Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-01


BROOKLYN, N. v, Feb. 2S.-Rev. 4.
De Witt Talmage, d. D., preached to-day
in the Brooklyn Tabernacle, the eighth or
his series of sermons on "rhe Marriage
Ring" the subject being "Hotel aud
Boarding House Life versus Home Lite.'
Prof. Henry Eyre Brown played 80 Sanct-
isslma," by Lux. The whole congrega-
tion Joined in singing the hymn;
"Glory to Got on high!
Let heaven and earth reply:
Praise ye HIS name."
DR.. Talmage expounded a chapter from
the second book of Samuel, about the ark
deposited in the house of 0bed-edom,
about which Josephus says that the man
was poor when the ark was left at his
house and rich before it left, The preach.
er remarked that every house is rich
which has in it the sacred chest of the
Divine presence.
The text was Luke K, "a aud S5; "And
brought him TO an inn and took care of
him, and on the morrow when he de-
them to the host, and said unto him,
Take care of him, and whatsoever thou
spendest more when. come again / will
repay thee. Following is the sermon
in full.
This is the good Samaritan paying the
hotel bill of man who had been robbed
and almost killed by bandits. The good
Samaritan had found the unfortunate on
lonely, rocky road, where to this very
day depredatons are sometimes COM
mitted upon travellers, and had put the
injured man INTO the saddle, while this
merciful and well-to-do man had walked,
till they got to the hotel and the wounded
man was put to bed and cared for IL
musL bave been a very superior hotel in
its accommodations, for, though in the
country, the landlord WAS paid at the
rate OF what in our country would be four
or five dollars day, a penny being then a
days wages and the two pennies paid in
this case about two days wages. More
over, it was one of those kind hearted
landlords who are wrapped up in
the happiness of their guests. because
the good Samaritan leaves the poor
wounded fellow TO his entire care, promis.
ing that When ne came that way again he
would pay all the bills until the Invalid
got well.
Hotels and boarding houses are neces-
sities. In very ancient times they were
unknown, because the world had COM
paratively few inhabitants, who were not
much given to travel, and private hospi-
tality metsall the wants OF sOiotirners; as
wnen Abraham rushed out at Mamre to
invite the three men to sit down to a din
ner of veal; as when LYDIA urged the
Apostles to accept of her home; as when
the people were positively commanded to
Oe given the hospitality; as IN many of
the places in the East these ancient GUS
toms are practiced to-day. But we have
now hotels presided over by good land
lords, and clearinghouse presided over
by excellent host or hostess, in all neigh
bOrhoods, villages and cities, and it is
our congratulation that those of our land
surpass all other lands. They rightly
become the permanent residences of many
people, such as those who are without
families, such as those whose business
keeps them migratory, such rs those who
ought not, for various reasons of health
or popularity ofcircumstances, take upon
themselves the cares of housekeeping.
Many man, falling sick in one of these
boarding-houses or hotels, has been kindly
watched and nursed; and by the memory
of her own suffsrings and losses the lady
at the head of such house has done all
that mother could do for sick child.
and the slumberless eve of God sees and
appreciates her sacrifices in behalf Of the
stranger. Among the most marvellous
cases of patience and Christian fidelity
are many of those who keep boarding.
houses, enduring without resentment tine
unreasonable demands of their guests for
expensive food and attentions for which
they are not willing TO pay an equivalent
"a lot OF cranky men and women VINO are
not worthy to tie the shoe OF their queenly
caterer. The outrageous way in which
bOarders sometimes act TO their landlords
and landladies show that these critical
guests had bad early rearing, and that in
the making up Of ther, natures all that
constitutes the gentleman and lady were
left out. Some or the most princely men
and some OF the most elegant women that
know of to-day keep hotels and board
ing-houses-
But one OF the great evils of this day is
found in the fact mat large population
OF our towns and cities are giving up and
have given up their homes and taken
apartments, that they may have more
freedom from domestic duties and more
time for social life, and because they like
the whirl Of publicity better than the
quiet and privacy OF a residence they can
call their own. The lawful use of these
hotels and boarding-houses is for most
people while they are in transitu, but as
terminus they are in many cases de-
mOralizaLio1, utter and complete. That
is the point at which families innumera-
BILE have begun 20 disntegrate. There
never mas been time When so many FAM
lilies, healthy and a5undantly able TO sup
port and direct homes Of their own. have
struck tent and taken permanent abode
in these public establishments. IL is an
evil wide as Christendom, aud by voice
and through the newspaper press utter
warning aud burning protest, and ask
Almighty God TO bless the word, whether
IN the hearing or reading.
10 these public caravansaries the demon
Of gossip is apt 10 get fun sway. All the
boarders run daily the gauntlet OF general
mspectiou-how they look when they
come down in the morning and when they
get in at night, and what thoy do for
living, and who they receive as guests IN
their rooms, and what they wear and what
they do not wear, and how they eatRnd
what they eat, ana how much they eat
aud how little they eat. If man pro-
poses Ia such place 10 be isolated and
reticent aud alone, they will begin to guess
about him. Who Is be? Where did be
come fromg How long is he going 20
stayl Has he paid bis board2 How
much does he payf Perhaps be has com
mitted some crime and does not y ant 70
be known ;thero must be something wrong
about him or &c would speak. The
whole house goes Into the detective busi-
ness. They must ind out about MIN. They
must ind out about him right away.
II he leaves his door unlocked by ac-
oldent he will nnd that hts rooms
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