The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-29
GOD SAVE THE HOMES
WAS JONES' TEXT FOR
SERMON LAST NIGHT

On Tuesday night Bob Jones dwelt
at length on the need for a revival in
American home life a topic which he
had tooched on at both previous
meetings.
The music by the choir and or
chestEa was the best ever heard at a
Fitzgerald Revival meeting. As the
csEoristers become more used to sing
ing together the singing is becoming
little short of wonderful Loren G..
Jones, the leader and one of the best
singers in evangelistic work. is pull
Ing more music out OF those three
huhdred people than many had
th0Gght there ever was in Fitzgerald
The good old hymns are enough to
start sinner on the road to saliva
ta0n themselves, and with Bob Jones
on the program, too, we expect to see
great change in religious matters in
Fitzgerald.
Last night Mr.. Jones sprung a sur
PRISE on the congregation with cho-
rus OF little girls and boys, the Sun
beams and Moonbeams. Their sweet
huIe voices added just the right sort
OF nerlngue on the custard PIE of the
choral Voices.
Rev L. q. Orahood offered the
eYealnG prayer. the Fitzgerald min
listers are certainly adding greatly to
the Revival in that respect. Sunday,
lev. 3 J. Baker prayer and, Monday,
Rev. !. 5. Grahl. Usually the congrc-
CATION seems to consider the prayer
Tor the ears OF God only but during
tiiaca ali
tention.
Bob Jones asked the people to give
1aoFe generously to the collection in
order that the expenses may be clear
cd up in few days. His remunera-
tion is obtained from a special col
lection the last day. Dollar Night"
will be observed Friday atwhich every
one is requested to give as near a dol
lag as possible, it being the intention
OF the committee to clear up the ex-
Pense at that time and not to waste
valuable minutes in future meetings.
The speakers text was, in plain u.
5. language: "When you build home,
erect around it safeguards so that no
one may be lost from it and their
ruin be on your head" He gave good
of personal liberty. A mans
personal liberty extends just so far as
it does not interfere with or endanger
others. So God is not Infringing on
your personal liberty" in debating
bow you shall make your home safe.
A home should be place of Ser
vice, Of Retreat, of Recreation, and OF
Worship.
There is more Christianity in a girl
helping her tired mother with the
homework than in going to B. Y. P.
u, or Christian Endeavor, or Ep-
worth League meetings. Every single
soe in the family should do some
work in the house. The worst thing
parent can do for a child is to let
1t grow up in idleness, for idleness
leads to the shortest road to He'll.
Every member of the family should
strive to make the home a safe place
OF retreat from the troubles and bat
ties of life. No worry or failure should
enter the home from outside SO that
when one enters he will find it a true
relief from outside discouragements
and disappointments.
Likewise the home should be a place
Of recreation. All wholesome amuse-
Inents should be freely INDUCED in at
home. Papa and mama should play
with the kiddies, papa should even
set down on the floor and BE the
hoEeis." But the enjoyment must be
Of the right kind. The children
should not be allowed to do even
questionable things. King David was
lost TO God because he accidentally
faand the wrong kind of amusement
~ his heme
Finally it should be place of wor-
s%ap. Only by consistent Christian
e@Ampls can the preceptS of Chris
ttAAity be instilled into the young
mad. The old discarded family altar
sASHld be reinstated Ne man who
lives right, who ives up to the ex-
ample of Christ. aeed be embarrassed
TO pray with his family. But if prayer
is not backed up by consistent rig hit
cousness II becomes 4 sham OF the
most damaging sort.
The safeguards of the home are:
Family DjSCiDiine Reverence for Cod