felt the soft pressure Of . hand too
gentle 10 be human. and IN the reassur-
ance OF that sympathy have you not
gone on more brayeIy7 When the weight
OF care increased until almost unbezranle
did not His hand underneath the load
lift II 80 that you could proceed rejoicins2
When your own willf9Iness turned your
steps along the wrong road and you
wandered in forbidden paths did God
seize you as though a constable were
about 10 arrest you for crime? Was il
not rather the touch OF shepherd that
brings back the lost sheep? Was IL not
better stiIl. the touch OF q loving mother
with a great loving mother-heart behind
II? Never say that God is cruel because
you suffer affilcrion at his hand The
hand that has fought Of al the harples
OF perdition while they have been claInor-
ing for your soul could never treat you
roughly. The hand that was spiked 10 a
rude beam for your salvation must al
ways be your best defender. o. soul cut
of Christ. he; me take your right hand by
faith today. and putting IL in the right
nint Gsi. yoi- r., enly Mother, say:
Be reco1ciled. o sorrowfng one. let me
lead you 10 the same consolatory parent
and say: Be coulfortsd-
Maternal Patience.
I remark again. God has for as Q
mothers patience. Father n generally In
a hurry. His engagements are numerous
and he has no time to lose. When ne
makes up his mind TO q certain order he
cannot bear TO have IL disarranged; and
IL there Ia the slightest show OF persis-
tency in opposition TO his viii he is out
Of patience In minute You expostulate
and you only make matters worse. When
father is pretty well wrought up from any
cause should say. from personal expert
ence both child and father, IL is best
10 give him a pretty wide berth. as
though he were the only person in the
world and you were an inhabitant of
some other world looking on from a dis
lance. But how calmly mother took IL al
that day. Remember. am always speak
ing OF the ideal mother and placing her in
contrast with the average father. There
siye sob. then a rush into another room
10 burst into tears. There was just a lit
tie twiiohing at the corners OF her
mouth, a rnischievous twinkle In her eye
a quiet remark with good deal OF kind
common sense in IL and patient waiting
until the storm cloud passed over. Then
after father got within reasonable ap-
preach. a gentle hand was laid on his
shoulder. and sweet voice said: John.
you are little out OF sorts today.
Brighten UP. How can help your And
father couldn't look petulant any longer.
When you went 10 father with your
primer, and got him TO show you the DIFF
ference between an I and J. or between
V and a L. how soon he became nervous.
aud said "Oh. don't bother me any
more about that: i have told you i've
times already. You must be stupidp'
Then mother said: Come here darling
Az ] Is a straight mark and a has a
funny little crook on IL, Ike that A V
has sharp point underneath and Z Is
round. Don't you see2" and all mildly
the fftieth time as the first. Father told
you q thing once. and II you did not re-
member II you heard of IL In another way.
Mother told you over and over again. GO
ing out OF her way TO remind you at the
last moment rather than see you pun
lshed for neglect. Father gets 10 a point
where he says 20 his Maynard son: Now,
/ want you 20 understand that. The boy
does understand Il. and expects TO have
the door shut in his face after the next
dissipation. But motheri Would she
ever give up her boy7 Would she ever
place a limit 10 her forgiveness Never,
Never, She would cover him with kisses
and beg him TO reform. She would plead
with him upon her knees. She would die
IN desperate effort to rescue him. That Is
mother love. That Is Gods love, only II
is far greater Mother love is human.
and therefore liable 70 fail; but divine
love Is eternal. Infinite In tenderness. in
Hnite IN compassion. infinite in patience.
Motherhoodana Godhesd uni;edl
The Divine I.ong-sufrering.
How long God has been trying 20 teach
us the simplest lessons. We can't spell
faith yet We fail 20 appreciate the
loss OF an immortal soul that has gained
tho whole world. bat made Itself the price
We fan 20 locate Calvary on the map or
IN our thought as God would have Us
We cannot understand how His chiding
can always be for our good. Yet how
patient He has been with US He has
been waiting for some Of yea to give your
hearts 20 Him for over fifty years He
has besought you through mercy and az
Giction yet YOU are unrepentant TODAY
Stiu He waits and pleads patiently "a
tlently. Paul was right when he called
HIM the God Of patience and consolation.
Sympathetic with all your mlsfortunes.
caring for you when YOU are unable 20
and over again. teaching you repeatedly
the lessons % love which yoa FORGET so
soon. bearing with your many tnfrTnttfeS
ara lnfeNctfies OF disposition. making num-
berless allowances for your SURROUNDINGS
and temptations thts pszisnt. loving Cod