New-York tribune., 1900-08-21
MORGAN ON FAMILY LIFE.
PRACTICAL TREATMENT OF PRESENT
DAY PROBLEMS

East Mortified. Mass, Aug. % CspsciaD.-whils
the Bible Conference closed yesterday there have
been three meetings to-day held IN the interest OF
missions-forsisn, home and city. Mr. Morgan also
gave address ''Intsrcessory Prayer
Mr.. Sankey, who has taken part IN leading the
singing during the conference sharing that pleas
ure with Mr.. Stebbins. viii sail Saturday for
Great Britain. where he Is 70 hold services for
two months In England Ireland and Scotland He
has been invited to spend ten days in the New
spurgeon Tabernacle. but he can spare only one
day. so many the requests coming 70 him for
meetings in cities and towns which he has visited
in former years he viii be unable to accept one
third Of the invitations The letter from Thomas
Spurgeon was extremely cordial in his invitation
Mr.. Sankey viii continue his work upon his book
on the story OF the hymns upon his return from
Europe Those who have been privileged to hear
selections from the manuscript already prepared
speak in warm praise Of the book
One morning last week Mr.. sanksy. Mr stsbbins
and Mr.. and Mrs James McGranahan spent half
hour with Major D. W whittIe who under bis Own
name and that Of Ell Nathan has written many
beautiful Gospel hymns. After singing with the
Invalid each man prayed. and then the Major Of
fered an earnest prayer The scene. which no out
siders witnessed, was most touching as these mem
bers OF the Old Guard Joined their voices In PRAYER
ana praise each one feeling that they would prob
ably never al meet again until they were able TO
sing the new song In The City That Lieth Four
Square"
The sermons delivered here the hrst week OF the
conference BY Mr.. Morgan are % be published
within Few days in volume entitled The Spirit
OF God" II may be ordered from the SOCK store
here 1hoss VINO have read the prOofshee-s say
thaf II is Mr. Morgan's most important book
or the SIX addresses Christian Ethics which
Mr.. Morgan gave last week none were more Dracti-
cal or more wide reaching their effects than the
one on The Family" His burning words on "lln-
equaL marriages on the evil Of divorce. the
training Of children and the question made
not few people vince Mr.. Morgan's expressed
desire that one OF his statements should have a
wider hearing and the requests from others that
this address should De printed fully explain why
II IS given as the last message time OF the
sIlec Englishman. who sails for home on Wednes-
Gay next The sermon was practically follows.
What is the purpose Of the family Hfs7 May II
not oe said that 1t Is in the family that me in
and that therefore ia the tamiy fh.r mae E SI Strs %
training and the development OF the Individual but
qio 1aqs oar @ or the family comes the strength OF the
Of that nation where family lie is bTeai me 9o5
me Strength OF every nation its weakness lies
~ N LAe sacredness or the break up OF the family
deal | needn't pause, need I to ulustrars it%
I IoGr mn nina travels over the whole OF human his
get at the Continent OF Europe to-day to see the
Now our sSlb4scT to-1tv+$ - ~ - 81, -, -, -
New Testament 10 say about family life? What are
nent concerning family Hfs family relationships7 >
& II propose 70 ask you carefully to consider that
marriage relation, which lies the root OF fam
ana chdren ssa2 Eo Sns T TeaIh ~ n hefEssn parents
ma, 1nes soperadoed relationship. which IS a very
relation between master and servant in The house
sons aTe any family gathered together within
1 soL1e evening mousse where you have the father
L sno me mother, the marriage relationship. and
circle OF those who wait and Serve and B3ss Ges
and want TO know what the New Testament has
to say about all these subjects ~
Now. win you begin. first II you pIesss with the
subject OF the marriage relation. and We turn 70
chapter Of the Gospel OF Marx and win read rom
s e second verse on tor te" verses. not that
tcular subject that ix being discussed here biTr
Statement Jesus that Is OF value IN . our ds
e9Ssion. And there came unto him Pharisees. and
wife? tempting him And he answered and said
& &1nsg Sale Noses suffered to write hiu OF divorce
tnt' mnent' and TO put her away. But Jesus said unto
this eonEnandment But from the beginning Of the
Gauss shaI @ ao e. ses ae item For this
shall cesvs to his vie: and the tEan sFsiI 6eeoe @
flesh What thsrstors God hath joined together. let
7 no man put asunder."
FRIvoLTTT CONCERNING MARRIAGE
Jesus Christ declares h.rs that the divine !ntsn-
sq-y , as ne SAID upon another occ&sioG there are
married. but the divine simple frst Intention FOR
human kind is that male and female created He
it in the irst Chapter OF Genesis Il fs said .T1
the image OF God created he him; male and female
reveal God TO be in the image OF God was rot mar
10 give u epresso @ 10 tha fact Of hs 1 EsuEs @
consequently upon that supreme necessity of human
based the sacred marriage relationship out OF which
sFGws sae 7sny GiEG5e and az the 0tner circles
get back to these places where Jesus brings Us
the blasphemy OF attempting 70 desecrate this holy
Vi0n @ y any o,3; %Hy n esnGE py Le lsaI az IrvoiEy
ject IS q joke or Jest or BY the more awful bias
mans revelation OF God There is the great central
Now. Jesus Christ in those words as you win
I thank God haven't; will tell you what mean
riage relationship Is only perfect when there male
and female, rest2tes the truth hat It mad taken
truth OF monoga11y. the one man and one woman
&c iI!7A , &c GU ia SoI re ms - l 49,
thing 70 be profoundly thankful tor that you said
affiliated with society that does shall help 20
make laws for this Nation and so desecrats the
Wei now. granted that basis granted that great
sd6 pass 5Ra upoS 5ss1i the od s6 ss R % @ M o' II m to
De divine, now what has the New Testament 70 say
ViT YOU TO II Corinthians Vi Il BE not IN
equally yoked with unbeIievers; sor what fellowship
murion hath light with darkness And what con-
a believer with an unbeIieyer2 And what agree
merL haJn a Je5E2le o5 zoo %'I IqeS 70
brethren. one hardly knows what more to say Y
We could have thar little sentence Just engraved
in letters OF gold and kept perpetually before me
eyes OF all Christian people
A WORD TO YOUNG PEOPLE
NJ sister child OF God one OF the Kings daugh-
ters, 7 beseech you 70 take chis word not
GoCmatic statement OF Some one who desires in
terfere with your liberty. but pray YOU hear II
the word OF your Lord the King, and I charge
whatever else you do, do not the risk OF losing
your spiritual power and your relationship with
Christ allowing your heart 70 TX and centre It's
love upon any man that has not put the crowr OF
his manhood upon the brow OF YOUR King and your
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