Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-16

holding you up: but while you looked at
that arm there came into the feeble
muscles OF IL the strength of the eternal
God. No Gliding. No fretting. No tell
ing you about the beautiful house OF
her father from which ynu brought her
IL. 20 or 30 years ago. lou said: We'll.
this is the happiest day of my life.
am glad have got from under my bur
den. My wife don't carr-l don't care"
At the moment You were exhausted God !
sent Deborah To meet the host of
Amalekites and scatter them like chat
over the plain. There are sometimes wo-
men who sit reading sentimental novels
and who wish that they had some grand
field in which to display their Christian
powers. What grand and glorious things
tney could do il they only had an oppor-
tuniy. My sister. You need not wait
for any such time A crisis will come in
yonr affairs. There will be- Thermopy-
lac in your own household where God
will tell You 10 stand. There are scores
and hundreds OF households today where
as much bravery and courage are de-
mandcd OF women a. was exhibited 10y
Grace Darling or Marie Antoinctte or
Joan Of Are.
Again. | remark il is n woman's right
10 bring to us the kingdom of heaven. IL
is easier for woman 10 he q Christian
than for a man. Why? You say she is
weaker. No. Her heart is moro reSpon-
sive 10 the pleadings Of divine love. She
Is In vast majority. The fact that she
can more easily become a Christian |
prove by the statement that threc-fourths
Of the members of churches in all Chris
tendon are women. SO God appoints them
To he the chief agencies for bringing this
world back 10 God may stand here
and say the soul is immortal there is a
man who will deny il. ! may stand here
and say we are lost and undone without
Christ: there is n man who will contra
dict Il. may stand here and say there
will la n Judgment day after awhile: Won
der Is some one who will dispute 1t. But
Christian woman in Christian house
hold, living in the faith and consistency
of ChriSt's gospcl-n"body can refutc
that. The greatest sermons are not
preached on celebrated platforms. They
are preached with an audience Of two or
three and in private home life. \ con-
sistent. consecratei Christian service is
an unanswerable demonstration of Gods
truth.
ssuy Mothers Prayer"
\ sailor came slipping down the rat
lines one night. rs though something had
happened. and the sailors cried. What
the matter?' He said. My mothers
prayer hannts me like ghost" Home
influences. consccrated home influences.
are the mighiiest nf all influences upon
the soul. There are men who have main
tanned their integrity not because they
were any better naturally than some 9th
er people. hut because there were home
Influences praying for them all the time
They got n good start. They were launch
ed on the world with the hcnedictons Of
a Christian mother. They may track 81
berian SHOWS they may plunge in African
junGlcs. they may flee to the enrth's end
they cannot go so far aud fast hut
the prayers will keep up with them.
| speak 10 women who have the eter-
nal salvation Of their husbands in their
right hand. On the marriage day you
took an oath before men and angels that
you would be- faithful and kind until
death did You part. and believe y-ou are
going To keep that oath. but after that
parting nj the grave will il be eternal
separation? Is there any such thing as
an immortal marriage. making the flow
ers that grow on the top OF the scpulcher
brighter than the Iarlands which at the
marriage banquet flooded the air with
aroma! Yes. stand here an ambassador
of the most high God To proclaim the
banns Of nm immortal union for all those
who join hands in the grace of Christ.
o woman. is your husband your father,
your son. away from God? The Lord de-
mands their redemption nj your hands.
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are celebrations for You to give. there
are examples for you TO set. and say
now. as Paul said to the Corinthian WON
an. what knowcst thou but thou shalt
save thy hushand?" \ man was dying.
and he said to his wife: "Rebecca. you
wouldn't let me have family prayers: you
laughed about all that. and you got me
away into worldlincss. and now I'm go-
ing to die. and my fate is sealed. and you
are the cause OF my RUM q woman.
what knowest thou but thou canst de-
stroy thy husband?
Are there not some OF you who have
kindly influences ut home? Are there
not some who have wandered far away
from God who can remember the Chris
tian influences in their early home? DO
not despse those influences. my brother.
Ii you die without Christ. what will you
do with your mothers prayers. with
your wife's opportunities. with your sis
ter's cntrcaticsI What will you do with
the letters they used TO write To you,
with the memory OF those days when
they attended you so kindly in times OF
sickness? oh, IL there be just one strand
holding you from floating off from that
dark sea. ] would just like 10 take hold
of that strand now and pull you 10 the
beach. For the sake of Your wife'S God.
for the sake OF your mothers God, for
the sake OF your daughters God. for the
sake of your sisters God. come this day
and bee saved
Heaven Her Right.
Lastly | wish TO say that one of the
specific rights Of woman Is, through the
grace Of Christ. finally to reach heaven.
q what n multitude Of women in heaven.
Mary. Christ'S mother. in heaven: Elix-
aheth Fry in heaven: Charlotte Eliza
beth in heaven: the mother Of Augustine
in heaven: the Countess Of Huntington.
who sold her splendid jewels TO build
chapclS. In heaven. while II great many
others, who have never been heard of
on earth ar known but little. have gone
into the res, and peace of heaven. What
q rest. What change il was from the
small room. with no fire and one window
tthe glass broken OUT and the aching
side and vermont eyes. tn the house of
many mansions," No more stitching I'M
Ill IL o'clock NJ night. no more thrusting
of the thumb 10y the employer through
the work TO show IL was not done quite
right Plenty of bread NJ last. Heaven
for aching heads. heaven for broken
hearts. heaven for anguish bitten frames.
No more sitting until midnight for the
coming Of staggering steps. No more
rough blows across the temples, No
siorc sharp keen. bitter curses,
Some of you will have no rest in this
world. II will bc toll and struggle and
suffering MI the way mp. lou will have
10 stand NJ your door fighting back the
wolf with y"ur own hand. rcd with car
nnge But Gnd las a crown for Won