The Detroit times., 1916-10-11

ter and cool clothes for summer.
You are concerned for their health,
bgt Great ToG. what about their
soul" There are boys md girls,
Young people. II they ever walk the
streets OF heaven instead OF groan.
ing iu hell n will DO because OF the
influence Of some stranger II will
be because of what somebody. not
lated 10 them by Ties Of flesh and
blood. has done for your children.
God pity a boz or girl who ms 20
call a man Ike that father. and y
woman Ike that mother God pity
boy or girl when all the Chris
tianity they hear Is from the lips Of
strangers. not from their own par
cnts Is f we'll with thy child
What should YOU DO would
speak 10 them tell you, you spend
too much time in society, too much
time in club life. too much time In
your lodge. too much time in your
auNilariee You have TOO little time
With ,our children You spend too
little time on your knees praying 10
Cod 70 speak 20 'hem Live right
before 'heu Set them an example
thai will inspire them.
Or Hall. Of Troy, y. Y, told me
this story He said Previous 20
coming here ! was located az Dun
dee. Scotland and there was a man
there who had been a drunkard and
who was as noted az John n. Cough
= urnA1t.,s Ia -
this country One night | had him
come and deliver 4 lecture. and dur
ing the discourse a man came down
the aisle and handed the man H
note he asked the audience N they
would excuse him and he read the
note Hurry over your hoy Ia down
here in An Inn drunk
"He didn't know his boy war
within hundreds Of miles OF him.
He hurried 20 the inn, into the Rrog
shop. went down q rickety stairway,
into dark underground groggery
and there leaning over a greasy card
table listening 10 the ribaldry and
tests OF incarnate friends OF both
sexes who congregated In that cess
pool Of iniquity and Quagmire ~
nth. he saw his boy so drunk he
couldn't open his eyes
THE father reused him. and half
carving him and half dragging him
he took him 10 the hotel, put him 90
bed. then he watched him and cared
for him
by and by the boy recognized
his father The father prayed FOR
him The son signed the pledge and
promised To give his heart 10 Cod
They both prayed The father
sat and watched him until he fell
asleep. then he returned 10 the
church IT vas IN o'clock The audi.
ence was waiting he told then
what he had done, talked for Ave
minutes, burst oui crying asking
them 10 excuse and forgive him and
'hcv did both
"IIe retired about I O'Clock and
slop. iatc They came fa h,- room
aLcu' : o'clock and said Nr Ste7l.
ing SO, M there O. -omothiHg
wrong With your hos To hurried
" dress cd burst OF tlu door ~
his 90, room and there lsine In a
ro7l e. blood cutchng in his right
hand > revolver. three chambers Cf
which we're empty, three holes in
hi- tD"pla told the sad sto'" and
in addition there was living on he
table n note and scribblrd upon II
these words. Father. shortly aitcr
YOU left mo 7 Weakened The OLE ha-
bit. he old appetite returned re-
viewed my past, thought of Tho
present 7 looked into The future and
J made No my mind that v the IN
ture was 10 he like the past ! would
end It now while am IN grace.
Father II Won had been different
man when was boy and lfad set
differe0' example before mn. This
never would have happened
james Sterling throw himself
across the dead form ~ his boN and
cried. o God q. cod II 7 only
had been 2 different man mvsolf. 90
never would have happened
~ toll YOU. there arc men in this
town. there are fathers who arc
LEADING their bows rs straight 10 he'll
as that two and two make four Il
Il we'll with The child o.
III was not q Christian do Won
know what I would do would
walk down the aisle tonight. give
my heart 10 God. and n 7 had
child I would 70 home. and II Il was
asieep would got r. out ~ bed
wash rs face 10 wakcn and 7 would
say 10 y
you never heard your father