Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-07-27
+. COMMON PEOPLE.
y. Or. TALMkGs breaches UPON
A POPULAR SUBJECT.
Those Ordinary People Who Move In Or
iinary spheres The Disadvantage of
Being Conspicuous The Gospel Of Con
tent \ Heavenly Elixir.

mage, who s. still absent ON his annual
midsummer tour, preaching and lecturing,
ha- a., pared fog today a sermon on Plain
People, " - topic which will appeal to a
very large majority 81 readers anywhere.
.hc iext selected was Romans xvi, IA, Is,
"Saiulc Asyucritus, Phleeon, Hcrmas,
Pairahas, Icrincs, philologus and Julia.
Matthew Henry, Albert Barnes, Adam
Clark, Thomas scott and all the common
tainrs pass ly thcs, verses without any es-
pccial remark Tho other 20 people men
TONED ia the chapter were distinguished
Tor somuthing aud were therefore discussed
by iie iliusirious cxpositors, but nothing
g. said about A-yncritus, Phlegon, Her
la8s, PaiTo'r.s, Iicrncs, Philologus and
Iuiia. Whore wcrc they born: No one
ki.pws. Where did they dieg There is no
record ~ their decrease For what were
tlrs disiia-Uishcds Absolutely for moth
ing. ar the trait of character would have
hccu hrough, out by the apostle. II they
hnd I-e.n very intrepid or opulcnt or hir-
suite ar musical OF cadence or Grass Of style
ar ia anywi-c anomalous that feature
would huNe been caught by the apostolic
csiincr.L l3ut they were good people, be-
cause paul sent to them his high Christian
regards They were ordinary people. NOV
iug ia ordinary sphere. attending to ortii-
mary duty and meeting ordinary response
iiliiics.
Tor Ordinary People.
What thr world wants Is religion for
ordinary people. Il there la in the United
states G5. 0U0. QUO people. there arr certain
Is neg mor, Than 1000, 900 extraordinary,
and then there arr 6i.ue0,Ou ordinary,
aud We do wtll To tufn our backs for lit
tie while tlpnn the distinguished and con
siicuau. people az the Bible and consider
IN oar text thr seven ordinary. We spend
roo much az our Time in twisting garlands
Tor r,inarblhies and building thrones for
magnatcs and sculpturing warriors and
npoilcnsizing philanthropists. The rank
and fieof the Lord soldiery need especial
help
The vast majority Of people To whom
this sermon comes viii never lead an army,
will never write a state constitution, viii
never al. rify senate, will never make
AN important invention, Will never intro
ducc a new philosophy. Will never decide
the fate ~ "a nation. Aou do not expect to.
You do no; want To. Aou Will not be a
Moses to lead nation Out Of bondage.
You will not b. "a Joshua To prOlong the
daylight until you can shut five kings in
cavern You will not be n -. John 20
unroll an Apocalypse. You Will not be "a
Paul 20 preside over an apostolic college.
You will not bc Mary to mothers Christ.
You will more probably be Asyncritus or
Phlcson cor Hcrnias or Patrobas or Hcrmes
or Philologus or Julia
Many ~ you are women ut the head OF
hri
the family for sabbath observance. Your
brain decided the apparel, and your judg-
ment was final on all questions Of personal
attire Every morning you plan for the
dnv The culinary department Of your
household j. in your dominion You de-
eide all quest ions of diet. All the sanitary
regulations Of your house are under your
SUPERVISION To regulate the food, and
the apparel. and the habits, and decide the
thousand questions of home life is tax
upon brain aud nerve and general health
absolutely appalling. if there be no divine
alienation.
II does not help you much To he told
that Elizabeth Fry did wonderful things
amid tho criminals of Newgate. II does
not help you much To la told that Mrs.
.Judson was very brave among the Borne
sian canniba.-. II does not help You much
to be todd that Florence Nightingale WAS
very kind To the wounded in the Crimea.
II would be better for me tell you that the
divine friend Of Mary and Martha is your
friend. and that he secs all the annoyanccs
and disappointments and abrasions and
cxasperitions 81 AN ordinary housckccper
from morn till night, and from the first
day 81 the YEAR la the last day Of the year,
and nj your call he is ready with help and
Reinforcement.
a Great Battle.
They who provide the food Of the world
decide the health ~ the world. One uf the
greatest battles Of this century WAS lost
because the commander that morning had
"A iii II indigestion You have only Ia 90
on some GRAND amid the tayeras and the
hotels Of the nitcd states and Great Brit
ain To appreciate the fact that vast null
titude of the human race arc slaughtered
hy incompetent cookery. Though young
woman may have taken lessons in music
and may have taken lessons in painting and
lessons in astronomy. she i not well cdu-
Gated unless she has taken lessons in
dough They who decide the apparel Of
the world and the food Of the world decide
the endurance Of the world.
IN unthnking man may consider IL a
the household and the economies Of domes-
tic life-hut ] tell you the earth is strewn
with the martyrs Of kitchen and nursery.
The health shattered womanhood Of Amer
lea cries out for God who can help ordi-
nary women in the ordinary duties Of
housekeeping. The wearing, grinding,
inexperienced work goes ON. hut the same
Christ who stood an the bank Of Galilec in
the early morning and kindlci the fire and
had the fish already cleaned and broiling
when the sport smen stepped ashore, chilled
and hungry. viii help every woman "a
prepare breakfast, whether by her own
hand or tho hand Of her hired help.
The God who made indestructible eulogy
of Hannah. who made a cuat for samuel,
her son. and carried IL To the temple every
gear, will help every woman in preparing
the family wardrobe. The sod who opens
the Bible with the story Of Abraham : en-
tcrtainmcnt Of the three angels on tn,
plains of Mainrc will help every woman ID
provide hospitality, however rare and en-
barrassing. IL j. high time that some oi
the attention We have bcrn giving 10 III,
remarkable women Of the Biblc-rfmark
able for their virtue or their want ~ IL, al
remarkable for tEsir d,-GlS. Deborah and
.Iczcbel and lirrudits and Aillaliah and
Dorcas aud the Mar. excellent ar aban
doned-it j. high ti.ac su,..c If the attcn
iion We have been giving - these 'on-pic
uous women Of the Bible la given to julia
III the text. an ordinary woman amid 1r
binary circumstances. attending Ia or,ii-
nary duties aud meeting ordinary rt>pon
sibiltie~
Divine Help Needed.
Then there are all the ordinary busines:
men They need divine and Christian
helm When We begin - talk about bust
a.r. we shoot right 1T ft,i talk abou
mon WHO did business nn q large scale. an,
VINO sold millions IL dollars of gods
year, but the vast majority II husincS
men Do NOT sell million dollars II goods
nor half q million NOR "a quarter ~ a mil
lion, nor the eighth part 81 million. Pu
all the business mcn 81 our cities, towns
Villages and ncighhurhuods side by side
and Yen viii find that they sell less thai
$50. 0eu worth 10 ronds All these men II
ordinary business life want divine help
Nm SEQ how the wrinkles are printinl
on the ruuntenancc the story Of worrimcn
and care, You cannot tell how old bust
ness man Is by lookingai him. Gray hair
at 30. 4 man al - with the stoOp Of
nnnogenarian No time 10 attend To i'm
proved dentistry. the grinders cease be-
cause TINY are few. Actually dying Of oil,
age as 30 oF 3D. when they ought Ia be- a
the meridian. Many II these bushes
men have bodies like "a neglected clock &
which Nuu come, and you wind il up, ant
il h,.ufn- Ia hftgz aud r,tar and then TN