Year: 1874




ministry suppose when Abraham had been called upon
TO cfcr he sacrifice Of his only son1typca OF the sac
the wood and the fire and had left his wife to perform
the duty at the altar what would have been the
for faith and the Abrahamic covenant would never
have been enacted Suppose Noah after he had put ms
Va'sid'' would he have felt comfOrted as ne saw
tine the dsstrucon, n @ Noah was brave man. and had
proved himself such before the crowd OF reyilers;
He was thoughtless Of his family but he was the
head OF house. He blessed his children when they
been said that there were giants in those days and in
comparison. 1t appears II there were dwarfs In the
ps'1sS 70 man shall be delegated to woman. g al
wrong that weak woman shall be made .,o. to
shsef nsy while fs' the Stronger ses ss .Sa
by and look upon the duty OF worshping God 10 the


think Of but the pride OF ie Ought 1t to be asked Of
the Church that should become the sanctuary OF @ Ine
Church has no such presumption in acquiescns such


request The Church is visible and glorious means cans
tGG da sns ssa al ' not BE- the


i !; mot 70 be ann merely ,h 1s Man In
religious sense cannot stand alone ne be so,
lated from those who belong TO him. but must i've anu
die with the olive branches clingng to him. Wnen ne
sins his offspring may not sin with him. but they must
suffer for fault Alas for that house when the sacred
family altar s taken from it. No matter how It may %
embesbed 1t Is like the parable OF the house punt on
the sand-wnen the storms came It fell, ana
great the fall thereof The preacher cailea on
the Of the present generation to consider uu
and the nature Of the word Father" 1t was the


father who his name to the children MS authority @


should be absolute the religion OF the father win
be followed by the children In obedience TO MN. man
would blush to leave the worldly cares OF his family 10
the mother and why should he not blush to Leave ne
religious duties heri The pictures of the Bible are
in vain II this system is to prevail IL was not I'M erg &
Apostle; 1t was he and his whole family; II Twas was
the same with the centurion and his whole house,
fed with milk instead OF with strong meati Wnat
is to become OF the men Of nation whose religion Is
everything else-in commerce. adventures, auaacly,
wickedness-in religion weakness itself The dogma
have existed II it had for the weakness OF man
Why Is 1t that the Confessional has been abandoned to
duties to womeni And this dogma the great and
glorious feature Of the Deity is thrust aside and turned
TO the medatoral agency OF q woman. For TINS
deplorable evil is there remedyl VIII not the repre-
dom wanted In the Church-representative men-or
Christianity will become the derisOn OF future ages,
and the House OF God will be dsmantled of its glory
In England eminent iuriss have not thought 10 beneath
teach in the Sunday and Bible Class and
ts% uGh f Thc should
not be satisfied with seeing their representative
also be seen In the religious households. In England
the family groups are assembled regularly before
aud the daughter each pledge the other their faith at
that sacred altar The ministers OF the Church IN Amer
lea coyet this testimony and the Church deserves IT,
Amid the congregations should appear the representa-
tive Of the country. not merely their wives ana
families so that relgious consoIatloh shou sPeau
its shadow also their daily lives In religion the
feeling of the young should not be alone attracted to-
ward the mother sister, but the fathers sympathy
should be felt and revered What be the thoughts
for the future Of careless and neglecfu parents when
they think of the meeting beyond tue grave, and con-
slider that the family had never prayed together on
the earth Dives when in hell begged that Laz rus
might be sent the rich mans brethren and prevent
them from entering that place of torment There Is
mention of the sisters, for they sheltered. The
preacher then made strong appeal to the fathers that
hey would enter the ark with their households for the
of God better to them than all emounents,
and would build up the house. The home OF the
Christain when the household assembled around
the family altar the most beautiful thing earth
aud the pershable La sickness or in health in all
Times of adversely, the righteous inherited the
blessing and consolidation from hgh, and II he for
sook not his duty and responsibility, his children would
rise up aud call him blessed.