The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

the little children going to plead for our
mothers" And the voice said. There are
women wicked enough to kill their unborn
times, their salvation.
Baby hands have led many a woman in
tne way she should go, and to woman
means much, for it is one who kneels at
the throne and never ceases TO pray.
Ihen l gained courage and asked; viii
lhere always be prayer"
And the answer came. Forever and
forever And whether you kneel down TO
say your prayer or whether you think il
out with great intensity in your own
nearI be sure that 1t is pleasing TO Him
VINO can grant you what you wish. What
Is me matter with the world that II prays
50 HJtleE Prayers go up from the churches,
out many OF them are meaningless. Men
ana women should never be afraid TO
pray; NO matter how slight a thing that
when you long for may seem, ask God
LOT II II sorrow comes and you need
sympathy, and the words die on your lips
these words asking for help, remember
Ihere is One who can read the heart as an
open page, and answer without the
spoken question. What is the matter
WITH the world? 1t is a beautiful world.
m. nc sun SHINES over IL. and the skies, in
lhelr many colorings, picture the sky
when hangs over the Eternal City. But
men look down and grovel rather than
stand erect. Wickedness, if il be richly
goWned, and lust, if it be framed in gold,
anu tnleYery With gems set about it, and
u4nDelleI IN CHATTER of tongues are all
W
and who are blind. And vet, there are
pure souls, great souls and loving souls in
ms old world of yours. There are men
ana women who deny themselves for the
SAKE OF some one else, men and women TO
Mnom truth is known, and men and wo-
men men VINO are rich in goodness and loving
lnterrupting 1 asked: when my time
CVHleS, VIII you go with me2''
st ana the voice answered mo. You must
s ,,allu peIore God alone. If you have any
support II Will come from any good that
you nave done, and II you are afraid and
ashamed, be sure that that will not be
unted against you, because what God
! most hates is hypocrisy, and His Judgment
Is more severe on that sinner who, even
was free from sim
Then l asked again: what are the
Small faults?' And the voice explained,
There are none. That which would seem
a small fault in one life becomes a crime
| IN another, is not fault in another since
ttohslaeratlon is given to temptation and
70 the heart of the sinner. As He looks
| down from Heaven, God sees two of His
chlldren One bred of love and honor.
taught to live a life of virtue, surrounded
Dy innocent pleasure and given all the
sympathy and love it may ask 1t never
SHOWS munger or cold, or physical misery
OF any kind. The other child is bred only
| OF passion. 1t almost tumbles its way up
| IN Ire, and is never taught the difference
between right and wrong. 1t is hungry
aiu II steals; 1t is cold, and it fails 10 see
WY the rlch man should have warmth,
and II suffer. so it commits murder Love
ana consideration are unknown to it, 1t is
lshmael. When these two stand before
| God, how shall He Judge? So / tell Won
there are no small faults. The sin of one
oIIers from any other, but sin is always
SIN. yet, as mercy is triumphant, each
| sin IS weighed in the balance before the
verdlct is passed, and with God injustice
There was a sound of chimes, and I
| started. The clock was striking twelve
the hre had burned out and l was alone
The church bells were just beginning to
| ring, and i listened, waning to be led to
| Judgment, for / could not believe that the
| lifetime ! had lived among the dead had
peen IN dream and in only one hour.
| But l bent forward, and with a little
| care made the fire blaze again. Then with
| Wlde open eyes, l read: For since by
man came death, by man came also the
| resurrection of the dead" And the bells
| rang on Joyfully, and 1 knew that the
| EaStertide was with us. But / wondered
| how | could meet those people whom 1
| saw IN my dream, until beside me there
stood little child, who had been awak-
| ened by the bells, and who took nv
hand, and standing beside me sang her
| Easter hymn. Then it all came to me, ana
! | realized that If we wish to be happy
! here and hereafter, you and / and our
neighbors, must be in heart like unto lit
! tie children. We must cease to know
| that which is wicked, and we must be
J eager with the eagerness of a child, to
| give help unto those who need it. 1t
| means, does this Easter, the opportunity
| to rise again from the wickedness that
| we ourselves have created and
to live a new life. 1t is a wonderful
story, this of the resurrection of the
| dead-none the less wonderful because it
| is true. Isn't it beautiful that we women
can think that the last to give a tender
| thought to the Christ Man were women
| the mother who bore him, and the woman
| who had Sinned and been forgiven And
| ii is more beautiful to think that thew
were the first to hear the wonderful news
| that he had risen from the dead and be-
! come the first fruits of them that slept
| God bless everybody on Easter morningl
| God give them a happy day, and make
the year to come better one-better
because in it there may be buried those
sins that seem so little, and that mean
so much. Again, l say, God bless every
| remember; all that is imprinting itself
on my mind, are the last lines of the
Easter hymn:
"'Till mornings joys shall end the night
of weeping,
And lifes long shadows break in cloud
less love-"
A dream? Yes But I believe in
dreams; and it seems to me that special
one came TO teach some of us to live that
when we die, and have to spend those few
minutes alone with God, though we may
be afraid, still we need not fear that we
will be judged too harshly; for in the
verdict there will be considered the TENN
the prayers of the little children who
are pleading for their mothers l believe
it, Believe that the dream was meant
as a lesson to you and your neighbor
and Bah.
The Smallest Married Couple.
From the indianapolis News.
A very unique distinction is claimed
by Kendallville, Ind, by reason of the
fact that in the person of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Shade, it has the smallest married
couple in the state. Both Mr.. and Mrs