Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-21

% is. The Christian View of the
Family: or What a Christian Home
Should be- Luke lo:5s?4e; 2:5l. So;
Q Tim. 3:H Is.
Several definite problems. always
present with The human race, have
been by the war suddenly rendered
acute in Europe and America one of
the gravcst of these is housing. There
is literally a shortage of millions of
residences in the United States and
Canada, especially in the great cities.
So this condition is a timely back
ground for the study of the present
pertinent Sunday School Lesson upon
what constitutes a Christian home.
A democracy cannot succeed with
out homes of happiness and cnlishten-
ment. One may even go further. and
say that a real democracy is impossi-
BILE without Christian homes. Neither
tyranny or anarchy can thrive in a land
where the great bulk OF this people
own their own home, and where domes-
tic happiness is the goal of young men
and young women. Whoever erects
Christian homo builds the surest bull
wark against the storms of radicalism
and unrest.
/, is a sorry day for any nation
or community when the people begin
to conceive of their highest happiness
outside OF the family circle. Such Gym
ical sayings as Homo is the place We
have to stay when there Ia nowhere
else to go" SAVIOR OF the degenerate
cynicism OF Grecnwich Village.
Let us consider this topic under the
figure of the building of a house: for a
good house and it's creation is a par
able Of Christian home
The Home -BuiIder's Plan
Before there can be good house
there must be a good plan. Some
houses arc built by amateurs, without
| any design or blueprint: and they
show IT. Oliver Wendell Holmes likens
many a "scif-made man" TO this type
of architecture. And often homes fail
because they are reared haphazard and
without attempt TO follow the Bible
plan for Il family life. So important
an enterprise as the making of n
homc-important to the community rs
to the nation. as well as to the persons
concerncd-calls for careful foresight
and for an understanding of the Dr.
vine design for tho family. A study OF
the Scriptural specifications. and n
building after the pattern there laid
down. is the first step in good home
making.
Having planned the house. the next
step Is to determine it's location and
is open to tho sun and to tho winds?
Has IT good elevation? Which means.
translated into terms of home-makins.
has IL a Goodward outlook? Do it's
windows of prayer, like Daniels face
toward the East? Some Christian
young people open their first home
with little ceremony of Christian
dedication: they deliberately build
looking toward tho heavcnlies.
Jerry built is a phrase of condem-
nation used to describe flimsy contract
houses, which lack strength of founda-
ton and essential timbers. The found
alton and beams OF house are more
important than its appearance. The
family spirit of Christian faith and
love and patience and chcerfulness. in
which home is built, is simply lndis-
pcnsiblc to good home-making. Unless
built upon the Rock. no homo can
Withstand the Inevitable storms.
And family altar means an altered
family.
Under One Roof
"Rooftree' is a familiar synonym for
n home Basic TO the thought OF fam
lily dwelling is the idea of shelter and
protection Tho wise builder looks wei
| to the roof. that IT may last and neith-
| er leak nor catch fire. God himself is
| tho covering OF tho family of HIS chill
dren. Tho British Weekly prints q
| beautiful poem. of unknown authorship
1 '1tnder one Roof -