The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-09-19
CHRISTIANITY IN THE HOME.
Two Better Things Never Went To-
gether Than Prayer and Hickory.

Two Better Things Never Went To-
gether Than Prayer and Hickory.
"Christianity in the home" was the
| theme of an admirable sermon, by
Evangelist Stuart, at the warehouse,
! Saturday afternoon. He selected his
text from Genesis 1919: For l know
| that he will command his children
and his household after him, and they
shall keep the way of the Lord, to do
| Justice and judgment; that the Lord
| may bring upon Abraham that which
he hath spoken Of him."
Settle christianity in the home and
you will settle every question, said
Mr.. Stuart.
DIR. Talmage says that while in Eu
rope that grand man, Mr.. Gladstone,
said there was but one questiOn-that
is christianity. Let me put a FATHER
and MOTHER in every home and the
home question will be settled. The
rottenest place is in our American
homes. 1t is not in Congressman
God knows that is rotten enough.
We cannot hope for a better state of
affairs until we settle that question.
| want to shake the bush this
afternoon and scare you little as
we'll as myself. / am not trying to
teach you how to raise children. l
have three of them at home and get
search worse every year.
Anarchy was not born in the Hay
Market at Chicago, but it was hud-
died in the houses. No man has
right to turn such animals loose on
society. We need daddies and moth
ers in our homes. l don't mean fo-
you to raise your children altogether
by beating them. That might be the
best way to raise dogs, but l don't
believe that to be good way to raise
l,il y1yhn
authority. Two better things never
| went together than prayer and
hickory.
The best family is not one boy-it
is something like 10, II or 13. How
many poor fathers are studying about
| their boys. We have got to weep over
| or for them; we must pray over or for
| them; run for or after them. Our
sons and daughters are running over
the country like wild animals. There
is MOI girl in the country 16 years
| old able to take care of herself. That
is the reason God gave them a father
| aud mother.
| Style was born in hell. 1t is the
| mother of immodesty and debaucherY.
You see the pictures in cigarette and
tobacco boxes and on theater bills.
| How l like to see a father take con-
! troll of his home. l thank God for
parental authority. Our boys are like
| Tennessee oats in dry weather-they
head too soon. The children are 60
ing with you, fathers. They are
following your examples. 1t is awful
to think about these things.
The devil is in these picnics and
moonlight drives. l had just as soon
trust my daughter with the devil as
with the average young man on a
moonlight drive in close buggy.
God help us to look out. Our chill
dren are after us.
Father is swinging out into profan-
ity and sin. The boys are following
him and soon he will cry out: l swan
too far. l want you to make i'm
provements on your homes, God help
you.
When the discourse was closed
many fathers and mothers went for
word and shook hands with the man
who gave them such excellent advice,
thereby signifying that they would
endeavor to lead better and nobleI
| lives