Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-29
motherhood.
A Grand Sermon by the Eloquent
Brooklyn Divine.
TWELFTH ON THE MARRIAGE RING.
Bible Illustrations on the Sublime PossibiI-
tiles Of Motherhood---The Amer
ican Mother.
Speciul 10 he Rsqiles.

| DC"lL 1dt"bB0, ~ N't va ~g~
preached in this city this morning, on hi
way home from bis Western trip, the
twelfth of his series Of sermons on The
Marriage Ring" Its subject was Mother
hood"
The eloquent preacher took Tor his text
Samuel 2, 10: Moreover his mother
made him little coat, and brought it to
him from year to year. when she came up
with her husband to offer the yearly sacri'
fee"
The stories of Deborah and Abigail are
very
APT TO DISCOURAGE woNAN's SOUL.
She says within herself, ut ia impossible
that ever can achieve any such grandeur
of character, and don't mean to try" as
though child should refuse to play the
eight notes because he cannot execute 3
William Tell" This Hannah of the text
differs from the person l just now named.
She was an ordinary woman, with ordinary
intellectual capacity, placed in the ordin
sry circumstances, and yet, by extraordin'
sry piety, standing out before all the ages
to come, the model Christian mother.
Hannah was the wife OF Elkansh, who
was person very much ike hersef-un.
romantic and plain, never having fought
battle or been the subject Of marvellous
escape. Neither of them would have been
called q genius. Just what you and |
be, that was Elkanah and Hannah.
The brightest time in all the history OF
that family was the birth of Ssmue'. A.
though 10 star ranl along the heavens
pointing down to his birthplace, | think
the angels of God stopped at the coming OF
90 wonderful prophet.
As Samuel had been given in answer to
prayer, Elksnsh and all his family, save
Hannah, started Up to Shiloh 10 offer sacri-
fees of thanksgiving. The cradle where
the child slept was altar enough tor Han
nah's grateful heart, but when the boy was
old enough she took him to Shiloh and
took three bullocks, and an ephsh OF Hour,
and bottle of wine, and made offering OF
sacrifice unto the Lord, and there, accord.
ing to a previous VOW she left him; for
there he wss to stay all the days of his life,
and minister in the Temple.
Years yolled on, and every year Hannah
made with her own hand q garment for
Samuel and took it over to him. The lad
would have got along we'll without that
garment for l suppose he was veil clad BY
the ministry Of the Temple; but Hannah
could not be contented unless she was all
the time doing something for her darling
BOY. "AoreoJer his mother made him a
littls coat, and bFousE. j. to him from year
10 wear, when she csme up with her hus-
na6I to offer the yearly sacrifice"
First-Hanuah stands before you, then,
in the FIRST P.Gce, IS
An INDUSTRIOUS Mo9SER.
There was no need for her to work.
Elkansh. her husband was tar from poor.
He belonged to distinguished family; for
the Bible tells Us that he was the son OF
Jsroboau, the sen o. thhu, the son OF
John, the son of Zuph. who were theyT
you say. do not know; but they were
distinguished people, no doubt, or their
names would not have been mentioned.
Hsupsh might have seated herself with
her family. sua, yith folded arms and dis,
heyelled hair, read nogelg from year to
wear IL there had been any TO read; but
when see her mskiug that garment, and
taking it over to Samuel, l know shs is
industrious from principles as well a.
from pleasure. God would not have
A mother become o drudge OF
slave; He would have her employ oil
the helps possible in this day in the rear.
ing of her children. Bat Hannah ought
never to be ashamed TO be found making
coat for Samuel
Most mothers need no council in this
direction. TIE wrinkles on their brow,
the pslIor on their cheek the thimblemsr
on their fuger attest that they are faithful
in their maternal duties The bloom, and
the brightness and the vivsei'y OF Rirlhood
nave given place FOR the grander dignity.
and usefulness, and industry OF mother
hood. But there is
HEArHESIsB IDEA GETTING ABROAD
in some Of the families Of Americans;
there are mothers who Danish themselves
from the heGs eirclQ. Fer three-fourshs
of their maternal duties taey prose them.
selves incompetent. They are ignorant
of what their children wear. and what their
children eat, and what their children read.
They iptrus: to irresponsible persons these
Young immsEtsis, md slloV them to be
under Influences which may cripple tAelr
tbodies. or taint their purity, or spoil their
manners, or destroy their souls.
From the awkward cut Of SsmueFs coat
Won know his mother Hannah did not
make it. Out from under flaming chan
d.liers. and of from imported carpets, and
down the granite stairs, there has come
great crowd of children in this day, un'
trained, ssscy, Incompetent for all prscti-
! cal duties Of lite, ready to be esuSat IN the
| first whirl Of crime and sensuality. Indo-
lent and unfaithful mothers will make In
doleut and unfaithful children Iou can
\ not expect nsRtnes7 and order IN any house
shere the daughters see nothing but slst-
terrEness and upsde-6o EnAtIyeness in
their parents. Let Hannah be idle, and
most certainly samuel will grow up idle.
Who are the industrious men ID all our
( occupations and professional Who are
they managing tbs Eerchsndise OF the
world, building the walls, tiraing tia roofs
weaving the carpets, making the laws. gov
eruing the nations, making the earth TO
Quake, and hesve. and roar, AMI rattle
with tSe tread Of gigantic enterprises
Who are thsy1 For the NEST pat they de-
,cspd from industrious mothers, Who, in
The old homestead, used to spin their own
ysrp, and weave their own carpets, and
nlait their own door, mats, and flag their
owa easirs, snd do their own work. The
s,algsyt rieI. ard ths influential women oi
tkis dsy, uinsty.nins ost sf : hundred Of
,bem. came from such sn illustEious an
cestry of hard knuckles and honespun.
AND WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE
in society, Fstt a froth, blorn ever
vhitbsr Of tsppsstlSa ssa tGsS;on-the
peddlsrs Of EltAy ssoriss, ths asnang Jack
Of political parties, the seu3 et socsetJ
the tsyern-loungiDg, the storeinteshDg, th'
, men Of hE wink, and hlth!
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