The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-12-20
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
THE CHRISTIAN HOME,
By HIGHT c. MOORE

1t involves the ohedient spirit as
much as obcdicnt service. But it
is prompt and willing. 1t racog-
n!zes parental authority. 1t COM
plies with tFas authority c-en
Ehon the reason for a command
Is not apparent. Indeed. it NAV
c&Ify out = parental wish when
Is eve,~ unreasonable though not
wrong in itself. As a matter of
Tact. there is = Limitation SCI
Cbout obedience to parents. When
the parental word IS contrary 20
the Word of God. the Christian
child IS bound 10 obey God rather
than IN uagoIly parent. But the
Christian HON" Will maEl i easy
for children to he obcdient in
the Lord" which supplies the
proper element end motive for
obedience. Moreover, it is right for
children 10 0H~V fNc,. par,nt,
since this is taught first in natural
law and then also in She revealed
la" Of God. The second duty of
children to parents is given IN the
tit,h commandment. Every child
ought TO honor his father and mo-
Their by obcying their commands,
by the word Of love, by adding to
the usual tasks the extras Of kind
ness and thoughtfuiuess toward
them. by seeking their counsel
end initiating them, and best of
al, by bringing their lives. if they
can, up to the standard OF par
erta! ideals and hopas for them.
There Is great reward in such q
course Of conduct-many days
end much happiness in the land
which is given by the Lord.
co There are scma definite
duties which parents owe to their
children. Observe that Paul fixes
a good deal of responsibility di-
rectly upon fathers, probably for
the reason that they are vested
with domestic authority and no
doubt also because the masculine
element is quite as essential as
the maternal element in the train
ing of children. The father. there
fore. who evades his parental duty
by no means escapes his obliga-
ton. There is q negative duty
which lies Immediately before him.
He must not provoke and discour-
age his children by an overbear-
ing attitude, by 4 tyrannical Spir-
it, by 4 cOndeScending air, or by
any yeXing repression or undue
handicap whatever. On the con-
trary, ne ought TO help, encour-
age, stimulate, guide, inspire. If
he expects obedience he must de-
serve it. So, finally, he has the
positive duty of nurturing his
children in two directions: One
by such discipline as may be in
vOlved in their Christening which
may require an act; the other is
involved in their admonition
which certainly requires many
faithful word. Always the devout
parent will have the divine ideal
before him and seek to have the
divine spirit within him.
ENTHRONE CHRIST
IN THE HOME
% Expectation OF Christ in
the Home. There were shep-
herds" Evidently they were de-
vout. Certainly they were looking
for the Messiah. Perhaps they
were actually talking about him
when the angel appeared. The
good news is good only to those
who appreciate it. The Saviour
comes only to those who come to
him.
(2) Glory of Christ in the
Home. "Shone round about them"
Was the Babe Of Bethlehem born
humbly in a cherries stall? Even
so: but the very heavens blazed
with his glory and the angels
found earth more attractive that
night than heaven itself. There
is more than halo about his
head. He is the Sun of Righteous
ness. He is the light Of the world.
90 Sovereignty Of Christ in
the Home. Christ the Lord" He
came to seek and to save that