Evening journal., 1918-05-02

Topic: Christian Duty and Privilege; (;
Conduct in the Home and School" Eph.
6 80; Mark 3 40. written by Mrs.
Samuel NJ Rolph.
THE following startling statement
was made TO me recently by Chris
tian trained nurse. Il have almost lost
al faith IN mankind aud am almost
persuaded that there are no Christians.
After living in the homes Of some Of
the people whom ] have always re-
gafded as model types or Christians,
have learned that they are not in their
homes what they appear to the world
What could be said OF your home
! lifeg Are you a Christian in your
/ homer The trouble with most OF us
is that we act and conduct ourselves
IN church and Sunday school on sun
day as we believe Christ would have
us and then forget Him in our homes
and allow the baser self TO assert it,
self in unkind words, ihOughtlessness,
selhshness, anger and disobedience.
Love should be the foundation upon
which every home is built and Christ
the chief guest at all times.
Our first duty is TO our parents
Honor thy father and thy mother, is
as Paul says, the lrst commandment
with a promise. To honor is 20 love
and it is our privilege TO serve those
we love, forgetting self
The glory OF life is
TO loye-not to be loved,
no give-not 20 get,
To serve-not 10 be served.
What are you doing 90 make your
home cheerful and enjoyable one?
Al of Us have responsibilities in re-
gard to the home, and we either help
make it attractive or spoil It's loyable
atmosphere by our unchrstian ac-
tions. Is your home "a place where the
family want 90 spend their evenings
or do they seek their pleasures else
where2
The family is the center OF Christian
work. Many families, in perfect union.
harmony. and love. under one head
the Christ, inspired by one purpose is
the best way to advance the work Of
The kingdom OF God.
And those who are In school must
never forget that Christ is always
present in the schoolrOom and watches
their every action. We must be hon
est and fair in all our work and re-
member that we are in training. and
10 practice deception and unfairness
viii ruin our future lives. We must
have a careful regard for the rights
Of our fellow students. treating them
at all times with love and courtesy,
giving The right kind Of help when we
can, and speaking words OF encourage
ment. Many true and lasting friend
ships are formed in school and what
is more comforting and gives more real
pleasure than the friend who sticketh
closer than brother.
Paul has given us a precious prom
Use in the eighth verse Of our lesson /:
Whatsoever good thing any man do
eth the same shall he receive Of the
Lord Just so much as we give TO
others, that will the Lord pour out
TO us.
Principally have been speaking IN
a general way. Now, why not take this
subject 20 our immediate selves-your-
self myself n a casual person com
ing IN q home can see our defects. they
are certainly deep. and grevious in the
sight Of the Lord and we need so to
conduct ourselves in the home and
school that we show forth by our liv-
ing we have learned OF Christ and arc
walking with Him"
Next Sundays topic viii be written
by Dr. Evans Roberts OF Milford, Della
ware, our state president.
The writer has surely shown us some
OF our failures, and these failures ara
noticed more in the lives OF those who
are trying to be Christians.
DO any OF the faults mentioned in our
topic apply to you? II so try 70 rem
Nnnerva-like from her Institutions and
civilization
For her our tears shall fall
For her our prayers ascend,
For her own cares and tolls be given