Milford chronicle., 1903-06-19
Parental Love.

q Parental Love.
Ia Having talked perhaps already far
II TOO long to the children, | would like IN
T. speak few words in closing directly
a To the parents and the grown up peopIe
mere assembled. Fathers and mothers
II are you TO let an opportunity for YOUR
own salvation like this 20 amiss? When
your little children are ready to sur
II render their hearts to Christ are Won
a not willing to consecrate your lives to
7 MS service as never before? You know
: that the strongest ties we have on
earth are those which bind us to our
children. Are we to be a spiritual
stumbling block in their way? I never
realized how much our children were te
US until an incident which occurred
some years ago, when | was passing
through ono of the greatest crises OF
my Ire. l was preaching at that time
III tie city Of Pittsburg. 1t was a hot
July night. just before arose TO give
ont my text a telegram was handed TO
| me from my brother-in-law. 1t had
these fatal words upon it: Come mt
once. Your mother is dying" tool
out my watch and found that the even
ing train had already left. The next
did not 20 until / O'Clock in the morn
ing. pulled myself together and went
on and preached my sermon. All that
night l walked the floor. Then. with
my wife and two little girls. both under
three years Of age we went to the /
depot. In the journey to New York the !
train was delayed Sax hours. '
When we entered the Philadelpbio Y
depot the milk had soured and both =
babies were sick, and they had nothing Y
to eat went to the conductor in NV
difficulty. He was a rough. brusoue
man. l said to him: "Can you hold
this train for five minutes? NV ba- a,
bies are sick. the milk Is soured and II
they must have something to eat. NV 81
mother Is dying. and | must 20 on" SC
He looked at me and said: NO. sir. g.,
would not bold this train for the presi-
lent of the United States. We are 81
i've hours late and l would be dis u
,harged if did" But. man." | said. oa
my mother is dying, and my babies i
ire very sick. Cannot you help me? by,
lave you no children Of your own gi
md cannot you just put yourself in @
ny placer The rough man started MS :
hough he had been struck heavy
low. He drew n long breath. Then ~
IS eyes filled with tears as he mutter- Au
well. go ahead / will run the T
sk for my own baby's sake! Oh al
arents. if rough conductor would do Mi,
u that for his little girls sake. will sen
Oh not do something for the spiritual Il
eifare OF your children? Men and
omen, you know you love your chill J.
'en better than your lives. therefore
III you not consecrate your lives for on,
cir sakes to Jesus Christ? In all
'ur earthly existence you will never
brought nearer to Jesus than now =
any plea. 1t is not myself that bers x
u to give your heart to the Master @
IS the object lessons which are he "a
re you this children'S day of vour
n little ones commingling' In yonder
sses.
l beautiful incident lately recountcd
the German papers sets forth in
ongest terms what the parental love
sht not only be in the hovel. bur
III the palace. Emperor William
was inspecting some Of the famous
ustriaI establishments Of his t-fg-
q. In one the most expensi,e KIND
thin lace dresses were being made
prOprietOrs. desiring to give tie
leror present in recognition u me
or his visit had corerred upon
n, wished 70 send -he empress one
-he most dot.-ate and expensive Of
NJ ane emperor looked at If
lent and then laughed. "Oh" no
that gown is not appropriate for
wife. 1t is too thin and delicate
ould not last a day. My wife new
loves unless she has two or t1rea
es pulling at her skirts. and tbev IA
ID tear that gauze all to pieces" HN
ltlIul picture that! And yet it is kW
picture which is seen in every true "
lts life. We always should have
'aDies hanging upon us. And the
we go INTO the kingdom OF Jesus
II VIII often decide the way our
ren will follow. Fathers and
ers' VIII you start for heaven To-
as a grand climax to this chill
day festival? Standing amid
beautiful human flower garden of
children. l have one more word
eak. l congratulate this church
Sc 1t places its chief emphasis in
lace where it belongs Next to
aver meeting the most important
vices is the Sunday school ses-
May God bless the Sunday school
ntendents Of America. May God
the teachers and the other Sun
cAool officers. May God bless
holars. and may every Sabbath
nildrens day. No Sunday should
owed to pass in any Christian
without some boy and some ~
ing led to seek Jesus Christ. the ~
no always has loved and ALWAYS "a
We little children.
right 1898. by Louis Klopsch.l -