The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20

the usefulness and the popularity of her
son Samuel and that Is true in all ages.
Every mother gets fun pay for ali the pray
ers and tears IN behalf of her children.
That man useful in commercial life; tnat
man prominent in the profession; that
master mechanically, every step he takes
in life has an echo of eladness in the cid
heart that long ago taught him 10 De
Christian and heroic and earnest the
story of what you have done or what you
have written, of the influence you have eX,
erted. has gone back to the old homestead
for there Is some one always READY 10
carry good tidings-and that story MAKES
the needle in the old mothers tremulous
nand fly quicker. and the fail in the tath-
ers hand come down upon the barn moor
with a more vigorous thump. Parents love
to hear good news from their children 10
you send them good news always? LOOK
out for the young man who speaks OF MS
father as the governor" the squire, or
the 'old chap" Look out for the young
woman who calls her mother her maternal
ancestor" or the "old woman" "1he eye
that mocketh at his father and refuseth TO
obey his mother the ravens of the valley
shall pick it out and the young eagles shall
eat it." God grant that all these parents
may have the great satisfaction OF seeing
their children grow up Christians. But .,
the panG OF that mother who. after a lie
Of street gadding; and gossip. retaiiing;;
follies of this world, sees those children
tossed out on the sea of life like foam on
the wave or nonentities in a world where
only brawnv and stalwart character can
stand the shock! But blessed be the moth-
or who looks upon her children as sons and
daughters of the Lord Almighty q. the
satisfaction OF Hannah In seeing Samuel
serving at the altar: of Mother Eunlce In
seeing her Timothy learned I'm the script
ures That is the mothers reCompense; 10
see children coming MP useful i'm the world,
r-cIaiming the lost. healing the sick. pity
ing the ignorant. earnest ana useiui IN
evorv sphere That throws now light
back on the old family Iihle Whenever she
reads II; and that will he ointment 10
soothc the aching limbs Of docronitude ana
light M the closing hours OF hie's Gay with
tho elorios Of an autumnal sunset
There she sits-the old Christian mother
rine for heaven. Her eNesiEht IS almost
zone. Int the splerdOrs of the celestial
CITY EipdIa MP her vision. Tho stray hcht
OF heavens morn has struck through the
gray locks which are folded back over the
wrinr1ei TEMPLES She StCops very much
now under the burden of care she used to
carry for her children. She sits at home
TODAY too old 10 find her way 10 the house
Of God. hut while she sits thcre. all the
mast comes back and the children that
chair with their little griefs and Joys and
1orrows-those children are oil gone now
some caught M into hottor realm whore
thcv shall never de au1 others ont IN the
broad world attestirC tho eNrNlloncv Of a
Chrf-tion mothers discipline. Her last DAVIS
arc full Of Doace. and caln7or md ewceter
VIII ho~ snirit become until tho gatos Of
lir' ehaN ljft AMI let tho wor0-ouf p't~riW
fut1 ctcrnqI Snrino-tida an1 vou'h. whore
tho limbs ncvor acho and tho owes nevor
grow dim. md The et9f or tho evNGu=+od
and docro0it pilerim shall become the
palm Of the immortal athlete.