The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-10
HAPPINESS AT HOME
ARP SAYS THAT IT Ia NIOIEV aI.UABLE
THAN THE KLONDIKE, ~
Points Out Some Defects Cross y rfsban.s
ana compia.l.% itl% i3g- u, WIS Meet no Com
PASSION from tho Sngc Of Barlow.

-1piness is tho only bliss of paradise
that has survived the fall" If that
is so, and | reckon it is, what an aw-
full sin it is for man or his wife or
son or daughter to break 1T up.
1t is worse than murder, for there'7s
then only ono victim, and he is
dead; but the destroyer Of domestic
happiness brings misery to tie fam
lily, and they must live on in their
sorrow. If domestic peace and love
could be, purchased with money,
what price it would bring, and yet
it can be had without money if every
member of the family would do
right. was ruminating about this
and wondering if even the dovil was
mean enough to take pleasure IN
destroying tho peace Of q household.
The book cf Job docs not make him
'~that mean, for Job suffered no sor-
row from any bad conduct of wife
or children. Satan wants worship
ers, and even dared to try to seduco
the Saviour to his allegiance; but he
did it in an open manly way, and
. lost. He is an Nersary-u bad one
"A powerful one over since he was
thrust out of heaven; but according
to scripture he has not yet lost his
power or his consequence, for the
Lord talked to him in Job and the
Saviour had a conference with him
in Matthew, and Michael, TIE arch
angel, had dispute with him about
tho body Of Moses. Ho is a bold,
self. poised, defiant spirit, and uses
many arts to seduce mankind from
their allegiance; but surely he
wouldn't take away and destroy the
only bliss of paradise that is loft u.s.
Ho hasent done it from lngersoll,
for that notable man has a most lov-
ing household, and so havo many in
fidels and atheists and akeptics.
My opinion is that our orig inal sin
has moro to do with bad conduct
than tho devil. We are bora to sin
as the sparks fly upward, and the
devil urges us on and apolo, ,izes for
every moan thing we do and tries to
comfort us, but l believe thnt it is in
the power Of every man and woman
and son and daughter to preserve
the family poace and to male homo
tho most attractive place upon the
earth. Then, why don't they do it?
It sickens as with sorrow to read the
family troubles in the daily papers.
= s9y%otimoS is the husband, some
times tie Wife, sometimes the daugh-
ter, but oftener than all together it
is tho son that brings the blight and
darkens the doors and makes parents
and sisters seek to hide from the
gaze of mon. What makes the
young mon do so? Every day there
is a new case somewhere murder,
suicide, embozzlement and all is
mixed up with jails and cour's and
pictures in the papers and The mis-
cry Of kindred and the worlds cold
criticism. How many families that
once moved proudly with the social
swelling throng havo retired from IT
to grieve over tho crushing fato of a
wayward son or daughters shame.
How many families havc been broken
down by reckless sons-in, law. [
know some aged parents whose hair
has grown prematuroly gray, whose
brows are furrowcd with lines of sor-
row and whose smiles are always
sad, if they smile at all.
Young men, please stop and think.
Thefhappiness Of home is worth mil
-ii6fs'o dollars 1t beats tho Non-
dixie, and is right close by, and no
frozon hills to cross. Tho pleasures
of a happy home excel anything
upon earth, and can be had so
chcarly if father and mother and
children will make it so. "TIe that
troubleth his own house shall inherit
the wind" A cross husband, con-
tentious, complaining wife, n selfish
son or an indolent, discontented
daughter can destroy the peace of
household. There are somo things
worth so much they cannot be- valued
Health of body is one of them, but
peace of mind is worth moro than
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