The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-16
STRONG SERMON
WAS PREACHED
BY Mr.. SIBLEY
THE HOME, HOME LIFE, THE d.
TIES OF THE PARENTS, AS
WELL AS ALL MEMBERS OF
THE FAMILY TOUCHED UPON
IN SERMON SUNDAY MORNING
AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.

Rev. Julian S. SibIey delivered an
exceptionally strong sermon Sunday
morning at the First Presbyterian
church, it being preached on request
OF the general assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church, and is as
follows.
Text: Pasm, es:s, CT, Proverbs
22:6; Deuteronomy 6:7-9; Gen. 500.
God setteth the solitary in fami-
lies"
The text which has been selected
for our consideration was chosen be
cause it brings before US the home,
and this subject should awaken the
keenest interest because of its vital
relation and inestimabIe value to
both the church and the state. The
home lies beneath the, foundation OF
both. In fact, as Rev Dr. CuyIer
once said, 1T is older also than either
OF them. There Is no such school OF
Bible religion in the land as a happy,
God-fearing home. No church is eff
fectiYe for restraint from evil, and
for growth in all Christian graces
As the church in the house,"
There stands the domestic altar.
There is felt the influence that mouldS
character from the cradle to the judg-
ment seat: such a home on earth is
for growth in all Christian graces
as the church in the house"
eternal in the heavns. OF this
church iii the house" the parents are
The God ordained pastors"
Concerning the home the late DR..
Spurgeon once said. THE home is tho
grandest of all institutions, and
ChaRRing, Home is the chief school
Of human virtues" and Chaplin,
Home is the seminary of all other
institutions"
Though the home is of so inestim-
able value, yet, as we look out upon
the world and see so much Of cor
Tuption and laWIessnesS on the part
of the governing and governed. and SO
much tuI1ult and strife, and latitude
naTtanism, and destructive criticism.
and so malign a spirit of Worldliness
in the church. and the evils of the
divorce mills TUthlessly severing the
most sacred ties, We must say that
there must be something radically
wrong IN the home life of vast multi
tudes of the families of the nation.
The general explanation of this con-
ditiOn OF affairs is, the decay of
family religion, the lack of parental
control, and the want of family in
structiOn and training. Almost all
evils IN church and state can be
traced back to unfaithfulness in the
family on the part of those upon
whom God has thrown the RESPONSE
biIity"
A consideration. therefore. of family
religion is of vital Importance. In
considering this subject I Will ask YOU
40 look first at the family.
The text tells us that God set
tcth the solitary in families" In
Genesis 2:1S We read. THE Lord God
said, Ii is not good that man should
be alone; | will make him an help
meet for him" Thus we see that the
family had it's origin with God, and
that 1t Is of Divine appointment
That It lis Gods gracious institution
Hence We see that marriage Is a di-
Vine ordinance and not n civil con-
tract. .
Let us never forget this that the
home has its origin, its responsible
ties. It's influences. its power from
the hands of God. The home came
from heaven and was modelled after
Gods own plan. The home was in
stltuted rs the great training place
Tor heaven.
Importance of Home
The Importance of the home can be
seen from the fact that neither the
church nor state could have begun or
have been perpetuated, except for this
initial organization and the material
which the family furnishes. It is the
training school for both the state and
the church 1t is the fountain of au-
thOTity. morality, religion. and gov
eminent. In it the church was or