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about some statement of the Holy Bi-
bic in child's presence, long after
the gates of this historical era have
closed and the gates OF another era
have opened, the result may be seen
in champion blasphemer But, ON
the other hand, if mother walking
with one child see u suffering one by
the wayside and says: MY child, give
that ten-cent piece to that lame boy
the result may be seen on the other
side of the following century in some
George Muller building a whole vii
lage of orphanages. If mother sits
almost every evening by the trundle-
bed of child and teaches it lessons
of Saviour's love and a Saviour's ex-
ample, of the Importance of truth and
the horror of lie, and the virtues of
industry and kindness and sympathy
and self-sacri6ce, long after the moth
er has gone and the child has gone,
and the lettering on both the tomb
stones shall have been washed out by
the storms of innumerable winters,
there may be standing, as result of
those trundle-bed lessons, flaming
evangels, woodworking reformers,
seraphic Summerfields, weeping Pay
sons, laundering Whitefields, enamel
pating Washingtons.
Good or bad influence may skip one
generation or two generations, but it
will be sure to land in the third or
fourth generation, just as the Ten
Commandments, speaking of the visi-
tation of God on families, says moth
ing about the second generation, but
entirely skips the second, and speaks
of the third and fourth generation:
Visiting the iniquities of the fathers
upon the third and fourth generation
of them that hate me-" Parental in
fluence, right and wrong, may jump
over a generation, but it will come
down further on as sure as you sit
there and | stand here. Timothy's
ministry was projected by his grand
mother Lois. There are men and
women here, the sons and daughters
of the Christian church, who are such
as the result of the conservation of
t-grandmothers. Why, who
do you think the Lord is? You talk as
though His memory was weak. He
can as easily remember a prayer Of
fered five centuries ago as prayer Of
fered five minutes ago.
There she is, the dear old soul,
Grandmother Lois In beautiful Green
wood cemetery there is the resting
place of George w. Bethune, once II
minister of Brooklyn Heights, his
name never spoken among intelligent
Americans without suggesting two
things-eloquence and evangelism. In
the same tomb sleeps his grandmoth-
er, Isabella Graham, who was the
chief inspiration of his ministry. You
are not surprised at the poetry and
pathos and pulpit power of the grand
son when you read of the faith and
| devotion of his wonderful ancestrcss.
When you read this letter, in which
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longings for a sons salvation, you will
not wonder succeeding generations
have been blessed:
New York, May 20, 1791.-This day
my only son left me in bitter wiring
ings of heart; he is again launched on
the ocean-God's ocean. The Lore
saved him from shipwreck, brought
him to my home, and allowed me once
more to indulge my affections over
him. He has been with me but n
short time, and ill have 1 improved it;
he is gone from my sight, and my
heart bursts with tumultuous grief
Lord, have mercy on the widows son
"the only son of his mother"
| wait for thy salvation. Amen.
With such grandmother would
you not have right to expect ;
George w. Bethune? And all the thou
sands converted through his ministr,
may date the saving power back t.
Isabella Graham.
Mothers, consecrate yourselves t.
God and you will help consecrate al
the ages following! Do not dwell 81
much on your hardships that you mis-
your chance of welding an influence
that shall look down upon you from
the towers of an endless future.
] know Martin Luther was right
when he consoled his wife over tn,
death of their daughter by saying
don't take on so, wife; remember
that this is hard world for girls.
Yes, go further and say: 1t is hare
world for women. Ay, | go further
and say: 1t is hard world for men
But for all women and men who trus
their bodies and souls in the hand o
Christ the shining gates will sool
swing open. Don't you see the sickl,
pallor on the sky? That is the PABLO
on the cold check of the dying night
Don't you see the Frightening of tn,
clouds? That is the flush on the warn
forehead of the morning Cheer up
} you arc coming within sight of tn,
Celestial City.
Tho Right Spirit.
Do not mind opposition and persc
cution, but foster the right spirit Go
: is sitting men as He never did before
, | am as satifed of it as | am that
, stand here to-day. / want to make me
dissatisfied with themselves. Whe
that is done there is chance for re
formation. / would as soon meet tn
! mountain lion in his den, if he had tn
right spirit, the gentle spirit whic
should prevade all mankind. TIL
church spirit is everywhere, but wher
do you find the Christ spirit?-Rev. I
+. Passmore, Methodist, Denver, Col.
The Power OF Thought.
The power in man to think is til
essence of his soul. Thought can de
stroy, thought can save. Prentis MI