Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-27
NOPLACE LIKE HOME.
DOMESTIC LIFE THE SUBJECT OF DR..
TALMAGE'S SERMON.

Always ut the Fircsidc.
iCopyright. 1898, by American Press Asso-
ciationl
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Dr. Talmage in
this discourse sets forth radical theories,
which if adopted, would brighton many
domestic circles; text, John Xxx, 10, 1.-The
disciples went away again unto their own
homes"
A church within n church, n republic
within republic world within world,
is spelled by four lettcrs-homc! If things
go right there, they go right everywhere;
If things 60 wrong there, they go wrong
everywhere. Tho doorsill of tho dwelling
house is the foundation of church and
state. 4 man never gots higher than his
own garnet or lower than his own cellar.
Domestic life ovcrarchcs and undcrgirdlcs
all other life. The highest house of con-
gross is the domestic circle the rocking
chair in the nursery is higher than n
throne George Washington commanded
the forces of the United States but Mary
Washington commanded George Chrysos-
tom S mother made his pen for him If n
man should start out and run 20 years in
n straight line, he could not get out from
under the shadow Of his own mantclpicce
/ therefore talk to you about u matter of
infinite and eternal moment when | speak
of your home.
As individuals we nre fragments. God
makes the race in parts, and then he grad
uallv uuts lis together. What lack, YOU
mako M: what ven lack, | mako up: our
deficits and SURPRISES of character being
the corwhccls in the great social mcchau.
ISM one person has the patience another
has thp CnurnuC. nuOt hpr has the ulaCiuitV,
another has the enthusiasm. That which
is lacking in one is made up by another
or made up by all. Buitaloes IN herds,
grouse in broodS, quails In Hooks, the
human race in circles. God has most
beautifully arranged this IL Is IN TINS
way that he balances society this conscrva-
tive and that radical Keeping things oven
Every ship must have its mast, cutwatcr'
tanrHil, ballast. Thank Cod then, Tor
Princeton and Andovcr, for the oppositcs
have no more right to blame man
for being different from me than driv'
ing wheel has right to blame the iron
shaft that holds it to the center. John
Wesley balances Gavin institutes.
cold thinker gives to scotland the strong
bones of theology DR.. Guthrie clothes
thcrl win throbbing heart and warm
flesh. The difficulty is that we are not
satisfied with Just the work thnt God has
given us to do. The water wheel wants
10 como inside the mill and grind the
grist. and the hopper wants to go out and
dabhlo in the water. Our usefulness and
the welfare of society depend upon our
staying in just the place that God has put
us, or intended we should occupy.
Marriage GarInnds.
For moro commences and that we nav
no moro usoful we nrc gathered I'm still
smaller circles in the homo prouu And
thero Won havo the Same variety ngnin-
brothers. sisters. husband and wife. all
different ir tcrnernnpnts md tnstcs II
is fortunate thot IT should he so If the
husband he all imprlsc. tho wifo must be
all ,rudcuco If one sister me snnpuino I'm
her teuucramcnt. the other must he lym.
nhntic Mary and Martha aro necessities
There will be no dinner for Christ IL there
be no Martha, there will be no audience
for Jesus il there be no Mary. The home
organization ismost beautifully construct
cd. Eden has gone, the bowers are all
broken down, tho animals that Adam
strOkcd with his hand that morning when
they came up to get their names hav,
since shot forth tusk and sting and growl
ed panther at panther, and mdair iron
bcaks plunge till with clotted wing and
eycloss sockets the twain come whirlinp
down from under the sun in blood and
fire Eden has gone, but there is just one
little fragment left. 1t foatcd down on
the river Hiddekel out of paradise. II il
the marriage institution 1t does not, rs
at the beginning, take away from man q
rib. Now it is an addition of ribs.
This institution Of nnrrinup has hppr