Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-06

and Eve ate of the fruit of the for
hidden tree unless man himself, by
the grace Of God. hats and learns
again to find his chief pleasures in the
associations of his wife and children
within the four walls of his own home
| once heard father say TO my mother.
II hope nfter we are dead that our
! children will believe we have loved
| them and have wanted to be with
| them moro than with any one else on
! earth" They lived for us. Yes, our
| parents lived for us. May we be like
the old folks. May we find our chief
enjoyment Dot only in living for our
children. but also in the compnnion-
ship ot our children, no matter how
old or how young they may he. May
modern society not be involutcd into
the pleasures OF clubhouse or a rub-
lie reception hall. but be cvoluted into
tho sanctified onjoyments Of a Chris
tian home.
worldly Success versus Christianity.
But. lastly. I would state that the
iconoclnstS of this day are trying to
sdetrach IN" chief purpose for which
our forcfathcrs and fOrclnothers lived
in reference to their children. Instead
of leading Il parent TO the altar of
Jesus and saying. "Oh. fathers and
mothers, me chief desire OF your lives
should lac to coiisecrate your children
~ thcso affairs ana have them make a
public profession OF Christ here" they
would break these affairs. They would
say: "ilcre is the statue OF wisdom.
Dedicate your children here. Send your
boys to college aud give them an in
tellcctuol eduratioil." "iicrc is the
statue of Midas Sacrifice here that
YOU nny leave them money Here
is the statue Of fame Make out OF
your children great orators or pa in,ers
or musicians or authors" Thus We
see scores and hundreds of parents
working 10y day and night to give their
children what: To give them TO God
and the higher lie rs their parents
tried To- do 80. To give them TO a
worldly success which those parents in
their hearts know may only lead their
children 10 moral ruin aud perhaps
to eternal death
. man. ask Of YOU one question
Il Is q bluut question: win YOU an
swcr me: What would YOU sooner
have had YOUR father to be
great speaker, a great fnancier,
great general or a simple noble, pure
hearted and devoted servant Of Christ
ns he was and is today in heaven? You
answer we'll There is but one right
answer Thcn. if the noble, pure. gen
tie Christian life OF your father meant
So much to you. can yon not, viii you
not give 10 your boy the same Chris
tiau heritage? by the sacred altar OF
God 5 love viii you not follow their ex-
ample; WIN You not carry out the
dying wishes Of your now redeemed
and glorifed parents and consccrata
Yourself to your Divine Master? VII,
you not here and now lead your boys
and girls to the feet of Christ and con
eecrato them to the Master ALSO Shall
not the chief purpose Of your Christian
parents in reference to their children
bc duplicate in the chief purpose OF
yonr life, to bring 10 Christ your chill
dren aud your chlldreu's children:
Today Let Us have some Of the old
fashioned purposes and ways and hab,
It's of our forpfathors. When we are
dying may we never be ashamed to
utter the words which dwight L.
Moody said to his ChiItlren. You all
hay" road them: May we not be am
bilious 10 mako money. May We not
he ambitious for worldly fame and
honors May We simply be ambitious
10 dud q conSecrated. earnest place TO
work in GODS vineyard and have in
that vineyard our wives. our children
AND al our friends working 10y our
side IN the Masters name" That pur
pose is noble purpose, That purpose
God will bless as he has blessed that
holy purpose in the lives of the old
fashioned folks who are now I'm heaven
awaiting the home coming Of their chill
drcn That purpose forms the true
foundation, the maker and huilder OF
which IS tie living and true ana par
doniuG and rodeeIning and nscendcd
and Elorlticd Christ May God answer
the fuilIment Of this prayer for pul
pit and jew alike.
ICopyrisht 1904 by Louis klopschl