Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-01-28
REV. DR.. YALHAGE.


Txxr. Elisha passed 10 Shunen, where /
vas great woman. III Kings ~, :.
The hotel OF cur time had no counterpart
In any entertainment OF oiSen ti7e. The
vast majority Of travellers must then be en-
eerssined at private abode. Here comes
Elisha. a servant OF the Lord, on divine
frission. and he must ind shelter. bal
cony overlooking the valley OF ES3rsclon
Is offered him Ga q private house. and a Is
especially furnished for bis occupancy--a
chair 10 sit on. a table from which 70 eat, a
csDdlestick by which 70 read and bed on
which 70 slumhcf, the whole establishment
belonging TO great and good woman. Her
Husband. * seems, was cody man. but
ne WAS entirely overshsdOwed by bis wife's
excellences. just ss now you sometimes
fnd In q household the vile the centre OF
diEnitv and influence and power. not by
any arrogance OF presumption, bat by SUI
pcrior intellect and force Of moral nature.
welding domestic afkirs aud az the same
time supervising al financial and business
sfAirs-the wife's hand on the shuttle or
the banking house OF the worldly business.
You see hundreds Of men who are sue
cessfui only because there IL reason az
home why they are 50 successful. IL a man
marry a goOd, honest soul. he makes his
l fortune. IL he marry a fool. the Lord help
hin The wife may be the silent partner
IN The 6rrn, there may be only masculine
voices down on Exchange. but there often
/ tines comes from the home circle & poten-
/ tiRl aud elevating influence. This woman
/ q ny text was the - Perior % her husband.
BE. as far IS ! can understand. was what
we often see IN our day. n man % large for
/ tune and only a Doticun % brain, intense
/ " quiet, sitting Ions while In the same
/ place without moving hand or foot, q you
say Yes" responding Yes" Il you say
/ Ne responding "No"-inRne. eyes half
shut. mouth wide open, maintaining his
/ position in society only because be has q
large pafrtnony. Bat his wife. my text
SAYS. was great woman Her name has
not come down 20 Us She belonged 20
] that collection or people Who need no name
I 20 distinguish them. What would title o.
( duchess OF princess OF QCeen-E1at would
-scutcbccn or cleaning distem be 90 this
wcuaL 90 nv text, Who ~ her tnteliiE ence
4 and her behavior challenges she adnira-
I tion % al BEesf LoDg after the brilliant
women o. the court o. Louis Ky have been
4 forgotten and the brilliant women CO the
/ court o. spain have been forgotten and
the brilliant women who sat On the throne
@ Russia have been. forgotten some grand
father viii put On bis spectacles, and hold.
INK TIE book the other side the light read
! 70 his CrarichLdren the story % this great
woman 81 Shunem who was 50 kind and
courteous and CHRISTIAN % the gooe
+ prophs; Elisha. les. she was a great
/ woman.
In to first place. she vas great in he
lcsTitliities. Unciviiired aud harbaroul
nations have this virtue Jupiter had th'
/ surname CO the Hospitebie, and be va
said especially 70 Avenge the wrongs O
/ strangers. Homer extoiled IL in his verse
4 The Arabs are punctiliCus on this subject
and among some q their trites * u not "a
"a the ninth day % tGrrying THAI the occu
pant has ught 20 ak his guest. "Wh
and whence an thouf" ~ this virtue Is &
hcnored among harbariAns. how cnCht
5 20 be houcred among ttoss az Us who Dc
hcvc lu thr Eible. which commands Us L
use hospitality one toward another viii
uuf rrucEingi
OF eourse DO not mean under this cove
= 20 give any idea that ] approve q. TIA
rarrant class Who 80 around from plac
: 20 place, ranging their whole lifetime, PEI
: lar- Eu1er the auspices q scue DeueVl
2 / lc1t ~ pbtlAnthrcrlc society, Quarterin
= rh~meeiVes on Christian families with
s-rrat Pile 90 franks in the hall and carpet
7 t-as pcrteltcus 81 carrying. There j. man
e a country parsonage that loDks out wee
I ~ week uP0n the oulnous arrival
! wagon wltl rrcaklng wheel and lauk hor-
sl1 1ii6f .---el driver. cone under th
2 auspices cf a. ne c1aratalle Institution {
r spend few weeks and canvass the 1elsi
. bcr1ooi. Let no such religious TRAM
take adrauraEe % this beautiful virtue
Christian hospitality. Not 50 much tl
fuITtDcusUess % your diet and I'll
Tesalfy 90 yuur abode will impress O.
Trend ~ Tie stranger that steps aero
Eclr threshold ls The WarIrl o. 10.
o greeting, The iuforMnliIy 90 your recel
p tiCl. IL. Eelteraticn ty grasp. and
look, ard ~ q thousand alterations 4
significant attentions. ~ your earnes
+ ness % welcome. There VII b. hfl
b appreciation % youE welcome. thou-
=. you have nothing bat tne bra1eu ca
. 1leztlrk and TIE plain clair 10 OF
Elisha when he comes 10 sbunem. 80
Q beaurti1i is t1ls grace q hospitah
p ( when sloNn IN the house q God. ! a
thankful that I have always been past
- / q churches where strangers are we
cone. But I have entered church
where there vas no hospitality.
EsrEnEer would stand &C. the vesti5u
fcr while a1d then make q pilgrimage 4
4 ( the long isle. No door opened 20 hlu mt
j. ruEhed and excited and embarrassed.
started back sgatu and. ccDiag 20 sou
- laf llied Pew. with apologetic air enter
= g. While the occupant glared on him viii
= look which seemed 20 cay. We'll, ~ ma
Z nusf.7 Away with such aecnrset Ind
lency from the house % God. Let eve
~ church that would maintain large Christi
- t1n1encs 81 community culture sabbath
Il SABBATH this beautiful grace q Christi
I. hospitality.
> coed nan travelling 10 the far West.
the wilderness, was oVertaken ~ mig
- and storm. and Be put IN a. q cabin.
saw firearms along TIE beams OF the cab
and Be felt alarmed BE dad not knox 4
thai be had fallen into a den Of thieQ
DE SAT there greatly perturbec. Aftei
"a while the ma1 q the house cane no
I'll with gun On BIS shoulder and set Il DO
- Ia . corner. TIE stranger was stiA ms
81 Gta1ALrA- HAArG awhile Tue ItA4 OF
~ house whispered with bis wife, and I
- stranger tboueht his destruction was
- lnG Planned Jhen the Ecan o. The hos
- cane forward and said 20 the strang
! '-ftrB1ger. ue are a rough and rude =
pie ogt here. and ne work hard
Hsi1g. We make oar living
h1nflog, and whe1 We cone 20
DiZatfail we are tired aEd We are apf 20
-. 20 bst early and before retiring Ne are
Ways a. tie habit % reading a chap
~a..Tf ca "A
II goa don't ike such thingf 81 you !
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