The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-05-11

81 all refinement. Your boy will
never be a gentleman unless he has
learned TO reverence God Your girl
will never lady unless she loves
God. What kind 81 instruction are
you giving them, you mothers?-for
God will hold you responsible for
your children.
wonder IL your child has ever
heard you pray: wonder IL you
have ever taken that child apart and
prayed with herr looked down at
man in front Of theater in Pitts
burg; il was midnight meeting
We had a procession of eight or ten
thousand people. and swept through
the city visiting the saloons and Civ
ing away tickets for the theater ser
vice. and We got three thousand Of
them there. You could smell them.
They were soaked in whisky. and !
4 looked down on those men, saturated
in sin a. they were and could not
help thinking Of their mothers. ]
said. II wonder IL your mother
would be disappointed in you IL she
saw YOU" One young fellow in the
front put his head down as II he had
been shot. He was an employee Of
tina, theater. and next morning he
called on the proprietor and asked to
be paid OH The manager said.
Why" And he said You heard
Gypsy Smith last night, saw you
on the platform standing IN the
wings. DO you remember what he
said about your mother?" Yes"
replied tine manager. land he hit me
hard"
''Ycs, and he hit me hard. too"
"Do you know, haven't written 10
my mother for nine year.. and I'm
going home" The manager told him
that he was not going 10 stand be-
tween man and his mother, and
paid him off with bit extra. When
that young man got TO his home town
Il was dark His sister was cele-
brating her 2lst. birthday. He
Knocked at the door, and his moth
er answered Then he asked for a
nights lodging. but she told him that
the house was full. but that II he
went TO nearby house they would
give him shelter Then he said.
Mother" and she recognized him
and threw her arms around her long
lost boy. saying: Come in Jack, |
have ALWAYS ROOM FOR YOU"
lie never forgot his mother. II
you have been a good or bad mother,
your boys will never forget They
will think Of what they have got from
YOU. good or bad.
In the Old Country a man was
| condemned TO die for murder, and
I his mother was allowed 10 see him
/ for the last time. She stood on one
side Of the bar and he on the other
She was weeping and crying, and he
said: ITS no good crying now
She looked AT him and said: "Well,
never taught you any harm" mo"
he said. land you never taught be
any good. II you had | should not
have been here"
What instruction are you giving
your children? You may give your
I child a good time. a. far a. the world
/ O., concerued give them parties,
horses TO ride, cards to play with,
and help him to the devil, but God
! gave you that child 20 do with him
what Tie meant something higher
anl holier Your boys and girls
want something more than books 90
read. THEY NEED TO BIZ HELPED
| TO JESUS.
saw mother sitting in front
~ me with her baby In her arms.
That little child, attracted by the
voice or my movement, watched me
al. the time. spoke 10 that moth
rr and she told me Il was her first
baby. | asked her II she was a
Christian. and she said; "Well. no.
| don't know, am not a pronounced
! Christian" Then asked her II
She would give the baby 70 me. She
;Ig1tened her arms around her child
and said: II couldn't spare my boy"
/ told her; III you keep that baby
you will lead him away from Jesus,
because you don't want 70 be a
. Christian" She looked al her baby
and saw the struggle coming; pres
entity the big tears and as she kissed
the baby she said That's new
Thought ! ought TO be a Christian
Tor baby's sake" am pleading for
the children, for generations yet 10
come. Wives. sisters, welcome
Christ in your homes. Give him a
chance with you.--Life o. Faith.
Chew your food thoroughly and
you will not have to chew the rag
80 much about the condition OF your