The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-03-17

| they see, that 1t would have been bet
ter for you if they had been more strict
and severe But will you blame them
for that? 1t was their love for yo;l
that was their fault How have you re-
paid that love? Return. l bescech You,
and beg their forgiveness.
Backs Too Weak For Burdens.
But there is another reason why VIC
sympathize with broken hearted par
ents who are bearing the heavy bur
dens of hayward and sinful children,
Those burdens are placed upon back
too weak to carry them and upon
hearts when they are too tender to
suffer. 1t makes great deal Of differ
ence how man can bear a bur~en,
whether he is old or young, sick o.
WELL tottering or straight limbed. You
would not hitch an old horse up to Il
load he could easily have drawn in his
prime. Neither foolish son, should yol
make your parents in their old age
bear the burdens of your sins.
How old are your parents? "Oh,"
you say, father Is about sixty years
of age, and mother is about the same"
You know when our parents married
they did not do as do many people o.
the present day. They did not wal;
until they had amassed a fortune
Then the daughters were ready to sta".
with the sons at the bottom of the Ia
der to climb up. Therefore they mar
ricd when they were young. One
young together, now they have grown
old together" And then your lip qui :.
ers as you say: But mother is not az
strong as she used to be, and that Oh
pain has come back in fathers heart.
He had a fainting spell last week"
All, yes, they are growing Old together!
Perhaps one of them is already gone.
Is it not mean act, an aWfully mean
act, on your part to take broken
down woman or an old broken down
man and place upon them the burden
of your unpardoned sins? They once
carried you in their arms; now you
ought to be willing to let them lear
upon your arm. They once wiped
away your tears; now you should he
willing to wipe away theirs. They
once lived and are still living to ml,:2
you happy; now you ought to. strive to
make their last days happy. Do not
put that heavy burden of your wicked
ness upon their hearts. They are too
old TO boar it.
"But" some one says, "my old father
and nothe" are not entirely dependent
upon ne for their happiness. | am not
the only child. AS my parents are Oh
fashioned folks, so they had an old
fashioned family. Their family was
a big one. l have four brothers and
three sisters, and, with the exception
of one brother. we are all alive to'ay
and have families of orr own. Two
of my brothers are gospel ministers.
am the Only black sheep in the fam
lily. Thus you need not worry about
the old folks. Five children out Of
six who are Christians is not such
bad record" All. my brother, when
you speak like that, even though you
are married. | know you have not yet
"a thomed the depth of your mothers
lllI lIluCI lONO. ne u TIC I'LL Lol.slIi
parents happiness is dependent not
upon the Christian lives of a few, but
Of all their children. No matter how
many children Christian mother has,
she is never happy unless all are in the |
gospel fold. She will never be happy |.
if one fingers outside. You remember |
the old story of how rich man want
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large family belonging to German
peasant The rich man said to tie fl
Their, 81 will take any child you Sc
ect." That night while all the chill
lren were asleep the father AMI I've |
mother went from bed to bed to make
heir choice. Not this ore" said they;
not that one;' mot the other one" !,
50 they went through all the rooIfs.
Though they had many children, they
,ould not let one of them 50. So, r'y
friends. though you may have brothers
Who are Christians ana sisters who arc
Christians. that is not enough for that /
I'D gray haired father AMI mother.
They want all their children t. be
Will you not leave TIE
rocked path of sin today to MAZE
hem happy? Your sins, your unDlr
loned sins, are pressing heavily upon
heir hearts.
"Oh." says some one. 'would that |
ould do as you ask! | would do a!lr-
hing on earth If | could only lift the
,urden Of my sins, which compelled
ny dear old father ana mother to car
V, but it Is too latc-it is, alas. 100
ate! They are now forever past car
wing the burden Of my sins. Ny IA
her died as dill the father of tie
cotch noet. On his s.ckLed he WAS
skel by his minister If he was wo"".cl
bout anything Then ny father look-
i at me rs the father Of Robert Burns
2okcd at his son on Il similar occasion. T
nd he answered.: Nothing. | am wOr-
wing about nothing except my boy
ebert But father is dead now. l can
ever bring him back to tell him how !
ave repenteI of my past sins"
Fearing Burdens In Heaven.
Your father ana mother beyond the
urden of your sins? Friend, | 60 not
now about that. Even in heaven
link they are stu l5ng.ug ami hoping
u our salvation. | for one cannot TIL
crstanI how there can be joy in hClr-
4 over one sinner that repcntc,h AMI
OF any thoughts about Us who az
i'll unrepentant. One of the greatest
r New York pastors once toll me that
hen anything went WRONG in his l.fc
9 used to feel the warm. loving arms
: his redeemed daughter about his
eek. ana he could hear her dear lips
,cak II him words Of counsel which
.oull bling him to his better self. d.
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