Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-06
First NJ. r.. Church.


The Rev. Merritt Hnlburd, of the First
Methodist Church, preached an interesting
sermon last evening on Filial and Fra
ternal Relations taking as a text,-the
twelfth verse of the 144th Psalm:
''That our sons maybe as plants growing u1
stones. polished after the similitude of ;
palace"
The first point that he desired to touch
upon was the love of obedience. The rela
lions between parent and child. child's
responsibility -and proper Difference to con-
stituted parental authority. The exercise OF
subordination, as vented by nature in the
parent, was the foundation of the home, and
where the household training had been OF
the proper character it Invariably resulted in
the development of peaceful, law-abiding
citizens.
Obedience to parents included in the first
place reverence, and in this connection the
speaker was sorry to say that the tendency OF
the youth of America was manly in the
direction of disrespect and irreverence
There was widespread disposition to throw
off and ignore parental restraint. There
were few rare instances in which rebellion
to parental authority was justifable. Such
for instance, might be the case when pa
rent wilfully perverted the word of God re-
speeding the hampering of the child's con-
science, or, when actuated by mercenary
motives, the marriage of a child was sought
to be prevented, when there existed no other
reason for opposing the match than social OF
moneyed considerations.
Tho second point upon which he desired
To l.
mutual influence and companionship of one
member of a family towards another. There
was no better place for it's highest manifest
alton than the household. There was many
young man who could be very churlisl
and tyrannical to his mother and sister
whose conduct could be very sweet when
paying his addresses to some one else's sis.
ter. The best proof that young lady could
have of the kind of man her future hus.
band would make, was to observe the man.
ner in which he treated his mother and sister
Ibe young man who was naturally courteous
at heart would illustrate it as much in the
courtesies of the home circle as he would in
the most illustrious assemblage of strangers
The influence a sister exerted over her
| brothers was potential power for good OF
evil. If brother was inspired with proper
respect for his sister there was no doubt but
what he would be courteous and deferential
towards strangers. The splendid results
arising from the benefcent companionship
of women could not be overestimated.
1t those having in charge the educational
institutions of the country could realize the
good to be derived from the judicious in
tercourse and companionship Of the young
of both sexes, the society of the future
would be fashioned on healthier and
grander scale than the existing society of to-
day.
The elevating and refining influence OF
women played most important
and indispensable part in the advancement
of civilization.
After adverting to the power of home in
fuence in adapting the young to meet the
greater emergencies of mature life, the
speaker closed with an eloquent allusion to
the early lives of those whose careers had
contributed to make the history of their
country illustrious.