Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-01
AT TRINITY CHURCH.

Sermon by Rev. DR..
Harwood-The Value of Education
The Importance of Christian
Training and Family Worship-Our
Countless Schools Speak of the Pop
ular Appreciation of Education In
Our Republic.
Rev. DR.. Harwood of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal church preached an excellent
sermon yesterday morning from the text:
"That our sons may be as plants grown up in
youth; that our daughters may be the corner
stones polished after the similitude Of your pal
ace. Psalm cxliv, IL.
He said in part: This is the picture of
the internal peace of the tranquility and
prosperity of the commonwealth. It is
perhaps an ideal picture. But here on
earth generation after generation ia ever
seeking after an ideal. We are ever stretch
ing out after higher ideal.
Of course We know that the value of edu-
cation Ia perhaps the one thing about
which the people of the United States have
no doubt. The countless schools estaL-
lished throughout the commonwealth at
test this fact. The people are in an emil
nent degree fond of reading. Thoughtful
men know, however, that true education
must embrace something more than the in
struotion of the mind. The principles Of
religion and morality must be carefully in
euloatsd to have perfectly rounded edu
than another which is held by some people
it 10 that they will let their children grow
up without any special moral or religious
training, and leave them to choose for
themselves when they grow older.
Sometimes great deal of fault Is found
with the constitution of the United States
for its silence on all religious subjects.
But the founders of the government did
not consider these matters to be such as
should be under government control, bat
rather that they should be from the choice
of the individual. The constitution of
Connecticut says that no preference shall
be given any religious sect or church. The
state recognized religion by suspending all
work on Sunday in the government work
shops. Christisn ministers are chosen as
chsplsins in the army and navy. Men in
court swear on the Bible. But thus while
there Is general recognition of religion,
the state does not teach 1t. 1t is thus left
TO the church itself to teach it. But let US
seq what means the church has of teaching
religion.
The Sunday church services and the
Sunday school are the principal methods
by which we can inculcate Christian truths.
The church itself is rather handicapped on
account of the small number of children
who are required to be in the family pew
on Sunday morning. The Sunday school
il by far the most important method.
There Is nothing that gets such hold on
the children. Closely allied with the
church Is the home. Fathers and mothers
| must come to understand more than they
have in the last thirty years that they have
obligations. They must instruct theil
| children that they may develop beautiful
and symmetrical characters. We are now
| confronted with the difficulty of the wesh
observance of the Lords day. People have
| come to amuse themselves by having
company and in other ways. I Car
understand the plea of the work
man who says, I am shut up al
the week; must get out and get the open
air one day in the week. But for people
of fortune and good condition that piles
amounts to nothing. Many people max,
fun of the English Sabbath. There ar
hours when you or I walking through Lon
don could not find place to sit down ant
| rest.
But those who have made the most ful
of them-the French-have come to thinl
that the observance of the Lords day hal
much to do with the powerful develop
ment of the nations character.
Another difficulty which confronts Us /
the neglect of family worship. This is
duty that should not be neglected. tn
father should recognise that he is tn
priest Of his household, and should brinl
his family up in the observance of tn
most important of daily duties, and ma
the Lord give us strength and grace to d
His will fully.