The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-14

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and solemnly repeating the words Of
u Lord: Take heed that We despiss
not one Of these little ones"
Childless Homes. - The thunder
tones of Gods wrath sounds forth in
the words, Take heed" when the de
spising of these little ones makes them
unwelcome guests in the home. II
is no longer fashionable to rear large
families, or even any families at all.
How often the newly-wedded pair, with
set purpose born of hell, deliberately
determine that no baby voice shall
make music in their home. nor baby
hand rest softly on the mothers
breast! Selfishness and scientific nom
sense of the day can dictate a longer
list of reasons why the children are
not wanted than we have space to emu
merate here. But against every reason
which the selfish heart can coniure up.
these words of Jesus stand out like
letters of fire: Take heed. that We
despise not one of these little onesi"
The presence of children in the Jew
ish home was a manifest evidence OF
the blessing Of God, and the cry of the
childless wife was, give me children or
I die. Hannah, in the temple. so over
come by the anguish of her loneliness
as to appear to Eli, the high priest,
to be in a maudlin condition from too
much wine, made one of the
Lord, hat she might have children
and God gave her the desire of her
heart. David sings: "Lo! children
are an heritage of the Lord: and the
fruit of the womb is His reward. Han
Ply is the man that hath his culver
full of them; they shall not BE
ashamed, but they shall speak with
the enemies in the gate"
Responsibility of Parenthood.-
Through the open window comes the
pleading. persistent notes of u moth
er sparrow as she seeks by the tempt
ing morsel in her beak to draw her
little n away from the nest and get
him to try his wings and obtain
strength and skill to sail the blue
heavens and successfully win a live.
lihood for himself. | notice she does
not commit this important task to
some one else, nor does she leave the
little one for club appointment. or
social function, or even the sewing
circle, until her task is accomplished
and her birding can safely fly alone.
The heartbreaking cry of the moth
err, Where is my wandering boy to-
night" would not so often be wrung
from the quivering lips if. when tina
boy was first learning to try his
strength and was forming habits. his
mother had been at his side to guide
his feet and take the sting from the
poisoned darts of the enemy of her
boys soul. The foul word, the IN.
clean thought, the lustful habit, the
lying tongue, the evil associate would
have usurped her place in his
heart if her watchful eye had beer
faithful to detect the sowing of the
first seed, and in one of mothers
quiet little talks she had uisarned
the power of the enemy and made
her boy strong against temptation.
Take heed that We despiSe not one
of these little ones" To turn vour
child upon the street. TO neglect him
for responsibilities in society. in char
work, in church activities, is
to despise these little mes. and per-
haps forever turn their feet away
from the Lord. | do not know how
it is in your community, your city,
but in the locality where dive many
children live upon the street and 90
TO eat and. when the hour
grows late, to sleep. And oh the
crime and nastiness which these lit
tie ones learn between the hours of
dusk and bedtime. From one end Of
this land to the other we need tn,
ringing of the curfew bell. but most
Of all we need an awakened parent
hood which will not so despi>e these
little ones as to feel that they are a
when they are around and
De glad when they are away out of
sight. Oh, the possibility which lies
II that little life which God has com
nitted to your hands and which il is
solemn duty to patiently and
ovingly develop. Take heed that We
not one of these little ones"
Angels as Ministering Spirits.-It is
beautiful thought, and one fully
warranted by the words of our text.
o know that Gods angels have spe-
ial care for the little ones. for I
unto you that in Heaven their
.ngels do always behold the ace of
ny Father which is in Heaven 1t
5 as natural for the little one to
Infold its mind to the thoughts of a
owing Saviour and Heavenly Father
S it is for the bright-faced flower
o turn towards the warming rays of ;
sun or the lark to noun up into ]
heavens with his CHEEKY SOM I
that sweet and wonderful secrets {
he angels of God can whisper in the .
ender little hearts, if only the world
ness and unbelief of the parents are
OF allowed to first plant their blight =
1g seeds of death there. The little
,st lambkin out on the mountain
lde is of more concern than the
l~nety-and-nine sheep safe in the
Did. Even Sc it is not the will Of a
our Father which is in Heaven 9
nat one of these little ones should c
erish.' When the tiny bit of hui c