The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-03-24

every Christian, who rsads the word Of
God to his children, and leads In prayer 10
his home, and who prays for bis family;
everybody, In the gallery and on the lower
floor, get up and proclaim to the world
that you pray In your family, and
try to live right. want to put the
proposition fairly. Well, there are
good many mothers, and thank God for
that. Now, there are about one hundred
and fifty persons. I said one night at
meeting like this, ssid man that has not
got enough religioa TO pray In bis family,
has not got enough - get to Heaven with.
! said man that don't pray In his family
has no religion ct all. Well, one fellow
took mo 10 DO about II, and was about to
jump ON me. He says: "Didn't you say
last night that man who wouldn't pray
In bis family had no religion" Said I,
eyes, SIR" He says: swell sir, you are
mistaken: have got % much religion -
you have, and l don't pray In my family"
But he said: ut IL true don't enjoy re.
ligion. "wsll," said l, "Do you know the
reason you don't enjoy religion" Hesaid
"No." Says l: ut 10 because you have got
no religion. It Is the most enjoyable thing
In the world" I met an old woman Who
was enjoying poor health, and I know II
anybody can enjoy poor health they osf-
tainly ought to enjoy religion II they have
any. said the man had no religion, and
finally said to him; "What IL religionw
He says: "You Jewell" says 1: IRE.
ligion is loyalty to God" He says: "That
Is right" "Well," said, I, "my loyalty to
my duty is the test Of my loyalty to God,
amt it," He says, Eyes" "Well," said
I, III am disloyal to my duty can he
loyal to God" He says: "Well-" he
says. "I-I never thought Of it that way
before" But that night he went home,
and he says: "Wife, get down that Bible;"
he says: "That little sallow-faced preach
Or just knocked the back out of me this
morning." Brother, IL you don't pray in
your family, you 60 home and begin to-
night. Do you hear thati You begin to.
night. Here you are now, wondering why
Jones didn't institute his inquiry room,
and think had ought to call them up
about now. Call who ups Will you come,
brother? Will you Gomez Will you 60 in
there tonight, you mean, rusty old sin
ner, il call them up3 mean you, Broth.
or Smith, there, You never prayed
In your family in your life, and
you wouldn't pray In public on
invitation. win you conner will
never let up on you until you will come,
sir, or until you 60 home and stay there.
am going to have your hide or your seat
before this thing is over. don't believe
in us Christian people being guilty Of ne
glect Of duty and doing just like we
please, and let the poor sinners come up
and be converted. Brother, II l was to
live such life as you live would rather
my children would never he converted at
all than to come into the church and 60
from the heights Of profession to the depths
of damnation. II must 60 to hell, God
grant may never 90 through Is . pro.
lessor of religion. "Pray without ceas.
ing" How many people in this house
hold family prayer and go to the theaterf
How many people In this house that pray
in their families, play cards in their fam
iliess How many people In this house who
give wine suppers pray at night and morn.
ing with the childrens All, brother, these
things won't mix, and you needn't tell me
they will. They won't. Pray in your
families. like family prayer, and Ican't
get along without II at my house.
Some of these days, I don't know
when-mv wife says two or three more
years-wife will say: "You had better
stop" and l have seen the tears in her
eye % she spoke, and I have said
"Wife, how can I stops l must finish
my course. I will do my work while
Gods lets me livs;" and some Of thess
days l viii kiss wife and children good
bye and go home to Heaven, and when
stand ct the pearly gates-for I shall
never 60 far away from the gate Of en-.
trance to the glories Of God, waiting un'
til wife comes, and IL will be . grand
hour in Heaven, when wife comes wing
ing her way into glory, and. she win say
II have come up through much tribulatiou
to enjoy this Heaven with you for
ever" And wife and shall sit under tn,
shade of the tree of life, and we will se'
an archangel winging his way rapidly to
ward as, and he will stop ct our seat ant
will brush little Mary-our Marv-fron
under his wing, and say: "You traine,
her for everlasting life, and she is with 20,
now forever" and then few more mo
ments will glide by, and I will see anothe
angel winging his way toward US, and
will whisper to wife: "There comes an
other angel, with another of our preciou
ones," and he lays his preciou
burden at our feet, and wiz
says: BLESSED be God, two are her
forever" And when the last on
comes sweeping in, We win all join hand
forever. Mother, children, all Of US In hom
in Heaven forever. Then viii have re
ceived pay for every lick have ever struc
for God and right ON this side of the grav,
God bless and save you, brethren.
can not go further now with this tex
brethren, as have talked over an hour
but may God bless you and save you a
here and forever. Now, every man this
wants to be saved, and wants his precior
, wife and children to be saved to the betts
world, stand up!
. There was a very general rising in T,
. Spouse to this request.
A mass meeting Of Mormon women .
/, sembled at Salt Lake to protest agaia