The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-04
MORE WORSHIP IS
NEEDED N HOMES
eROPER RELATIONSHIP SHOULD
EXIST AMONG FAMILY MEM.
BEERS. SAYS PASTOR.
CONCLUDES SERIE IS
FINAL SERMON ON .THE HOME,
CONDUCTED BY DIR. G. A. JEN-
KINs IN CAVALRY BAP-
fist CHURCH.
CONCLUDES SERIE S

oompleting a series Of eight SER
mons on The Home" DIR. Carter Ash
ton Jenkens last night preached to a
capacity audience In Calvary Baptist
church.
Having for hia theme "The Child in
ne Home," DR.. Jenkens asserted that
the home was a divine organization
and that ae1nan's character Ia usually
the reflex Of his home. In part, he
valid:
Tho root OF the worlds evils is IN
Tho unguarded homes Of the land.
It IL dimcult to establish the right
Kind of a home simply for a family
10 live together in IA house and eat
together at the same table Is not
home. Home means more than that.
Il means right relations among the
members of the family common
love. sympathy, common Joys. sor-
rows. lahors, purposes To make
home what 1t ought TO be requires
thought and industry and prayer.
Should Use Bible.
avery child should have n Bible
With clear print--one that can be
easily handled. not a trunk for pic
lures. The character of every mem
Der or the home should reflect Gods
own truth. Let the home be a temple
Of God. Religion and worship should
Be I'm the very atmosphere.
Family Prayer.
Lack Of home worship Is one Of
the gravest errors committed by the
fathers Of the family. The difficulty
In family prayer grows out Of living
100 far from God often. Sometimes
The wife does not encourage the
shrinking husband. This ought TO be
made one Of the most attractive and
profitable exercises of the home II
the tone Of the home life Is worldly.
family win not flourish there.
United Effort.
TOO often the burden OF home
training is shifted TO the wife. The
husband Is an unknown quantity.
Mother Is left 10 struggle and stagger
under the responsibilities OF rearing
the children. But fathers influence
Is indispensable 10 the well-being Of
the family The husband should be
tho head Of the family, but not a fe-
ure- head Sometimes two engines
may be seen pulling a train mp
mountain side. Suppose one engine
were pulling up and the other down'
Rut that's a picture Of some homes.
Mother putting nr, and father pulling
DOWN, Then what?
IA hoard containing this notice was
placed on hilltop IN England:
his htfi is UdDEeFpIa 10 fE-
rlisfs'
n f3efure- t1tttset ~a- rtat u F>s
stranger had ridden down the hill
BEFORE he had proceeded many yards
his machine became unmanaGea BILE
tie was thrown with A sickening 'hud
nd killed on the spot. After that
the notice MAS put up, II everywhere
Young man has been ruined in Rich
mond the sign should he erected, then
every saloon. every hawdy house, and
avery ga mhling dan would have this
danger notice;
This place IS dangerous to young
mem
Let these danger spots and hell
holes be crushed IN oblivion, and next
September, when the election comes.
f-aere1l be- rejoicing in the presence OF
God and His angels over another State
that has gone dryt
The sermon concluded with a con-
s.deration II how to hold boys in the
home.
These special sermons were attend
ed by the largest congregations in the
history OF Calvary Baptist church,
each Sunday the commodtous edtt'ce
being taxed to It's entire seating ca
ractty Some nights many were II !
a bile to gain entrance to the church.