The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-25

the two, and He means that influence to restore
paradise and create heaven. The Christian
home is that into which Christ has come
as he came into that of Zaccheus. so that
it can be said, salvation has come into this
house" Like that of Bethany, where Jesus
stayed the first nights of holy week Mr..
Bradley went on to speak of the influence of
home, bringing children up in the Sabbath
school, and by mothers upon their sons. The
future of the country is in the home Napoleon
said after the revolution, ''rhe need of France
is homes" We may say here our need to save
us from revolution is the Christian home :
The song, My Soul is Redeemed was then
sung By Professor Towner and wife.
Mr.. Moody then SAID that he Just wanted to
say that the fathers have a great deal more to
do with making home than they are usually
charged with. The tendency is to have the
| mothers see after the children. He thought
fathers have much to do also He said he knew
years ago. he had seen them in their homes, q
father and mother with five young, bright,
beautiful children, three boys and two girls.
Some years after that the mother came to him
to see if be could do something for the oldest
boy, then almost a man. He loved low compan-
ions, and he would not be twenty four hours in
place before he would get acquainted with the
hardest characters. He saw the father who
said he would rather see the son go into the
grave than to have him live the life he seemed
determined upon. The father and mother were
Christian people. The two other boys also
seemed inclined to the ways of the wicked He
went to make inquiries to discover the reason
for this, for there must be a reason, and many
sons of Christian parents are going this way
lie asked the father where he spent his even
Ings. DE was business man. rich and pros
porous. Well, on Monday night he was not at
home; he was an alderman. On Tuesday
he attended a young peoples meeting-he was
session deacon, and should be there. On Wednes-
day evening ne went to the lodge; he was Ma
son, or Odd fellow, or something. On Thurs
day he said he was at home-but he did go out
to dinner now and then, or entertained some one
at the house Friday he went to prayer.meet-
ing. Saturday he was at homo studying the
lesson for the Sunday school in which he was
superintendent. Locked himself up away from
the children to study it. Sunday night he was
at church-always at church, he said. said
morning. You take lunch down town. the only
time you see your family is at dinner. You have
literally let your children grow away from you.
The world has drawn them away from you and
you have lost them" We have some awful
warnings Of this character | say the home
comes before the church. We owe great deal
to our family. dom care who he is, he has no
business to let church, city, or other matters
take him away from his children, from his fam
lily. So the children of many church people go
astray Money alone cannot make your homes
attractive 1t you are a good father, entertain
your children; play with them. My boy five
years old, wants me to play fox-and geese with
him. Stupid work for me, but he keeps me at
10 HOolioil, eoO, pSIHupS AOT NE, UuJ III pledSeS
him. When Sunday comes don't make it dry,
heavy day. My boy once woke up and said
Mamma, what is to-day?' He was told it was
Monday. And next day?' Tuesday, and SO
he asked through the seven until he came to
Sunday AT Sunday he gave groan. ] said
Mamma we can't have that" It set me to think
ing Never punish child by making it read the
Bible. ] think there is nothing to interest
children like the Bible, if you go about it right
1t is full of beautiful stories. My boy wakes me
II n my in o,,l 1ci-
ing me to tell him Bible story. There is no
book like it.