Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-05-13


You may have IA your windows now
beautiful plants and flowers brought
from ac<oss TIE seas. but not one Of
shena stirs in your soul 50 much charm 4
and memory as the old ivy and the yell
low sunfower that stood sentinel along !
the garden walk and the forget-me-nots
playing hide and seek mid the long
grass The father who used TO come
in sunburned from the field and sat
down on the doorsin and wipe the
sweat from his brow may have gone 70
his everlasting rest The mother who
used 10 SIT al the door a little bent over.
cap and spectacleS On. her face mellow
ing with the vicissitudsS Of many years,
nav have put down her gray head on
the pillow in the valley. but forget that
home YOU never viii. Have You thanked
God Cor 81? Have YOU TehcsrSed all
these blessed "Reminiscences Oh. thank
God for Christian father, Thank cod
for Christian mother, Thank God FOR
an early Christian altar AT which ycu
v~c-e taught 20 knecl. Thank God for
an early Christian home,
7 bring 20 mind another passage IN
the history Of your life The day came
when YOU set up your own household.
The DAYS passed along In quiet bless
( edneSs You twain sat az the table
morning and night and talked over
! your plans for The future The most
insignificant Affairs in your life became
/ the subject Of mutual consultation and
afvisement- You were 50 happy you
felt you never could bc any happier
one day n dark cloud lowered over your
i dwelling. and 81 cot darker and darker
4 bu- out OF that cloud the shining mes
se-re- OF God descended 20 incarnate
an Immortal spirit. Two little feet
/ started OF an eternal journey and YOU
vvr-e 20 lead them. gem 20 fash in
/ Heavens ro-onet. and vou 20 polish g.
/ Eternal ares Of light and darkness
.vu-chir- the starting ont OF a newly
4 created creature You reioiced and Won
I t-cnhled az che respousi hiity that IN
7 your possession an immortal trea sure
was placed You PRAYED and reioiced
and vcpt and wondered You were ear
nest in your sunpiicarion that vou
( might lead 30 through life into the
4 kingdom 81 Cod There was a tremor
. in vour carueStnesE. There was q
4 double interest about that home Thers
II
should stay there and be faithful. and
when an q Few months your house was
SLED with the music - your chile''
laurhttr YOU were struck through with
The facs that YOU had a stupendous mis-
sion
Have you kept that vow? Have vor
neglected s-v q these duties l. won't
home As much 20 you az y used % 90
Have those anticirations been graf
ifed2 God help Won iu your solemn
-eminisce-ce. and let His mercy fal
upon your soul. II YOUR kindness IA
. been ~ reouited. God have mercy 81
! the parent on the wrinkles % who's
J face IL written the story q a child
sin God have mercy on The mothe
who. IN addition 20 her other panCs
: has the palg % q child's iniquitv. Oi
: there are many. many sad sounds i'm thi
p sad world. but the szddcsr sound tia
, Is ever heard IL the breaking OK a moth
; er's heart
? I find another point in your life MS
tory. You found one day you wer
D in the wrong road. you could not slice
az night. there was Just one word tha
seemed 20 sob through your baukin
Z house OF through vour of,ee OF you
shop OF your bedroom. and that wor
2 WAS eternity You said: I'm 10
Z ready FOR IL Oh. God have mercy tt
E Lord heard Peace came 70 your hear
I i ne breath OF the hill and IN a
Z waterfalls dsxh you heard the voi'
= OF Gods love; the clouds and the tres
. hailed you with gladness; you can
s into the house Of God. You remenbs
2 how your hand rrernhied as YOU took y
q / the cup Of the communion You rcmeu
o Der the cd minister whO consecrated
y end you remember the church of,icia
Z who carried il through the aisle; 70
& remember the old people who az Il
n close Of the service took your hand
e theirs IL cOngratuiating sympathy.
j. much a. 20 say. Welcome home. VI
Is Lost proSiig GAL and. though those han'
~ - al wirhered away. that commune
- Sabbath - resurrected to-day IL
q / resurrectec with al its prayers a.
q ( songs AID tears and sermons and trar
"a fgurztion- Have you kept those VOW
n Have you been backsiider2 God he
u You This day lneel a. the foot
e mercy and start again for Heave
be Start noT "A you started then ] rou
az your soul By that "reminiscences
er Bat ] must not spend any more
"a ny time in going over the advantag
90 Of your life. ! just put them in o
ID great shsaf. and call chem up in 20
a. memory with one loud harvest sol
a such az the reapeTs sing Praise
Lord. Sc blood bought immortals
on earth Praise the Lord. ye crown
al spirits Of Heaven.
IL But zone q you have not always p