Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-17

usNeN>f'% tuFN aafe TIC advantage OF
that one. What they were intended 20
be IN ecslcsaasficism was written Sn the
sides OF their cradle. IL the father and
mother had eyes keen enough TO see n.
They would not stop crying until fhev
had put in their hands as a piavthinq
a Wrsr minister catevhisn OF ,hc Thirty
nine Articles. The whole current of
their Temperament and thought ard
character rurs into one ~rc' 80 -ei.
gioniSts - rafuraiiv A. the james river
TOTO fne Chesapeake. u would be
torture 20 >reh persons % oe anv,vher~
outside % THAT one church
Now. lef fhc wife or husband w., 4.
not 80 CONSTRUCTED sacrifice the r.ider
preference for the one nor,. ,,..,..,s,,i.
and rigorous. Lef the grapevine follow
The rpgositir~ nd SinucSifi,.s Of tie oak
or hickory. Abram. the richer in docks
o. Christian grace. should sav 20 lot.
who a. bnii' on smaller scale. let
there be- no strife. I pray thee. hetvVeer,
me and fhrc and between nv herdmeo
snd n heTdmen. Is DOT the whole .and
before thee? A. ron can be edined
and happy ans, where. 60 with your com
panion 90 Gee church go which he OF she
must 60 or bc miserable.
Remnra The third: n both the mar
ried couple are very strong In their sec
tnriauiSn. ict them attend the ditferer-t
churches preferred. II is not recesSory
that YOU attend the same church. Re-
ligicr Is between yorr conscience and
your God. Like Ahram and Lot. agree
-
Won come out OF your home torether
and one gres one way and the other the
other. heartily wish each other good
sermon aud time % profitable devo-
tiou. and when vou meet again at the
noouiay rcpnst let 10 be evident. each 20
each and 10 your children and 20 the
hired help. that Won have both been on
the Mount Of rrnnsfgu although
YOU went un by different paths. and
that you have both been fcd by the
bread ~ ne. though kncoded by dif-
fcrent hands iu different tr1vs and
baked In different ovens. "But how
about thc childrcn2'' arr often asked
hy scores 81 parents. Let them also
make their own choice They will
grow up with reverence for both the de-
nominations represented bv father and
mother II you by holy lives commend
those denominations. ffthe father lives
the better life. they viii have the more
fnNOrabgc opinion of his denomination
And some day both the parents will
for az loast one service. 60 20 the same
church. neighbors win say: II Won
der what Is goiuvon to-day. FOR saw oar
neigh hor and his wife. who always $40
10 different churches. going arm IN arm
20 the same sanctuary ." Well will
ten you what has brought them arm Ia
arm 20 the same altar. Something very
Important has happened. Their son is
standing ia the aisle. taking the vows OF
a Christian. He has been somewh hat
wayward and gave father and mother
good deal of anxiety. but thsir prayers
have been answered ia his conversion
and AS he stands In the aisle and the
minister of religion says: DO you
consecrate yourself 20 the God who
made and redeemed you. and do you
promise 30 serve Him all your days 2''
and with manly voice he answers: Il
do" there is an April shower in the
pew where father and mother sit and a
rainbow Of JOY which arches both their
souls that makes AL the difference OF
creed infinitcsimR{. And the daughter
who has been very worldly and gay and
thOughtleSs. puts her lie on the altar
of conservation. and a. the sunlight OF
that Sabbath streams through the
church window and falls upon her brow
and cheek she looks ike their other
daughter. whose face was illuminated
with the brightness OF another world
on the day when the Lord took her into
His heavenly keeping years ago.
should not wonder IL. after all
these parents pass the evening OF their
Me in the same church, al differences
of church preference overcome by the
JOY OF being in the house of God where
their children were prepared for use
fulness and Heaven. But l can give
you recipe for running your children.
Angrily contend In the household that
your church Is right and the church OF
your companion is wrong. Bring sneer
and earicature TO emphasizes your opin-
ions. and your children will make up
their minds that religion is a sham.
and they will have none OF il. In the
northeast storm ID domestic contro-
versy the rose of Sharon and the lily
CT the valley will not grow. Fight
about apostolic succession. fight about
election and free agency, fight about
baptism. fight about the bishopric. tghf
about gown and xurpIce. and The r.
Ggious prospect Of your children will
be left dead on the field. You will be
as unfortunate as Charles. duke OF Bur
rundV who in battle lost a diamond