The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-30
THE REVL ). STEELE ON VALUE OF HOME Cumberland Presbyterian Pastor Breaches Eloquent Sermon "G0 HOME TO THY FRIENDS' The Home is the Greatest Institution on Earth, and All Other Places
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 Does More Than Man.
"GO HOME TO THY FRIENDS'

The Value of the Home was the sub ject of a sermon by the Rev. L D. Steele, at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. yesterday morning. His text was. Mark, V. 19: "Go home to thy friends" When l the preacher began. every seat was oc- cupied and many chairs were used to seat the crowd. The music was very fine. MT. Steele said he desired to preach on the home. That the man mentioned in the text went home a better man than when he left it. That a man out of whom Jesus cast devils could make a home happy. He said he did not mean the building or the empty house. but those who compose the family He stated that the value and interest of the home outranked every other interest in the world He showed it to be at the foundation of all commerce, that the home created needs that must be sup piled, That all great and small clothing stores of every kind expected to sell their merchandise to the home All sro- ceries and staple goods desired and must find the homes before they could make profitable sales. He showed that the wheels of commerce could not turn a single month if all homes were shut up. He said we could do without storehoLsos. schools, and even church houses but the home is a necessity; that all other build- ings were creatures or creations of the home. Wherever the homes were re- moved stores, schools and churches dis appeared
 Home Unit of the Nation.
 He showed the home was the unit of the nation That nations did not create homes, but millions of homes made the nation. He showed that the prosperity and happiness of the nation depended on the prosperity and happiness of the homes. He said the home was the foun- tain of happiness and prosperity. He here spoke of the evils which tend to destroy the home He discussed gam bling, drunkenness and kindred evils.
 He said husband and wife were the founders of the home, appointed of God and ordered of nature. That they were kings and queens of their own kingdom. That the law of their lives was the law of love. He insisted that this kingdom should be all to themselves In house, WnblneF IL Hdu lWO pr lOTly IbDHlS. Int speaker said he felt the greatest interest in any family trying to pay for a home, that he always approved and encouraged every family taking such step. It add ed force to citizenship and stability to a community and permanence to church membership.
 Love Greater Than Burdens.
 He said the happiness of the home did not consist in the number of rooms. but suitable room contributed to comfort. He stated that happiness in the home did not consist in the most costly house or furniture. for sometimes our costly things brought in with them a debt, and that debt and trouble were close kin. He said happiness was dependent on the nature of the compound element in the home known as husband and wife That every possible force should be made to con tribute happiness to the home.
 He said that love should be greater than burdens. and sympathy greater than trials He said woman contributed more to the happiness of the home than man. She was one of the great redeeming ee- ments of the world. Her good influence in the home and in the social circle had helped save the race from drunkenness, gambling, debauchery and shame. He said woman might be the weaker vessel, but she was a finer piece of chnaware than man, though they both came from the earth.
 Here MT. Steele discussed Godlihess and religion in the home and urged that as homes were greater than all other insti- tutions, and as God put religion in the home that it should there be cultivated
 MT. Steele announced he would preach to mon next Sabbath