Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

married 4 Chris
tian man, and was
a regular church attendant for prob
the choir for many years and heard
only good Gospel preaching.
She always enjoyed a good sermon
and could give an excellent description
of it to those who were not present.
She was fond of attending Bible con-
ferences and revival meetings, and en-
tered heartily into the aim and spirit
of such services. But she never
formed any definite habit of Bible
reading; indeed she was not q great
reader of anything, except the daily
papers. She liked to hear other peO-
pie eXpound the Bible, but she would
not, or at least did not, read it much
for herself.
AS old age came upon her. the
friends and relatives of early life nat
urally scattered and died. Her family
was all gone, except q devoted daugh-
ter with whom she lived. However,
all her needs were supplied, as well as
lIlC COlllOIIS VI llIG.
Lonely and Troubled.
AS her daughter was obliged to be
away during the day, and she was liv
ing in a large city, she was naturally
somewhat lonely, but loneliness was
not her chief trouble. 1 found that
she had no definite assurance of sal
vatiOn. She was full of doubt and un-
certainty as to the future. She knew
the Gospel, but could not seem to
grasp it. She prayed, but she had no
assurance that God heard or answered
her. The Bible afforded her no COM
fort, for she hardly knew where to find
the passages which she needed and if
another found them for her, they did
not sound real and true to her ears,
so dull of hearing. She had lost her
capacity to enjoy spiritual truth.
She had neglected to store her mind
with Bible truth while she was young,
and now, when it should have been
her daily comfort and chief joy, she
had lost her capacity to enjoy it. Had
| she formed habits of Bible reading in
youth as David did, she would now
| have been familiar with it, and Da-
vids experience would have been hers,
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not
! want He maketh me to lie down in
green pastures; he leadeth me beside
the still waters. He restoreth my soul
Yea, though 1 walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, l will fear nc
evil; for thou art with me. Thy roc
and thy staff they comfort me-" Hers
was an old age without a staff, ant
almost without a God.
How sad is old age without {
Saviour, earthly props failing, and NJ
everlasting arm to lean on; forced t.
leave this world with no hope o-
heaven!
Old Age Beautifed by Faith.
How beautiful is old age whel
cheered by the presence of the blessed
comforter! Grateful for the mercie
of the past, it refuses to believe tha
anything is not q mercy which Coz
permits. The future is full of hope
for we realize that more and more tn
earthly shall disappear out of ou
lives, and more and more the heavenl
shall come in, until at last we shal
awake in his likeness" and be salts
fed.
Growing Old Happily.
Far from the storms that are lashing tn
ocean,
Nearer each day to the pleasant hom
light;
Far from the waves that are big wit
commotion,
Under full sail and the harbor in sight.
Growing old cheerfully
Cheerful and bright.
Past all the winds that were adverse an
chilling,
Past all the islands that lured thee t
Past all the currents that wooed thee ur
willing
Far from the port and the land of tn
blest.
Growing old peacefully,
Peaceful and blest.
Rich in experience angels might covet
Rich in a faith that has grown with tn
years;
Rich in a love that grew from and aboy
Soothing thy sorrows and hushing tn
fears.
Growing old richly,
Loving and dear.
Eyes that grow dim to the earth and i
glory
See but the brighter the heavenI
glow;
Ears that are dull to the world and i
story
Drink in the songs that from Paradi!
flow.
| All the sweet recornnense
Youth cannot know.