Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-25
THE COMMON PEOPLE.
REV. Or. TALMAeE breaches UPON
A POPULAR SUBJECT.

tN--Ss 6bs sTNWHoG EnGrtCflGO OFON
A POPULAR SUBJECT.
Those Ordinary People Who Move In Or
dinary spheres-Ths Disadvantages OF
Being conspIonous-The Gospel Of Con-
tsut-A Heavenly Elixir.
NEW YoeK, July s1.-Rey. DR.. Tai
mage, who is still absent on his annual
midsummer tour, preaching and lecturing,
has prepared for today sermon on "Plain
People," q topic which will appeal to a
very large majority Of readers anywhere.
The text selected was Romans xvi, IA, Is,
"Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas,
Patrobas, Hermes, PhlloIogus and Julia. T"
Matthew Henry, Albert Barnes, Adam
Clark, Thomas Scott and all the commen-
tators pass by these verses without any es-
pecial remark. The other 20 people men
toned In the chapter were distinguished
for something and were therefore discussed
by the illustrious expositors, but nothing
is said about Asyncritus, Phlegon, Her
mas, Patrobas, Hermes, Philologus and
Julia. Where were they borns No one
knows. Where did they dio2 There Is no
record of their decease. For what were
they distinguished Absolutely for moth
ing, or the trait Of character would have
been brought out by the apostle. If they
had been very intrepid or opulent or hir-
suite or musical of cadence or Grass Of style
or in anywise anomalous, that feature
would have been caught by the apostolic
camera. But they were good people, be-
cause Paul sent to them his high Christian
regards. They were ordinary people, NOV
ing in ordinary sphere, attending to ordi-
nary duty and meeting ordinary response
bilities.
For Ordinary People.
What the world wants is religion for
ordinary people. If there be in the United
States 65, 600, 600 people, there are certain
ly not more than 100000 extraordinary,
and then there are 64,000,000 ordinary,
and we do we'll to turn our backs for a lit
tie while upon the distinguished and con-
spicuous people of the Bible and consider
in our text the seven ordinary. We spend
too much of our time in twisting garlands
for remarkables and building thrones fol
magnates and sculpturing warriors and
apotheosizing philanthropists. The rank
and file of the Lord s soldiery need especial
help.
The vast majority Of people to whom
this sermon comes will never lead an army,
will never write o state constitution, will
never electrify q senate, will never make
an Important invention, will never intro
duce new philosophy, will never decide
the fato of nation. You do not expect to.
You do not want to. You will not be a
Moses to lead nation out of bondage.
You will not be a Joshua to prolong the
daylight until you can shut five kings in
a cavern. You will not be St. John to
unroll an Apocalypse. You will not be a
Paul to preside over an apostolic college.
You will not be Mary to mother Christ.
You will more probably be Asyicritus or
Phlegon or Hermas or Patrobas or Hermes
or Philologus or Julia.
Many of you are women at the head of
households. This morning you launched
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
uuy. 1n6 culinary NcPoIOihOho IN JouA
household Is in your dominion. You de-
eide all questions 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 and nerve and general health
absolutely appalling, If there be no divine
alleviation.
| 1t does not help you much to be told
that Elizabeth Fry did wonderful things
amid the criminals of Newgate. 1t does
not help you much to be told that Mrs.
| Judson was very brave among the Borne.
sian cannibals. It does not help you much
| to be told that Florence Nightingale was
very kind to the wounded in the Crimea.
| 1t would be better for me tell you that the
| divine friend of Mary and Martha is your
friend, and that he sees all the annoyances
and disappointments and abrasions and
| exasperations Of an ordinary housekeepel
| from morn till night, and from the first
day Of the year to the last day of the year,
and at your call he is ready with help and
reinforcement.
A Great Battle.
They who provide the food of the world
decide the health of the world. One of the
greatest battles of this century was lost
because the commander that morning had
la fit of indigestion. You have only to &c
on some errand amid the taverns and the
hotels of the United States and Great Brit
ain to appreciate the fact that q vast null
titude of the human race are slaughtered
by incompetent cookery. Though young
woman may have taken lessons in music
and may have taken lessons in painting and
lessons In astronomy, she is not well edu
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.
| An unthinking man may consider 1t q
matter Of little importance-the cares oi
the household and the economies of domes
tic life-but tell you the earth is strewI
with the martyrs of kitchen and nursery
| The health shattered womanhood of Amer
| lea cries out for a God who can help ordi
nary women in the ordinary duties o.
housekeeping. The wearing, grinding
unappreciated work goes on, but the same
Christ who stood on the bank of Galilee IL
the early morning and kindled the fire ant
had the fish already cleaned and broillne
when the sportsmen stepped ashore chilled
and hungry, will help every woman tt
prepare breakfast, whether by her owl
| hand or the hand of her hired help.
The God who made indestructible eulogy
| of Hannah, who made coat for Samuel
| her son, and carried it to the temple every
year, will help every woman in preparing
the family wardrobe. The God who open
the Bible with the story of Abraham's en-
4 tertainment of the three angels on thu
/ plains of Mamre will help every woman tt