The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-31
TO PARENTS.
Dr. almage Urges Them to Do Right
to Their Children.
ne with Them, or Them, For Them and
Help Them Childhood Is Too Brief
TO Regard IL Lightly.

ov' Return to thine own house and
show how great things God hath done
unto thee"
After a fierce and shipwrecking
night. Christ and His disciples are
climbing up the slaty shelving of the
beach. How pleasant it is to stand on
solid ground after having been tossed
so long on the pillows! While the dis
ciples are congratulating each other on
their marine escape, out from a dark
deep cavern on the Gadarene hills
there is something swiftly and ter
ribly advancing. Is it an apparitionP
Is it man? Is it wild beast?
Is it maniac who has broken away
from his keepers, perhaps few rags
on his person, and fragments of stout
shackles which he has wrenched off in
terrific paroxysm. With wild veil,
with bleeding wounds of his own LAGER
alton, he flies down the hill.
Back to the boats, we fishermen, and
put out to sea and escape assassination.
But Christ stands his ground; so do the
disciples; and rs this flying fury, with
gnashing teeth and uplifted fists,
dashes at Christ, Christ says: Hands
fcrer," and the demoniac drops harm
less. exhausted, worshipful. Away,
we devils!" commanded Christ, and the
1000 tiendS which had been torment
ing the poor man are transferred to the
1000 swine which go to sea with their
accurscd cargo.
The restored dcmoniac sits down at
ChriSts feet and wants to stay there.
Christ says to him practically, DO not
stop: yOu have Il mission to execute;
wash off the fifth and the wounds in
the sea, smooth your dishcvclcd locks,
put on decent apparel and go straight
TO your desolatqd home and tell your
wife and children that you will no
more alright them and no more do
them harm: that you are restored to
reason, and that !, the Omnipotent Son
of Cod am entitled hereafter to the
worship of your entire household.
Return to thy own house and show
how great things God hath done unto
thee
Yes, the house, the home, is the first
place where our religious gratitude
ought TO be demonstrated. In the out
side world we may seem to have relig-
ion when we have it not, but the home
tests whether our religion is genuine or
. sham What makes n happy home?
Well one would say a house with
great wide hall, and antlercd deer
heads, and parlors with sculpture and
bric-a- brac. and dining hall with easy
chair and plenty of light, and engrav-
inCs of game on the wall, and sleeping
apartments commodious and adorned.
No In such place as that gigantic
wretchedness has sometimes dwelt,
while some of you look back to your
fathers house where they read their
Bible by the light of a tallow candle.
There were no carpets on the hoor save
those made from the rags which yonr
mother cut night by night, you helping
wind them into ball, and then sent to
the weaver, who brought them to shape
under his slow shuttle. Not n luxury
in all the house. But You can not
think of it this morning without tear
ful and grateful emotion. You and |
have found out that it is not rich tap
estry. or gorgeous architecture, or rare
art that makes n happy home
The six wise men of Greece gave pre-
scriptions for II happy home Scion says
a happy home is n place where mans
estate was got without injustice, kept
without disquietude and spent without
repentance. Chic says that happy
home is the place where man rules as
monarch n kingdom Bias says that
a happy home is place where man
does voluntarily what by law he is
coupeIicd TO do abroad. But you and
!. under grandcr light, give better
prescription: A happy home is place
where the kindness of the Gospel of the
Son Of God has full swing.
While | speak this morning there is
knocking at your front door, If he be
not already admitted. One whose locks
are wet with the dews of the night
who would take your children into his
arms. and would throw upon your nur-
scry. and your sleeping apartments,
and your drawing room, and your en-
tire house blessing, that will make
YOU rich while you live, and be an in
heritancc 10 your children after you
buve done the last days work for their
s,uport. and make for them the last
nrlver II is the illustrious One who
said TO the man of my text, Return 10
thine own house, and show how great
things God hath done unto thee"
Now. in the first place, we want re-
.iyion in orr domestic duties.
Every housckeeper needs great grace.
IfNnrtha had more religion she would
nos have rushed with such n bad tenn
rer 10 scold Mary in the presence OF
Christ 1t is no small thing to keep
order and secure cleanliness, and
mend breakages, and achieve economy,
and control all the affairs of the house
hold ndvantageously. Expenses will
run up. store bills will come in twice
as large as you think they ought TO be,