The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-08-31
AT THE TABERNACLE.
OR. TALMAGE DELIVERS A TRIBUTE
TO WOMANLY INFLUENCE.

Tho "Great Woman" OF the Text Was 0nI
aType of tho Christian Mother OF To
dsy-The Virtues ofIIos pitaiity.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 2O.-Rev. Di
Talmage chose for his subject today on
of special interest TO the oentler sex, tn
announced topic being IA Great Wo
man." and the text Ii Kings iv,
"And it fell on day that Elisha passc
to Shunem, where was great woman.
The hotel of our time had no counter
part in any entertainment of oldcn time
The vast majority of travellers must the
be entertained at private abode. Her
comes Elisha, q servant Of the Lord, 0
q divine MISSION, and he must find she
ter. A balcony overlooking tho Valle
OF Esdraelon is offered him, i'll a privat
house, and 1t is especially furnished lO
his occupanCy-a chair to sit on, tabl
from which t. cat, Caud!cStlck b.
by which TO read and bed on which L
slumber, the whole establishment be
longing to great and good womaa
Her husband, it seems, was %0dIl
man, but he was entirely Ovcrshadowed
by his witc's cXccllcncics. Just rs now
YOU sometimes find iU 4 household the
wife the center of dignity and influence
and power, not 10y any arrogance OF
prcsumpt0n, but by superior intellect
and force Of moral nature welding
domestic affairs and ut the sam time
supervising all financial and BUSH IS al
fairs. The witc's hand GA the ,huttlc
on the banking house, on the jorldly
business. You sec hundreds of men
who are successful only because there Is
a reason at home why they arc success
full.
IA man marry good, honest soul,
he makes his fortune. II he marry 4
fool, the Lord help hlm! The wife may
be the silent partner in the firm, there
may be only maSCuliMc voices down on
exchange, but there OitCntimc comes
from The home circle Il potential and
elevatng influence.
This woman OF my text was Tie
puperiOr of her husband. He, rs lar as
can understand, was what we often see
In our day, Il man Oi iarIC fortune and
only q mOdicum OF brain, intensely quiet.
sitting long while IN the same place
without moving hand or tUot--il You say
"ycs," responding "ycs"---it you say
no." responding ''nO''-!uanc, eyes
half shut, mouth wide open, maintaining
his position in society only because he
has n large patrlmony. But his
wife, my text says. was u great woman.
Her name has not come down to us.
She belonged to that collection of pcO,
pie who need no name TO distinguish
them. What would title OF duchess or
princess or Guccn-What would
escutchcOn or cleaning diadem be to
this woman O! my text, who by her in
telligence and her behavior challenges
the admiration OF all ages? Long after
the brilliant women OF the court OF
Louis XIV have been forgotten, and the
brilliant women Of the court of SPAN
have been forgotten, and the brilliant
women who sat @n mighty thrones have
been forgotten, some grandfather will
put on his spcctaClcS, and holding the
book the other side the light read to his
grandchildren the story OF the great
woman OF ShunCm who WAS so kind and
courteous and Christian to the good
prophet ELISHA. Yes, she was Il great
woman.
In the first place, she was great in her
hOspltalltes. UnclviilZcd and bar
barOus nations homer this virtue. .jupi-
ter had the surname OF the hOspitablc,
and he was said cspCHallY to avcnye
the wrongs of strangers. IIomcr cX-
tolled IT Ill his verse. The Arabs are
puuctllious upon this suhi. yet, ami among
some OF their tribes it snOt until the
ninth day OF tarrylnG that the occupant
has right to ask his guest, "Who and
whence art thou?" II this virtue is 80
honorcd even among barba,ians, how
n h,N,rrI 4
us who bclcyo in the Bible, which
commands us to use hospitality one to-
ward another without yrud.pnv?
Ol course do not mean under this
cover TO give any idea that approve
OF That Vagrant class who 90 around from
place to place, ranging their whole life
une perhaps under the auspices OF some
benevolent or phllanthr0plc society, |
quarterlnG themselves on Christian
1amllles, with great pile Of trunks in
the hall aud carpet buy portcutous of
tarrylng. There is many a country
parsonage That looks out week by week
upon the OmlnOus arrival Oi WAGON with
creaklng wheel and lank horse and d,la-
pldated driver, come under the auapicos
OF some charitable institution to spcud y
few weeks and canvass the nciybOrh1oJ
Let no such religious tramps take ad
vantage of this beautiful virtue of Chris
tlanIhosptahty.
Not 80 much the sumptuousncss of |
your diet and the rcgalty of your abode |
Will impress The friend or the STRANGER
That steps across your threshold as the
warmth OF your greeting, the inlormali-
W OF your reception, the rcitcraticn bv
grasp and by look and by thousand al.
tepuons, insignificant attentions, of your
earnestness OF welcome. There viii be
hlgh appreciation of your welcome, al.
though you have nothing but the brazen
Gandlestick and plain chair to onrr
Eiisha when he comes TO Shuncm,
Most beautiful is this grace OF hosni.
Iallty when shown in the house OF God.
am thankful that am pastor of a
church where strangers are ALWAYS wei.
come, and there is not state Of thc
Onion IN which have not heard the oC.
liability OF the ushers of our church COM
pimented. But have entered churches
where there was no hospitality. a
stranger would stand in the ycsijhnlc |
LOT awhile ana thpp p,ol,o =;