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Tabernacle Sermons.
BY REV. T. Dewitt TALMAGE,

BY KEY. L. Dewitt TALMAGE.
Moreover, his mother made him q little coat
md brought 1t to him from year to year, when
she came I'D with her husband TO ofcr the
'early sacriiice.-l Samuel, ii, 10.
The story OF Deborah aud Abigail Is very
lpt to discourage q weman's soul. She says
herself, 1T is impossible That / ever
achieve any such g%randuer OF character, and
'eIuse to play the eight notes because he can
rot execute n "Williom Tell" This Hannah
If the text differs from the persons just nov
named. She was an ordinary woman, with
ordinary intellectual capacity, placed in the
ordinary circumstances. and yet, by extra
ordinary piety, standing out before all the
lgcs to come, the model Christian mother.
was the wife OF Elkgah, who was II
person very much like ..hcrs .lf-unromantic
III plaid. never having fought q battle or been
he subject of Il marvellous escape. Neither of
hem wOul have been called " genius. Just
What you ;and might be, that was Ell1nah
Hannah. The brightest time III MI the
history OF that family was the birth ofSnmucl
Although no star ran along the heavens point
.ng down to his birthplace I think the angels
IF God stopped at the coming Of so wonderful
prophet. ASSumucl had been given in m.
swcr to prayer, Ellianah and oil his family,
Of thanksgiving. The cradle where
.he child slept has altar enough for Hannah's
grateful heart, But when the boy was old
,nough:shc toe hint oShiloh q nd tool three
oullocks. and an cphnh OF flour, and a bottle
of wine, IND made offering sacrifice unto the
Lord, and there, according to IL previous vow,
she left him for there was to stay all the
lays OF his life, and minister In the temple.
ioars rolled on, and every year Hannah made
with her own hand q garment for samuel, and
took 1t ovcr to him. The lad would have got
we'll without that garment, for 1 sup
he was we'll clad by the ministry OF the
but Hannahc could not be c%ontcntcd
unless she was all the time doing something
for her darling boy. Moreover, his mother
him n little coat, and broughtit to him
from year to year: when she came up with her
husband to offer the yearly sacrifice"
Hannah stands before you, then, In the first
no need for her work Ellianah, her hus
was far from poor. He belonged to u
family ; for tho Bible tells us
that he was the son OF Jerollanl, tho son OF
hIihu, the son Of John, the son OF Zuplr.
'Wh were they ?" you say. l do not know
but they were distinguished people, no doubt
or their names would not have been mention.
ed. Hannah might have seated herself and
her family, and, with folded arms and dis
hair, read novels from year to year,
If there had been any TO read but when / see
her making that garment, and taking 1t over
TO Samuel, l know she IL Industrious from
God would not havca mother be-
4 drudge or slave: He would have her
culDION I'LL tIlc Ilt'JDS DUSSlUlo Ill lUlS OlS III
rearing OF her children. But Hannal,
ought never to be ashamed to be found max
Ing q coat for samuel. Most mothers need no
counsel In this direction. The wrinkles Oh
heir brow, the pallor on their check, the
thimblc-mark on this finger, attest that they
ire faithful in their maternal duties. The
bloom, and the brightness and the vivacity OF
sirlhood have given place for the grandcr
and usefulness, and Industry OF
motherhood. Blu there's q heathenish idea
abroad In some Of the families of
Americans there are mothers who. Danish
themselves from the home circle. For three
OF their maternal duties they prove
incompetent. They are ignorant
children cat, and what their children read.
They intrust to irresponsible persons these
immortals, ana allow them to be under
which may cripple their bodies, or
tatnt:their purity; Or spoll their manners, or
destroy their souls. From the awkward cut
Of Samuel's coat you know his mother Han
nah did not make 1t. Out from under flaming
chandeliers, and OFF from imported carpets,
dow the granite.stnlrs, there has come
great crowd Of children In this day, unframed
life, ready to be caught in the first whirl OF
and scnsuality. Indolcnt and unfaith-
full mothers will make indolent and unfuitli-
You cannot expect ncatneSs and
order IN my house where the daughters
see nothing but slatterness and upside.down-
a%tiveness in their parents. Let Hannah be
Idle, and most certainly Samuel will grow up
die. Who arc the industrious men In oil our
and professions? Who are they
managing the merchandise of thu world,
building the walls, Timing the roofs, weaving
the carpets, making the laws, governing the
nations, making the earth TO quake, and
heavc, and roar, and rattle with the tread
II gigantic enterprises? Who are they ? For
ous mothers. who In the old homestead used
70 spin their own yarn, and weave their own
and plant their :own door-mats, and
lag their Own chairs, and do their " work.
The stalwart man and the influential woman
Of this day, ninety-nine out OF hundred OF
them. came from such an illnstrious ancestry
Of hard knuckles and homeSpun. And who
nre these people In society, light rs frOth.
blown every whittier Of temptation and FASH
ion-thc pcddlers OF filthy stories. tine dancing
lack OF political parties, the scum Of society.
the tavern lounSing. the storc-inlestlnr, the
men Of low wink, filthy chucklc, and breast
pins, and rotten associations? For the most
part, they came from mothers die n dis
EuSting-the scandlC-nlonrcr OF society. go
Ing from house, to house, attending to every
bOdy'S business but their own believing in
and ghosts, and hOrscshOcS to keep
the devil out OF the church, and by q goddess
life setting their children OH the very verge OF
hell. The mothers Of samuel Johnston, and
Of Alfred the great, and OF Islc Newton, and
Of st. Augustine, and Of Richard Cecil, and
Of President Edwards, for the most part were
industrious, hard working mothers. Now,
1 congratulate all Christian mothers
may afford them all kinds of help, let
say that every mother ought TO be observani
Of her children's behavior, her chlldrcn's
food, her children's looks, he childrrn's com
However much help Hannah
may have I think she onght every ycul, at
least, make one garment for Samuel. The
Lord have mercy OIL the nun who Is so uu-
fortunate as to have hnd Il lazy mother
Again Hannah stands before you as an in
telligent mother. From the way In which
she talked in this chapter, and from the way
she managed this boy, you know she was IN
tclligcnt. There arc no persons In a c0mmu.
nifty who meet to be so wiseand well-informed
mothers. Oh this work If culture In chill.
drcn for this world and the next! This child
is tirnid, and it must be reused up and push
out into activity. This child Is forward
and he must be held back and tanned down IN
to modcsty and politcncss. Rewards for onc
~puniSbmcnts for another. That which Will
make George Will ruin John. The rod Is
In one case, while u frown Of dis
pleasure Is more than enough In another
Whipping and n dark closet Ito not eXauS all
the rounds Of domestic discipline. There
have been children who a grown up and
to glory without ever having had their
boxed. Oh how much care and intclll
gence Is necessary in the rearing OF children
in this day, when there are so man,
on the subject, nc parent Is excusahle
In being ignorant OF the best mode of bring
Ing up a. child. II parents knew more OF oil.
these would not be SO many dyspeptic
stomachand weak nerves, and dyspepic stom'
Rcls and inactive livers among cliildIen. II
knew more OF physiology there would
not be so many curved sp'ncS, md crallIpcd
and ntamcd Threats, and diseased
rs there are amOuS children. II parents
knew more of art, and were in sympathy
with all that Is beautiful, there would not he
so muny children coming out In the world
with boorish p~roclivities. If parents knew
more OF His religion, there would not be sc
little feet already starting on the wrong
road, and all around US voices OF riot and
would not come up with such
ecstasy Of infernalttriumph. The eaglets in
he cyrle have.no advantages over the englcts
Of a thousand years ago the kids have no
way OF climbing up the rocks than
The old goats taught hundreds Of years ago !;
the whelps know no more now than did the
Of ages ago-they nre taugEt 10 more
by the lions Of the desert; but 1t is n shame
In this day when there are so many op.
OF improving ourselves In the
best manner Of c~ultivating children. that SO
often there Is no more n advancement In this
than there has been among the kids
md the eaglets and the whclps.
Again Hannah stands before you as q
mother. From he r prayers and
the way consecratcd her boy to God, Il
now that she was good. a mother may
have the finest culture, the most brilliant
surroundings but she Is not fit for her duties
unless she DO q CHRISTIAN mother there
may be a well-read Libraries in the parlor
the canvas of the best artists adjoining
The walls and the wardrobe be crowded with
tasteful appcrel and the children be won-
lerful for their attachments, IL make the
Iousc ring with laughter andinnocent mirth ;
out there Is something woodworking hi
hat house, If IT be not also the residence OF n
mother. / bless God that there are