Gilpin observer., 1912-05-16

tnat burning VeSSel ana, 10 her OehIn,
that he child might be saved. That
Is mothers devotion. That very act
ought to have been enough to keep
that boys feet in the paths Of right
eousness, II he had lived a thousand
years. Hear me: To save you and
! me Jesus Christ gave us his place
| In the Kingdom and went himself to
satisfy the utmost demands Of the
law that said, "The soul that sin
meth shall surely die" Is not the
knowledge of the sacrifice and suf-
fering and death Of the Christ
enough to lead the last man who
has amy sense of gratitude at all to
determine that in sunshine and in
the storm will walk in the paths
o. righteousness, for the sake OF Him
who gave his place to me? Gods love
found expression in that he put on
the garments of flesh and came and
took your place and mine. and died
that we might live. Is there some
one here this morning who knows a
mothers love but does not know
Gods love? Gods love is like that.
When Paul talked about it he said,
Though he were rich. yet for your
sake he became poor that ye through
his poverty might be rich
On this Mothers Gay, ought to
ask these mothers: What have you
given for Jesus and His Kingdom?
Many centuries ago. mothers brought
their children to Jesus. Have you
brought your children to Him? There
is no mother here but desires her
boy to become a noble man and her
girl holy woman. Let me tell you
a secret: If you love your boy and
would have him become a noble man,
would have him become a good man.
II you love your girl and would have
her become a holy woman, bring
them to Jesus and do it now while
they are in your home and under
your care. You will need to pray
much,a you will need to talk about
the great purposes of life. A father
said to be while ago,when We were
talking about our boys, ''If we do not
make something of these boys, we
will never make anything of any boys
for they are all we will ever have"
One family. One home on earth. Once
we PASS this way, and when We have
gone We will never return. What we
DO we must do now. If you were put
in the crisis there isn't a true
mother here, but would give your
place to your child and die in his
stead. That is a mothers devotion
ard a mothers love. But listen: If
you love your child like that when
you see death before him. don't you
love him enough to weep over him
and pray with him and lead him to
Jesus, that he may become the Eob
lest of men and have his name writ
ten with the names of the good and
the great? This is the important
question.
Bishop Vincent used to tell of fif-
teen years CT his life at home. which
he could remember. and he said that
every Sunday evening, his mother
took him with his brothers and sis
ters into her own room without any
light and there in the twilight and
darkness talked to them about the
great things she wished them to ac-
complish in the world. She talked to
them about being noble men and holy
women. Then they would sing to-
gether and she would kneel with
them, and there In the deepening
shadows. ask God to help them keep
the VOWS they made. That mother
living six days of the righteous life
before them. and then on the seventh
leading them into that 'holy of hol-
ies," which to them was the very
gate Of heaven, was giving to them
a preparation for life that meant
gold at their feet.
There is no mother in this city nor
in this land but may lead her boy
into noble manhood, and her girl
to holy womanhod, II she will pay
the price.
We ought to honor our mothers.
We ought to observe this day. not
only with flowers and songs. but
with a consecration Of our lives to
the great work of bringing the child
rem to Christ.
A little while ago I was in a city
across yonder mountains and one
woman came to me and she said,
81 remember you. know YOU" and
naming the years. she went on, 81
heard you say in sermon that you
never heard an unldnd word fall