Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-22

residence and existence. Now Irrdcr-
stand my opportunities and my r,spon.
sibilities. IL th~re is any being i'm the
universe all wise and all beneficent
who can help man in such a
Juncture i want him. The old
book found among the family relies
teIls me there is "A God. and that for the
cake OF His Son, one Jesus. he will rive
hclp 20 a man. To Him | appeal. God
help me. Here. / have 60 years vet tc
do for myself and 10 do for others. ]
must develop th;- body by all the in.
dustries' by all tic gymnastics. by all
the sunshine, by al the fresh air. by
all good habits. Ar this soul must
have swept, and garnished. and illum.
med, and glorified bv all that can do
for it, 1t shall be = Luxembourg of
fine pictures. 1t shall be an orchestra
OF grand harmonies. II shall be pal.
ace for God aud righteousness TO reign
IN. wonder how many good deeds |
can do in the next 80 years? | will
try. God help me.
That young man enters life He is
butfctcd, he is tried, he is perplexed.
a grave opens on this side and grave
opens on that side. He falls. but he
rises again. He gets into "A hard bat.
tile, but he gets the victory. The main
course of his life is in the right dircc-
ton. He blesSes everybody ne comes
in contact with. God forgives his mis-
takes, and makes everlasting record OF
his holy cndcavorS, and ut the close OF
II God says To- him: well done. GOOD
and faithful servant. enter into the low
of thy Lord My brother, my sister. /
do not care whether that man dis at
80, 40 80, CO. 20 or 50 years of agc: on
can chiScl right under his name Oh the
tombstone these words: Ills liz, was
worth living"
Amid the hills of New Hampshire. in
olden times, there sits mother. There
are SIX children in the household
four boys and two girls. Small farm.
Very rough. hard work to coax Il living
out of 1T. Mighty tug To make the two
ends OF the year meet. The boys 90 TO
school in winter and work the farm m
summer. Mother is the chief prcsid-
ing spirit. With her hands She I,nits
all the stockings for the little feet and
she is the mantua maker for the
boys, and She is the millincr fo- the
girls. There is only one musical in
strumcnt in the house-thc spinning
wheel The food is very plain. but n
Is always well provided. The winters
are very cold. but are kept out Toy the
blankets She quilted ON SUNDAY. VIXEN
she appears in the village church. her
children around her, the II mister looks
down and Is reminded of the Bible d.
scription OF good housewife hey
children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praiseth her. "
Some year, 20 by. and the two oldest
boys want a collegiate education. and
the household economies arc severed.
and the calculations are closer. and un.
til those two boys get their education
there il a hard battle for bread. one of
these boys enters the university.
stands in Il pulpit widely in.
tluential and breaches righteous.
ness. Judgment and temperance.
and thousands during his ministerv
are blessed. The other lad who
got the collegiate education goes into
the law, and thence into legislative
halls. and after awhild he commands
listening scnates as he makes a plea
for the downtroddcn and the outcast.
One of the younger boys becomes a
merchant; starting at the foot of the
ladder, but climbing on up until his
success and his philanthropicS are rec
ognized all over the land. The other
son stays at home because he prefers
farming life. and then he thinks ne
will be able to take care of father anG
mother when they get old.
OF the two daughters: When the war
IL
pitfalls of Pittsburg Landing and Fort.
ress Monroe cheering up the dving
and the homcSicll and taking the last
message 10 kindred far away. so that
every time Christ thought of her lie
said. a. of old, The same is my sister
and mother The other daughter has
q bright home Of her own. and in the
the forenoon having been
devoted to her household-shc goes
forth 20 hunt mp the sick and TO en-
courage the discouraged. Leaving smiles
and benediction, all along the way.
But one day there start five tclc.
grams from the village for these five
absent ones. saying. Come: mother is
dangerously ill.," But before they can
be ready to start they receive another
telegram. saying. Come. mother is
dead The old ncighbors gather
in the farmhouse 30 do the last
offices Of respect. But as that
son and the clergyman and
the senator and tho merchant and
the two daughters stand by the
ca-kct OF the dead mother taking the
last look or lifting th'ir little children
to see once more the face of dear old
grandma want to ask that group
around the ca~kct one questions Do
you really think her iifc was worth liv.
ing?' a life Tor God. @ life for other,
20 life OF un~elH~huc->. a useful fe.
Christian life +, always worth living.
Ir has been calculated that q very
strong man cNcrtiug himself very VIC.
lcnt.y can for few minutes Nor., al a
rate OF our-tfth horsepower. but the
average combined output OF 80 strong