The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-10

The meeting opened with the singing of scvcra,
hymns. after which AIr. kxccll, in his beautiful
and =ympuhatc voice, sang the Psalm OF Vic.
tory Rev. Mr. Hammer then offered up u bcnu-
trui prayer which seemed to go rih. to the hearts
OF the people, after which Mt. Jones arose and
said:
Now comes the inevitable collection You
can't pay for this tabernacle by praying, nor by
wishing II well. What you want to do is t, go
down IN your pockets, and when the plates arc
passed by yon put somcthin. in, not IL copper
either. iou blessed old sisters Won can aiTord
t" buy hats and flowers and rril-, but YOU can't
afford to put nickel in the basket Ii yom cau't
put any money in, put your hats or something:
ANA you, old brothers, il yon can't put anything
ia why. put in your moustachcs or something.
"lf | can't yet any money ont OF you can .ct
some some fun which is the next best thing. | WAS
riding ON Il train one day recently when saw :,
moth rondlng or her lap pug do: While the
nurse was holding her own child snid why IL
II she likos her dog Or.uch. don't know unless
It Il shc likes her husbands k'nfolks.'
''Rcv. j VI. Campbell then rose and said he
asked the prayers of the congregation FOR four
friends whom he met on the street to-day and
Mr. Stuart would preach to the III, clin. this
morning.
Mr. Stuar, arose and sud: Il take my text ro-
The morning from the 18th chapter and 18th
vcrtc OF the no TX Of Genesis, For know him.
that he will command his children and his
q
land of the Lord This IL this on philosophical!
OASIS upon which any nation can Ne founded.
COD when he wanted the foundation for
nation, pat hi7 hand on abraham, 80 h" knew he
would Do. For he knew he would lead hi ,copir
ana set them good cxa;nplr.
Henry Grady, when standing In the Cnpitol a;
" a>hingt"n ou day. said he though, ahom, il I've.
i'S the home Of tine navy tho h ONE or me army
the home oi the nation; hut When several days
la'cr. Inc went into The country ana was .t,yi,,,,
az t"c i"inr az some "oo country people and
heard the binds singing ard saw ihc crops nrow.
sisH
ne wa wrong when he said Washington was the
home OF the nation, for in tho cpurtry T. where a
nation i born. IN the far West, in mining
camp before hut few women had come. the men
of the camp were holdin. u biz Fourth of July
celebrations. and While the impronp,u band was
playing baby in tho arms vi woman com
incnCcd crying
"A bis miner Jumped up and ordc red tho band
I" stop Tor sfid he. Il have not heard II baby c:y
Tor YEAR and Ia me it IL tho sweetest music in the
world. Wives. lets lake care OF our little ones
lcsi our hoys should come h ornc drunk and our
daughters marty drunkard. Lets stand nv our
homes ana our children. Philosophy shows tho
power OF home authority and home example Ir
his cN nipple, a. they look upon him ~ "A kind Of
, leader or; or ruler God knew Abrahim had both
NE lunlihcation- Of the text ana thai he would
i've up Ia them That II why he choose him Tor
the purpose winch he did
81 like To see the old Cushioned way Of going
I" church, The father and mother first coming in
ana INC children following aud then sandwichinr
themselves In the pew between father and
mother That il 10 me the sweetest Kind OF a
sandwich Where arc your childrcm to day.
fathers, mothers: ThcrTi-toclcs said nv boy
rules Grccce. Tor he rules me. rule Athens and
Athens rules Greece | have hccn n school
teacher In my day AMI when | had taught child
ELK months could write ntrrc sketch OF what
ms home Lie wds like. Good home authority
sid- n TEACHER IN 'cechi :. \ ctila and make.
school authority easy.
Nv hen hoinc-rnic ~ not observed anarchy il
morn heard rather say To his little B-ycnr old
chlld once: Daughter shut th 1t door plcas- =
She answered. 80, went DO You want your
iather 10 have to get up nnd shut IT. i don care
she snId, and finally lie had 10 get mp and shut tho
child Tor few months. hut upon second
Thought think would like to have borrowed
The iather NJ he was to blame for having no
hoinc-rule II God has put me here to do good
ana cam take my children to heaven with me.
then have not done my duty. Wife and sit
ANA cry about our children time and again We
are afraid we Amt doing what IL right nv them
81 don't know II all aud ct here am shoot ing
o" my gun to yon Will. It is kicking me
hard. TITS 10 al can Ia save orr children
! AN .oin. To take my chilirc 10 heaven with
~" MIR. tnarr tin N dive for some time on
III" ndvisah' IL, and necessity OF holding family
prayers 81 saw an educated pi. once which
woul1 do all innnHciS of tricks M he will OF h-
over ho-. there is some hope for our children"
Mr. stuart then told in his bcautirul n:d striking
way many strisin. aud powell Illustrations.
ana dw"lt for some time on the duty OF parents
10 their children.
lie begged them to act IN unison with hin,
ana 10 aid n'd abct him in his cndcavOrs TO save
them. lie then asked all those persons who
world hereafter promise To hold family prayers
Ia come TO the font and shake his hand and all
those who were not hut who tied 10 he Chris
tlans. about % people came forward The
i!cciin. closed with the hcncdictiou There
WEI" about 1000 people ut the meeting and
many of them were moved to tears b, the words
q! wisdom and cioqncncc OF SIR. Stuart.