The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-05-25

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inferred whether husband was living
or dead, which indicates how lltsl'
the husband has TO do with thest
matters, A man cannot make
: Christian home. He can furnish somt
Of the means to this end He car
defend it against external violence
! He can IN a measure help or 10
measure hinder the wife, but he car
neither make a Christian home no.
prevent it The woman is the makeI
of the home. Her spirit is reflected
10 the pictures on the wall, 10 the
carpets on the floor, in the adorn-
ments and comforts of it's appoint
ments. She creates its atmosphere
She is the furnisher and teacher OF Its
affection, and without her the home
has none. She is the author Of the
petty charities Of the home and the
teacher and exemplar Of the spirit OF
charity which her pupils may exhibit
in a larger sphere. She is the dis
penser of the hospitality Of the home.
Men are not by nature hospitable.
They may bring home other men to
dinner, for business reasons or because
they cannot get rid of them when
the dinner hour comes, but only the
woman Of the house can administer
the hospitality Of the home or admit
to its atmosphere.
And what is equally important,
woman is the guardian Of the home.
Man is its defender to beat off robbers.
but woman is its defender against
wrong social influences, Man has
neither the power nor the inclination
to do this. He is not at home enough
to do it. The world will invade the
home unless it Is defended. 1t will
set up gambling devices there, intro
duce intemperance, and every evil
thing. unless somebody guards it. 1t
is woman's realm and here her law
reigns supreme and uDquestioued.
She guards the home against corrupt
teaching both Of books and Of persons
Nobody else can do this. She is IN
position to detect %pernicious inlu-
ences and to suppress them sum-
marlly.
Much is said 10 this day about
"woman's sphere" She has the
same sphere she has always had She
is at the head of the first Institution
established by the Almighty, an
institution which ~antedates the
church, is more important than the
church, and without 1t the church
would p actically cease in a twelve
month. Christian education fits her
to do her work better; but this is her
work whether cultured or uncultured
She may attain some success and do
some good in public ministry and
service. In default Of lanything else
TO do, she may ever in duty be called
such a field. But in the main,
won ans highest calling is into the
home, and it is only here
that she comes to her throne-to her
thronel
In brief outline, which by no means
does justice to the speaker, such was
the line Of thought. By universal
consent no more impressive baccalau
serm m was ever delivered here
In the evening DR.. Greene preached
the annual sermon TO the Y. W. G, A.
Of the college. His subject was
In Grace and knowledge. "
He introduced this theme by stat
ing that everyone should be growing
constantly. physical growth" said
speaker, "ceases when a person
reaches maturity; but mental growth
should never cease"
He divided mental growth INTO two
The first was
GROWTH IN GRAcE.-Grace means
good will, kindness. The more
grow in grace, the more We love
Dur fellowmen, the more we sympa-
with Others, the more beneficial
We are to the world. People who are
lot kind never help anyone else
When churches need money they have
% get Ii from men who have grace
\ nan cannot preach unless he has
race. 1t would be impossible to get
lin to try
"When ] was 10 St. Louis" DR..
Green said by way Of illustration, ga