The Detroit times., 1916-10-21
Friday Afternoons Sermon.


Ms text iS taken from II Kings.
26 ls e we'll with thee; is n
,U with thy husband is 10 well
I-h The chiId2'
You remember tho Prophet Elisha
md his Journey 90 the school oil
prophets mp on Mount Carmel There
WAS a woman who noticed the ac-
uuns and conduct OF the man OF God
and she eaid 10 her husband, Let
u- build q little room and place
fhprelu.p bed and bowl and pitcher,
that De might make - his home,
The suggestion evidently met
with the approval OF the husband,
because ever afterward the man OF
cod enioved this hos pi'ality. !
-l1,etimes thought she might have
acn new woman OF tho olden
lines. because no mention Is made
90 the husband
Won never hear OF some ola loo'
s,er. unless they are fortunate
enough 20 marry a woman who does
rh,nrs and their name IL always
.lenionec In connection with what
'nc WHO does
n YOU ~Il just lay saide vour
,~todIce Won Nttle friyZy'headed
,.s los. Ynl heln you so you won
lake Tho mistake youc INA made
"Y.v trDW 'here arc homes IN
,ht,h tse advent az oae tro or pos
ebiy .hrce children is Considered
.lrpa ms can ~ blessing God
I'm His providence, has or'en denied
he honor ~ maternity ,G -ome wo-
men 9,rt there sre ma--,ol women
who shrtng rom n,trrn'ty. no "a"
cause ~ 81 health but simply ee
cause thev love ease. becaus" They
love Ane garments and ability - NJ
like BUTTERFLY A. some social iunc-
ton
Crimes have been and are being
committed hands are stained with
blood and that very crime has made
France tho Charnsl house OF tho
world And America. We OF our
boa-ted in'"l,isence and wealth, we
are last approaching the same doom.
until ur unless u Oehooves somebody
with grl, and courage 10 preach
artins' tho prevailing sins and run
tho risk 81 mourning the displehsure
~ peorle who dwarf public attention
from their own v.lencss rather than
condemn themselves FOR the way
they are living Thsy ray the man
who Is preaching against q IS 80
vulgar. rather than tho one who did
30 was shrinking and vile.
II want 10 tell you women that ]
have never delivered this sermon In
any town or any place wher" have
been without feeling embarrassed.
but n has % be done. and will tell
YOU right now n YOU think YOU
won't like what say YOU can 20
now. or else keep goVr mouth shut
when you get out or here.
81 am sure there Is not an angel
I'M heaven that would not 10 glad 10
como 20 earth and 90 honorcd with
motherhood n God would grant her
,ha' privilege. what grand thing
il must DO. AZ the end ~ YOUR
earthly career. 10 look back upon a
noble and Cody life, knowing YOU
did an ,ou could 20 holm leave this
Old world 20 God and made your
contributions in toars and In pray
ers and taught Your offspring - be
God fearing 40 that when Won went
Won would continue 80 produce your
noble character IN your children
Fault 81 Society.
Society has just about put ma
roruity out Of IA hion When YOU
stop 20 consider tho average society
woman ! do not think maternity has
10 f~anv'hjng The humber chill
dr,n arc raised bv their mothers in.
stead OF being turned over 10 gov.
crness.
There arc too meny girls who
marry for other causes than love !
ffuk ambition. indulgence and la1l-
ness lead moro girls 20 the altar
than love. girls not actuatcd by
l1Le. Int almalv willing 20 Ray Ia.
price OF w!fehood 90 wear line
clothes They arc not moved hy
-le noble desire OF manhood or We
manhood
Some girls marry FOR novelty and
some girls marry FOR a home Some
fool mothers encourage girls TO mar
~ for .asr 20 they can 70 to the
matinee and huzz around Some
fool girls marry for money and
some Civ marry for society be
cause by connecting their name
with a certain family's they go NJ
n rune in the social ladder. and
some Young girls marry young
buck 20 reform him and they are
tho hirCcst fools In the bunch, be-
cause hc would not marry you 10
reform YOU.
You mothers are worse fools 20
encourage your daughter 10 marry
some old lobster because his father
has money and when he dies maybe
,our daughter can have good clothes
and ride in an auto instead Of hob
hoohnE ~
Look ~ the girls on the auction
block today look AZ tho awful bat
tie the average stenographer and
average clerk have TO fight You
cannot work for 81 a week and wear
fine duds and be on tho square as
much a. you are without having the
people uspiciou'
On a letter "a M's7 rorson, Presi
dent Roosevelt said The man or
woman vho avoids marriage and has
a heart co cold as to know no pas
sion and brain so shallow a. TO
dislike having children rs, in fact.
criminal
Appeals TO Mothers.
As mother. IS n well with
thco9 Arc YOU pure or are you
guilty. have seen old wrinklcd
hands SO around the neck Of the
0r.tborn and q kiss planted upon H.
and 7 believe that child beEotten
~ t,oIy love and brought forth of a