The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-08-12
DIR. COUNTISSDOES
PLAIN PREACHING
ndcts and Parents For Lack Of Care And
To Children. Sermon Endorsed BY Fathers. Mothers
! Also Say Amen.

last Sunday night.
Those who insist on plain preach
ing could have no fault to find with
what Mr.. Countiss said. Those who
have insisted that the boys and girls
are drifting and drifting away from
the moorings Of safety and out into
very dangerous waters, had no cause
to disagree with what the minister
said. Those who have thought per-
haps over and over so man. times
during the past dozen years or more
that the social problem is one Of the
gravest problems that confront Amer
lean life today found that there is at
least one preacher who entertains
the similar views and who is not
afraid to publicly proclaim what he
believes. Those who believe that the
home is being subordinated to So
cieties and leagues, religious and
otherwise, of different kinds, and to
the idea that "there must be some
where to 60" found the minister in
harmony with them. Those who
have thought that there are too many
mothers leaving their children either
alone at home, or to the care Of
nurses while they run around to var
ious and sundry organizations, found
that there is college president and
minister who thinks the same thing.
Those who believe that there are
some pictures at the movies. those
pictures where the wife of one man
meets her affinity and there are clan
destine relations. or the picture where
the girl is shown with the young man.
who, in the language OF the quaint
old lady, is soon seen ''hugging of
her'-these found that there is one
man in the pulpit who thinks like
wise and who feels it his duty TO so
state. Those who think the automo-
bile is converted to mighty bad uses
when the young girls of the home
are permitted to galavant around at
night without even NEAR" chaper-
ones, oftentimes, and be out until
much later than the usual bedtime
hour, found that too many boys, yea
young men, think lightly of parental
injunctions and, too, are adrift
were glad to hear words from one
consecrated to the Christian ministry
and from the sacred position Of a
minister, that coincided with their
convictions.
Mr.. Countiss took his text from
Samuel, 18th Chap. 32nd verse rs the
young man, Absalom Safe 80, My
son Absalom would | had died for
thee From which, it viii be
seen that sought to snow that
while David was occupied with
being one Of the worlds greatest
kings and committing several things
forbidden by the Ten Command
ments, he was neglecting the most
sacred duty he had, that Of being q
father to his children. As result
of David's neglect of his children
Absalom went astray, was sent oy
David out of his kingdom where ne
was forced to remain for severa
years and when he did allow him tt
return, he DAVID did the foolish
thing of not speaking to him for two
wears; then he faced about ant
heaped Injuries upon him and lave
him chariots and horsemen and per
mitted him to ride in great poml
around over his (David's) kingdom
AbsaIom was vain and full of ego ant
soon begin to stir up trouble for tht
father and ere long made war on him
When David's men went out arrayet
to meet Absalom and his rebellion.
cohorts, David, like every parent while
he wanted the rebellion squelched
still he did not cease to love his re
bellious son. so he enjoined his me1
to deal carefully with Absalom. Whel
AbsalOm had been caught by th'
hairs of his head in the bushes ant
later killed, the first inquiry DAVE
made of the postmen who came t
bring him the news of the battle was
"Is the boy, Absalom. safe"
How like any other father, re
pardless of what the boy had done
the father love was there. But wha
Mr.. Countiss was seeking to get t.
his auditors was that Absalom wa
LARGELY what he was because Davi'
had not given him and his othe
children that care and attention tina
God demanded. Mr.. Countiss sal
as with David, so with so many faith
ers and so many mothers, too, OF tn
present day. He said that today tn
father too often said, "see my wifi
about my children, / furnish tn
money and she raises the children
see her about my sons and daugn
ters." He said that really some chi
dren of the present day were wlthou
fathers, they just had sires. Th
preacher certainly gave both mother
and fathers "jacking up." He wa
heartily commended for the sermon
It would seem that everybody, alros
thinks the sermon was exactly wks
was needed not only for Grenada bu
for the country at large.
A representative number of tn
fathers present prepared and are pull
fishing the following endorsement 9
the sermon. Nobody refused to sig
It. but it will be observed that it
limited to the "fathers Of Grenad
who were present" The ladies sal
Amen and all others think the preacl
er hit the spot. The Sentinel thinl