Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29

I read the story said: 20 God, art
thou going to take away any Of my
babies as thou hast taken so many
other babies1 II they are taken away
shall he able to have any comfort?
Shall l be able 70 say, They are we'll
with thee. because have given them
to thee? And il ] an myself taken
away shall ! still be able 20 say ere |
go that II is we'll with my babies. be-
cause 7 have taught them already 10
meet mo before the great white throne
in heaven"
But I cannot close this home greeting
without giving you still another salu-
tatiop. ] would salute you with the
words, rs it well with thy neighbour
child as with thine own childf" And
when | accost you thus I would tell
you why I do IT, have had in mind
for some time TO preach upon our duty
to care for the abused and neglected
children Of the Sums. l wanted 10 do
so today, but the more I thought upon
this subject the more ! felt that If a
parent did not realize his responsibility
TO his own children he could not realize
his responsibility 10 his neighbor's chill
dren. Now, I do believe we realize our
responsibility to our own. Therefore
can not say Just word or two in
reference 20 our duty toward those
poor little waits Of the street or those
worse than orphans, the children Of the
| outcasts OF sin:
Children OF the SIums.
You know how hard it is to develop
children Alright even under the very
best conditions. And If there is q bad
boy IN your ncighborhood at once you
can see the influence Of his life upon
the actions OF your own little son if
! they go together. What chance has
| that little child whose mother Is a
drunkard and whose father is n lihcr-
| tine? What chance have those little
! girls who are growing Mp surrounded
| by the vitiating and appalling atmos-
| phere of RIGHTEOUSNESS unless the
! Christian societies of our large cities
| come TO their rescue? Do you not
know that in our large cities some
lewd and debauched parents have been
willing to sell their children into life
of crime when they have not yet en-
tered their teens? o God, as we are
giving our children to thee, can we not
reach out the hand Of rescue and help
this Christy work Of taking the little
children out of the slums and putting
them into thine arms. as the mothers
of old gave their little ones TO Christ
That he might bless them:
If Christian society IN the name Of
| Jesus Christ will not rescue these chill
dren. in all probability no power on
/ earth will. Years ago three mon were
camping in the Indian jungle. Sudden
". with mighty bound, a tiger leaped
upon the back of one OF the party. The
two untouched men at once climbed a
| nearby tree. Then the tiger called to
her young TO come and have an even
Ing meal. The cubs We're not very
hungry, 40 the old mother allowed
them to play with their prey for little
while After few minutes the man
came to. He saw the cubs He saw
the old mother. Then he staggered to
bis feet and started to run. His com
panons not only saw him. but heard
HIS ScTtduS US ilic bIStl MN
back and laid the man again in the
midst of her young Three or four
times the mother bcuSt did this. Then
after awhile hunger asserted itself
The play stopped and the sound of the
crunching bones was heard All
said to myself when I read that story
how often do We see sin playing viii
her victims like that? And in no way
does sin seem TO play with more ticnd
ish glee over her prey lhan when sport
ing with the children of the Sums OF
with those dssolute or cruel parents
oh, my friends. if amid the brightest
. Of conditions We have such hard work
( to raise our children right shall We MOI
in thriSt'S name try to rescue thcS,
neglected little ones of the slumS: l.
we today try 10 give our own children
to Christ shall we not try 10 offer hin
our ncighbor's children also? who's,
shall receive one such little child IN my
name receiveth me, but whose shall
offend one of these little ones which be
leve in me il We're better for him tina
!, IL milestone were hanged about his mech
, and that he We're drowned in tn,
depths Of the seas"
lCopyrieht. 1876. by Louis Klopschl