The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-08
THE BOY WHO STAYED AT HOME.
SERMON In Defense OF the Elder Brother
10y Rev. Clark Davis,

Al the First NJ. +. church last evening
the pastor, Rev. Clark Davis, prea chvd
on The Boy Who Stayed at Home vs..
the Elder Brother" His subject the ,re-
vious Sunday night was The Younger
Brother vs.. the Prodigal Son Both les
Sons were taken from Luke xv. Mr. Da-
Yis. In The course Of his remarks. said:
Il wish TO say few words this evening
In defense of the elder brother This
young man has been unfairly dealt with
Rev. Charles f. Deems, of New York
takes occasion TO remark on the elder
brother as follows: He was generally a
had-tempered. uncomfortable individual:
he was a repellant brother: all along he
had been unloving TO his brother; he was
sianderer; he was a liar. he was Uelhsh
and mercenary. ne was disrespectful and
disohcdient 20 his father. he was a hypo-
critic. a Pharisee and Puritant
Then Mr.. Deems draws the following
conclusions; A hypocriie Is worse th1 a
prodlgal. we may fancy We keep Gods
commandments while there Is an absence
Of love in our hearts. the mask OF the
hypOcrite must fell.
These three statements are quite true.
bat they are not in the lesson The faith
er's treatment OF this elder son does not
warrant any such statements as are
found In this sermon. we'll as many
others on this subject. | gladly come TO
tho defense OF this hoy, who remained al
home with the dear old folks. He not
the prodigai. Is the model son. II II a
gpod thing 10 return u we have wandered
away. but q is Infinitely better not 10 20
away and 'dev0ur our living with sin
This young man had kent himself pecu-
lisrly free from the vices into which hts
brother plunged
In the FIRST place note at the time Of
The brothers return the elder brother was
in the field reasonably infer from that
g.. IA ~
or iilencss Is the mother Of vice To
300 we'll employed Is to nc almost saved
Industry - "a virtue and today a can
not he too much emphasized Indust ~
does not tend % produce had tempered
uncomfortable Individuals. hat the oupo-
stt" We are commanded 10 he diligent
I'm business. The kindeHt the most loving
hr0shcrs are thu industrious ones II
was perfectly natural FOR him TO make
the complaint he did Naturally ne want %
"a an explanation Of this decentralization
over the. rot urn ~ thts Young spenfthrift
Ne such feast had ever been given tn his
honor. though he hal been faithful all
| those years. Nc sometimes forget the
good chtiiren Ga our anxiety for the sal
walton OF the had The true. faithful
heart needs cneoura cement. Productivity
never has AMI never can ~ a good thing
Repentcnce - good. hut constant. faithful
service IS better The first commandrne ~
with promise is - fho son that hon0rs
father and mother We honor father and
mother hy keeping their commandment
and serving them. re honor God m t3e
same WAY. When We ruin oar health by
3tSsipatisu ana corrupt our morals aud
waste our money In riotaus living We dts
/ honor our parents ard Also dishanor God
we need never - away from thc
Fathers house carr children aiv N
/ Christ, lct us keep them there There Is
nothing but husks outside, Christianity
| IS for The Young THE promise - 20 the
younE Religion S. for ibis HE Th~ OH
/ time IfrhrcW kvpt hts cAH3 with hiut lu
/ thc churrh. and he h8s uot forgotten That
way to this SAY slow much morc Chris
| tisn~ Herein Ve have made a great nis-
| take We have lef{ the Impression on rho
/ srow up Goddess and then after they
/ have become rro8igals they are to hs ruu
/ down Sea some special revival meetinE aue
/ brought iu. Keep fh~ girls and t-cys az
! homo b. tAe Fathers house.
"A}i Thar have 8 taiHe a good word n
/ rofnf0rtiug Word j may have hs-r
/ SPOKEN Nstic haze iu teis instant hus
! ROT too tate COR ycu and ua. No further
| complaint now. New Pc could anl dtt Re-
/ in anf ~ iotec over she returu ot tht
prsaigal Jesus Hss cleared the atu3os
/ plisvc Cor us-
{ -F-stshfalness is ta ,e rewarded hers as
elsewhere. ~ We avc fatthfal 20 tAt
/ Father as was this eau Wv shall hear iHt
I sweetest ~ al words Ihou hast 1seer
] faithfot over feV thlaEe. I VII MAKE
/ yats ~utsr oscr MANY fh&uxS
~fF No. cannot hc brilliant. uor eloquent
( nor startling We esu aH ee faithful. 'Tts
/ al God requires