The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-27
EXCELLENT SERMON
!. BY DR.. MONCRIEF
. Subject Of Most Vital Importance to
This Life and the Future.
(BY CAPT. J. c. PATTERSON.

shild OF the age or reason could have
heard the fine sermon by DR.. Moncrief
last Sunday night. at the First Baptist
church. A subject of most vital i'm
portanec to this life and in the future,
to every man and woman, individually
and collectively. and especially to the
family life, as all human and animal
life depends for their respective lives
on and from the production OF Mother
Earth, SO does everything connected
with this physical life depend and is
the product Of family life. physically.
morally and spiritually. The family
life covers everything connected with
life. without it, there would be no con-
tinuation Of the human race.
The family life instituted by the
Heavenly Father, is the foundation and
structure upon which the human fam
lily rests. without these there could be
no replenishing Of the human race.
Then, II such are the indestructible
fScts, how carefully should the family
life be guarded and protected by indi-
viduals, communities and nations, see
Ing TO it that nothing wrong, impure,
degrading should be allowed to enter
and mar this family life, for on this
gnery life and existence of all nations
Nd the world depends.
The children in every home are de-
pending on their fathers and mothers
and ON the early instructions, by pre-
repts and teachings that are indelibly
made and left on the minds and hearts
Of the children, and If properly trained
when they grow up to men and women
the inculcated principles impressed on
their minds in their early youth would
never depart fcom them. If it were
righteous teachings, 1t would result in
good. or in unrighteous teachings. re-
suit in bad. or course, there are con-
ditions and circumstances in hfe's jour
ney that may change. We know
some good people trained bad, and
some bad people changed and are liv-
ing exemplary lives.
The Importance of proper training
in the family home life cannot be over
estimated It's results are either for
the best in our lives or for the worst.
We have. all over, in every Christian
country, institutions for the training
OF children and for the orphans and
homeless, but in large cities there are
hundreds OF children who grow up in
the streets and alleyways without any
moral or Christian influence. They
grow UP to man and womanhood among
the worst elements, where they do not
see or hear anything except Of the low
bst and most degrading character.
Among the various institutions and
Bhurch organizations there Is one that
takes the children from the earliest
years Of childhood and teaches them
Ina tnOulcates in their minds religious
principles. have seen them in all parts
bf the world. from Russia to Japan.
These are called the Sisters OF Mercy.
! call them angels OF mercy. These are
the GLASS of earth's most noble women,
dovoting their lives to and for the good
Of humanity.
All sailors who have been over vari-
ouB parts OF the world. like myself.
have been nursed and tended by these
women with every care and no ques-
lions asked whether you are a Catho-
10 or Mohammedan.
And the most deadly diseases, such
as smallpox and yellow fever and other
ills. they constantly give their lives to
the entire service for the good Of hui
manity. They get no remuneration for
their services. They have left their
homes and even fortunes, and are de-
voting their lives to the hospitals and
the care OF the sick and the helpless
and the downtrodden and outcasts, and
they only look forward TO the loving
Masters promise that they shall re-
ceive the crown OF everlasting life.
OF course, we have orphan asylums.
Salvation armies and other church or
ganiEations which are doing great work
for the poor and needy. but in the or
phnn asylums the children are brought
there hy someone. There are hundreds
that are not brought to any, neither
asylum or other institutions. but hun
droda are raised by these noble Chris
Ean women. these Angels OF Mercy,
and picked up from aTeyways and
doclxyards. under coal docks, In holes
aug under cellars. and these are picked
un fed, clothed and cared for by these
aif-iovlng Angels OF Mercy ana 1t is
strange but true. that you read in the
papers OF prizes given TO every and
an organizations for the care Of hui
AAAA4AAN4b 9Ah &O0 AoNcI $50 any nOJlCG
on ppi1o given 20 these Angels of
Meo1cya
God hess them. They do not look
fc,any eawtAIy reward. they know that
ouD blessed Master said that even a cup
of Nater given 90 your fellow-man in
xhe spirit OF dove should not be for
gotten. ~ - a solemn duty. the most
solemn 90 eartnly duty. that parents
oasO 70 themselves and to their chill
dron 60 LIVE right themselves in every
way and bring Up their offspring in
enc rear and aafnonition Of the Lord.
Teach . child the way It should 20
and when II srows up win not de-
part therefrom.
xou oan1 set pure water from a
sewen and you can't get pure and good
women ana men where the children |
have been brought up to sec and hear
from their fAthera ana mothers home
life all that is degrading, such as cur
Hins' oiaspnening OF every sort, inde- |