The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30


storm than Ia live days o; cold dri.sle.
Better the old fashioned style ot chastise.
ment. II that - necessary. than the fret
ting and the scoltlng which have de-
stroyed so many.
There is also cause OF great solicl,ude
sometimes because our young people are
surrounded BY so many temptations A
castle may'not be- taken by a straighttor.
ward s'ege bu, suppose there be inside the
castle an enemy, and in the night be
snoves back the bolt and swings open the
door. Our young folks have foes without
and they have foes within. Who does not
understand itp Who IL the man here who
IL not aware OF the fact that the young
people OF this day have tremendous temp.
tationsf
Oh how many traps set for the young.
Styles OF temptation just suited 20 them.
u o YOU suppose that n man who went clear
20 the depths OF dissipation went down ia
one great plunge Oh, no. At first Il was
fashionable hotel. Marble door. No un-
clean pictures behind the counter. M
drunken hlccough while they drluk. hut
the click OF cut glass TO the elegant senti.
ment. You ask that young man now 20 20
into some low restaurant aud get drink,
aud he would say, "Do YOU mean TO insult
me2" But the fashionable aud the elegant
hotel Ia not always close by. aud now tho
young man Is on the down grade. Farther
and farther down until he has about struck
the bottom OF the depths OF ruin. Now he
IL In the low restaurant. The cards SO
greasy you can hardly tell who has the
best hand. Gambling for drinks. Shuttle
away. shG Gllle away. The landlord stands
in his short sleeves. with his hands on hts
hips, waiting FOR an order 20 hll Up the
glasses.
The clock strikes twelve-lhe tolling OF
the funeral bell " soul The breath OF
afa al NJ N =
cheeks. La tho Jets OF the gaslight the
fiery tongue OF the worm that never dies.
Two O'Clock In the morning, and now they
are sound asleep in their chairs Land.
lord comes around and says Wake up,
wake up Time 20 shut upl' "Whatr'
says the young man. Thine 10 shut up9'
Push them all out into the night air Now
the wife crouch In the corner and the chill.
dren hide under the bed. What was the
history Of that young mani He began his
dissipatiuns I'm the barroOn OF "A Fltth ave-
nue. hotel and completed has damnation In
the lowest grogshop.
Sometimes sin does not halt Ia that way.
Sometimes sin even comes 20 the drawing
room, There are leprous hearts some
times admitted IN the highest circles OF
society. He Ia 80 elegant. he Is 30 bewitch-
ing In his manner, he IL so refined he IL so
educated. no one suspects the sinful de.
sign but after while the talons OF death
come forth. What II the matter with that
house2 The front windows have not been
open for six months or year. A shadow
has come down on that domestic hearth "A
shadow thicker than one woven OF mid
night and hurricane The agony OF that
parent makes him say, ION, | wish | had
buried my children when thev were smalll"
Loss OF property No. Death In the
family No. Medness1 No. some VII.
lain, kid gloved aud diamonded, lifted
that cup OF domestic bliss until the sun
played around the rim and then dashed Il
into desolation and woe, until the harpies
OF darkness clupped their hands aud all
the voices Of the pit uttered "A loud "Ha,
hat"
The statistic has never been made up Ia
these great cities OF how mauy have been
destroyed and how many beautiful homes
have been overthrowa. Ii the statistic
could be presented, IL would freezs your
blood In "A solid cake Mt your heart. Our
great cities are full OF temptations. and 10
vast multitudes OF parents these tompta.
tions become matter OF great solicitude.
But now for the nlleviations. First OF
all. you save yourself great deal OF
trouble. oh, parent, II you can early watch
the children aud educate them for God
and heaveni The first Ave years OF my
A vessel puts out To sen, and after IL has
been nve days out there comes n cyclone.
Tho vessel springs n leak. Tho helm will
not work. What is the matter IL IL not
senwOrthy. II never was seaworthy. Can
you mend Il now II Is too late. Down
she goes with go passengers into a watery
grave. What was the time TO tx that YES.
sel' What was the time 10 prepare It foi
the storm2 In the drydOck All my
friends, do not wait until your children
get out into the world, beyond tho Mar
rows and out on the great voyage OF ifel
IL IL too late then 10 mend their morals
and their manners. The drydock ot the
Christian homo II the place. Correct the
sin now. Corr o: the evil BOw.
Just look at the character OF your chill.
dren now and get nn intlmntiou OF what
they are going TO be. You can tell BY the
way that boy divides the apple what his
proclyity Is aud whHt his sin will be and
what style of discipline you ought 10 briug
upon him. You see how he divides that
applep Hs takes nine-tenths OF IL for him
self and he gives one-tenth TO hi- sister.
Well, let that go. ani all bis life he will
want the best part OF everything. and he
will be grinding and gnspiug 20 tue day Of
his death.
Begin early with your children. You
stand on the banks OF "A rivsr and you try
to change ils course. lt hus been rolling
now tor 100 miles You cannot change IL.
But Just go TO the source OF that river, go
10 where the water just drips down on the
rock. Then with your knife make chan
mel this way aud "A channel that way. and
IL will take Il. Come out and stand on the
banks OF your child's lifo when It Is thirty
or forty years OF age, or even twenty, and
try 20 change the course OF that life.
II IL too latel II II too tate! 90 far.
ther up at the source oi liie aud near
sst TO the mothers heart, where the
character starts, aud try TO take II In
The right direction. But, OH my friend,
be careful 10 make line, n distinct
line bet ween innocent hllArity on the one
hand aud Vicious hilnrity on the other. Do
not thiuk your children are gone 10 ruin
because they make racket. All healthy
children make a racket. But DO not laugh
nj your childs sin because u is smart. n
you do, you will cry after awhils because
Il II malicious. Remember 10 Is what YOU
Ia more than what YOU say that IS going
10 affect your children. DO you suppose
Moab would have got ht. family 10 % into
the ark ~ he stHii Out' No. llis sons
would have said. ] am not going Into tho
boat, there's something wrong: father
won't 20 10; {; father -,ays out, lil stay
out"
Are all your children 4afe2 I know II lsa
question o ass, but 1 must
tsk Il. Are all your children safe; A
mother. when the house was on fire, got
put the household gOois. mauy articles o'
beautiful furniture. but forgot 10 ass tiil
TOO late, Are tbs children snief" When
las siemeuts are melting with iervent heat
md God sbail burn the world up and the
Try % Fire fre'' shall tesosnd amid
he mOuutaius aud The valleys, will your
,Didrsn be safe
/ wonder II the subject strikes n chord Ga
hs heart Of any mal who bad Christian
Darentags. but bn- not lived a. he ougbtf
IO1 brought you bsrs tbis morning 10
rave your memory revived. Did you have
Christian Ancestry 'Ou. yeti" says one
nan. III there ever was 4 good vOinan,
ny mother was gg1d. How she watched
ayGs. rI.sN