National Republican., 1883-10-15
PIETY At HOME.

BISHOP ANDREws's PRACTICAL DISCOURSE AT
THE FOUNDRY NJ. E. CHURCH.
At all of the services held at Foundry
churh yesterday there was q large attend
ance. The Sunday school in the morning
was presided over by the regular superin-
tendent, Mr.. A. NJ. Smith, who has again
taken up his residence in the city.
The pulpit was occupied at II o'clock by
Bishop L, G. Andrews, of the Methodist
church. Previous to the sermon the bishop
administered the ordinance of baptism upon
Bessie Kemp Ward, the infant daughter of
the pastor of the church. The text of the
sermon was taken from First Timothy,
V, 4-"Learn first to show piety at home"
The bishop said that twelve years ago he paid
his first visit to this city, and that occasion
preached sermon from this same text and
pulpit. 1t was suggested as the theme of his
present discourse by the ceremony of infant
baptism which he had just performed. After
| remarking upon the importance of, and
reasons for, the precepts and rules recited
in these later epistles of st. Paul, the preacher
declared home piety to be one of tho first and
greatest duties of tho Christian. The rea-
tious of home to the heart emphasizes the
rule laid down by the text. We are so con-
stituted that we may have many dwelling
places but only one home. The "reminiscences
of home touch mans heart as nothing else
on earth does or can. While our home life
seems to be but part of our whole life, the
character of our homes SO ingrains itself in
our character that our whole life actually be-
comes what our home life is: hence if we are
pous at all we should be pious at home AS
home education begins very early, it lasts
| very long Nor is it children alono that are
| educated at home. 1t is as much part of
Gods plan to train us for the skies by parent
hood as by childhood. When the little child
is taught by its mother to kneel at evening
and repeat the little prayer, "Now l lay
me down to Sleep" it is questionable whether
| II Is learning more of trust and faith in and
love toward God than the parent herself Out
| OF truly Christian homes have come nearly al
of the efficient Christian laborers the world
has ever had. Woman is especially ordained
to home duties. There is no place where
woman's influence is 30 felt as in the home
and the often heard declaration in these time!
that she is called to grander and mere glorious
duties than she finds in the home is incorrect
Home IS the test of piety in an eminent
degree. How easy it is for us to be good
when in other households. How fine and
gracious we are whom friends call but, when
the door closes on the stranger, then come:
the test of character
The bishop closed his sermon by urging hi
hearers to inquire of themselves whether
they are indeed SO trusting in God as thai
they are without the faults contrary TO trut
Christian character; and as TO whether they
are so constituted that they are forgetful o
self and helpful to others, and urging upor
them as Christians the essontiality of learn
ing first to show piety at home.
In the afternoon the regular meeting of tn
Sunday School Missionary society for thu
month Of October was held. Tho exercise
consisted of chorus singing by the school
select readings by Misses Townsend an,
Craft two solos, Consider the Lilly" an,
Nearer Home" by Miss Mamie Maule. tn
reading by Miss Mary Chandleo of paper OIL
Africa aud the work of Christian mission
aries there, and remarks by several of tn
officers of the society. Guiding Light,
Miss ODonnells class being entitled to tn
banner for tho coming month"; was awarde
that trophy in an appropriate speech by NJ,
f. f. Simpson. The next meeting was al
nounced for the second Sunday afternoon
November.