The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-07-18

Again I remark. that many of our bus
mess men are tempted to neglect their
home duties How often it is that the
store and the home seem to clash, but
there ought not to be any collision. 1t is
often the case that the father is the mere
treasurer of the family, II sort of agent t"
SIC that they have dry goods ana groceries
The work OF family government he does
not touch. Once or twice i'll II year he
calls the children up on II Sabbath alter
neon when he has Il half hour h. docs not
exactly know what to do with and in that
huff hour he disciplineS the children. and
chdcS them and corfpctS their faults, ana
gives them Il great deal of good advice,
and then wonders all the rest of the y'Hlr
that his children do not do better, whom
they hava the wond,:ful advantage, or
that Semi-annua castigation. The family
table, which ought to be the place for
pleasant discussion and checrlnlncHS. often
becomes thu place of pcrilouS expedition.
If there Ea any blessing asked ut all ii Is
cut off ut both ends. and with the hand
on the carving knife he counts on his
fingers. making estimates i'll thu intcrS-
tees of the rcpaSt. The work done. the
hat goes to the head. and he starts down
the street. ana bcfoi>, the family has MS
en- from the table, be has bound up an
other bundle of goods and says TO the Gus
toner: "Anything more / can do lof you
today. Sir?' \ man has more RESPONSE
bilitics than those which are dischatGrd
b. putting competent instructors over his
children and giving th"m a drawing master
and music teacher. The physical culture
of the child will not be attended to unless
the father looks To il. lie must some
times lose his dignity. He must unlimbtr
his Joints He must sometimes lead lsf'n
ont TO their sports and games TIC parent
who cannot forget the severe duties OF
life sometimes to fly the kite. and trouble
the hoop. and chase the bail. and Jump
the rop" with his children ought never TO
have been tempted out OF crrSty ahl "l-
r,,l,emablc SoitarincSS. II you want /"
keep your children away FROM places Oh
sin. vou can only do it by makh% your
home attractive. You may preach ser
mons. and advocate reforms. and d"nouhcP
wickcdn,sS and yet your children VIII he
caDtiyatcd by the ghtt"rlng saloon OF Sih'
unless You can make your home pflEh''r
place than any other place on "ar'h 10
Them on, gather all charms iuto Hour
house. If You can afford it. bring books
ana nicturos. and cheerful entertainments
to tha household But, above all, teach
those children, not by hall an hoaf 'Wl''
Il year on the Sabbath day but day aIl"r
day: and every dag teach them 'ha' TO-
1igion is great gladheS%' tiiat "IiJN
Chains of gold about the neck. that IT takes
va ,.nrinp from the foot, no hNthe'eSS
from the heart. no sparkle from the eye,
ma rinr from the laughter: but that h"r
ways ar. ways Of plcaSantncS* ana Az i ,'
mathis are peace | sympathze WIN t"e
work being done in many "t our G'iPS
Inv which beautiful rooms are SET apart
Nv onr Young MrI's Christian AsS"cll TONS
.n1 | nray God to prosper them IN All
th;n,s Eut | tell you thcr~lS something
hack of that and before that we n"cd
more happy. consccratcd cheefi" Nhi's-
tian homes in America ,,- -,
Ao,in | remark shat \ great m'"N "i
tn1nnttI
ntt.inmont If money above the Nalue "l
thn sn,I II * 4 Grand thing 10 have picH'E
! Of nancy Tho more YOU get OF IT, nv ~ ~,
! trr, if il comes honestly and goes "S'!n'-
| u, For the lack of il. sickness dl'S WIZ Az
crt medicine and hunger hndS us CONN
=; thn nnnty bread tray. and MakrdneSS
lh;vnrs for lack OF clothes and tre Nhen
I bnar y man in cantin% TRADE a@ahi?.
1uunev-a Christian mal!-A" tn"u0'
had no possible use on earth ana NJ nag
no interest in il, | come almost /" 'i:'"N
! th,t Inc heaven that would he appropriate
!, nrotitah,. yse OF money3let us rec0g-
nizc also the fact. that money cannot
satisfy Il mans soul, thai II cannot glitter
in the dark valley. that II cannot pay OUT
fare across the Jordan of DEATH that 1t
cannot unlock the gate OF heaven. iheFe
are men in all occupations who seem to
NET rs though they thought Il pack Of bonds
and mortgages could be traded off tor IL
tlr TO heaven and rs though gold would pc
1,u-f,,l tonIor in that ulucp where ii
.: " ,,,,,,.,,, tbo+ tb,v nlnLn p3ypmpntS
n,,t nf Il SnIv,tior nv Christ is the only
Wv" ',I,- ~ ,rrna1nrns in heaven are the
m1r ;,nnrruntihIn treasures Have You
n,,nr cinhnrcd ont in the rule of loss and
e,in The sum. What shall il profit Il man
# he roiu the whole world and lose his
soul" However fine your apparel. the
winds If death will huttcr it like rags.
IIumcspun and a threadbare coat have
sometimes been the shadow of coming
rnhrs n,adc white i'm the blood of the Lamb.
Mo nr,rI of ,rn1t Driie is worth more
th,n anv com Won can brine from the
orn,p thon Australian or RraZilian mines
st,mn.r in nn,. carcnnrt. Seek after God:
find His righteousness. and all shall be well
here. all shall b. we'll hnrnnftcr
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