Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18

put dcsolation I'm every room Of the house
and scnt the crib into the gnrret because
Its occupant has hncn hushcd into Stun
her that needs no mother lullaby oh,
IL was great deal easier for her to brood
the whole iiock than to brood "a part of
them now that the rest have Roncl You
may tell her that her departed children
are In the bosom OF loving God, but
mothcrlikc, she viii brood both ilocks.
putting one wing 81 care over the ilork In
the house putting the other wing of care
over the flock in the grave Nothing but
the old fashioned religion of Jesus Christ
can take woman happily through home
trials. All these modern religions amount
to nothing They do not help. They do
not comfort when there is "A dead babe in
the house Away with them and give us
the old fashioned religion Of Jesus Christ
that has comiortcd So many In the days
Of sorrow and trouble
Domestic Happiness.
Romance and novelty may for little
while seem 60 lse substitute The mar
ringc day has only gone by, just gone by
and all household cares arr atoncd for by
the joy ~ being together ard by the fact
that when il Is late at night il is not
necessary 20 discuss whether IL Is time to
GO All the mishaps of the newly married
couple In the way Of household affairs are
not matters ~ anxiety or apprehension.
hut mcrrimcnt The loaf OF bread turned
into geological specimen, the slusly
custards and jaundiccd and mcasly bis
cults Oh, IL Is very bright sunlight
that falls upon the cutlery and mantcl
ornaments OF new home Romance and
novelty will do for little while. but after
awhile the romance Is all gone, and there
Is a loaf IL b. made. n loaf that cannot
be- swg'tcncd hy any earthly condiments,
and cannot h. Favored with any earthly
flavors. and cannot hc baked in any ordi
nary oven II i the loaf Of domestic happi
ness All the ingredients from heaven.
Fruit from the tree OF life and swcefcncd
with the new wine of the Kingdom and
baked In the oxen of home trial. God
only can make that loaf You can cut it.
but II takes God Ia make II
solomon wrote ont of his own miserable
expericnce-hc had "A wr.tched home; no
man can b. happy with two wives. much
less with ZOO. and t,ut of his wrctchcd
experience he wrote Better is n dinner
Of herbs where love is than stalled OK
and hatred Herewith Oh the response
bilitics If housek,rpers Kings by their
indigestion haze lost empires. and gen
erals through indigestion have lost battles.
One of the great statistiyians says that
ont Of 900 unmarried men so were Grim
inaiS. and ont II 0uO married men only
Is were criminals, showing the power Of
home. And. oh. the responsibility resting
uron housckccpcrs, BY the food they
provide. 10y the couch they spread. by the
books they introduce by the influence
they bring around the home. they are
helping - decide the physical, the intel
lectual. the moral. the eternal. welfare of
the human race. oh, the responsibility
True Hnppiness.
That woman sits I'm the house Of God
today perhaps entirely unappnciatcd She
is the banker Of her home. the president.
the cashier. the teller. the discount clerk,
and ever and anon there is panic Cod
knows the anxiciieS and she cares. and he
knows that this is not a useless sermon.
bur that there ARE multitudeS of hearts
waiting for the di>tillation of the divine
mercy and solacc In their hour Of trials
and their home duties and their own
faiigues The world hears nothing about
them. They never speak ABOUT them.
You could not with the agonics Of an in
QUESTION bring the truth out of them.
They keep 1t still They say nothing.
They endure and will until God and the
Judgment right their wrongs oh. " says
some sister, ARE you not trying to show
that all woman life al home j. one OF
self sacrifice Yes. my sister. and that
Is the only kind of life worth living. That
has been the life of Florence Nightingale;
that was the life of Edward payson; that
was the life Of the Lord Jesus Christ
that is the life Of every man or woman
that Is happy-a life Of self sacrifice
Those people living for themsclyes-ar,
they happy: Find ne one. | will Civ,
you all the nations of the earth 10 find III,
one. Not happy-no, not happy. 1t Is
the self sacrificing people TINT arr happy
for God pays largely. 80 gloriously, SC
magnitcenily, in the deep and eternal sat
isfactions of the soul self sacrifice W,
all admire il in others How little we ex-
crcise Of il How much would we endure
how much would we ri>k--ior others
\ very rough S'houlmaStcr had u poor
lad that had offended the laws ~ the
school. and he ordered him t. come up
Now. he said. YOU take oil your coat
instantly and receive this whip Til,
boy declined. and more Vcheucntly IL,
teacher said. II toll you. nov. take OF youI
coat-takc it OF instantly 1te loy
| again declined. II was not bgcaus,. hc WA,
afraid Of the laSh--hc WAS used 10 flat in
his cruel home but il Was for shanc II,
had no tgd yr.rirmeit-, a'.d hen nj last
| he Removed his coat Their. went zap sol
Of emotion all through tac school as thes
saw why he did not wish To- remove ii,
coat and - ;hry Jaw tAe shoulder blade
almost cutting through Tic skin As th,
/ schoolmaSi,t lifted III, whip 20 strike a
! ro~o;.ic. healthy y .. lvaped up and said
stop. schoo,rua>t,r. whip mo- He i,
| only "A poor chap: he can ~ stand it WIFI
| me-" oh sid the teacher Its 20
| ing to b. very severe sepurriug But il
You want - take the position 90 S,Isti
tute you c;n d. it. The 10y said:
! don care Whip nae Ill t;.llr ia lie,
only poor chap Don you SEE til,
bones almost come through ,hr flesh
! Whip me. And when III. blows cam,
down ora the hoy shoulders This healthy
robust lad made no Query IL endured
/ IL all uncomplainngly We all siy
Brave for thai lad Bravo That i,
the spirit az Christ splendid How
much seourging. how much cha,i iscmcnt
how much anguish, VIII you and take fol
othcrss oh. that wc mi gni have snmc
thing Of thai hly's spirit we that ",
might have So, ethiug ni H. spirit o
Jesus Christ ar ia IN our uc- :l.aiion,
and trade, au.l hrsiu,,-,.-. aud all our life
! home life. f.r i'm llfc. wr ar.ia rcmc.nbcr
! that the sacrifice for other viii soon b,
over.
Giddy Girl.
/ Mrs Mary A liXcrnlorr who lef.trr,,,