The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-05
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
Topic For the Week beginning May TO-
Comment by Rev. y. IA. Doyle.

Topic For the Week beginning May ios
Comment by Rev. y. n. Doyle.
DEMONSTRATING Christ In our homes. Rom
ali, OILS.
The iniunctions contained in the pas
saqe quoted above are part 81 some !
particular precepts laid down by inc
apostle AS following obedience to tho |
general command not 10 be concerned
10 this world, but to be- transformed by
the renewing If our minds that we may
know and do the will of God, which Is
perfect. These injunctions apply equal
lv 10 all phases Of Christian life--life
in the church, in society, in business ana
also TO Christian life in the home.
There is no place where Christian is
put SO strongly TO test rs III the home
Ii is SO much easier 20 give way to the
petty annoyances Of life IN the home
than when the world is looking upon US,
and there il such tendency To THINK
IL unnecessary To be as kind and cour
teous to the members OF our homes as 70
friends, neighbors or total strangers.
This is n mistake. The members Of our
homes are parts of US and Of our lives,
and no consideration should cause us 10
neglect those actions and attentions
which manifest love and sympathy.
In the passage composing the topical
| reference Paul lays down many injunc-
tions which, if put into practice, Will be
| productive Of Christianity IN the home.
| 1. Love. 'Let love be without dis
stimulation" Love comes first, because
| it is the primary grace out of which the
1 OIL patnrallV How
Love is TO be without Discrimination
that is, without hypocrisy. 1t is to be
sincere and true, and not to consist OF
| words merely To serve God and Christ
i'm the home there must be this pure and
sincere love. How much joy and happi-
ness and peace abound when there Is
love at home.
2. Kindness. "Be kindly affectioned,
one to another" (yerse l0). The word
here used expresses the affection that
exists between parents and children
Kindness is love in action. 1t Is the
manifestation of love- In many homes
there is love, but it is not manifested.
The husband loves his wife, children
love their parents, but there Is an alb,
sence of those little nameless deeds OF
kindness which speak of the love in the
, heart. There should not only be love
in the home it should be manifested
3. Hope, patience, prayer verse ~
These graces seem intwined together
and if found united in home VII
without fail bring JOY and blessing to 1T
] 4. Sympathy. Rejoice with then
/. that do rejoice and weep with then
!. that Weep (verse 49,. How lovely i
q genuine sympathy in the home! How
much like Christ is the one who feel
; the joys and sorrows of his loved one
u as if they were his own!
J. 5. Unity of mind. BE OF the sam
g mind one toward another" (verse 10
How essential is unity Of mind, ono
ness in feeling, interest and object, {
?, the happiness of the home.
n 6. Peace Nothing so beauties hon
v life as peace. Nothing so mars 1t
e strife, discord and contention. Let I
= study the things which make for peac
~ in the home.
y Bible Readings. Gen. vii, /; Mar
T. tx. so; Rom. xiv, 14-19; Cor. ], II
al Phil. ii, 10; Eph. iv, 81, 30; v, Co
iii, 1926; Tim. j, 3; V, 4 Titus
10 10; Heb. xiii, /; /. Pet /, %; ILL.,
-, o.; iv, &, D.