Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-04-08
MOTHERHOOD.
Influence Of the Mother I'm Her
Family Relations Depicted
by DIR. Talmage.
The Twelfth Sermon Of the 'MarrIage
Ring" Series by the Great

n N. v,,, r.,. N N AZ
-se. i"',nass - =.
brooklyn Preacneo IN o'' LOUIS on iis
way home from his western trip, The '-.ei.;h
of his series of sermons on -1he talrilgs
R;ng Its su,,,.ct Was aAioth.r,,,,,d
r.. ,oos o.. M. ..,t tha 70, oy
Ing p'e">'' A'' W
ing
ncrsovSr his n'o.i,e ,.e ma . l,ln a. a. cp+.
shsi ~, en- ,' ,,;.h . M ~ :, s.x
sacrifes. u ssnlis, H.. u
DIR. Talmave spoke as follows.
The stories of Deborah and Abigail are
very ant 10 tiiscou. age " oman . soul. She
says within be, self: aIt il imposs ii hat
Lever ran achieve any such grandeur OF
cborac,sr end 1 a,.n't mean 10 lry:n n,
fhonob |, child should rsfnse TO piay The
a;obt notes because bs cannot execute a
sWiIliam Tell.p This Hannah of the te Il
d;ffers from the persons / inst now namsd.
She was an ordiaary woman. with ordinary
intellectual capacity. plnct d ;nthe erii.iar,
circumstances. and vet. by extraordinary
n;etv. standing cut beior. all ihs ages to
come tbe model Christian mother.
Hannah was the wife Of Elkanah. who
was n person very much like herself un-
romantic and plain. never having fought
battle or been the subject Of marvellous
escane. Neither of the m would have been
called genius. Just what you and I
might be: that was Elkanah and Hannah.
The brightest time in all the history of
that family was the birth of Samuel. Al
fhonoh no star ran along the heavens point
mo down to his birthplace. think the
ancels of God STONED at the coming of so
wonderful prophet.
AZ Samuel had been given in answer to
praver. Elkanah and All his family. save
Hannah. started M 70 Shiloh to offer sacri-
.aces Of tbankseivinQ. The cradle where
the child slept wss, altar enough for Ham
nah's grateful heart, but when the boy was
Old enough she took him to Shiloh, and
took three bullocks and an ephah of -four,
and a bottle of wine, and made offering of
( sacrifice unto the Lord, and there, accord
inc 10 n preyious vow. she left him; FOR
there he was To stay ali the days Of his life.
/ and minister in the temple.
Years rolled on, and every year Hannah
made with her own hand garment for
I Samuel and took il over to him. The lad
| wonId have got along well without that
garment. for I suppose he was well clad
by the ministry of the temple; but Hannah
could not be contented unless she was all
the time doing something for her darling
how. aNoreoyer his mother made him q
little coat. and brought it to him from wear
10 wear. when she came M with her hus-
band 10 offer the yearly sacrifice"
1 i. Hannah stands before you, then, In
| the first place as an industrious mother.
| There was no need for her to work. FL
1 kanah, her husband, was far from poor.
He belonged 10 o distinguished family, fol
fhe Bible tells MS that be was the son Of Jer-
| oboam, the son Of Elihu, the son of John,
the son of Zuph. "Who were they?" you
sav. / do not know; but they were dis
/ tinpuished people, no doubt, or their names
vould not have been mentioned.
Hannah might have seated herself with
mar family. and. with folded arms and ii-
sheyelled hair, read novels from year 70
wear. il there had been any to read; but
when see her making that garment, ane
TAXING Il over to Samuel, know she is in.
dustrious from principle as we'll as from
pleasure. God would not have mother
become drudge or slave; He would have
her employ all the helps possible in this
s1av in the rearing Of her children. But
Hannah ought never to be ashamed to be
found making coat for Samuel
/ Most mothers need no counsel in this di-
rection, The wrinkles on their brows, The
pallor on their cheeks, the thimble- -nlarkt
| on iheir fingers attest that thev are faith.
full in their maternal duties. The bloom
and he brightness, and the vivacity of girl.
/ hood have given place to the grander dig.
niiy, and usefulness, and industry ol
motherhood. But there is heathenish ides
getting abroad in some Of the families oi
Americans; there are mothers who banisf
themselves from the home circle. Fol
three -fourths Of their maternal duties they
prove themselves incompetent. They are
ignorant of what their children wear. and
what their children eat, and what theil
children read. They intrust 10 irresponsible
lpersons these young immortals, and ALLOW
them to be under infinences which may
cripple their bodies, or taint their purity
!. or spoil their manners, or destroy theil
II souls.
From the awkward cut OF SamuePs Goa
you know his mother Hannah did not maxi
1t. Out from under flaming chandeliers
and off from imported carpets. and dowr
the granite stairs, there has come grea
crowd OF children in this day, unframed
saucy, Incompetent for all practical dutiel
OF life, ready to be caught IN the first whir
OF crime and sensuallty. lndoient and un.
faithful mothers will make indolent ant
unfaithful children. You cannot expec
/. neatness and order In any house where th'
!, daughters see nothing but slatterniinss
Z and upside -downatiyeness in their parents
Let Hannah be idle, and most certaini!
i Samuel VIII grow up idle.
Who are the industrious men in all ON
occupations and professional Who ar
they managing the merchandise OF tn
world, building the walls, timing the roofs
weaving the carpets, making the laws, gov
eininR the nations, making the ear,h Y
on Ike, and heave, and roar, and rattle wit
the read Of gigantic .nterprises2 Who ar
they2 For the most port they descende,