Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-21
SUNDAY TOPICS.
Rev. J. A. Fullerton Talks About the
House and Home Life.
DR.. RIKER TALKS TEMPERANCE.
Entertaining Lessons Drawn From Political Lives
By Rev. G. n. Afford at the Third Presbyterian
Church-A Brief Synopsis of Three Ser
mons of Last Evening.

At last evenings services at the Thorn
son NJ. E. church, the pastor, Rev. DR.
j. A. Fullerton, preached the third OF
his series of sermons on Home and
Home Life" He selected his text from
the Proverbs found in chapters l., 13
and IA.
The blessings Of early love and life,
and the blessedness OF wise and good
beginnings may, and should continue
after holy wedlock has been entered.
Mistakes are possible, or may by reason
of youth and lack of knowledge, occur,
but they are not necessary or certain.
If we carefully guard against them.
They need not occur In the home, pro-
vided we make careful study TO avoid
every evil thing, and by frank acknowl-
edgement, as well as free confession,
do all in our power to keep pure and
open the mirror of heart and memory,
by which we hope and promise to make
our homes happy and bright.
Some homes, soon after the days OF
the honeymoon, are awful places, be-
cause the young husband and wife dis
cover they have not studied each the
character of the other. But il is not
yet too late. 1t should be concealed
from the public, and trusting in God,
He will surely help US. The home
should be the delightful place Of all
places TO which husband and children
will ever hasten TO return. Every year
should add to it's attractions. II should
constantly be receiving some new adorn-
ment, however simple.
Happiness should ever dwell in all
well regulated homes. Man is made
for this; he is not to expect to be miser-
able, but to be happy, so that he may
enjoy God, his creator, and serve Him.
1t has been said by an eminent author
that the foundation of domestic happi-
ness is faith in the virtue OF woman.
The foundation OF political happiness is
faith in the integrity OF man. The
foundation of all happiness, temporal
end eternal, is reliance in the goodness
Of God.
We NAV now consider the family and
members thereof, after twenty years.
the husband, who has held together and
toiled for the family, meeting with
prosperity or adversely, but still affec-
tionate and kind, devoted TO wife and
children, pleased with the results of
marriage, and stiif determined 20 get
all the good out of life there Is in 1t.
At this same time along the journey
Of life, the wife should take some kind
of an inventory Of how the world has
gone with her, and how the account
stands with home. Twenty years Of
devotion to her husband and family
should count for q value higher than
ordinary words can express. A model
home, of course, has children
In it, and they are loved
and affectionately reared. The
home should be the place OF supreme
attractions; the place where sons and
daughters delight to remain, and spend
of their leisure hours more than q few.
Certain it is that parents err, with fatal
rapidity and mistake, when they do not
plan ali the ways and days OF domestic
routine, TO make their dwelling place so
lovely, so perfect, so full OF sunshine,
that their children cannot be drawn
from It elsewhere.
In the score OF years husband and
wife have discovered that all men and
women are not angels. Many short
comings have been seen, defects discOy-
cred and room for improvements pre-
sented. But they have made the best
OF it, learned to bear and forbear, give
and forgive; wisely the kiss of love, the
caress of tenderness, the act Of concii-
alton have been laid on the shrine OF
each others heart. So the little cloud
passed on, and two lives and hearts made
one have journeyed well for twenty
wars