p. 11 | A MOTHER'S REPLY

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 9, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 28.

A MOTHER'S REPLY.

ONE evening in a parlor at a summer watering-place the young people were dancing. One young lady was not taking part in the exercises.

"Does not your daughter dance?" asked another lady of this young lady's mother.

"No," was the reply.

"Why, how will she get on in the world?"

"I am not bringing her up for the world," was the quiet answer.

That young lady is now a woman, and the influence of her consecrated life is felt in many of the Christian interests of a great city.

But for what are you bringing up your daughters, dear mothers of other young girls? What aim have you for them? You brought them and gave them to the Lord in baptism. Were you sincere? Did you mean that they should indeed be 'lent to the Lord' as long as they live? Are you bringing them up for the Lord or for the world? What are your dreams and ambitions for them? What do you want to see them become?

Do you want them to shine in society, to 'marry well,' to live in wealth? Is that the vision that fills your soul when you think of them? Look on a little further. Life is short. Suppose your dream is fulfilled—is it anything more than a dream? What lies beyond? The curtain is drawn, and there is the hushed chamber of death. What do you want for your child then? The curtain is drawn again and eternity opens. What would your fond affection choose for her then? It is better to think matters of this kind through to the end.—Anon.

Scene Near Base of Mt. Pelee, Characteristic of Destruction of Trees. (See Article on Page 9.)