Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-09-13
CHRISTIAN HDEAvM

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Beginning Sept. II, fo4i.
ropic.-Living Christ IN the homA-Eph-
n, lila Edited BY Rev. Sherman H
Doyle. D. D.
Christ should be ifved By the Chris
tan in every relation Of life. The In
t1vtdual life should be adorned By the
traces and virtues that characterized
HIS own life, and IN our various rela-
tons with those who are about ~ W
should exemplify the teachings and
principles Of our religion. But II there
= ono place above another where We
need to have emphasized tho impof-
tance Of living Christ n Is IN the bona
In no social relation in life Is n easier
to neglect the Christ life than IN the
home, and yet no sphere Of ITO b more
important not only IN itself, but In Its
bearing upon all the other relations OF
ME-, We should therefore earnestly
pray for grace to itve Christ IN the
home.
The home was a sacred place to
Christ. In the gospels we have ire
Quent pictures Of Christ tn the homo
and In every instance His presence
meant helpfulness OF comfort OF spAr-
1tual blessing. His first miracle was
performed in the home and incidental
y added to the peace Of mind AZ His
friends upon 4 festive OCCASION To
the home Of death He brought crest
Joy by raising the dead. and to the
home Of sickness He did likewise by
healing the SICK. Hls prayers IN the
home were a spiritual benedictioo. and
nowhere do We have Q better view Of
his loving character than In the In
teresting scenes in the homo Of His
friends. especially IN the home Of Mary
and Martha and Lasarus az Bethany.
Frequently He was honored In the
home, and we should honor Him In
our homes by making them Bethels
where He delights to dwell.
10 Hive Christ In the home We must
cultivate the Christian graces that
should adorn life In the home. Among
thsse we may emphasize especially
love and patience and self denial Love
should be manifested In the homa The
great difficulty h not that love does
not exist among those bound together
BY. the tendereet natural ties, but that
It - not manifested Let some crisis
come to a member Of the family and
how quickly the presence Of love IL
demonstrated. But In the humdrum
routine Of life how easy It Is to neglect
the tokens of affection But It should
not b SO. Loving words and deeds
should have a prominent place In ev-
&y Christian homo Patience h also a
needed home virtue. Where are we
moro impatient and yet where are pa
tienee and forbeaeance 70 much need
edf
The Christian spirit q seif denial
should also have prominent place
IN the home hfe Nor should It be
No one sided. There u too much Of a
tsndency In all our homes for some
to sacrifice too much and others too
nfa1e. Parents and wives should not
% an the sacrificing. nor should one
hrpther or sister. Yet II b too often
%. The good natured are imposed
upun. There should be no imposition.
bit the true spirit Of mutual self de-
nill for the best interests Of an
10 live Christ In The houe the Chris
taA duties pecaliar to the home hfe
nngt be performed Childrcn should
ebey and honor their parents. The
dirty Of training The CHILDREN tn the
nurture and edmonton Of the Lord
and governing them IN love and not in
wrath devolves upon the parents and
should be faithfully performed By
them. The servants in the home should
b faithful to their duties as II they
WuRe serving Christ, and the same spir-
4 should characterize the attitude Of
tie various members Of tie home to-
ward servants.
Workers In the home should not be
dEudges, but should be treated with
Kindness and consideration Let US
cultivate these Christian home virtues
and graces and faithfully perform the
duties that devolve upon Us in the
Aome, and our homes. more frequently
than they are. viii be types Of heaven,
our eternal home. Let "a learn first
b show piety at home." and our infiu-
ence for Christ win be all the greater
outs3de the home.
BIBLE READtft0a.
Cen vii 1. Ell ~ 70. Dent