Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-12


ditional interest why ycu should stay
there and be faithful, and when in a
few months your house was filled with
the music Of the child's laughter you
were struck through with the fact that
You had stnpendCus mission.
Have you kept that vow! Have you
neglected any of these duties2' Is your
home as much to you as it used TO be :
Have those anticiparions been gratified ?
/ God help you in your solemn reminis-
cence, and let his mercy fall upon
Your soul if your kindness has been i'll
requited God have mercy on the parent
on the wrinkles of whose face is writ
ten the story of Il child's sin! God have
mercy ON the mother who, in addition
10 her other pangs has the pans of a
child's iniquity! Oh, there are many,
many sad sounds in this sad world. but
the saddest sonnd that is ever heard is
the breaking of mother heart
Sweet Memories.
find another POINT i'll your life his
tory You found one day yon We're in
the wrong road. Iou could not sleep at
night There was just one word that
seemed to sob through yUur banking
house, or through your office. or your
shop, or your bedroom, and that word
was ''eternity" You said: I'm not
ready for it. Oh. God, have mercyl''
The Lord heard. Peace came to your
heart. In the breath of the hill and III
the waterfall $ dash you heard the voice
of Gods love. The clouds and the trees
hailed you with gladness. Iou came
into the house of God. You remember
how yuur hand trembled as yen took up
the cup of the communion. You re-
member the old minister who conse-
Grated it. and you remember the church
officials who carried it through the aisle.
You remember the old people who at
the close of the service took your hand
III theirs in congratulating sympathy,
as much as 10 say, Welcome home,
you lost prodigal" And, though those
hands be all withe1ed away, that com
munion Sabbath is resurrected today.
1t is resurrected with all lis prayers
and songs and tears and sermons and
TRANSPORTATION. Have You kept those
vows: Have you been Il l,ackslider?
God help you This day kneel at the
foot of mercy and start again for heav-
en-. Start now us you started then. j
rouse your soul by that reminiscence.
But | must not spend any more of
my time in going over the advantages
of your life. l Just put them in one
great sheaf, and call them up in your
memory with one loud harvest song
such as the reapers sing. Praise the
Lord, ye blood bought immortals on
earth Praise the Lord, We crowned
spirits Of heaven!
But some of you have not always had
a smooth life, Some of you are now in
the shadow Others had their troubles
years ago; you are mere wreck of
what you once We're | must gather up
the sorrows uf your past life; but how
lhall do ii: You say that is ilnpossi
Bile, as you have had So lany troubles
and universities Then | Will Just take
two the first trouble and the last trou
ble. As when you are wiifkinS along
the street, and there has been music III
the distance, yoH uncunsciously find
yourselves keeping step to the music, so
when You started life yonr very life
was Il musical time beat The air was
full Of Joy and hilarity; with the bright,
clear oar you made the boat skip You
went on. and life grew brighter until.
after awhile Suddenly Il voice from
heaven said, Halt and quick as the
sunshine YOU halted, you grew pale. yOu
confronted your first SORROW. You had
no idea that the flush on Your child's
cheek was an unhealthy flush. Yuu
said IT cannot he anything serious
Death in shppered feet walked ronnd
about the cradle. Ion did not hear tie
tread, but after awhile the truth flash
ed on yOu. You walked the floor Oh
if you could, with Your strong. stout
hand, have wrenched that child from
the destroyer! You went t. yuur room
and You said: God. save my child!
God. save my child The world SEEM
ed going out in darkness You said. y
can't bear it, | can bear it. a." You felt
Is If you could not put the long laehes
over the bright eyes, never TO see them
again sparkle If you could have taken
that little one in your arms, and with
1t leaped the grave, how gladly you
would have done it If You could let