Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-06-30

tcrs grew stronger and stronger In
stead of being useless social butter
! nics" they became noble self reliant
women The boy grew up and went
;o Princeton and is HOW strong.
briny man The family have moved
| Into larger house and now the aged
| mother is again able tu take life easier.
! Other hands do the family cooking
And what was the great moral ma
spiritual results of that family having
To drink the Mnrah waters: Some time
ago that mother said to me- 1T was
awfully hard for ms when We lost
everything hut honor Many Of our
best friends then turned their backs
| upon MS But | want 10 tell you that
That financial trouble was the greatest
| blessing which could have come 10 Ms
II did for uS. rs family more than
money could ever have done II has
taught Ms To- love each other as never
before: for love grows nu sacrifices.
| and God knows we have had 10 sncri
flee for each other II has taught us
not only o. dp Tor each other hut also
Ia do for III Is" Of the nutsid" world
| who are NOW iu trouble. as we were
When my daughter died aud we knew
not which way 10 turn % @ot the money
10 pay ilr her sickness and her burial"
| Ah my friends. even the bittrr"st Ma
rah waters Of financial distress may
hcconc sweet waters for thine own
lips and for the lips of the dear ones.
Wait friend. wait DO not complain
nov Remember that IL you will throw
the cross into Marah waters. they shall
| yet become the sweet spring Of love
| and OF eternal life"
"Eut." You say. my Marnh waters
have nothing 10 do with a wrecked
financial fortune There was time
when ! used 10 worry about money
matters and fame. hut that time has
passed forever What | am worrying
about nov are my children and my
husband have n hoy who IL rep
rebate and Il degenerate. have done
everything for that child And. oh, he
| is So much 10 me, l,ut the longer he
! lives the more depravcd he seems 10
get. Oh Gud' Why must | longer drink
! Of thcsr bitter waters made out of
the tears which have welled up from
n mothers broken heart Well my
| friend believe that even these bitter
waters can Yet become sweet Would
you like me To tell you how this shall
be-
Tint Mayward son
I'm the first place must picture your
own spiritual condition before | talk
about The roscln. Of Your SON You are
\ like tourist who Is rlrcumnayi-atin.
thu globe M sooner lid you tell your
friends that You were goiug 10 be- u
"@lolw trottcr" than they said I'VE
will come down and see you on The
docks were crowded on the day you
sailed The band was PLAYING there
and OF the ship After the little tugs
| pushed the huge vessel ont into the
deep water with Your marine glass
| you watched the different boats com
| ing into the harhor rs you passed out
You were sailing along day after day
and the voyage was Incoming more OF
! q pleasure rs the weeks went 10y Now
you have touched az Gibraltar. NOW
| you are IN tho Mediterranean sea You
make lots of friends OH board The
! hours speed quickly past You have
| practically no interest Ia what IS hap
! peuing in the boats of iu the distance.
which yOu sight ever and anon Hut
one day storm comes M ana the md-
chlncry Of Your boat IS broken Help
less You are hcHg driven hy the cruel
winds toward the rocks What do you
now do: 10 you run 20 your friends
for help Why. they are ia the same
danger as yourself Nh mo-; now YOU
anNiously sean the horizon 20 look for
a ship And when steamer hcavcs IN
sight the danger gun signals for help
| Then with hatrd breath YOU watch the
| approach of that vessel The great
| haWscrS are run between the two ships.
then they hccomc taut rs the other
boat pulls you into the harhor Of safe
| ~. Then You cry Thank Cod, Thank
God for help. Thank God for rescue
Now. my friends. that Is the picture
| VI y our NIHltANbl me. anu you hitpW III.
You have hccu on voyage of life
You have been singing and dancing
ana making merry with a few friends
on board your OWN ship liui Sudden
| ~ you awake 10 the fact that the NOR
Al and spiritual lives OF your dear ones
as we'll n your own are IA danger 81
eternal shipwreck What are you 10
dof Why today YOU ought 20 take the
gospel marine glass ana sweep the
horizon and send forth the danger sig
mails Who ought you To- cali 10 Your
help: Shall men come who are just
like you: Nay What YOU need is III
vine help Tor the rescue OF Yourself
and oi that child II is not loo late
Believe me il Is not ton late Ana the
way You can bring that divine help to
the spiritual RESCUE of Your loved one
IS hy first signaling that divine help
TO come Ia Your own RESCUE. oh my
| friends il tln, WAY Wardhcss of huS.