Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-05

| ing tine Ocr1peufA Lesson Intou14e0tly
and Probably.
The Christian Home.
The lesson for Sunday, Nov. 26, may
be found in Col. 3: 1926.
INTRODUCTORY.
"The Christian home"-a good, time
~ lesson. There is nothing more beau
tiful this side of heaven than a home
where the mind of Christ prevails.
And men are judged as to the reality
OF their religion by the kind of homes
they have. DR.. BENJAMIN Griffith left
behind him delightful Christian fam
lily circle. His domestic life was q
sermon. The first exclamation after
the tidings of DR.. Griffth's d ath Of
some that knew him be It, they saw.
was, 20 that beautiful home." Let us
have more such, more Christian homes
| more homes, for there are no real
homes where the Chri. tian spirit has
| not penetrated, the very idea of home
coming in with the Chris tian intelli-
| gence. More OF Christ in the home
| life, let this be our prayer, for Jesus
sake, as we take up the lesson before
us.
POINTS IN THE LESSON.
The fashion plate" of the kingdom:
AOiO ~ 10 WI hO We Ht0 u put on. ,
"HOly and beloved" is the mark, the
trade mark, as it were, on all this cloth
Ing. 1t is the garmenture of God's
beauty and Gods love. 1t speaks his
truth; it speaks his mercy. It stamps
every child of God as holy unto the
Lord, and as beloved of the Lord. Ia
any one ashamed of such royal APP
parel?
Here are the articles of Christian
dress, wholly new to the world, let it
be remembered, and sometimes old,
until the mind of Christ had gone
abroad: "Mercies," kindness" ~hum-
bleness OF mind, "meekness, !" "long-
suffering" "forbearing one another"
torgiving one another, the modi Of
heavenly citizenship. It is indeed an.
other way of saying, and in fact Cd
doing what God repeatedly enioins:
"Be ye holy, for am holy" So shall
we be sons OF God, without rebuke."
, And above all things, charity, love.
This is chiefest, always so. But let us
re-read this passage, u little more care
fully, we shall find thus, as ever, a
deeper and more thrilling significance.
And upon (epi) all these things, chari-
ty,. which Is the band of perfectness. /"
1t is the girdle of love. To keep these
virtues intact, to hold the various
pieces OF garmenture we'll in place, bind
them about with love. Buckle this
belt tight and strong, and one can bid
defiance to adverse winds of doctrine.
to the tug and strain of envious for
tune. We see some of these virtues
held very loosely: they lack the outer
band OF love. We see some figures
that are quite ungainly; they need the
belt OF love. To make all perfect and
complete-"put on charity"
And now follow the practical virtues,
the home graces, the little gentilities
and Performances that make us to be
living epistles known and read of all
men" This is everyday preaching,
the hOmily of the home. Gods peace
in the life, thankful spirit always;
Christ's words kept, and so Christ's
wisdom wise to win souls exemplitiod;
teaching and admOnishing, the train
ing and discipline of good exam
pie; songs on the lips made melodious
by songs in the heart; wifely patience,
husbandly consideration. filial obedi-
ence, parental watchfulness and conde-
scensiOn; faithful service. in sight and
out OF sight-and all for the Lords
sake and as unto him to whom we rem
der up the last accounts. Surely such
living would make beautiful world
will make sometime.
HINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
Suppose we have little talk about
the relations of the Sunday school and
the home. They are quite vital. A
friend was alluding the other day to
that asrect of Sunday-school work
which makes it a protest against the
decay or absence of proper Biblo in
struction in the home. There is some-
thing in this; but. taking things as We
find them, the two are allies the home
helps the Sunday school. the Sunday
school helps the home. How does the
home help the Sunday school? There
will be answers as regards the prepar-
alton OF the lesson, a, pertains to the
maintenance of order, etc. How, on
the other hand, does the Sunday school,
OF course, rightly conducted, aid tho
home life? Appeal to the experience
OF parents here. You will probably
courage to more vigorous Sunday
school work.
There is nothing more lovely and
impressive than the season of family
worship. Do we make as much of Il
as we should? The writer will not for
get visit in college days to Indian
apOlis. The night was spent in q
fraternal way with that blessed circle
now broken apart and scattered, the
Carman family" After breakfast came
family worship-it was service that
left good taste in the mouth, a sea-
son never to be forgotten. You and
have heard these sweet singers dis
course from the platform, but it was
not like that melody of sound and soul
in the family living room. It seemed
like heaven on earth-and it was.
Love. Yes, said our brother pas
tor of the Methodist persuasion, then
at Lake Bluff, II often make mistakes
with my people, but then, you know,
they love me. That makes all the Diff
ference in the world. Every once In
while l make stupid blunder twho
does not?l, and 60 home and tell my
wife that I've put my foot in it again.
She commiserates me. But then, say, .
they love me, they'll forgive me, and,
sure enough, they always do" Do you
know anything about this?
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