The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-24

Territories between the Allegheny and
Rocky mountains make contrib buttons.
Now, in order to test the power OF g
mothers influence, we need to come IN
of the ocean Of eternity and sail up
toward the one cradle, and we find ten
thousand tributaries Of influence pour
ing in and pouring down. But 1t is att. 1T
er all one great river ofpower rolling
OF on and rolling for ever. Who can !, faith
( ON a It? Who can bridge. 1t? Who can an
stop It? Had not mothers better be
! sinrtensifying II their prayers? Had they
not better be elevating their example,!
Had they not better be rousing them.
selves with the consideration that BY
their faithfulness or neglect they are
starting an influence which will be stu
pendous after the last mountain OF
earth Is fat, and the last sea has dried
up, and the last fake Of the ashes OF y 2 2
consumed world shall have been blown
away, and all the telescopes Of other
worlds directed to the track around
which our world once swung shall dis
cover not so much as cinder OF the
burned-down and swept-on planet. IN
Ceylon there is q granite column thtr-s
ty-slx square feet in size, which is
thought by the natives to decide the
worlds continuance. An angel with
robe spun from zephyrs is once a cen.
tury to descend and sweep the hem OF.
that robe across the granite, and when
by that attrition the column is worn
away they say time will end. But by
that process that granite column would.
be worn out, Of existence before moth
er'sE Einfuence will begin to give way.
God fill the earth and the heavens
with such grandmothers; Eve must
some day go up and thank these dear
old souls. Surely God will let us go
up and tell them of the results of their
influence. Among our first questions
In Heaven will be, Where is grand:
mother?" Theywill point her. out, for
we would hardly know her, even if we
mad seen her on earth, so bent over
with years once and there so straight,
SO dim Of eye through. the binding OF
earthly tears and now her eyes as clear
as heaven, so fun of aches and pains
once and now so agile with celestial
health, the. wrinkles blooming into car
nation 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 l first spoke to an au-
dience in Glasgow, Scotland, and felt
somewhat difndent, being stranger, I
began bystelling: them my grandmother
was a ScotchWoman, and then there
wen "TRIP H. Ehent elenm1e hieh
made me feel as easy as do here. I
must see her. 5"S .s
/ 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 today. God bless all the aged
| women up and down the land and in
all lands! What a happy thing for
Pomponius Atticus to say when max
ing the funeral address of his mother:
Though I have resided with her sixty
seven years, i was never once recon-
ciled to her, because there never hap
pened the least discord between us, and
| consequently there was no need OF rec
onciliation.." Make it as, easy for the
old folks as you can. When they are
sick, get for them the best doctors.
Give them your arm when the streets
are slippery. Stay with them all the
time you can. Go home and see the old
folks. Find the place for them in the
hymnbook. Never be ashamed if they
prefer styles of apparel which are lit
tie antiquated. Never say anything
that implies that they are in the way.
Make the road for the last mile as
smooth as you can. Oh, my! how you
will miss her when she is gone! How
much would I givetto see my mother!
have SO many things would like to
tell her, things that have happened in
the thirty years since she went away.
Morning, noon and night let us thank
God for the good influences that have
come down from good mothers all the
way back. Timothy, don t forget your
grandmother Lois. And hand down to
others this patrimony Of blessing. Pass
along the coronets Make religion an
heirloom from generation to genera
/ tion. Mothers, consecrate yourselves to
God and you will help consecrate all
the age following Do not dwell so
much on your dships that you miss
your chance by welding an influence
that shall look down upon you from
the towers Of an endless future. / know
Martin Luther was right when he con-
soled his wife over the death of their
daughter by saying: Don't take on SO,
wife; remember that this is hard
world for girls. z" Yes, go further ana
say, It is a hard world for women. Aye,
I go furthe and say, tt is a hard world
for men. But for all women and men
who trust their bod iXs and souls in the
hand Of Christ the shining gates will
soon swing open. Don't you see the
sickly pallor on the sky? That is the
pallor on the cold cheek Of the diving
might. Don't you see the Frightening
sof the clouds That is the flush on
| the warm forehead Of the morning.
Cheer up, you are coming within sight
OF the Celestial City. -35s -S#ss5