Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-28
pnor Thy Father and Thy Mother in Days Of Youth;
Theme Of Sunday Sermon BY Rev. Z. ]. Christianson

his sermons last Sunday, con
ing his series on the Command.
It's, Rev. G. ]. Christensen said.
part:
rhou shalt honor thy father and
mother" That is getting pretty
to the bottom of things, isn't
Pretty close home. IL children
hot learn to honor father and
her. how will they learn to honor
Turning Against Old Folks.
S dangerous business to turn
hist the old folks. The devil has
more people out OF the king
of heaven by getting them to
against the old folks, than in.
bst any other way. Oh, no! it
mt seem to be the devil in your
it seems that your father and
Ter have some notions that you.
outgrown. Of course! Ever
the world began, who were SO
as those between II and 20
of age.
h, suppose someone came to your
to ask for advice upon some
(rtant matter of life, would they
to you, or to your parents?.
be you have more book learning
they, all honor to them that
could give it to you, but never
7 that there Is a wisdom which
ly gained by he experience of
fears, Do your parents wish you
things which seem to you un-
ftant or trivial? Listen. They
learned through the years what
are important and what things
to ruin. They have seen the
rs over and over, and it is be-
they love you that they warn
as they do. Their hearts are.
bed up in you. 1t is despicably-
hnd mean to stab them with
flled denial. 1t is especially SO
are still under their roof.
though they do make mistakes
place more weight upon some
than needed, it is the gallant
for yon to obey them still un-
is something YOU are sure S
I the will Of God. You have
Rpf the Scotchman who contin-
wear kills long after the others
discarded them, how people.
him out as twenty years be-
he times. but everybody hon
i'm fer it when they found out.
1t to please his dear old moth
Fla whom he lived.
What If Hl-tempered?
lie they are somewhat selfish
tempered? Were you a saint,
you were a baby? They didn't.
syou out on somebody efse's
sp, did they. when your temper
Just right? Just as it is the
thing and the duty Of all par
do the best they can for
hildren,, so shouldn't it be the
M thing, and the duty for chill
ssSA return to do the best they
3Dr their parents. Whatever
&ns. he is your only father and
your only mother. Suppose
do fall into depths away from
while you are not called upon
sey them against God, your duty
II to do the best you can for
to bring them back into the
aom. For you to do the best
Fan in Gods name Is the right
S5And only waySto honor your par.
Expecting Obedience.
tents should not expect obedi-
when their own lives are dis
ent to God. Neither do they
I've respect from their children
they didn't teach them the es-
bis Of life. What will that
liter think of her mother who
very careful to teach wine and
and dress, but never to pray,
what will that son think who
led only to make money,-then
the crisis of life comes where
by cannot answer, and society
OF help. OH then their minds
go back In a thousand thanks
hg to the ones who taught them
ray. Mothersi Fahers Are you
6 the blessings that should be
Thou Shalt Not Kill.
thou shalt not kill. Hold that
against all your thoughts and
rs. Have you kept life sacred all
way? God cannot use any peo-
who break this commandment.
wanted to keep Egypt, but the
roahs were so stubborn, counting
hmids and monuments more than
that God could not keep them.
wanted to keep Babylon, but
6ylon came to think SO much Of
hey and wine. and SO little Of life
God could not keep them. Same
the Romans. How about US to-
Must God write again on a tot
ing wall Thou shalt not kill,
there ever q time when so many.
Fe being killed as today? But let
leave out the war Just now and
fine our criticisms to ourselves
(ver ten Thousand Suicides year,
God only knows how many MUIR
The state itself does not teach
redness to life when 1t kills with
} hand. Thou shalt not kill
takes the life Of another is