The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-26
THE LEXINGTON rNrnL1IoENoER4 SATURDAY. NOVEMBER a. 1898

WILL be sure TO land IN the third OF
fourth generation. Just as the Ten
Commandments speaking OF the wish
tation Of God on families s5yS moth
ing about the second generation. but
entirely sk,ps the second. and speaks
Of the third aud fourth generation;
Visiting the iaiquities OF the fathers
upon the third aud fourth generation
OF them that hate met Parental in
i~luenee. right aud wrong, NAV jump
ove a generation. but II VIII come
down further on as sure as you sit
there and | stand here. Timothy's
ministry was projected b. his grand
mother Lois fheez are men and
women here, the sons and daughters
OF the Christian church, who are such
as a result Of the conservation OF
great'great' ErandmotherS Why, who
do YOU think the Lord isg You
talk as though His memory was
weak he can as easily remem.
Der a PRAYER offered five centuries
ago as a prayer offered five minutes
ago This explains what We often see
some man or woman distinguished
for benevolence when the father and
mother were distinguished for penuri-
business, or you see some young man
or woman with a bad father and a
hard mother come out gloriously for
Christ and make the church sob and
shout and sing under their exhorta.
tons We stand in corners Of the YES
try and whisper over the halter, and
say, "How is this, such great piety in
sons and daughters OF such parental
worldliness and sin?r 1 will explain
IL to you II you will fetch me the old
family Bible containing the full rec
ord Let some. septuagenarian look
with me clear upon the page of births
and marriages aud tell me who that
woman was with the old-fashioned
name of JemimR, Or Betsy or Mehita.
bel. All, there she is, the old grand.
mother, or Freat-grandmother, who
had enough religion TO saturate a cen.
fury.
God fill the earth and the heavens
with such grandmoihers; we must
some day go up and thank these dear
old souls Surely God will let us 70 up
and tell them OF the results OF their
influence. Among our first questions
in Heaven will be, Where is grand
mothersT They will point her out, for
we would hardly know her, even il we
had seen her on earth, SO bent over
with years once and there so straight.
so din of eye through the binding of
earthly tears and new her eye as clear
as Heaven, so full of aches and pains
once and now so agile with celestial
health, the wrinkles blooming into
carnation roses, and her step like the
roe on the mountains. Yes, | must see
her, my grandmother on my fathers
side, Mary Mccoy, descendant of the
Scotch When | arst spoke to an au.
dience in Glasgow. Scotland, and felt
somewhat ~ditident, being a stranger.
| began by telling them my grand.
mother was a Scotch woman, and then
there went no Il shout OF welcome
which made me feel as easy as | do
| must see her.
You must see those women OF the
early part Of the nineteenth century
and those Of the eighteenth century,
the answer OF whose prayers is in
your welfare to-day. God bless all the
aged women up and down the land
and in all lands What a happy thing
for Pomponius A;ticus to say when
making the funeral address Of his
mother Though | have resided with
her 81 years, | was never once recon.
ciled TO her, because there never han.
pened the least discord between us.
and consequently there was no
ueed Of reconciliation" Make II
As easy for the old folks as
you can. When they are sick
get for them the best doctors. Give
your arm when the streets arc
slippery. Stay with them all the time
you can Go home and sec the old
Find the place for them in Che
hymnbook. Never be ashamed II they
styles Of apparel which are a
little Anticipated. Never say anything
that Implies that they are in the way.
Make the road for the last mile as
smooth as you can. Oh. myi how you
Will miss her when she is gone! How
much would | give to see my motherl
have so many things | would like to
tell her, things that have happened in
the 80 years since she went
away. Morning, noon and night let
Us thank God for the good influences
that have come down from good moth,
ers all the way back. Timothy, don't
your mother Eunice and don't
your grandmother Lois And
hand down to others this patrimony
OF blessing. Pass along the coronets.
Make religion an heirloom from gener-
to generation. Mothers, couse-
crate yourselves TO God and you will
help consecrate all the ages followinpl
Do not dwell so much on your hard.
that you miss your chance Of
welding an influence that shall look
down upon you from the towers Of an
endless future.