The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-15

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was not 20 be The death angel ana
the birth angel locked wings. The
young mother and her baby were
buried Ia the same collin under the
shadow Of the little church she loved.
There sat the old man looking IN the
fire after hc had softly told the sad
story. For a little while he said moth
lng. l dared not arouse him. But at
last he heaved a big sigh and then said,
But God was good. lie has my wife
and my baby waiting FOR me. But he
gave 10 me five babies besides did
you marry againT I asked. NO, |
could love but one bride" he answered.
But a short time after a widow down
the road was dying As ! went 10 her
bedside | found that She had no one
with whom 70 leave the care Of her five
babies She had no money. SO after the
funeral was over l bundled them all
up-yes. all the five children, and took
them TO my home, and / have raised
them all. And they are all mine. Yes.
they are an miner Yes" / said. and
the raising Of that widows babies has
made you the noble man Of God that
you are"
o man. o woman. have you not some
love burden 10 lift7 II you are not |
welded and have no children Of your |
own. can you not be Thomas Mar
shallY Can you not adopt some other |
peoples children Can you not be- an |
Alexander H. Stephens Though he /
had no children Of his own and because /
on account Of physical disability be /
would not marry. yet in order TO lift /
the love burden he adopted and reared /
in his own home eighteen young men /
and fitted them for college and for the /
world struggle lie always called them
his boys Can you not do as these no
bic men have donef You must have
some one near you 10 love If you ever
develop your life as you ought Never
neglect the love burden. Never crush
the natural home interests Of your
heart. II you have no one to love by
your own freside, then, for Gods sake
and for your own sake, import some
one into your affections right away.
The spiritual burdens we must all
lift II we are to fulfill the command
ments Of the text And yet. TO hear
some people talk one would suppose
that Chrlsts sacrifices and the conse-
Grated lives OF our Christian parents
and Christian wives and Christian
daughters are all that we need to win
our salvation Others may work for
Christ but It is not necessary for MS 10
lit any spiritual burdens Is that true:
Listen 10 the lesson taught In this sto
~. Some years ago, father was very
sick. He said to his little daughter who
was waiting upon him. Helen, IL IL
time for mo 10 take my medicine. VIII
YOU get II and pour ont for me just
)ne tcaspoonfulT The daughter did
- her Christian father asked. Now.
my daughter, that medicine is very bit
Ter. I wish you would drink Il for meT
Drink It for you. fatherT said Helen
WHY. cannot drink that medicine
Tor You II would do Won no good II
frank II. You will have TO drink your
,wn medicine, as the doctor said"
Won't It, my deari Won't the medi
Inc do me any good if you drink itr
iald the father Then, my dear. II the
you take cannot do me any
yood, neither by the law Of salvation
an you take from Christ my spiritual
redemption and NE If you want 10 be
aved you must 20 TO Jesus yourself
md be saved" Good theology, that
Iood for the beginning Of Christian
lie. Good IN reference 10 its appllca-
ion Of Christian burden bearing. You
annot work out my spiritual saliva
ion. cannot work out yours. "Ev
ry man shall bear his own burden