The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-01-17

"a ti.-s day. II i, The y;os1. dayto
iheai, reilly. III eli the wces. Tl,crc
a-c persons who, because th<-r wc,e
brought up in Christian families v-l-cc
thcit, were wrong notions abou. IL,
sabbath, have gone on: into disziI..-
tion and Will be lost. \ rl2n said to
no; Il have a perfect disrust foe to
-3b5ath CAV. | never saw riy fa.hcr
mile on Sunday. !: v-as s,,c.. . ctroatl-
iul d2y to ETC whs1 / VS. . bog,
Those parents did not ''ca!l tho Sab
bath delight" they made il 2 Gloom.
Dl.t there ere houscs Represented hc-o
;.lis morning where the children say
through the week, Il wnn.;;r when
Sunday viii GOMEZ Tney aro nnxious
70 have it eo,nc. hear heir hossnna
in the house: hear tacir hosanna in
tie school God intended tie Sab5atil
20 be especially day for tho father
; The mother is home all the week
Sabbath day comes, and God says to
the father, who has been busy from
Monday morning TO Saturday night Mt
the store, or away from home. This
is your day. Sec what you cen do in
this little flock in preparing them for
heaven This day ] sei apart for you
! You know very well that there arc
many parents who are mere suffers
Of the households; they provide tho
/ food apd raiment; once in a while,
perhaps, they hear the CHILD read i
line or two in the new primer; or II
there be a case of especial discipline,
and the mother cannot manage it, the
child is brought up in the court
martial OF theH faIhers 4iseipliae aud
punished. That is all there is of it.
No scrutiny Of that childs immortal
interests, no realization of the fact that
the child will soon go out in world
where there ase gigantic and oyer
whelmin3 temptations that haFe
swnmped millions. But in some house
holds Il ii nat that way; the hor.e,
beautiful on ordinary days, Is more
beautiful aow thai tbe Sabbath haa
dawned There Is more 10y Ia the
good morning, there is more tender
ness in the morning prayer. The
father looks at the child, and the
child looks ut the father The
little one darcs now TO ask questions
without any fear pf being answered:
the 's store e,s Now % the Killer Il iOots Ss al
the child, and he sees not merely ile
blue eyes, the arched brow, the loag
lashes, the sweet lip. re sses IN thai
child long line Of earthly dcstinics
nc sees in that child an 'inlineastiraa,e
eterniig. As be touches thai child, he
siSy Of .is Hsaatl Hill BE- lSd s s; ~
this Christian father 10 thinking ! n..da nt.a
praying, the sweet promise hews
through his soul; OF such is tie
/ kilgaom Of heaven" And hc feols @
| JOY, not Ike thai @hiri, eaYrds il the
dance, or IS waited from the frofh pt
| the wine cup, or that which is hkc he
''craeEillllng 81. lhQra9 Under 2 POT,
but tho Joy 81 e0AAestiG ssuAs9ii AID
consccruiioa
Have | bcen picturing something
that is merely fanciful, or is il possi-
BE for you and for me TO have suc!i C
home as thatl believe it is possible.
, SOME sT,ATlsTla4 THRGYENG LIGHT on
fnE fTn3EoE
! have u statistic thai ! would
like to give you. 4 great many
people sey. you know, there L
nothing in the Christian discipline
Of household In New lIamp
shire there were two neighborhooda- =
the ens ofsia families, the Other Of :, l;vS
the Sabbath fprini6,. fy'e oT these :aG)
! lies were broken up BY The Separately
OF husbandsand wives tho otherb tiit
father becoming thief. Fight III
nine of the parents became drunlards
one committed suicide. and ail came
to penury OF some forty Or fifty tie
sccndants, about twenty nI'e known T.
be drunkardg ard gamblers and Gie
sQlnte, Four or i've hays been IL
are in tho ulmshouso Only one be'
came Christian, and he after frs
having been outrageously dissipated
Tho other 1--WE families that ,egar,lc,
tho sabbath were all prospered. Egh
or ten of the children arg consistnn
members of the church. Some E
them became officers in the Church
one jsa minister Of the gospel one ia
missionary 20 China No pover,.
among any OF Them. Thp }Iopiest, y
is nov in the bands Of the third gerei
alton. Those who have died have DIET
, in the peace of the gospel. Oh, is thar
, nothing III household that remcmbee
Gods holy day2 Can it be possibl
. that those who disregard this hoi
commandment can be prospered f.
, tlis lie, or haYe any good hope OF th
. life that is 10 comoi'
Again. we ought - have IN the S.!
botli the Joy OF Christian assemblp:a
5 | Where arc all those people going q
|. the Sabbath? You see them movin
| up ard down the street. Is ii u fest;
| dayt people might ask. Has hci
. oeeu scue public cdict coumcndi!!
| the people 10 come forthf No, the
> arc only vor5hipers of Coz who ~
! going to their places Of religious So
; vice. In what delicate scale shall
/, weigh the Joy OF Christian eonvoe:
J tiofs Il gives brightness to the ey'
: and IA flush to the cheek, and u preG
{ ure 10 the hand. and u thrill TO ~
o heart You see the aged man totte
!. ing along on his staff through G:
. aisle. You see Lie litt}e child led b
@ the hand OF is rluther Yop loo
around end rejoice llGt this is God
" day, and this Tie communion OF saint
b "Onc Lord, ont. fGith, one baptism
|: Some familiar tune sets oil the SCI
:. a-quiyer and a-euake with raptur
/, We plunge into some old hymn, ar
:, all our cures and auxieties are bathe
] OFT. The glorious Gospel transports L
/ tho Spirit desce,,t.s, Jesus appears, ni
c wo feel The bounding, spreading, e.a
trio Joy Of Christian colivocation.
! look upon the church o. God
one vas. hpsanna Joy dripping fro
the baptis.nal font, Joy glowing in u
,. sacramental cup. JOY warbling, IN q
anthem. jay beating against the Ga
. of heaven with hallelujah like u
> voice of mighty thundsrings. Bea
a tiful for situation The JOY OF q
- whole earth is Mount ziop. I is u
Il day aud the place where Christ !
4 views his troops, bringing them out
- companies and regiments and bait.
=. ions, riding along the line. eyalpinil
3 the battle torn lags of post eonle;
Il and cheering them on to future Vi