The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-10

ing of the Red Sea, Miriam the sister,
with two sheets of shining brass uplifted
and glittering in the sun, led the instru-
mental music, clapping the cymbals till
the last frightened neigh of pursuing cav
airy horse was smothered in the wave
and the last Egyptian helmet went under.
Do Your Part.
If you only knew it, your interests are
Identical OF all the families of the earth
that ever stood together perhaps the most
conspicuous is the family of the Roths-
childs. As Mayer Anselm Rothschild was
about to die. in 1912, he gathered his chill
dren about him-Anselm, Solomon, Ma
than, Charles and James-and made them
promise that they would always be united
on Change. Obeying that injunction, they
have been the mightiest commercial pow
er on EARTH and at the raising or lowering
of their scepter nations have risen or fall
en-. That illustrates how much, on large
scale and for selfish purposes, united
family may achieve. But suppose that
instead of a magnitude Of dollars as the
object it be doing good and making salu-
tary impression and raising this sunken
world, how much more ennobling! Sister,
you do your part and brother will do his
part. If Miriam will lovingly watch the
boat on the Nile. Moses will help her when
ieprous disasters strike.
When father and mother are gone-and
they soon will be, if they have not al
ready made eXit-the sisterly and frater
nal bond will be the only ligament that
will hold the family together. How many
reasons for your Geep and unfaltering af-
fection for each other! Rocked in the
same cradle; bent over by the same moth
erly tenderness; tOiled for by the same
fathers weary arm and aching brow;
with common inheritance of all the family
secrets and with names given you by par
ents who started you with the highest
hopes for your happiness and prosperity,
| charge you be loving and kind and for
giving. If the sister see that the brother
never wants a sympathiZer, the brother
will see that the sister never wants an es-
cort. Oh, if the sisters of household
knew through what terrific and damning
temptations their brother goes in city life,
they would hardly sleep nights in anxiety
for his salvation. And if you would make
a holy conspiracy of kind words and gen.
tie attentions and earnest prayers, that
would save his soul from death and hide
a multitude of sins. But let the sister
dash off in one direction in discipleship of
the world, and the brother flee off in an
other direction and dissipation, and it will
not be long before they will meet again
at the iron gate Of despair, their blistered
feet in the hot ashes of q consumed life
time. Alas, that brothers and sisters
though living together for years very
often do not know each other, and that
they see only the imperfections and none
Of the virtues!
Know Thy Brother.
General Bauer of the Russian cavalry
had in early life wandered off with the ar
ny, and the family supposed he was dead
After he gained fortune he encamped
one day in Husam, his native place, and
made banquet, and among the great
military men who were to dine he invited
plain miller and his wife who lived near
oy and who, affrighted, came, fearing
some harm would be done them. The
miller and his wife were placed one oD
Zach side of the general at the table. The
general asked the miller all about his fam
ly, and the miller said that he had two
)rothers and sister mo other broth
.rs?" 'My younger brother went off with
he army many years ago and no doubt
vas long ago killed" Then the general
aid, Soldiers, 1 am this mans younger
brother, whom he thought was dead"
And how loud was the cheer and how
warm was the embrace.
Brother and sister, you need as much of
n Introduction to each other as they did. |
lou do not know each other. You think |
our brother is grouty and cross and |
[ueer, and he thinks you are selfish and |
roud and unlovely. Both wrong. That |
'rother will be prince in some woman's |
yes, and that sister a queen in the esti-
nation of some man. That brother is a
magnificent fellow, and that sister is a |
norning in June. Come, let me introduce |
ou: ''Moses, this is Miriam. Miriam.
his is Moses" Add 70 per cent to your
resent appreciation Of each other and |
7hen you kiss good morning do not stick
p your cold cheek, wet from the recent
,ashing, as though you hated to touch
ach others lips in affectionate caress
Let it have all the fondness and cordiality
f Il loving sisters kiss.
To Part No More.
Make yourself as agreeable and helpfu,
} each other as possible, remembering
lat soon you part. The few years of
oyhood and girlhood will soon slip by.
nd you will go out to homes of your own
nd into the battle with the world and
mid ever changing vicissitudes and on
aths crossed with graves and I'D steeps
ard to climb and through shadowy ra-
ines. But, o my God and Saviour, NAV
le terminus of the journey be the same
S the start-namely, at the fathers
nd mothers knee, if they have inherited
lie kingdom. Then, as in boyhood and
rlhood days, we rushed in after the
avs absence with much to tell of excit-
lg adventure, and father and mother on
,yed the recital as much as we who made
so we shall on the hillside of heaven re.
earse to them all the scenes of our earth.
expedition, and they shall welcome ms
ONE, as we say, Father and mother.
e have come and brought our children
ith u.s. The old revival hymn describ.
/ it with glorious repetition:
Brothers and sisters there will meet
Brothers and sisters there will meet
Brothers and sisters there will meet
Will meet to part no more.
Copyright, 1898.
Short Sermons
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