Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-01


witt TBlmAgo, ID. d., preached to-day
In the Brooklyn Tabernacle, the eighth Of
his series OF sermons on "Tho Marriage
Ring the subject being "lIotcl and
BDarding. House Life w. Home I.lfc,h
Prof. Horny Eyre Browne played 40
Sanctiskma, y by LuA. The whole con
Rfcgation joined in singing The hymn
a6iory To God on high
Lot hoagcu ard earth reply
Praise SO His nHmoW
Dr. fainage sxpoundcd chapter from
ihe second book Of Samuel about the
ain deposited 10 the house Of Obcdtdom,
about which JOsephus says that the man
WIS poor when tue ark was left at his
house aud rich before u left. The
preacher remarked That every house II
rich which has In u the sacred chest Of
The Divine presence
The Test was Luke 3, stand 80 "And
brought him 20 an Inn, and took care of
him And on the morrow when he de-
parted, he took out two pence, aud gave
them 70 no host, aud said unto him,
take care Of him, and whatsoever thou
spendetn more, when come agaln J vii
repay thee" Following Ia the sermon
10 full.
This y the good Samaritan paying the
hotel bin Of a man VINO had been robbed
and almost Killed by bandits The good
Samaritan had found the unfortunate on
u lonely, rocky road, whore 10 this very
day depredatons are sometimes COM
mitted upon travellers, and had
put The Injured man into tho
saddle, Whllo this meroIlnl aud woll.todo
man had walked, till they got 10 the hotel,
and The wounded man was put 10 bed and
cured for. II must have bcon very su.
pcror hotel In ils accommodations for,
though in the country, the landlord was
paid NJ the rate OF what In our country
would ho four or fvO dollars a day, a
penny being then days wages aud the
two pennies paid IN this case about two
days wages Moreover, 10 was one ~
those kind-hoarted landlords who are
wrapped up IN Tie happiness VI their
guests because the good Samaritan leaves
The poor wounded fellow 10 his cn,Iro
caro-, promising that when ho came that
way again he would pay all the bills until
the Invalid got well
llntols and boarding houses are ncces-
STILES, In very ancient times they wore
unknown, because the world had com
paNtiyely few inhabitants, who were not
much given 20 travel, and private hospl.
tality met all the wants OF So
lourtcrsi ns when Abraham rushed
out Of Mnmre 10 invite the three
men to slt down To a dinner OF veal, as
when Lydia urged the apostles TO accent
OF her homOi a. when the people were
positively commanded 20 be gwen TO
hOspitalltyj as In many uf the
places In the East these ancient customs
are praCt.ced to-day. But we have now
hotels presided over by good landlords,
aud boarding -nousos presided over by
excellent host or hostess, In all ncighbor.
hoods, villages and cities, and 1t Is our
Congratnlntlon that those Of our lana
sulpass all other lands They rightly he.
come the permanent residences OF many
people, such ~ those who ARE without
families, such as those whose business
Keeps them migratory, such as those who
ought not, for various reasons Of health
or popularity Of circumstances, take
upon themselves tho cares Of housokcop.
ing,
Many man falling sick In one
OF these boarding houses or hotels
has been kindly watched and
nursedi and by the memory OF her own
aud losses tie lady az the head
ul such q house has done All that mother
could do for sick child, and the slumbor.
less eye of God sees and appreciates her
sacrifices In behalf OF tho stranger.
Among the most marvellous cases OF pa.
thence and Christian fdclity are many oil
those who keep boarding houses, ondur.
ing without resentment the unreasonable
demands Of their guests for expensive
food and attention, for which they are
not willing 20 pay an cqliYalont--a lot Of
men aud women who are not
worthy TO tic the shoe OF their qucenly
caterer The outrageous way in which
sometimes act to their landlords |
and landladles show that these critical
guests had bad carly rearing, and that In |
tia making up oi their natures all that
constitutes the gentleman aud lady were
left out Some OF the most prinoely men
and some OF The most elegant women that
! know Of to-day keep hotels and board. |
lighthouses.
But one OF the great evils OF this day IA
found In the fact that lnrgo population I
ol our towns aud cities arc giving up and |
have given up their homes and tnkon
apartments, that they may have more
freedom from domestic duties and more
time Tor social lie, and because they Ike
tine whlrl Of publicity better than the
quiet and privacy of residence they can
can their own. The lawful use OF these
hotels'and boarding houses Is for most
people while they are IN transltu, but a.
a terminus they arc IN many eases demon.
allSatlon, utter and complete, That n
the point at which families innumorablo
have begun 20 dlslntegrate There never
has been q time when SO many families,
healthy aud ahundantly able 60 support
and direct homes OF their own, have
struck tent and taken permanent abode
IN these public establishments, II i an
evil Wide as Chrlatondom, and by voice
and through the newspaper press. Iutter
warning and burning protest aud ask
Almighty God 20 bless the word, whether
IN tho hearing or reading
La these public carayuusarlcs the dc.
mon OF gossip Is apt TO got full sway All
the hoardefs run daily the gauntlet OF |
general Inspection how they look WHOM
they come down IN the morning and
when they get Ia AZ night, and what they |
DO for living, and who thoy receive ~
guests Ia their rooms, and what they |
wear aud what they do not wear, aud how
they eat aud what thoy cat, and how
much they cat and how little they eat