The evening times., 1899-06-26
HoME-wREcKERs SCORED.
Rev. DIR. HaHilton's Sermon to Fash.
fOnable PeODle.

Rev. DIR. Hamflten's Sermon to Fash.
fOnable People.
Newport, June 26.-The Rev. Dr. Brad
din Hamilton. president of the Episcopal
Publication Society of New York, preach
ed at All Saints Memorial Chapel yester-
| day. All Saints is the exclusive church
of Newport fashionables. and is open only
during the summer season. Its pulpit il
supplied by the shining lights of the Epis-
copal Church Of the United States.
DR.. Hamilton took as his subject Home
Life" After dwelling at length upon the
| beauties OF happy home, where purity
| and love Of righteousness are the controli-
| ing motive. the speaker said:
There is another and very serious evil
which assails many a happy home in our
| land. That is the home-wrecker. the man
or the woman whom you entertain in your
home. to whom you introduce yoNr friends,
who all the while is scheming in his or
her heart to wreck and rob your home
Not to rob you of your silverware. cloth
Ing or jewels. but to rob you Of something
for more precious. Clothing and jewels you
could in a sense replace. But happiness
never can be replaced.
THE home-wrecker comes to steal your
wife or your husband. to lead away the
mother Of your children or to wreck the
life OF the father of your home. This evil
most frequently assails the home in the
form of the friend Of the family The
educated, polite. well-bred thief is the most
dangerous OF all. It seems SO contemplate
that person has to sit in agony and watch
his home being robbed and wrecked while
being perfectly helpless to prevent it.
THE thief Of our money is to be ad
mired when compared to the thief of our
happiness. Now. l think we all have the
same feeling regarding these people-that
is. the people of our land who have other
peoples property hauled to the divorce
courts 10 have that seal put on it. in order
that they can get an excuse TO call it their
own. Now: what can we do to give this
horrid evil a deathblow-and it is a hor-
rid evil dislike SO much to speak of it.
THE people CT Newport are endowed
with the powers to suppress this evil. Not
that the evil prevails here more than else
where. We have no reason to say that it
does, but Newport has more power today
to check II than the combined effort to
the Pacific Coast, for this reason: That
these people are not being influenced by
the church. but care for their social posi-
tions
do you think a man could be under the
Influence of a church and at the same
time be persuading some woman to desert
ner cnlidren. 10 be LEFT OrphanS-worse
than orphans-objects Of pity and ridicule?
Do you suppose a woman who cares for the
censure of a church who so coldly is
wrecking some mans life. getting him TO
turn his children adrift to be cared for by
legal guardians and other sharks who have
no interest in them. only what they can
get out of the poor things?
But these people are very sensitive
about their social standing and Newport
is the acknowledged social home of this |
country and If home -wreckers are received !
here they Will be received into society and |
irto all homes of the land. II the home |
wreckers get society's sanction here, they !
do not care about the church's censure !
anywhere. and il this is to become the |
nature and character of our American |
home. our noble country will go to pieces !
Just as rapidly as it came into prosperity
and prominence.
Therefore. We ask you as a favor to- |
ward the church to refuse 10 recognize di-
vorce in your good society. We do not like 1
TO advise any one to be cruel, but in this
case duty makes it a necessity. II you
have friends or relatives who have erred |
simply say TO them. 1 am sorry, but for
the sake OF respect of my home. for the
sake of the general effect on the commu-
nifty, for the sake of morality and the |
church. cannot treat you as | did before
Now. If you will take such a stand you
will do such kindness to the church and .
such favor TO the community in general
hat God in His mercy will not fail to |
grant you q reward"