The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-10-04

the shore VIII get hold OF the Inc ana
null both OF US out from the angry
surf
How safe one feels when bathing In
the ocean inside OF the life lines We
/ feel a great deal like the little chickens
playing around the barnyard, within
call of the clucking hen. II anything
goes wrong they can run and find shell
ter and safety under the mothers
wing. 80 with the old homestead.
There we always felt safe. II any
thing went wrong we could always run
20 father and mother and find help and
strength. Hut when the bather goes
beyond the lifo lines then he IL taking
his life IN his hands And when we
leave the old homestead then we must
meet our struggles and temptations
alone.
Have you ever seen your feelings
better portrayed than In the great pic
ture Hovenden painted. called Tile
Breaking Of Home TiesT l have n
fine copy Of that picture hanging on
my dining room wall. Some people
declare the mothers face Is the most
wonderful part Of that picture. Others
draw your attention 10 the dog. 9th
ers 10 the youngest sister or 10 the old
grandmother's eyes. But the most sng-
gestive part Of that picture 80 mo IS
the chin Of the boy, who Is about 10
leave home AS I stand and look AT
that chin can almost see II culver.
IL seems to say: what am / going TO
dof Away from father and mother
and oil tho dear ones, where shall
spend my eveningsl Who Will take
care OF me when am sicki Oh. |
wish / did not have 10 60 10 that great
big city. with all It's temptations and
loneliness. Why. there is no one among
those city people whom I can call q
friend" All. leaving home is no joke.
Turning your back upon all your
youthful associations is no pleasure
day jaunt The Breaking Of Home
Ties" when tho young man starts
forth Ia life TO battle with the world
alone. is one Of the saddeSt moments
In all LIES Journey.
And yet WAS not this utter helpless
ness. this awful loneliness. this widen
ing isolation. the means Of bringing to
you one Of tho most marvellous Of al
vine Fovelationsf When the revolving
wheels Of the railroad train were TAX
ing you farther and farther away from
your old home your eyes filed with
tears. You kept hooking out Of the
car window. You were not looking at
the new country. but you were seeing
the dear faces In your old home. There
among the passengers you kept offer
ing this prayeE 20 God my mother
er's and fathers God. be with me IN
my new life" Then when Won closed
your door for the first night In your
little hall bedroom In the big city
boarding house you knelt down and
said the same prayer. And then what
happenedi You remember II as though
II were yesterday. Your room seemed
10 Dt filifu WIN rAibhih uAH'f's AVh
knew not whether YOU were In the
body or out Of the body. so wonderful
was the celestial glory that shone
around you. The same God who spoke
unto Joshua appeared INTO you and
said: Fear not, my child. As was
with thy father and mother, 30 WIFI
he with thee II thou wilt trust me and
follow me" Was that vision q hallu-
clnationi You know II was moi, You
know 1t was a glorious revelation from
God. Have you trusted Christ and fol
lowed him az you promised 10 do when
a young man on your first night In the
great city, II you have not. then tell
God today why you have not and ask
again for a renewal Of his divine man
Hesitation.