The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-24

a sermon on the text, "All things work
together for good for them that love
God" The hardest task of my life is
yet to come, when l reach Chicago
and look into the face of my only boy
and through my tears say, "all things
work together for good for them that
love God"
Then he said, 81 will tell you how
won Charley. He did not die with
out hope in Christ
The major used the occasion to
preach little sermon.
He was preaching up in Winona,
Mimi, when he received a message
from Mrs. Whittle to hurry home. that
Charley was going to leave. There
comes time in the life of nearly
every boy and girl when they get the
wanderlust bug, and they think that
home Is the worst place on earth.
Well, Charley had that and he was 60
ing away; he did not like the relig-
ious restraint
The major hurried to Chicago and
went out to Buena Park, and Charley
was upstairs packing his grip. The
major walked in and kissed Mrs. Whit
tie. and said, has Charley gone"
She said, No"
The major said, mother, you know
there was one thing he always thought
we were wrong about I'd hate to
have him go away without clearing
that up"
Charley did not know his father
was there, and when he walked down,
] he stepped back, and the major walk.
I ed up and thrust his arms around him
and kissed him.
l hope my boys will never get SO
| big that they will be ashamed to kiss
old dad. don't like to see the women
have monopoly on it. | am glad that
wherever my boys meet old dad, they
are not ashamed to kiss him.
Home Always
Ready For Him
| He said, "Son, mother told me you
were going away, and hurried home
to bid you goodbye. l want to tel
you, this is a hard old world, and
want to say this to you. son, that ne
| matter where you go, our prayers viii
follow you. And another thing-yor
will always find welcome, whenever
you make up your mind to come back
/ We will never lock the door, day o.
night. Come back at midnight, if vol
and 1t will open. And son, no matte
how much company We have, we will
always have a chair and plate wait
ing for you, and you will be missed
for your seat will be empty. Their
will always be one empty seat at on
table and one empty plate waiting 70
you No matter how much compan,
we have, nobody will sleep in your be,
/ You can come in at midnight and tn
door will be open. You can go VI
stairs and the bed will be waiting
You will always find a welcome il
our home, our hearts and our arms
, You are our boy, no matter when 20
/ come back. Now before you go, can
, we have little word of prayer?"
! And, after much persuasion, wit
, mother on one side and the Major o
, the other, the mother prayed. Yo
know how a mother can pray, don
you, when her only boy is breakin
, home ties?
Did you go to Chicago during tn
worlds fair? Did you go into the Al
Institute? If you did, there was on
picture that always had a crow
around it, day or night, sunshine c
: rain. There was always a crowd {
men and women standing around
crying. They would turn their back
. upon paintings by Dore and Van Dyk
: they'd turn their backs apon tn
worlds masters. But there was or
! picture about four feet wide, the tit
\ ! was Breaking Home Ties" A youn
: fellow stood there, and his mother ha
| her arms around his neck. The be
:; sat there, looking sad. The father S;
u over there, the tears trickling dow
his cheeks. His mother was biddir
I him goodbye. That picture alwa,
} had a crowd in front of it-always.
L And Major Whittle said, Charlie
q you pray"
It Charley hesitated, and then he sa
n 20 God, the trouble is not with mothe
it is not with father 1T is not wi
II my home; the trouble is my own ST
e full heart, Forgive me, for Jesu
II sake"
i The major said that then and theI
ID with the mother on one side and hi
= on the other, Charley was born in
W the kingdom of God. He said:
er HE did not die without hope.
II breaks my heart, but these tears a
d. not evidence of a controversy"
Why, if l got word that one of n
t. children was dead, I'd forget l was
lie preacher, I'd forget you were here al
is I'd cry as if my heart would break
20 And the major said, "The Lord ha
Y. taken away. Blessed is the name
Or the Lord. But he did not die witho
d. hope"
g. Get right with God, and get rig
l with VOUr homes