The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-02-20


but nothing is said about Asyncritus,
Phlegon. Hermas. Patrobas. Hermes.
PhIlologus and Julia Where were
they born? No one knows. When
did they die? There is no record OF
their decease. For what were they
distinguished? Absolutely nothing. or
the trait OF character would have been
brought out by the apostle. II they
had been very intrepid; or opulent. or
hirsute. or musical Of cadence. or Grass
Of style, or in any wise anomalous.
that feature would have been caught
by the apostolic camera. But they
were good people. because Paul sends
to them his high Christian regards.
They we're ordinary people moving
in ordinary sphere, attending to ordi-
nary duty and meeting ordinary re-
sponsibilities
What the world wants is a religion
for ordinary people. II there be In
the United States 10000. 900 people.
there are certainly not more than l.
100000 extraordinary; and then there
are 100000 ordinary, and we do well
to turn our backs for a little while
upon the distinguished and consplcu-
GUS people of the Bible and consider in
our text the seven ordinary. We
spend too puch OF our time In twist
Ing garlands for remarkables and
building thrones for magnates and
sculpturing warriors and apothesizlng
philanthropists. The rank ard file OF
the Lords soldiery need especial help.
The vast majority OF people will
never lead an army, will never write
a state constitution, will never electri-
fly a senate, will never make an i'm
portant invention, will never introduce
a philosophy. viii never decide
the fate of a nation You do not ex-
pect to; you do not want to. You will
not be a Moses to lead a nation out
Of bondage. You will not be a Joshua
to prolong the daylight until you can
shut five kings in a cavern. You will
not be a st. John to unroll an Apoca-
lypse. You will not be a Paul to pre-
side over an apostolic college. You
will not be Mary to mother a Christ.
or Phlegon, or Hermas, or Patrobas.
or Hermes. or Philologus. or Julia
Many Of you are women at the head
OF households. Every morning you
plan for the day. The culinary depart
ment Of the household is in your do
minion. You decide all questions Of
diet. All the sanitary regulations OF
your house are under your supervision.
To regulate the food and the apparel
and the habits. and decide the. thou
sand question OF home life is a tax
upon brain a. nerve and general
health absolutely appalling, II there
! be no divine alienation.
1t does not help you much to be
! told that Elizabeth Fry did wonder
gate. 1t does not help you much to
be told that Mrs. Judson was very
brave among the Bornesian cannibals.
It does not help you very much to be
told that Florence Nightingale was
very kind to the wounded In the CrI-
= mea. 1t would be better for me to tell
you that the divine friend OF Mary
and Martha is your friend. and that he
sees all the annoyances and disap-
perations OF an ordinary housekeepel
from morn till night. and from the
first day Of the year until the last day
of the year, and at your call he is ready
with help and reinforcement.
They who provide the food OF I'll,
world decide the health OF the world
You have only to go on some erranC
amid the taverns and the hotels Of tn,
United States and Great Britain to ap
preciate the fact that vast multitud,
of the human race are slaughtered b.
incompetent cookery. Though a younl
woman may have taken lessons in mu
: sic. and may have taAen lessons IL
painting, and lessons in astronomy, sh
: is not well educated unless she ha
taken lessons in dough! They who de
: eide the apparel Of the world, and tn
food of the world. decide the endurane
OF the world.
An .unthinking man may consider
: a matter Of little importance-th
cares of the household and the econo
mics of domestic life-but / tell yo
( the earth is strewn with the martyr
: of kitchen and nursery. The health
: shattered womanhood Of America erie
4 out for a God who can help ordinar
= women in the ordinary duties of house
keeping. The wearing, grinding. ur
appreciated work goes on, but the sam
= Christ who stood on the bank OF Gal
e lee in the early morning and kindle
the fire and had the fish alread
!, cleaned and broiling when the sports
' men stepped ashore. chilled and hui
cry, win help every woman TO PR
: pare breakfast. whether by her ow
a hand. or the hand OF her hired hel
{ The God who made indeatructible el
? logy Of Hannah. who made q coat K
Z Samuel, her son. and carried II to u
K temple every year. win help every VIZ
. man In preparing the family war
D robe. The God who opens the Bib
with the story Of Ahrahnm'a entertail