The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-12-13

Inc crowd at the Opera House Snn-
day morning to hear Rev. George
Stuart S sermon on ''The Pivot Of the
American Nation. was simply i'm
mense-the largest audience ever in
the Opera House since it's erection.
Every particle of sitting and standing
room was taken on both floors, and
many who could not get in went away
Mr.. Stuart was at his best and preached
a magnificent sermon, at this hedge
and highway meeting, as he called
1T, because many would go to the
Opera House to hear him who would
not go to the church. In his prelimi-
nary remarks he said that he under
stood many had been kicking about
some things he said in his sermon on
Saturday morning. He said he was
never vulgar in his life-he had been
too well bred. Folks who got offended
at him. nine times out of ten, were
those who dipped i'll the very sins he
preached against. People had mis-
quoted and perverted what he had said
in Saturdays sermon Watch those
who quit his congregation, and you
would find they were little bit o. tinsy
fellows or doctors-pill rollers. Big,
strong, broad, cultured men and women
didn' kick. He bad preached all ovel
the United States and had not "been
tripped," and surely Columbia was
not better posted than other places as
to what preacher should say. George
Stuart had told no lies, fact the
people would find out before they were
dead. People were tugging on one side
to pull the boys of the town down
but George Stuart's sermon would bt
here when Gabriel blew his horn.
Mr. Stuart took for his text, thii
verse ''For | know him that he will
command his children after him.
When the Lord starts nation h,
starts it right that S why he selected
this dark skinned Arab Abraham al
the basis of this race Abraham wat
man not to persuade nor advise, bu
to command, and ''his children shall
walk in the way of the Lord and dC
justice God never wnips child
to make him do right. God has com
mitted some things to us, and if the'
are neglected it is our fault Coo
started nation with the fathers anC
mothers in front and the children fol
lowing. The normal way to go t
Heaven is to go in families, as tn
good people in olden times used to G,
to church-the entire family togethe
like an old hen and her chickens
going to shelter. The father, thu
mother, and the children string o
pearls as Mr.. Stuart called them -
a heavenly charm, and the more tn
better. Father and mother shoult
be the priest and priestess, and qui
raising drunkards and corrupt children
Get your children ready for heaven am
they will be ready to die. God said
Il know Abraham will command hi
children. God was not mistaken
Abraham had only one child-the chill
of his old age The youngest child i
he family, or the child of ones old age
is mighty nard to raise. We are to
apt to keep the reins over them to
slack
But when Abraham was called
sacrifice his only child he started t
do the will of God, his child obedientl
submitting to his will. That's wha
Mr.. Stuart called authority. He ha
two points in his text to emphasize
home authority ana home example
This home question has to be settled
William Gladstone, the great Englis
statesman once said to DR. Talmagt
that 1.-THE greatest question of the age
civil or moral, was the question {
christianity settle that right, and yo
settle everything right in this world.
If boy, or a girl, is clean and strong
no question is open with them so IA
as life is concerned Add to GlaC
stones saving a little more the que'
tion of christianity in the home-sett
that right and you settle all question
everywhere.
ON first looking upon the nation;
capitol at Washington City, Hem
Grady once said: There is officiall
the home of the greatest nation IL
world ever made. He was afterwarC
in pure. christian home and he sal
then. that the men and women max
the country. and 1.-The American HON
was the citadel of our country. Blu
said MIR. Stuart, the American hon
is rotting. We turn our children ov'
To hired girls to nurse, and to publ
schools for their secular education
and 10 Sunday school teachers I,
their religious training, while Il
mother is devotee to fashlC
or makeshift of missionary. Not
inc in the world can take. or shOu
take. the place of mother. lnstes
of parents governing the childr.
these davs. the children ruled Il
parents. Family government Is q
slack. A young preacher arose n
long since. at the beginning OF MS Sc
mon. saying that he was going
nraacb an ..famlly government ''
Ton do. remarked an old brothe
''vou will preach to the chllare
They rule the family" Mr.. Stua
said he had G;et upon the arena eve
kind of fellow-was usec 10 reaull
human nature-and he could aiWs
tell in two or three minutes Whetn
the child OF the father and Iuoth
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