Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-30
A GREAT WOMAN.
A Good. Homes, Wife Makes Her
Husbands Fortur,
n ne Marie. f"oi Cod it~ir t,in, oft~a
the M"msn \ roYsr,ot 10 the
Husband Sermon by I.sv. 4.
ncMttt E.image. A. ~.

Kings, iv., :: And Ii fell ON "A day that
Elisha passed 10 Shcncm. where was a
great woman"
The hotel Of our time had no coun-
terpart Ia any entertain of oldcn
time. The vast majority 90 travellers
must oc entertained az private abode.
Here comes Elisha, "A servant 81 the
Lord. on divine mission. aud hc must
find shelter. A balcony overlooking
the valley of Esdraclon IL offered him.
Ina private house. and IL is especially
furnished for his occupancy "a CHAIR 20
sit ON. a table from which TO eat. a
candlc-sticlS by which To- read. aud "a
bed ON which 10 slumbcr, the whole
esta bltshment belonging 10 a great aud
good woman.
Her husband. IL sccms, was gOdly
man, but he was entirely ovcrshadowcd
ey his wifc's cNccllencies, just rs cow
you sometimes find in household the
wife tho center Of dignity and influence
and power, not by any arrc gancc or
presumption, but by superior intellect
and force Of moral nature welding do
nestle affairs. aud at the same timo su-
pervising all financial and business
AFFAIR." The wifc's hand ON the shuttle.
ON the banking house, ON tho worldly
business You sec hundred. of mon
who are successful only because there
g. "a reason M home why thoy are sue
ccssful
n "a man marry a good, honest soul.
he makes hi. fortune. II lac marry
fool. the Lord hclp himl The wife may
Ice the silent partner in the firm. there
may be only masculine voices down on
exchange hut there oftcptimcs comes
from the home circle potential and
elcvating influence
This woman OF my text was the SUI
pcrinr 81 her husband lie. as FAR nA
an understand, was what we often 500
ina our day. man OF large fortune and
only "a modicum of brain. intensely
quiet, sitting long time in the
the same place without moving hand or
foot-n you say yes" responding
''ycr"-if You sny mo-" responding
no'--lnnne. eyes half shut mouth
wide open. maintaining his position Ina
society only because lac has large
putrimony. But his wife. my text says.
was great woman.
Her name has not come down 90 us
She belonged 90 that collection Of
people who need NO namcto distin-
Fnish them. what would title OF
wonld escutchcon or cleaning diadem
be To- this woman al my text, who. by
her Intelligence and her behavior.
challenges the admiration % all agea2
long after tho brilliant woman Of the
court Of Louis Ky. have been forgot
ten, and the brilliant women uf the
court 81 Spain have been forgotten.
and the brilliant women who sat on
...N. 81
some grandfather win put ON his spec
taclcs and holding the book the other
side the light read 10 his grnndchil-
drcn the story Of this great woman Of
hhuncm who vns 20 kind and courte-
ous and Christian 10 the good prophet
Elisha. NCs. she Was q great woman.
ln the first place She was great IN
her hospitalitics Uncivilized and bar
barous nntious honor this yirtucT Ju-
piter had the surname Of thc Iospit-
able. and he was said especially 20
avengc the wrongs Of strangers fo-
mer eXtolled IL in his verse Tho Arabs
are Punetilious upon this subject. and
among some 81 their tribes IL Is not un-
til the ninth day Of tarrying that the
occupant has "a right 20 ask his guest.
"Who and whence art thouP" II this
bnriana. how ought II 10 be- honored
among those ~ ms who believe in the
Bible. which commands ~ - use hos
pitality one toward another without
grudgiug?
or course. / do not mean under this
cover 60 give any idea that 4 approve
OF that vagrant class who ga around
from place 10 place ranging their whole
lifetime. perhaps under the auspices ~
some benevolent or pbilnnthropic
society. quartering themselves on
Christian families. with Is great pile Of
trnulss in tho hall and earpct-bag por-
tentous Of tmrrying There is many a
country parsonage thnt looks out week
BY week upon the Onin0us arrival of
wagon with crcnldug wheel and lnnk
horse and dilapidated driver come UNI
der the auspices OF some charitable in
FtioutiOn 20 spend few weeks aud
canvass Che neighborhOod. Let no
such religious tramps take advantage
Of this beauu Pal virtue 81 Christian
Hospitality
Not 80 much tho sumptuousness of
your diet and the reraiitY 81 your
abode viii impress tho friend Or the
stranger chat steps across your TIRES
hold as he warmth ~ yOur greeting.
The infD maiity of your reception. the
reiteratitn Dy grasp and by look aud
by thotsa attentions. Insignificant
attentions. ~ your earuestueas ~ 4ri-
come There ssh Pa high appreciation
Of your welcome. although YOU have
nothing but the brazcn caudIe-stlcf
nni the plain chair ~ offer Eisha
when hc comes ~ -huuefn
Most beautiful 81 thi8 grace of hos-
pifaHtv when shown in The house ~
God am thankful that o am pastor
of church where strangers ore alfqag
welcome. and there is not % state 90 thr
union in which . have NOT beard the
ufahlify ~ che usher. on our church
comp. .n.nteI Iut has. entered
churcH.s wherr There nns no ha.p.fs
uy a stranger would stand In fhe
vcstibuIe fDf awhile and chem maI.e 10
p.urIImage up thc long aisle
$50 door opened ~ him until flushed
ana rtcitrd and rfu hnrraesel hc started
back agate and c1uing to SOME haIf-
filled pea fith Apologize sir. eutrfeI
o. While tle occupants rlnrc1 1n him
with look which seemed t1 .rs
"NeIl. h D suHf D must Away wita
such accurscl luHreenrs from the house
ef God lat rsarr church ffHf ..,.., ..I