Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-06
REV, DIR. TALMAGR,
The Brooklyn Divine's
Sunday Sermon.
Subject: ga Great wornan.r


TIKI: "And Il fell on a day that Flishc
passed to ShuRs7R, trhere trdS a great loo
man. IL Kings w., s.
The hotel OF our time had no counterpart
in any entertainment of olden time Tine
vast majority Of travellers must then be en-.
tertainel at private abode, Here comes
Elisha a servant of the Lord, on a divine
mission and he must find shelter. A bal
couy overlooking the valley Esdraelon Is Of
fered him in a private house, and it Is es-
poclally furnished for his occupancy--ac chair
ost on n table from which to eat, a candle
stick bv which TO read and bed on which 10
slumber-the whole establishment belonging
10 n great and good woman.
Her husband. It seems, was a Godly man
hut he was entirely oye-shadowed by his
wife's excelencles, just as now you some
times find in household this wife the centre
Of dignity and influence and power, not by
any arrogance or presumption, but by
superior intellect and force OF moral nature
welding domestic affairs and at the same
.ime supervising all financial and business
Affairs, the wife's hand on the shuttle, on the
banking house, on the worldly business.
You see hundreds Of men who are success M.
1nly because there is reason at home why
they are successful
l, a man marry a good, hon st soul, he
makes his fortune. II he marry a fool, the
partner in the firm, there may be only
masculine voices down on exchange, but
here Oftentime comes from the home circle
IpOtential and elevating influence
This woman OF my text was the superior OF
aer husband. He. as tar as I can under
ranl, was what We often see IN our day---a
man OF large fortune and only modicum o!
brain, intensely quiet, sitting a long while l.,
he sIme place without moving hand or foo.
If you say yes responding Eyes = II
TOu say no responding ''no'-inane ewes
lalf shut. mouth wide open, maintaining his
position in society only because he has a
arGc patrimony. But his wife, my text says,
Eas q great woman
Her name has not come down to us. She
belonged to that collection of people who
need no name 10 distinguish them. What
would title OF duchess or princess or queen
what would escutcheon or cleaning diadem
be to this woman OF my text, who, by her
Intelligence and her behavior, challenges the
admiration Of all ages2 Long after the bril-
liant women THE court of Louis XIV have
been forgotten, and the brilliant women OF
Ihe court OF Spain have been forgotten, and
the brilliant women who sat on mighty thrones
have been forgotten, some grandfather will
put on his spectacles, and holding the book
the other side the light read 70 his grandchil-
ircn the story OF this great woman of Shu-
aem who was so kind and courteous and
Christian to the good prophet Elisha. Yes
In the first place, she was great IN hel
hospitalities. Uncfvllized and barbariou,
nations honor this virtue. Jupiter had the
surname OF the hOspitable, and he was said
especially to avenge the wrongs of strang-
Ers. Homer exalted Ii In his verse
The Arabs are punctilious upon this subject
md among some OF their tribes II is not unit
he ninth day Of tarrying that the occupant
las q right to ask his guest, "Who and
whence art thou?' II this virtue is so hon.
Sred even among barbarians, how ought It e
be hOnOred among those OF US who believe
n the Bible, which commands us 70 use hos
pitality one toward another without grudG
hg2
OF course DO not mean under this covel
o give any idea that approve of that va
irant class who 90 around from place tc
place ranging their whole lifetime perhaps
under the auspices OF some benevolent oil
philanthropic society, quartering themselves
On Christian families, With a great pile o
trunks in the hall and carpettag portentous o
arrying. There is many country parson
Lge that looks out week by week upon tht
ominOus arrival OF wagon with creakint
Wheel and lank horse and dilapidated driver
some under the auspices OF some charitable
Institution TO spend a few weeks and canvas
he neighborhood- Let no such religious
ramps take advantage Of this beautiful viz
ne OF Christian hospitality.
Not so much the sumptuousnes OF you
Iiet and the reSality OF your abode will I'm
press the friend or the stranger that step
Lcross your threshold as the warmth OF YOU
greeting, the tnformality Of your reception
he reiteration by grasp and by look and by
thousand attentions, Insignificant attentions
Bf your earnestness of welcome. There vii
Se high appreciation OF your welcome
although you have nothing but the brazel
Iandlestick and the plain chair to offer Elish!
Phen he comes to Shunem.
Most beautiful is this grace OF hospitalit
-. - IL. ska ~ sNf n
thankful that am pastor Of a church wher
trangers are always welcome, and there
Aot a State IN the Union in which have no
heard the affability Of the ushers Of ou
.hurch complimented. But / have entere
,hurches were there was no hospitality. !
tranger would stand in the vestibule io
awhile and then make pilgrimage up tn
pn0 aisle. No door opened to him unit
flushed and excited and embarrassed, b
Ttarted back again, and coming tosome hal
slled pew with apologetic air entered II
Ehfle the occupants glared on him with
ook which seemed to say, "Well, n mus
I must" Away with such accursed II
iecency from the house OF Godl Let ever
phurch that would maintain large Cnr1sta
Influence In community culture Sabbath D
'abbath this beautiful grace OF Christian ho'
dtality.
he wilderness, was overtRken by night an
torn. and he put in at cabin. He saw fr'
arms along the beams OF the cabin and
felt alarmed. He did not know but that L
had fallen into den OF thieves. he =
there greatly perturbed. After awhlle II
man of the house came home WIN gun =
his shoulder and set 1t down ID a corne
The stranger was still more alarmed AN
awhile the man Of the house whispered WIN
his wife and the stranger thought his o.
structlon was being planned
Then the man OF the house came forWa'
and said to the stranger stranger, We
A rough and rude people out here, ana v
work hard for a living. We make our nVll
nv hunting and when we come to the nlgh
IaII we are tired, and we are apt TO go 10 o'
early. and before retiring we are Always
the habit OF reading chapter from the Wo
OF God and making prayer II you uUi
like such things, If you will just step ou's.
the door until we get thrs.gh I'll be Sreat
obII0ed 10 you." of course the stranger "a
rie5 In the room, and the old hunter to'
hold OF the horns OF the altar anu Otous tI
down the blessing Of God upon MS ~ ~
hold and upon the stranger Si, w. bosr
gates. Rude but glorious CHRISTIAN H0Si
tsHty! ,-,. ,,ro.t
Agpin. this woman In my text was sTsfis Ia
berIIndness toward Gods messenger EltS
NAV have been a stranger IN thAt ~ al
nut as she found out he had come Oh w y ~ ~ |,
mission he was cordially welcome. we ia
n,Saot many books in our day about
bardsbins nj ministers and tire irlhLs
Cbdstian ministers. wish someoody -ti %1u
wTite a book about the joys OF the GnrLot, 'I,,
minister-about the sympathles AZ 80 e.
him. about the kindnesses, aDou' 'i10
considerations OF him ,,.
Does sorrow come I1o TO o%. tbare ro-a are hundre
a|bands to help, and many, who weary wear bIl
.S-o,,e,b the long night watching, anu - ~
drads Of prayers going up thsl - Ri
restore the sick. Is there puIhdHS m SI,osto
ming cup OF calamity placed 90 on heip 5eG hin him
table are s,at taer9 sp n2s and Who who will not be co
Gh ea1tad b because he is stricken? Oh for rJs SON
bodT TO write book about the t,, rswrrG1 snrro1p
ne christian minister--about his sufi0uD
inss Of Christian sympathy.
rn,s woman OF the text was only q type
thousands of men and women VINO G?
down from the mansion and from the 81.