The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-19

Two hours. Dear papa, | am so lonesome
nero without you. Oh III Won were only
ncle with us all! How long have we got
70 nc separated from each other. fnthert
have just returned from the League SIR
wee tonight and we hal such a good me.
rathcr, the entire League entered into d
one time eacn day, until they GOT the wiz
ness mat your soul will be saved. There
were nye nohe-hearted girls whol prayed
earnestly for you. Two Of them belong
10 the salvation Army. Father. we had
you un In the praycr-mceting last Wcdnes.
my nisht, anu there were four requests
naue Tor special prayers for YOU Father
leel that Y Is only a matter OF time
wien you Will be saved. for, father. Go1
VIII not let soul 20 down to he'll over
So many prayers rs are being offered up
Tor your soul to be saved Your sout wifi
never he lost, and so many praying for
YOU. Dear rather, | want to make tie
request OF you. aud that Is this; | want
YOU iather to remember the promise you
made 10 dear mother on her death bed
INC lhsi thing YOU ever promised her was,
YOU wei remember. that YOU would quit
that hellish way you are living ana trv
70 i've for God and the right and meet
ner IN heaven. Father IL is SO lonesome
nov sad rnd lonesome ard distressing il
VIII be In heaven, for aud mamma ard
sweet little Bertha. without you forever
ana forever: and to know that our nus.
band aud father is uftlng up his rreiful
eyes In hell
Dear father. how We do love YOU. and so
YOU that you might live. although You are
a gambler and saoonist. And then for
us TO know !hdt you are sending your
soul down and down To n gamnl ,r's hell
on, father. why don't you quilt that way
OF living for the devil and live for cd?
men IN the sweet by and by, YOU and
J, ana dear mamma, too. who Is wa;iing
nhnu watching for YOU and me InG ,wcet
mltle Bertha. Then over there We can
I'VE MS ono. as we used n before lear
mamma went Ia heaven to lllr with God
"a |
and little sister. But oh, faihrrl God
VIII damn the gambler and saloonist In
youi eyes in. hell, Il YOU non stop the
way you are living Oh. father Way cont
you turn Why viii you lieF
Father, when ! begin to talk {, sd
about you and mamma ii iusi seems that
there is just veil intervening between
MAJ m and me; and ;5at veil IS Death
great gull between YOU and cod. and that
gult Is SIN Father. remove that gulf fut
Iatner' God Will never let a gambler and
a saloon man come where mcthc" and the
Father. we have got plenty 20 live on rs
long as We live and woa't son listen so
tenchlng gambling schools ind sciliug the
cursed drinks. oh, father. can you per
ccive how many children You itrn starving
every ycarl Father. can You sop ;he hcie.
footed tots as you 20 through the succts
whom you are cheating aud ealing I've
money from their fathers every a;ght Oh
Z, ,s'H'l' nlu Fillu'I lNe on HleNu All u
life, and live with you .orcves ~ heaven
with mamma and the rugels. than 10
nave the wealth Of the world and sec wa
send your soul down to n gamblcrr hell
forever. Father, why will You not turn
ana live? You said in Your sSe letter Nou
could not make living ANY other Nay
man by gambling. Now. listen. fatl or;
take the Bible sent ron aud road mo
sixth chapter of Matthew and study ~.
thirty-third verse, Seek Sod nnd l;Is
righteousness and MI things VII ho add.
n | !t-t, F,r 4 =
end His cause. mud don't send vaur soul
down to gamblers and saloonists hell.
Father, | must close. as 1.-THE Fcttha
wants to say her pray 'rs. Father. she
never goes to bed without saving hnr
prayers. and always winds un hv saving
Ilod bless and save nv i'.mlNlnZ rama
ana let him live in hcav N with us On
father. won't Won steer this ,,av and f"cf
won't you listen 10 the pleading Of vour
babes and quit that hellish Nnr Won are
living and como home To your hahv and
God and live? Father. mother Is iast wait.
ing and watching over Won. iop lir.tIn-
her how she used to call Ms al around nor
before YOU started to the dcyrs d,o. and
men nraY Gods blessings pu van. and
how she. would plead with YOU. And thcn
lather, her very last words were: 'CAl
save tho gambler from hel !" Father.
come home 10 God and live must t'rsr'
God bless and save you. Go11 h. fathrr
Tor n while. Your babes until death
Myrtle mud BERTHA