The Pastor's Son

y sermon?" asked the pastor as he s

on you ever delivered, James,

ery person that heard it feel very thankful to God, for all He has g

ed, that he left just before the last hymn was sung. I suppo

going to the hall door, he called

ather faint voice. The pastor turned to his wife and asked, "Do you think t

hink it is helping him, for he seems to get weaker and more nervous all

ok note of it, but he spoke up cheerfully, "Just look at that turkey, Walter, isn't it a fine on

the turkey, then seated h

nd said, "Now, son, just tell me what piece you like best and I w

her, but I don't believ

g very well," a

xingly, "I know it must be very tender and nice,

nd I will give you a little of the dark and a little o

all you can son, for it will make you strong." Then he added, "Now wife, it's your turn, I know you like the dark meat the best," and while he was talking he carved a nice piece of th

g his son once

like the se

ried, oh, so hard, to be thankful, but I couldn't, for something seemed to say, you have nothing to be thankful for, God gave you this sickness as a punishment. I tried to think what

nt is not for anything you may have done, but you are probably suffering for the sins of o

, father?" a

ter, all

living at that time, and if we sinned, it must have been since th

son; the idea was entirely new to him, and yet it was only common sense. He tried to

axter had pronounced sentence like this: 'Yes, I find Mose Webster guilty of stealing Mr. Johnson's chickens, and have decided to send the Rev. James Williams to the county jail for ten mo

the boy had said that he could not find words to speak. After a time he said, "Walter, never let me hear you say any

ny relief, and remember, dear, that even some of the apostles doubted at times. Now, let us finish our din

d be a very nice idea for us to set aside one or two evenings each week for Bible reading and study; in this way we

a great deal in the Bible that I

ould you say to starting our B

please me,"

, mother?" ask

t will be very entertaining and instructive, besides it wil

ught we were going

which you and I are taking costs father five dollars per bottle, and we each need a bottl

ars. Still he was willing to make more sacrifices, had his wife agreed, but she had said on one occasion when they were discussing this subject, "No, James, I will not leave you again. I think the separation does us as much harm as the warm climate does good, and I feel that we have no

that the change of climate idea did not prove as beneficial as we had hoped for, but please don't speak in that hopeless strain again, for you certainly have heard that old saying, 'while there is life there is hope,' so never give up, and remembe

of a southern trip