The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-26
AN oLD-FASHIONED HOME.
Dearest and Most Sacred Spot On
This Earth.

This Earth.
Dr. ]. Wilbur Chapman spoke to a
large audience at the praise service
at Winona, last Thursday evening,
giving a sermon, IAN ld-Fashioned
Home" which he preached in many
cities of the country last winter. He
said:
'"If you will tell me what is in your
house by your own Choice | will tell
you the story of yor home life and
will be able TO inform you whether
yours is a home in which there is har-
mony and peace or confusion and de-
spair. Let me read the names of the
guests in your guest book, allow me
to study the titles of the books in
your library in which you have spe-
cial delight, permit me to scan your
magazines which you particularly
choose, allow me to listen to YOUR
conversation when you do not know
that you are being overheard, give me
the privilege of talking but for mo-
ment to your servants and make it
possible for me to visit with your
friends in whom you have particular
delight, and / will write true story
of what you have been, OF what you
are and of what you will be but for
the grace of God, even though | may
not know you personally at all In
other words, whatever may be seen in
your home determines what your
home is.
The dearest and most sacred spot
on earth is home Around it are the
most sacred associations, about i clus
ter the sweetest memories The
buildings are not always pala s the
furnishings are not always of the
best, but when the home is worthy OF
the name ladders are let down from
Heaven to those below, the angels of
God come down bringing HeSven's
blessings and ascend taking earth's
crosses. Such home is the dearest
spot on earth because there your faith
er worked and your mother loved
There is no love which surpasses this
I'VE are drifting away from our
old-fashioned homes, fathers have
grown too busy, mothers have dele
gated their God-given work To others
We have lost instead of gained.
Wherever the homes are full of weak
ress abe government is in danger.
The homes of our country are SO
many streams pouring themselves in
to the great current OF moral and
social life. If the home life is pure
then all is pure.
There are two great forces in ev
cry home speak of the father and
the mother, not but that the children
have their part in either making or
breaking household, but these two
are the mikhtiest Of agencies.
The mother stands first. There ar
certain things which must be true of
every mother She must be Christ
ian. The father may fail if he must,
but let the mother fail and God pity
the children. She must be consistent
The children may forget the incon-
sistencies of the father, but when the
r4other fails the impression is lasting
as time and almost as lasting as
eternity.
There are special requisites wh.c's
must be made without which no faith
er can maintain his God-given posi-
ton. He must be man of prayer
No man can bear the burdens of life
or meet its responsibilities properly
If he is stranger to prayer. He
must be a man of Bible study. One
of the most priceless treasures have
is Bible my father studied, the pages
Of which he turned over and over and
which l never used to read without
great heart throb."