The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-31
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
DIR. srARR,s POWERFUL SERMON ON
sunday NIGHT.
He Earnestly Appealed to Every Man ~
stop and Consider What the u'ufe
Shall be for Him.

The Rev. DR.. ". G. Starr preached an
impressive and timely sermon Sunday
nirht at the Brood-Streot Methodist
church. taking for his text the words
found in the thirteenth chapter ana
fifteenth vergc OF Genesis. rs IL
small natter
He said that this is o good question
for the last Sunday IN the year le'e'
and g. an earnest appeal to every man
to stop and think over the events OF MS
llfe IN the year just closing, ana CON
siler what the future shall be tor nm
Habits are very strong things sdl,
DR. Starr. land are not formed or
shaken of I'm day. The strands Of
strong and thick cable are cxcecuinsiy
small and weak. but combined ana
twisted together they arc binding ana
powerful So are habits. and with every
body there is the danger from bad one7.
and tho great help and value 10 be haa
from good ones Character is OF lhFlSi-
bic and constant growth. IKE the pr
eesses Of nature not sudden. bui Sfanual.
The day fades slowly into night ana
night slowly gives way TO DAY.
SOWING OF SEED.
The sowing and growth Of seed was
referred 20 and the parable Of me "o-
man 10 whom the Kingdom oil he'.s IN
-vas likened. with the leaven ma ln lhe
measures of meal, was cited blsHop
Durfeld. of England. bad tesilheu ITO"
hard IL was for him 10 thio" Oh "'e
fascination which the face-touire H''
for him. and 50 it was ana must w' ia
All things inconsistent with tht IN -
tian nfo. one thing there is ioI 'N
christian and sinner 10 remember anu
made a record for good or pad, against
.be Judgment I'm the Book Of Life
small things make Up the aggregate
~ an things. moral and physical. small
stems the great distances. moisture ne
drous make the great rivers ana even
the little idle words can DO mischief hHe
the tiny spark iu midst 81 eunpoWoei.
The reverend gentleman said the "orid
was bad. no doubt OF that. ana ne nl'
not condemn the newspapers TOT printing
accounts OF the evil That was going o"'
for il opened the eyes of the people TO IT,
he thought But DE did not think 10 wise
to Give such accounts 10 boys and eir.s
TO read. especially before they had been
trained TO resist and taught the eVi or
such things
HOME INFLUENCE.
Or Starr pleaded for thorough home
training ana inlNflft OF NVto "t.' r''--f
and the inculcation OF reverence Tor
womauhood I'm men and boys lie also
referred 10 the importance Of citizenship
and attention Of the men OF to-day 10 It's
duties and working for good government
and whatever tho hearers before him ala
i'm the year 10 come 10 should all be done
10 the glory of God,
AGAINST KISSING.
In the course Of his sermon. while urs-
ing upon his congregation the import
ance of an early and thorough training
of children in all manner Of ways 10
keep them from evil in the world. Dr.
Starr provoked smiles from old and young
as he acclaimed forebly against the evil
of indiscriminatc kissing between yours
people. lie declared this TO he very
wrong. and barring the salutations OF an
osculat0ry nature between Gather and
children. brothers and sisters. thought
kissing should be- strictly tabooed. Even
first cousins should not kiss each other,
declared The reverend gentleman, who
then proceeded 10 argue TIE Importance
OF early education of children I'm al
points and parts. against heir entering
the world with its manifold temptations.