Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her. Mrs. Susannah Wesley was a model mother. The wife of a country curate, she brought up her large family so well that all Christendom has cause to bless her name. At her death her children gathered around her bed and sang a hymn of praise in gratitude to God for such a mother. She is called the "Mother of Methodism," so much did her famous sons John and Charles Wesley owe to her influence and training. General Garfield said that his was a model mother. When young and headstrong he obtained work on a canal boat against her wishes. One dark night, when alone on the boat, he fell overboard. It was in a lock, where the water was deepest. He could not swim, and was sinking when his hand touched a rope hanging over the side, apparently by accident. He climbed on deck and found that the rope was only held by the slightest twist round a block. He felt it was God's hand which had saved him, and resolved to start for home at once. He found his mother and described his miraculous escape. "What hour was it?" she asked. He told her, and she said, "At that very moment I was praying for you, my son, that God would protect and bless you." And in after-life Garfield used to say, "I owe everything to my mother." Parallel Verses KJV: Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.WEB: Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her: |
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