The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-11

my emort TO urlng our inc uvanne.
ngarcs which there / see slumberias
or reckoning 10 me from tie cold
stone" Why does the artist love his
canvas ard the composer his oratOrio!
Because their life's work has gone into
the creations Of those masterpieces Of
art or of music Why did Christopher
Wren's life seem to be anchored u St
Panis cathedral and Isaac Newton'S
life % his l2h3ratorys Because in
these places those men spent most OF
their earthly existence in order to
work ont the problems Of their lives.
love inspired by sacrifice That is
true. Thea how can a true father and
mother help loving their childrenf
How can they ever separate their ex-
istcnce from tie joys and sorrows, the
Successes and failures of their ehildrens
Oh. how many sacrifices they have
made. Was il ten years of sacrifice:
More than thet-tweuty years thirty
years. forty years. For years and
years the burden Of raising their fam.
lilies never left their minds aud hearts.
II ! could take you back to your old
homestead thirty years ago, / would
find all you children sound asleep. Tho
mother ana father-what are they talk.
Ing 50 earnestly about3 "FQtReg." says
the mother. cannot sou meet the mort
gage on tho farm uRless we cut down
our cXpoasesG Then | will have TO let
the hired girl 20, aud / win 10 my own
co1.ling and washing" well" said
your father we must not ec9nomize
Mt the childreu's expense. l must make
more money. We must raise the chill
dren right They must be educated"
Cannot Forget ThcnA
Why did your mothers hair grow
white at thirty-nvo years Of age AMI
your fathers face begin 10 be "cFow
markell Neither in the morning.
noon nor night could they lie found
shrinking from their increasing labors
Tor fceli'~y, clothing and educating
their children. Now, man. 10 you think
it IS possible. after a quarter OF q cen
tuy Of tide hardest Kind Of work has
gone for tile support and Development
Of the children, that the parents could
ever bc Independent ot themf Oh. no.
Your father practically said. "If ANY
children turn against me then viii my
Life lie Il failure Indeed III my boy
turn out badly and my girls do not 90
what they ought 70 10, then viii oartll-
Il life hold but little Joy either for me
or their mother" Ny friends, your
fathers and mothers worked too hard
far their children for you to lisappoint
them In The results Of their LIES work.
( No matter what you 10 or say, you
cannot make them forget Won or cease
7 70 live for you Even the sinful plot OF
q Hebrew prince to steal from a father
his throne could nor make David l0
aqeht but cling to Absalom while he
Was alive and sorrow for the Maynard
hoy after lie was dead
\ But another reason why the burden
Of a sinful child is hard for the parent
To bear no sooner does a boy or a girl
begin to so astruy than a true father
and mother agonize Oh account of thC
stingngs Of bitter SELF reproach
Nark you this, Maynard children youl
parents do not blame you entirely fol-
your sins. They are blaming them
selves They gre looking away bach
over the scenes OF the past. They arc
( saying to Heir own hearts: "Bid / III
right when let my boy do this or thai
o. the other thing2 Did / set my
daughter the wrong example? Did
4 pray earnestly enough for my children
when they were tn my own nprseryT
Oh, the sadness; oh. the sorrow; eli
the bitter, bitter pangs Of n mercilesi
" self dcnanciatiou which comes To TIL
parents when their boys and girls turr
oat badly, "A foolish SON is the heavl
ness Of hits mother" Aye heavy iii
deed Is be not only on account OF tn,
boys sins, but also on account Of thost
OF tits parents
Let me illustrate MY thought by
very common incident in life. Their,
Il c3Iaes 4 quick ring at the bell. It'll
summons calls me to 90 to your homo
There ! find your wife dying | Lrin
Go YOU all the gospel comfort I cah.
say "Mr So-and-so, Gods Will b
done The Lord gave, and the Lor,
taketh away; blessed be the name Q
the Lord" You say nothing. 70
keep your lips closely sealed. Th
more I call the less I find that you ar
conforted. At last, some day whe
we are alone, say, "Mr. So-ana-sc
what Is the matter" "Well" you or
J sWer. u do not know what to thinl