The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-03
SPRINGTIME OF LIFE.
A Sermon on the Scenes of Youth
by DR.. Talmage.
A Mans True Character VIII Come
ont beside the Fircsidc-HOme
should lie the brightest
Place ON Earth.
Cwoshington, Feb. se Copyright, 1897


by DR. Talmage's discourse, and scenes
of boyhood and girlhood days will he
lived over again; text, Timothy. v. a:
Let them learn first to show piety at
home"
During the summer months the tend
eucS is to the fields. to visitation to for
eign travel and the watering places,
aud the ocean steamers are thronged,
but in the winter it is rather to gather
in domestic circles, and during these
months we spend many of the hours
within doors, and the apostle comes
to us and says that we ought to eNer-
else Christian behavior amid alb such
circumstances. Let them learn first
to show piety at home"
There are "A great many people long
ing for some grand sphere in which
- serve God. They admire Luther at
thc Diet of Worms and only wish they
had some such great opportunity in
which to display their Christian Prov
css. They admire Paul making Felix
trcmblc. and they only wish that they
had some such grand occasion in which
to preach righteousness, temperance
and judgment to come. All they want
is am opportunity to exhibit their
Christian heroism. Now, the apostle
practically says: IL will show you
place where YOU can exhibit all that
is grand and beautiful and glorious
in Christian character and that is the
domestic circle. Let them learn first
to show piety at home" If one is not
faithful in an insignificant sphere. he
will not he faithful in a resoundine
sphere. If Peter will not help the
cripple at the gate of the temple. he
will never be able to preach 5000 into
the kingdom at the Pentecost If Paul
will not take pains to instruct in the
way of salvation the iailer of the Phil.
ippian dungeon, he will never make
Felix trcmbe. He who is not faithful
i'm a skirmish would not be faithful in
an Armageddon. The fact is, we are
all placed in just the position in which
we can most grandly serve God. and
we ought not to be chiefly thoughtful
about some sphere of usefulness which
we may after awhile gain but the all.
absorbing question with you and with
me ought to he: Lord, what wilt thou
have me now and here to do?"
There is one word in st. Pauls adj
iuration around which the most of our
thoughts will rcvolve. That word is
"bomc" Ash tom diTaront mon tho
,,oo,i,o or t,ot ,,ord and 4boy ,,.ill
,,;,o ,o,, ,,,, diror,,, doG,itiorS no
en-, T., ,noor, Iowa ~ ,bo Lo,r,h ,,lor.
=, ot tho toblo Industry ~ tbo work
sind irtollironco nj tho hool.s do,.o-
lion M Tho nl,,r In tbot household
discord poyo,. sounds It's ,y,rvboon and
doccntior nrvcr tricks vim lis foIsr
f,co ,ro hin, II means a crcctiro ot
p,o door. and % sr,iIa ot the chair ,,.oco
bo,nripr Iil., ,,iuus ioy cInruiru its
hands ,yitb louobtcr life -. q IRAN
oliIlal.o pulo,,,d ON tho rinnIos sI,on
thc shadows Ash, ouotbcr man what
bo,,,, f.. and n, ,,iI tnIl Won IL is want
Iool,irp ont of cherries fire GIRAFFE.
krcadinr hunger I'm an cmpty bread
troy The damn air shiyerino with
c,,r.os No EibIs ON tbc shelf Chill
drru roI,bers md fnurdprors I'm pmbr,o
Obscene souos tbpir ullabv Every
face q pictur. of ruin Want in the
BACKGROUND and sin staring from the
front No Sabbath voye rollino over
that doorsiI Vcstibule of the pit.
shadow of informal walls Furnace ior
forcing everlasting chains Fopots for
an upending funeral nile. Awful word.
II is snellod with curses if weeps with
min If chol,es with woe. II sweors with
the death agony of dcspair. The word
"bome" in tho one coso means every
thing bright. The word "home" in the
other case means eserytbinp terrific.
shall sneak now of home rs test
of character. home as n refuge. home
as n politicaI safeguard. home as n
school and home as a tyne of Heaven.
And in the first place home is a now
erfpl fest of character The disnosi-
t;on in public may he in oov costume.
while in nrivote II is disbabilie. Asnlov
actors may opnear in one way on tbe
STAGE and NAV onnear in another way
, .