Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1901-11-19

! left open. and saw the process. They
held him fast and they put the cup to
his lips. and they forced down the
strong drink What chance is thet,
for such young man?
Surrcndering to cod.
Some OF you. like myself. were born
/ in the country. And what glorious
news might these young men scgd
home to their parents that this after
noon they had surrendered themselves
/ to God and started new llfe' ! Know
/ how it is in the country. The night
comes on The cattle stand under the
J rack. through which burst the trusses
| of hay The horses have just friskcd
mp from the meadow brook at tho
| nightfall and stand knee deep in the
! bright straw that invites them TO lie
/ down and rest. The perch OF tho
/ hovel is fun q howl, their feet warm
under th"' feathers. When the nights
/ get ..d, the flames clap their hands
! abC,e the great back log and shake the
/ shadow OF the group up and down the
wall Father and mother sit there for
half an hour saying nothing. | wonder
what they are thinking OF? After
awhile the father breaks the silence
and says. We'll, / wonder whore our
hoy Is in town tonight?' And tho
! mother answers: In no bad place
warrant you. We always could trust
him when he was at home. and since
he has been away there have been SC
many prayers offered for him we can
trust him still" Then at s or O'Clock
just before they retire. for they 60
early to bed. they kneel down and
commend you to that God who watchei
in country and in town. on the land
and on the sea.
Some ore said to Grecian general,
What was the proudest moment OF
your life?" He thought a moment and
said, THE proudest moment was when
sent word home to my parents that !
had gained the victory" And the glad.
dest and most brilliant moment IL
your life will be the moment when yoy
can send word to your parents that
you have conquered the evil habits by
the grace of God and become eternal
victor
Honor to Parents.
God pity the young man who has
brought disgrace on his fathers name.
God pity the young man who haa
broken his mothers heart Better that
he had never been born. Better If in
the first hour of his life. instead of be.
ing laid against the warm bosom oil
maternal tenderness, he had been cof-
, fined and sepulchered. There Is no
balm powerful enough to heal the heart
OF one who has brought parents to a
/ sorrowful grave and who wanders
/ about through the dismal cemetery
, rending the air and wringing the hands
: and crying, Mother motherr' oh
, that today, by all the memories of the
, past and by all the hopes of the future
/ you would yield your heart to God!
, May your fathers God and your moth.
er's God be your God forever
This hour the door of mercy swing:
! wide open. Hesitate not moment. In
} many a case hesitation is the loss Of
2 all. At the corner of a street saw 9
tragedy. A young man evidently
= doubted as to which direction he haC
= better take. His hat was lifted higt
. enough so you could see he had ar
l intelligent forehead He had a stou
! chest and a robust development. Splen
l did young mani Cultured young man
l Honored young mani Why did h'
' stop there while so many were goinl
2 up and down? The fact Is that every
5 young man has a good angel and a baC
2 | ha n,
his spirit. and there was a good ange
, and a bad angel struggling with tha
e young mans soul at the corner of thu
| street. Come with me-" said the gooC
, angel Il will take you home. | will
spread my wings over your pillow.
| will lovingly escort you all through
= life under supernatural protection.
n will bless every cup you drink out of
i every couch you rest on, every door
: way you enter | will consecrate you
o tears when you weep. your sweat wheI
o you toll and at the last | will hant
q over your grave into the hand of tn,
4 bright angel OF a Christian resurrec
n tion. | have been sent OF the Lord I,
n be your guardian spirit. Come will
II me-" said the good angel in voice o
a unearthly symphony. II was music lik
n that which drops from Lutte of HEAVIER
u when a seraph breathes on 1t.
q "Oh. no." said the bad angel. Com
n with me. | have something better l.
k offer. The wines pour are from chal
N ices Of bewitching carousal. The dane
II | lead is over floors tessellated witt
If unrestrained indulgence. There is n