Milford chronicle., 1906-08-24

-.,,,,.o,,s consecration of themselves A
ttan Won think. The reason we nave
nc -. tbooloairal seminaries crowd
~ lei, students today is because the
r,ronts are not sending their chlluIeu
there How are the parents 10 seuu
! tben there} By consecratlhs lhei
/ cbi,dren's lives to the Master serNi09
At tbeir very birth and by keeping On
consecrating their children to Gous
sor.ice every day Of their school years
s,ben these children cannot help el'e'
r,, tho Masters service any more thah
+bo hrotbers and the sisters OF henry
WI Pnecher could help entering thaV
,o,.,.ice Would you like me T. .'h you
-. v,non Beecher's children turle'
,,,+ os thev did, Well, will. by quo
no rom the diary of tbs Aiusulous
,,,an written on the day his first ch!u
tIo famous Catherine Beecher, was
! horn These are his words
saturday. Sept 6, 1sOO.-Ihls mo
}, o,+ hlossed he God my dear dear
= -,.ife Is delivered ot daughter ana
: n,,, soul nv very soul from agony.
-. Oi, may never forget the goodness OF
= ca who has heard our prayer Jesus /
p t,o,, former of the body and father /
IL of the spirit accept as thlhe lh'9 lHl
n, mortal soul thou hast ushereu mo lIAo
m Take oh. take it to Se thlhe pelo'e
M c,irqs around my heart and never SUI.
90 for MS TO take it back agah May ~
IA live TO gIorify thee on earth anu u"
u, o,iov thee forever in heaven. NOW
In ord we look to thee for grace TO heip
an 80 roar If for thee. May it be thlhe lol-
11r - Annp and amen" DO you sup
,oT go any child. or any collection OIL
icl nlil,1rpu parentally consecrateu 10
n ~ rl,,,s CHRIST as were Lyman Beecher =
oh ,,,,I5 turn out otherwise than tleN
aid Ii19 IF Inv prayer and consecraU Uoh
inc T,-,,,n Boocber could send ms po@
has nj Girls into Christian service can
the ,,(t we lv prayer make our own uo'
we're .,,,d c,irIs devoted Christian WORKERS
lese eo. 4l,is century. rs st. John labofeu IL
ota- e,roi.,n lands during the first cehtur!
st. If by prayer we can coiiseoi'''S ~,
lnds' children to Christ shall we i'os s,,a ~
He nraver first consecrate our own Se''0
evO- to his dear namef
Ways And now a closing word OF W'lrHln5
leep' Like John, let us be careIul '., NJ,
r for wa remoin faithful to Christ unto III
man and oh that we might all, as Soun'
os middle aged and as old men ou
women cling close to the Naste
make N-hot do I mean by this: Why slu
,tical n1,. want TO warn you against u
care. to,nnt,tions which Satan cohllhu"t
care sets for the gray haired, as wen "7 -
ome: the youth of the raven locks.
,,o,,ar rri,i. is no useless red light Wnlcl
.I..,,,,.i,,., o,.or the rocks lining I
~, >, i,q,,,od shores of eternity. When
4, +oIls ,,,e,.o voung our friends were conuhu
- and l.. warming us against sin. Bul WI
= y ,;ro . i,o.,ne older. when we maze
-. u ,,,o ,,...oss in life when we became
wrune listers in the pulpit or eiuers ~ o,
an es. communion table or motlere ot -
borrs nm daughters, the people seeiliel, \,
,i,,o to tbinI, we were safe. Are We
III the solomon safe? Was David saIe' ~,
t,,oo. ,.o,, safe. OH father or mother'
.,.,Io,.s- Is tho sin that is beckonng 10 you nv
Io.,,s n cod have often prayed tor lie'
,as ,,ara me from the sin of youth au
- ,,i,, now pray to thee to save me ~ -
ie -. t,, torntations Of the thirtles an.
ne "''9 Wv for+ios and Of the ffties and OF
llen' ,'s -. aud Of the seventies. and'
W. sne -, +,o tamptations of the egli
~ ,1noro rbou didst guard and keep 81
,.,,na 80 the pure noble Christian tnat ne =,
~ ~ cIoar on into the twilight OF me VI,
ceil5 ',.DIoss and keep me from the sins OF ma
!, eil'le91 3na7,o manhood Though I may De tuy ny
lC e'sno scellu ant to procaim thy name III InS
OioH1 5Il;,,a nit make my faith that OF illl'e
us 10 And this I ask in the name ol q. d
gonS u Cbrist. who was with the ageu 81. y,
Oh ma - in Asia and on Patmos' ana ..o, VINO
Jesus - also with st. John in the banque'
ol .u,9 Of the last supper when ne y"
was a,,oo aisO God keep our children from 81, SIN
molnes ..I., keep our young men from SIN. SIN
FOR our our i,een us when we are middle ageO
he Wan. Cod keep us when Old IKE ol
one Wno onr ewes are dim and our step Is !
never let Nav we he like John, the youns
her toa and and like st. John, the aged patri'
er; Peter anu i'''' ,oos t,,, Louis Klopsc
he gave lCopS'
,,,,. 81 icoI- -r-4ov.