Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
lnMAeE's SERMON
.-.o,rse Of the Series on
b pr Marriage Ring"

,ourse of the Series on
nrbe Marriage RING
u.o,e-Home Life ~ . Test
Po" as,er, q Refuge . Political
chad 'rd, a school and as " typo
fes -, Heaven on Earth
;vsRev.T T. Dewitt Talmage's
oT , we Of "The Marriage Ring"
dis cou.sd at Brooklyn Tabernacle.
dell,e @The Domestic Circle" was
|uhlf's from the following text:
rate" .,v friends, and tell them how
, ,n,pss tile Lord hath done '0f '"ss'-
vs. oreat many people longing
Ffe a,r rond sphere in which to serve
me sr' admire Luther at the Diet of
lu and only wish that they had some
n ,s.a at opportunity in which to display
grea. ,ian prowess. They admire
en, FELIX tremble, and they only
nah' nav had some such grand occa-
u '' which to preach righteousness tenn
J.. and Judgment to come; all they
pee ' anlv an opportunity to exhibit
a = heroism. Now the apostle
cn' ns and he practically says: II
" vou a place where you car K
F ~ mat is grand, and beautiful, and
al n Christian character, and that is
ampstic circle"
F'as is not faithful in an insignificant
on. D will not be faithful in a resound-
,ahsre. If Peter will not help the
,p"s at the gate of the temple
Ne never be able to preach three
S '"a souls into the kingdom at the Pen
). "I If Paul will not take pains to in
p y IN tile way of salvation the jailer of
p.a;nian dungeon, he will never make
camille. He who is not faithful in a
a,;.h would not be faithful in an
nsaidou. The fact is we are all
.S in inst the position in which we
mo,t erandly serve God; and we
!. not to be chiefly thoughtful about
y .nhere of usefulness which we may
while gain, but the all-absorhing
Zion with YOU and with me ought to
lord what wilt Thou have me now
,ars is one word in my text around
Al the most of our thoughts will this
.ning reyolve. That word is "home."
tsn different men the meaning of that
"A and they will give you ten different
(nitions. To one it means love at the
VIII. it means plenty at the table, in
fry at the workstand, intelligence at
lo2ks, devotion at the altar. To him it
avs a greeting at the door and a smile
he chair. Peace lowering like wings.
cIopping it's hands with laughter.
Tranquil lake. Pillowed on the rip
sleep the shadows.
Ass another man what home is, and he
tell YOU it is want looking out of a
eerless fire. CRATE, kneading hunger in
empty bread tray, the damp dir shiv-
mo with curses. No Bible on the shelf.
i)dren, robbers and murderers in en-
70, obscene songs their lullaby. Every
kea picture of ruin. Want in the back
bund and sin staring from the front.
Sabbath wave rolling over that door
vestibule of the pit. Shadow of in
NAL walls. Furnace for forging ever.
ting chains. Faggots for an unending
beral pile. Awful word! 1t is spelled
III curses, it reeks with ruin, it chokes
h woe, it sweats with the death agony
despair.
he word "home" in the one case means
Try thing bright. The word "home" in
other case means every thing terrific.
shall speak to you this morning of
me as a test of character, home as q
uge, home as a political safeguard.
he as a school, and homo as a type OF
aven.
md, in the first place, I remark that
me is a powerful test of character. The
position i'll public may be in gay cos
bic. while in private it is in deshabille,
play actors may appear in III way on
stage and may appear in another way
md the scenes, so private character
y be very different from public
F%racter. Private character is of.
public character turned wrong
out, A man may receive you into his
Tor as though he were q distillation o.
lies, and yet his heart may be a swamp
nettles. There are business men who
day long are mild and courteous and
NAL and good-natured in commercial
damming back their irritability anG
1T %petulance and their discomfort, bu'
h~'%htfall the dam breaks and scoldinl
ufS forth in floods and freshets.
equation is only the shadow of char
Eef' and a very small house sometimes
Il cast a very long shadow. The lip
seem to drop with myrrh and cassia
'ehe disposition to be as bright ant
urn as sunbeams, and yet they may b
y a magnificent show-window to
e'ched stock ct goods. There is many
II Who is atfable in public life and annie
n'''erc'al spheres, who, in a coward.
~ takes his anger and his petulanc
me n drops them Oh the domesti
fcle.
ne reason men do not display their ba'
Upper IN public is because they do no
'.o be knocked down. There are me
nlde their petulancy and their ir
aoillty for the same reason that the,
not let their notes go to pro
-'' does not pay. Or for tn
reason that they do not wan
l. IN their stock company to sell hi
al less than the right price, lest
peciate the value. AS sometimes tn
rises, so after a sunshiny day Their
NC a tempestuous night. There az
pae VINO In public act the p%hilanthro
no at home art tho No,.o with ,.oenor