The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-01-09
FARMvILLE, VA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1903

mere VINO never knew wnat II was 10
possess a mothers love.
Yes perhaps you are one Of those
unfortunates who never knew a moth
er's love- Though her affections were
so intense that your coming was her
meat and drink, her hope by day and
her prayer by night, yet hardly had
you come into the world when she
passed away. She really gave up her
life for you. Once in awhile. with a
longing TO find out something about the
height and depth Of n mothers love,
you may 20 to some gray haired old
lady and say: Tell me something
about my mother. You knew her well
and were her bridesmaid when she
was married" Then that gray haired
Good streets. ID. Allen.
e More manufactures, good streets and
sidewalks aud another railroad.
Jos. +. Garland.
More manufactures and good roads.
f r. b. Cralle.
The one thing most needed in this
community for 1908 is a new up-to-date
hotel. Geo. Richardson.
The completion Of the contemplated
railroad. II. +. Barrow.
Inter-town-country telephone sys-
tenn. L- w. f. England.
Competing railway system.
w. G. Venable.
A comfortable aud neat hotel with
electric lights and other appointments,
and manufactures with other business
pursuits will follow. G. NJ. Walker
Ice plant and good roads to Farm.
vile. Jno. Il. Martin.
An up-to .da.e hotel.
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that If is a greater love than the com
bined loves Of a father, a wife chill
dren. brothers and sisters and friends.
II is a love so deep that no line can
athom it. so high that no birds wing
can overly IT, so wide that no mathe- =
can circumscribe il. And all
this love Of our earthly mother is only d
mn infnitesimal part Of the love which /
today God, like a divine mother, is d
ready TO pour out Of his forgiving heart e
for you. .
But perhaps l can better illustrate
what your dead mothers love was to =
you by telling you Of an incident y
which happened in the life of a very | u
lear friend of mine. When l started y
1ut I'm the ministry, was the assistant
IF the Rev. Loyal Young Graham,
D. D., Of Philadelphia. When Or. Gra-
ham. as a young man. was being or
lalned for the Christian ministry. Rev.
Dr. Loyal Young. one Of the most emf
lent ministers of western Pennsylva-
la in his day. was preaching the or
iination sermon. There he told this
story for the first time "Many years
lgo." said he, "a beautiful young wom-
M Of the congregation | was NJ the
inc serving lay dying. When I made
NY last call upon her. she bade every
me else leave the room. Then she
fitted her little baby boy up and placed
lim I'm my arms as she said: DR..
ioung. I am going TO die want you
o kneel and offer conservation pray
IF. | want you to consecrate this boy
o the ministry OF the Lord Jesus and
o the service Of my Master. / am
living mp my life for my baby. Now
ir. | want to give my baby TO the
ervice Of my Christ. This is a dying eli
Mothers wish. l do not want you N
Yer TO tell Of this conservation until di
he day my little baby has grown into gi
strong man and is being ordained TO
he Christian ministry l am here to- m
light" said Or. Young, Ito fulfill my II
ledge. That baby who was conse- h;
rated TO the Divine Masters service is 90
he young man we are Ordaining to- A.
light. Loyal Young Graham is that vi
10Y. May his mother in heaven, who IA
ave her life for her child, be witness ma
+ this holy scene" va
Sinful man sitting before me today. m
re you the son Of a Christian motheri er
Whether she is alive now or dead, her OF
Dye for you was or IS just as great al
S Loyal Young Graham's mother was
or him. Are you today letting her pr
rayers find a fulfillment in your life? M
re you today letting the love Of God 80
lanlfested in the sacrifice Of the Lord IN
esus Christ find a response in your On
fe? VIII you. here and now. realizing hi
hat your mothers love was a symbol 90
T Gods love for you. surrender your he
fe to the service Of him who, like &.
ivine mother, yearns over you? Re a.
iember this. oh, sinful man-God 10
,nCs for your repentance more than ~
on can ever long TO be cleansed -
trough the blood Of Christ and to be -
orgven for your past sins. 1t Is to -
he mother love in God that | point -
on. II is to one who will cling to you u"
ing after even an earthly mothers -
Elections shall have ceased and when ~ III
ley have forever faded away. -
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Nothing for Himself.
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