Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-20
The LESSON FOR SUNDAY
Some Idea of What a Real Christian
Home Should Be.
FOUNDATION OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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essary-Unlcss There is Daily Chris
tian Teaching in the Homes the
Nation Cannot Stand.
(By the Teacher)
We hear lot and read lot now
about Christian Education and about
Christian instruction and teaching in
the schools and colleges over the coun-
try. And our lesson for Sunday deals
with the Christian Homo or Christian
ity in the home. Christianity in the
home and it's practice is the founda-
tlon Of Christian education in the
schools and COLLEGES. How could
teachers not raised in a Christian
home where they were trained by
mothers and fathers along the life, and
teachings of the Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. be expected to teach Christian
ity in schools or colleges? How could
your boy or girl not instructed along
these lines from the age of birth until
time to go to school expect to get the
most out of the teachings Of Christian
education If they had been without
this previous preparation?
Home Training Necessary.
A boy or girl-a man or woman
may go to Sunday school and church
just as regularly as the weeks go by
or as regularly as most children know
that Saturday night is wash night.
But If there is no daily Christian
thought in the home-if there is no
daily teaching in the home along
Christian lines. why the Sunday school
and church attendance on the Sabbath
day would really after all be Of very
little value.
All of you who read this column
have from the days Of your babyhood'
no doubt, received more or less Chris
tian teaching and training. Some
more than others: but none Of us per-
haps as much as we should have had.
You know we read in the newspapers
and the magazines and we near
sneakers talk about the wave of crime
and lawlessness that is sweeping the
country. We hear Of Bolshevik acti-
yities and OF our nation as Whole
getting further away from God. We
hear some man or woman say occas-
ionally that the church Is falling
down on the job: and that the ser
mons Of the ministers don't have the
punch and pep that they used to have.
But I want to say this: IF it is a fact
| that we are. as a people, getting away
from God, if we would all decide, to
have family worship in our respective
homes daily and during that period ot
worship study the Scriptures, pray to
the Heavenly Father for guidance ana
concentrate day by day for little
while on His Word, it would be more
effective toward getting closer to God
and making a real Christian nation
than anything else on earth.
The Scripture Lesson.
In going a little further into this
subject of What Christian Home
Should Be-" let us read the Scripture
lesson for Sunday as found in Luke
10: 3s-42; 2:51; Tim. 3:14,15.
SO. Now it came 10 pass. as they went, that
| he entered into a certain village: and cer-
tain woman named Martha received him into
her house.
80. And she had sister called Mary which
,Iso sat nj Jesus feet. and henrd his word.
40. But Martha was numbered about much
serving. and came 10 him and said. Lord,
dost thou not cnre that my sister hath left
! ~. 10 serve alone: bid her therefore that
she help me.
II. And Jesus answered and said unto her,
Martha Martha. thou art careful and troubled
about many things:
AZ. But one thing is necdful: and Mary hath
chosen that good part, which shall not be
| taken away from her.
81. And he went down with them. and came
to Nazareth. and was subject unto them: but
his mother kept all these sayings in her
| t-art.
50. And Jesus increased in wisdom and
Stature and in favor with God and man.
If. But continue thou in the things which
thou hast learned and hast been assured Of,
knowing OF whom thou hast learned them;
| Is. And that from child thou hast known
the holy scriptures. which are able 10 make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which
is in Christ Jesus.
| Jesus, you see, was being entertained
! in the home of his friends, Mary and
Martha and Lazarus at Bethany. Mary
and Martha were women Of entirely
different character. Mary was intense
ly religious; Il very devout woman who
spent all Of her time in doing Gods
work. Martha was the housewife. She
believed in God and Jesus Christ; but
her idea of service was very different
from that of her sister.
Martha came complaining TO Jesus.
asking that he require her sister to
help her with the housework This
Jesus refused to do, telling her that
Mary was doing the thing that was
needed.
They were Il strong team-thcSe SIS
tcrS and Jesus was content that they
should go on to he end of the lane Of
| life as they were doing.
i Work For All Of Us Here.
Martha presided over the home.
Mary went about doing good. Mary's
work, perhaps appeared easier to
Martha than her own. You know we
all have IL more or less big idea that