Daily Republican., 1880-01-21
AseaYchiag sermon.


J plain manner In which he handled tn,
morning topics, drew such a crowd IL
the evening, that loag before the speak
er arrived, the house was filled to over
flowing, while hundreds were unabl,
to gain admittance.
He first spoke to the children Col
l3, 20 says "Childrsn obey your parents
in the Lord for this Is right" Every
where in the Bible was obediercs to pa
rents enjoined. But the tendency al
the present day is just the opposite
They had to be told over and over again
to do as commanded, and then In fret
full tone would say "I don't want to
let Tommy do it," Children by their
disobedience make their parent very
ununhappy.
| Children were commanded 10 honor
their father and mother, and IN the
time Of Moses curse rested upon those
who failed to obey this precept but he
had known eases where the parents
had toiled to clothe and educate their
children, until they had grown to ma
turity and find home for themselves.
Bye and bye the aged parents would
20 to visit them, but the children had
grown SO mean and proud that they
were ashamed for their fashionable ac-
quaintancss to gee them, and they were
put into the kitchen with their help.
Never be ashamed of father and
mother. Nothing is more contemptible.
He next wished to speak to the parents.
The Bible says, "Train them up in the
way they should CO." It Is the duty
of all parents to require obedience from
their children.
They will command, but they DO not
insist uponthat command briug prompt
ly obeyed. The secret of governing
Il to see every command Is carried out;
be firm, but kind. Don't talk TO others
in their presence, about their disobe-
dience, how you can't control them and
all that. Another thing don't punish
them in anger. lie had heard people
say 81 get provoked and then feel
like furnishing them" Don't do that,
it will spoil their disposition. Wait
until your angry feelings have subsi-
ded, and punish in love. Insist upon
obedience; he firm, but Oh he kind
Again, don't be continually fading
fault with your children.
1t discourages them. II you have
been in thu habit OF speaking cross to
the chill tr-n, oh take that back
At his own home young man had been
boarding. He had gone home on a
visit to see his parents, and one night
while prayer meeting was in session
at his house, had come in. He did not
speak, as was his wont, and after meet
ing, he went to him and asked him
what was the trouble. He replied
"Oh! | am In such pain ~ He found
he had in his pocket phial of lauda-
mum and package of arsenic. He
had taken Que dose of lau1anum, but
it not taking effect, he had come to see
them once more, and then was to make
sure work OF suicide by taking the con-
tents Of tho phial aud the arsenic. His
reason for this was that his father was
SO cross to him that he could not live
right, and he wished to die. The
speaker here spoke in the strongest
terms against the fault. finding, the Bit
terness and the unkindness manifest in
so many homes, and the effect 1t had on
the children.
He next wished to speak to the
wives. The Bible talk to them was |
plain, and though in these days he
knew it was unpleasant yet he must
"preach the word" on this as on other
points. Col. 3: IS, says, Chat next word
Is the troublesome one; one OF the most
words in the Bible,
"Wives submit yourselves unto your
OWL husbands" DO you like that
some tyrannical husband here
will say, 81 am glad my wife is here"
Look ont your turn will come bys and
bye. "Wives, be in subsection to your
own husbands" How so' "As unto
the Lord" 81 would if had a good
one," you say-Try the law of kind
ness and see what it will do towards
changing him. "Wives, submit your
selves unto you own husband as unto
the Lord; for the husband is the head
Of the wife, as Christ is the head of the
,hureh.' 81 don't like IT, you say.
Very well, then you don't like the
Lords teaching. "But am an inde-
pendent sort of woman, and don't
ike that" "Well, they are not my
words; but wait awhile and see if the
Apostle was not right"
The speaker here gave illustrations
If what kindness on the part of the
wife would do for the husband. Kind.
to the last. If you have
In ugly husband bear with kindness !
or Christ'ssake. Now, husbands, q s
word fer you. Husbands, love your
wives as Christ loved the church, and
rave himself for it-so ought men also
o love their wives as their own bodies" {
Husbands, do you remember that q
line when you stood up before witness c
'5 and promised to love, cherish and i
lefend her whom you chose as your s
wife! Have you kept that pledge' Have {
,ou kept it faithfully " Husbands, |
owe your wives, as Christ loved the 8
hurch." You say would If had II
good ons." Whose fault is it if you h
lave potH Did you not choose her ? i
1ery likely if she is not all you would
lave her be, 1t is your cwn fault. Do I
'ou remember that morning when the
ire would not burn (and very likely 0
he had to make IL heIselO and break. v
asst was late, how you said testify, why s
ant We have breakfast earlyY Idon't I
Gant to wait all day. 1t was the first Il
ross word you had said to her, when Il
ou went away she cried over it. But D
Vhen you cane home to dinner you Il
lad not the manliness to take 1t back.
omsthing else was done and you found