Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-10


structiop q lis parents. while Re MAS
yet child. De had become intimately
acquainted with the Old Testament
scriptures; the consequence Of which
was that when Paul came to Lystra. IN
his missionary travels. and proclaimed
Jesus as the Christ. his familiarity with
ancient type and prediction enabled him
at once to see and appreciate the apos-
ties argument, and he showed that he
had believed Moses by believing Christ.
Through the many labors and prayers
of his parents. followed by the minis
try OF Paul. he was animated by the
same unfeigned faith as before he had
dwelt in his grandmother Vols and IN
his mother Eunice
And, in general, it may be affirmed,
that where there is similar parental
fidelity and prayer, there will, sooner or
later, be similar success. Parents often
give way to dependency in the matter
VI IAO4l CAllul CA CuuCdtlOu tOO SOOn
they expect immediate fruit; and be-
cause this is not always, or even COM
| monty, vouchsafed, they forthwith begin
to slacken their efforts. But surely there
is enough, both in scripture and expert
ence, to quicken them on to cheerful and
unfaltering effort.
A lady once said to me: why is it
that my children are not inclined to be
religious? l see other children whose
whole tendency is to piety-uniting with
the church early in life, interested in
devotional services, and growing in
strong attachment to the church, while
| mine are becoming more worldly every
day. Why is it?" she asked. Il send
them to Sunday school. take them to
church every fair Sabbath; but no i'm
pressions of piety are made upon them.
| cannot understand it." ! proposed a
few questions: do you ever speak to
them personally about religious du-
ties?" mo, do not like to; it is very
delicate subject" do you have family
worship? Do your children ever hear
your voice raised to heaven for them,
and thus know that you have an inter-
est in their religious welfare?" mo, we
and | are both diffident, and never
could bring ourselves to pray aloud;
but we do pray for them in secret"
do you allow them indiscriminate
reading magazines, books,
whatever they faney?" Eyes, we never
trouble ourselves about that. They suit
| themselves; reading, you know, is i'm
proving to their minds do you cult
vate worldly tastes in them, and thus
mature a keen relish for irreligious pur-
suits?" yes they must have some
amusement; their companions all do the
same, and we want them to be in So
ciety.'
We'll" said, now look at the mat
| ter in the light in which you yourself
have put it. You are a protesting
Christian, and wish your children to be
the same; yet you do nothing to make
them such. You give them no religious
| counsel; you set them no decided reli-
gious example You relinquish your
hold upon your children and give them
to the world, and then are amazed that
they are worldly! You sleep, and while
| you sleep the devil saunters. God will
ask you for those children bye and bye.
He has given you power positive for
their training, and He will ask you to
give them back to Him fitted to dwell
| with Him forever. What can you say
when that demand is made?" Is there
such parent here to-day? If so, re-
| member the mother of Timothy; do
as she did in the training Of her son,
and you will have much joy and COM
| fort in your children.
| If an angel, all-beautiful and glori-
Gus, should appear unto you tonight
and say Il am commanded of God, to
deliver to you precious jewel. Its value
| is beyond estimate. 1t is to be placed
| finally in the crown of Jesus, there to
| remain forever. l deliver it to you for
safe keeping until it is called for. If
you guard it carefully.it will grow more
beautiful and precious every day; if you
| neglect it, it will be married and ruin
ed This is Gods trust to you. Watch
it WELL" What would you do? Why,
that trust would never be absent from
your thought You would scarcely dare
to take your eye from it. You would
be inspired by it to everlasting dill
genee. Nothing could be neglected to
secure its safety You would bind it