Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-02-18
WOMAN IN THE HOME
Or. Talmage breaches on the Trials
of Wives and Mothers
Lessons from the stoFy ef Wary and
Mnrtha-Annoyaacc OF Home
Life Are steps 10 HiEh
Rerard.

rouses appreciation of work not or
dinarily recognized; text. Luke io:f0:
Lord. dost thou not care that my sis
ter hath left me 20 serve aione2 Bid .
her therefore that she help me"
Yondcr is a beautiful village home
stead. The man OF the house is dead
and his widow has charge Of the prem
ises II is Widow Martha. OF Bethany.
Yes. will show you also the pet OF the
household. IL is Mary. the younger sis
ter. with a book undcr her arm, and in
her face 10 sign Of care or anxiety
about anything Company has come.
Christ appearing OF the outside Of the
door makes some excitement inside the
door. The sister set back the disar-
ranged furniture arrange their hair
and in q fash prepare TO open the door.
They do not keep Christ waiting out
side until they have newly appareled
themselves or cfaborately arranged
tLeir trcsscs. and then with affected
surprise come ont and pretend not 30
have heard the two or three previous
knockirgs say: WHY. iE that your
No. they were ladies and always pre-
sentable. although. perhaps. they had
not on their hest. None Of us always
y
our best would not be worth having on.
They throw open the door and greet
Christ. They say: Good morning.
Master. Come in and be seated"
Christ brought company OF friends
with Him. and. the influx OF 90 many
city visitors. You Go not wonder threw
the country home into some pcrturba-
tion. I suppose the walk from the city
had been a keen appetizer. The kitch-
en- department that day was a very inn
porfant department. and I think as
soon as Martha had greeted her guests
she went 10 that room. Mary had no
anxiety about the dinner. She had
full confidence that her sister Martha
could get up the best dinner In Bethany.
and she practically said: "Now. let us
have division OF labor. Martha, you
cook. and III SIT down and learn.
The same difference you now some
times see between sisters. There Is
Martha. industrious. painstaking. n
good manager. ever inventive of some
new pastry. discovering something in
household affairs. Here is Mary. fond
OF conversation. literary. so fun Of
questions Of ethics she has no time 10
discuss questions Of house hold welfare
IL is noon. Mary is in the parlor
Martha Is in the kitchen. IL would have
been better for them 10 have divided the
toll. and then they could have divided
the opportunity OF listening 10 Christ
But Mary monopolizes Christ while
Martha sweiters before the fire. IL wa.
very important that they have a goos
dinner that day, for Christ was hungry
and lie did not often have luxurious en-
tertRinment. Alas me. II all the re
possibility OF that entertainment has
rested with Mary. what a repast the,
would have had. But something wen
wrong in the kitchen. Either the fir
would not burn. or the bread would no
bake. or something was turned blacl
that ought 10 have been only turned
brown. or Martha scolded herself and
forgetting all the proprieties OF the oc
caSion, with beSweated brow she rushei
out OF the kitchen into the parlor. pei
haps with tongs in one hand an
pitcher in the other. and she cried out
Lord. dost thou not care that my SIS
ter has left me TO serve alone2 Bid he
therefore that she help me" Chris
scOlded not a word. fit were scoldins
would rather have Him scold me tha
EEN RDQl DlCSS Nc
nothing acerb in the Saviour's repl,
He knew that Martha had been workir
herself almost 10 death 20 get Hi
something 10 eat. and he appreciate
her kindness, and He practically said
my dear woman. do not worry. l.
the dinner 90. S:t down here on th
couch beside your younger sister Mar.
Let us talk about something els
Martha. Martha, thou art careful ar
troubled about many things, but OF
thing is neSdful."
As Martha throws open the door
look in to-day. and see great mar
household auxieties, and about the
am going 10 speak Of the Lord
Mary and Martha and Lazarus will he
me by His grace.
As look into that door ga the FIR
place. see the trial OF nonappreciatiO
That was what made Martha so veN'
ai Mary. Mary. the younger sister. h
no proper estimate Of the elder sister
fatigue. Just as now men having ammo
ances OF store and factory and shop
at the stock exchange come home
night and hear Of some household a
noyance and they sayg '0h. tha'
nothing. You onght TO be In facto
cay and haze ten or fifteen OF tweu
or one hundred subordlnates. Then y