The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-02
Letter from Billy Felix.
To the E litor of the Dispatch:

To the E litor of the Dispatch:
To you, Mr.. Editor, the Dispatch
force and all its readers, happy new
year greetings.
The cid year and the old century
goes out dark, gloomy and rainy,
but the new one, we trust may be
urshered in bright and lovely-the
only new century that we have ever
seen and the only one that We will
ever see.
We had a good Christmas and
hope you did also, Mr.. E iitor, after
your purse had been hugely Inflated
with the mighty dollar. Santa Claus
visited our homes and made nanyan
eye sparkle with delight, many a
warm little heart beat with delight,
many a little innocent soul happy
with the dainties and toys usually
bestowed upon them on his annual
visit.
As I write my mind wanders out
towards those unfortunate little ones
whose homes were not visited by
this goodly old saint of God.
Home! How precious is the word
to my heart. Home where al is love,
peace and Joy. The home dates
back to the beautiful garden of
Eden when God himself laid the
cornerstone when he said, cit is Lot
good for man to be alone; I will make
him an help mate Gen. ii: Is God
knew what man needed and she was
made social being. God had a wise,
grand aud noble purpose when he
created woman. She had mission
to fill, q work to do, place assigned
her by the dear Creator to fill. A
noble and beautiful truth was made
manifest when Adam awoke from
that deep sleep God had caused to
fall upon him, and woman, beautiful,
lovely woman was presented to him,
he at once recognized her as bore of
his bore and flesh of his flesh
and IS such to be nourisEed and
cherished and cared for and pro-
tected as Christ does for the Church.
She was not taken from his head
to rule over him; not from his feet to
be put under him, but from his side
to be his :qua]; from near his arm to
protect and care for her; from near
his heart to love ard cherish her.
One of the most beautiful scenes
on tie face of the earth is true,
beautiful Christian home where God
and love reigns supreme. How
many homes today in this b autiful
Southland Of ours are far from what
God designed them to be. Our
homes should be miniature heaven
where love, peace, Joy and happi-
ness dwells iu the hearts of its occu
pants. Instead of this we too often
find discord and wrangling, Swapping
and snarlipg, fussipg and quarreling.
God has chosen the marriage state
to represent the relation between
himself and the Church; but alas,
how many homes come short of the
great love of Christ.
No home is complete without eff
spring. God saw this and fore
knew that there was a world to be
populated, hence he gave the COM
mand, BE fruitful and multiply and
repIenish the earth" Gen. !: 2S.
God placed the husband at the head
of the home to be the watchful sen
tipel and faithful protector, and that
he should be the careful provider,
the counsellor, the strong and tender
companion of that lovely wife and
dependant children. He should bear
the brunt OF the storms fife and pro-
tect the dear wife and children from
the chilling winds and stormy blasta.
Bot alas, IL many homes fear this
is not to be found.
Many loving and devoted wife
burgers ard thirsts for pleasant
talk with husband upon the eyep's
of the DAY. But instead of crafty
ing her warts, tEke paper and sit
down in silence Gpd become cblivious
to all around him. The socia! chats
With Mrs Felix is indeed pleasant 10
me. Nothing cau be more pleasant
to me nor more consoling save the
sweet communion held with the
| blessed Lord.
Again, many husbands think if
ths7 p.oyiue comfortable homes,