The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-26
FARMvILLE, VA FRIDAY, MAY %, 1905

Taking another step forward in my
subject. / declare that good name IS
the most glorious Of all mheritances
which a man can leave 10 his children
II means more, infinitely more, than
gold. II means more than fame, more
than social position, more than landed
estate. Ii means more than anything
else on earth that you can give Most
Of us want TO leave our children the
best we can. We must not forget 10
give them this treasure. which is Of
more value than great riches"
How can parents financially poor
leave to their children the greatest Of
inherltances? Let me explain more in
detail. The adjective good" comes
from the substantive God" To be
good" in the highest sense means TO
| be 'gOodlike' or like Christ" There
fore, when a father beQueaths 10 his
/ son a good name" he gives to him. In
/ the highest sense, a Christian example
well lived. He seems 10 step ia his
boys side and put his hand in his boys
hand ana say: "My son, want you 10
come with me and kneel I'm prayer
want you 10 come with me and learn
to read the promises Of God in his
holy book My son. when sinners entice
thee l want to tell you where | have
found strength I'm the past TO resist
temptations. And when sorrows come.
as come they will, | want you TO learn
where you can find God as a refuge
and strength" side by side with their
children the Christian parents walk.
side by side they 20 with them through
life Long after the parents have pill
lowed their heads I'm the dust the mem
orieS Of their good names or their
Christian examples live on 10 guide
their offspring Are you not going TO
leave 10 your children the Inheritance
Of n good name or q Christian exam
pie. such an Inheritance as that which
your fathers and mothers left 10 youl
But. il our good names are essential
TO our children after we are dead. how
much more essential are they for us
when we step ont from this life into
the next. The heaviest money bag
that was ever Secreted in the dark
vaults Of the rich man who despised
the poor Lazarus grOyelmg on his pal
ace steps cannot be carried by him or
his friend one single inch beyond his
grave. DO you not think it an absurd
thing for a rich man 10 struggle and
to keep on struggling for something h.
cannot keep over a few years az besti
This money may and i'm all probability
will do his children damage after he
is gone. II is an Old saying that
"shrouds have no pockets yet many
men seem TO live as though their
shrouds would be different from all
other shrOuds or that they would live
on forever and never have a shrOud.
But, though death may postpone its
coming death will surely come. Now
my friends, what are you going to do
for your open sesame Of heaven?
grant that your name may be very
important one on earth. How impOr-
taut II is but few Of us. even the hum
blest. realize. We are all Americans. |
To be American means we belong TO !
the most honored nation on earth. |
Many years ago two travel stained |
Americans alighted from the railroad |
train IN the French capital No sooner |
had we registered at the hotel than |
we heard that a great statue was to be |
that afternoon. at which some |
OF the greatest orators OF France were |
to speak. At once we headed toward |
the place OF the ceremonies. The
streets were blocked with the crowds. /
The police were pushing the people TO
the right and to the left We had no
friends there and no one to assist US.
At first, n0nplused, we were about TO
20 back to the hotel. Then a happy |
thought struck me. / went up to one
Of the guards and spoke a single mag
lc word, Americans" At that word
way was made for US. We were asked
down the lines and upon the platform
and were given two Of the best seats
All. the word America" Is a magic
word in European lands! But, when
we take that last voyage and pass over
the sea Of eternity, think you that any
national name or any family name or
any earthly name will open 10 us the
gates Of heaven? Oh. no! We must
have royal blood I'm our veins. We
must bear the family name of the
King Of kings or else We shall never
be allowed to enter heaven. We must
nave good name" That means we
must be "godllke." We must be like
christ" My friends II l were you,
would not center my heart and soul In
requiring few more government
bonds and a few more railroad stocks
md a few more bank receipts. You
10 not need them and will never be
lble to spend them. Struggle today to
get that priceless name. which moth
md rust will not corrupt AMI which
leath as a thief will not break into
Tour strong box and steal.