New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
MANS HOUSEHOLD RELIGIOUS WORK.
Btshop Wilmer Of Louisiana Trinity Church


The Right Rev. DR.. Wilmer, Bishop of
louisiana preached in Trinity Church, Broadway yes
terday morning. before large congregation, from the
following text "And the Lord said uuto Noah, Come
thou and all thy into the ark for thee have
righteous before me in this generaton"-G chap
viii, verse l.
The family Of Noah, said the Bishop had been spared
from the desOaton Of the food by the faith Of Noah
and there every to believe that no was
head Of his household Every good man should be In
the condition to represent his house. and promises
OF the Almighty have always been given to head Of
the house. The promise of God was through Abraham
to his posterty and the Divine blessing through Jesus
Christ was to the house David OF whose lineage he
came The Jews had always regarded this positive
rule and the solicitation Of parents for their offspring
which had at first been an instinct, became settled
principle. The parent could not live for himself alone;
for when he cultivated the land and redeemed from
waste it was with the hope that his children should plant
vineyards and build the redeemed ground house.
II was impossible that principle which was 30 benef.
ce mt should not recognized in Christ The command
being given to Noah TO be looked upon prophecy
H put aside the Children from Him. rebuked them and
bade the little ones TO come unto Him. While He was
children for otherwise what would have been the fate
OF the little after He had converted the parents
Chrstansi Would 1t be likely that He intended merely
TO teach the Older ones the advantages OF the Christian
faith and leave the younger ones to langush amid the
There is fact that is cospicuous in the Jewish
teachings that appears to be lost In the present day
of the present time that the woman alone should left
the whole duty Of experimenting the religious
this faacy Aecause she s more susceptible OF religious
feeling why she should be the sole
OF religion In the early ages IL wasa matter Of doubt
whether she not excluded from the benefits Of
the ss S. Ss, s% ef' sSs was xa' doubt o
the office Of being public ,i5d religious teacher 1t
entitled TO share equally with man In the salvation 10
the present axe, however the religions duties In the
left by to the IL is the mother who is ex-
pected TO take the child to the baptsma font the
frequent the house OF God The fathers and sons are
too often engaged in their temporal affairs to think
and on the Sunday, when wearied with the
cares Of the week, they claim that day for
and recreation This Is all wrong II Is true that
wbo like Joshua say, As for me and my
house. will the Lord II no fault Of woman
there are many who would willingly perform the work
But the duties belong to man. ana Goo has given man
the authority as appears In the text thou and
In this generation" Very much too much evil has
been caused by the advocacy OF what is termed
Ss make EaSap TesyyonsDs for the soa
Of the family, while man 81 nds IDLY byf The
Holy Scriptures have specially prohibited woman from
any place interdict her from taking part In the political
sphere Of action; but In the religious WORK OF mnisra
tion she is specially interdiced 80 slse et her
in temple OF justice, II need be- Let her make and
administer the laws but let her not take part In the
duties Of the Sanctuary OF tbs Mos. sa SGa the the
God OF thy fathers" and "for my iAtners sake;
the God Of Abraham. the GOD OF Isaac; o.sas and
ity" TT it has been argued BY men who neglect
le religious dutes thai thav dn po' r.ta-a Enep Ad "