Year: 1877

argue with mis- children He shows his love 10 them
and expects II 10 be iet as the thing which carrie
authority. So outside OF our family relations In All
our home fae ngs. There 70 sense OF spontanety We
do not stop think deeply until some strange
get Just that OF God and OF His relation 10 the
world winch Christ gives US, and then our homo lie
will DO truly worthy OF Him because II VIII Do IKE
Him


PERSONAL POWER ~ THE GOSPEL


Another feature OF this adaptation TO home lie IN
the Gospel can be Obtained from the words OF cnrs
the text What this man was 10 DO was 10 80 homo
and declare his personal power as felt In that great
change He ieel that ne was man OF impor-
and show himself accordingly. There always
this sense OF personal power IN the Gospel Nothing
can be com parea 10 The sense that with Chrisrs
power we have met and conquered some sin and
trouble OF our own. man 10 a personal power r his
own home among those who know him. Every man


is conscious OF light IN himself. and the Gospel ap-
peas to H. And therefore the GOSPEL which speaks OF
personal power by senoing man home speaks 10 a
men, IL is a lesson 10 every Sunday school teacher,
every aspirant for church work, every sympstnizer
with Gods work throughout the world Be sure tnat
you show your appreciation o what christ is ny your
assertion OF character just where men know YOU ~
might have seemed dangerous I0r that young man 10
go back his old associations but II no only carried
MS own lie appreciating that Christ had made all
was had brought u 10 ITS right mind and clothed H.
he ons %s' svss wow vss ca'I a shows u. why i.
tell man work at home II calls for the SER
vice Of the whole man, body, soul and spirit bringing
every part OF his being. man al home ~ always
working thus harmoniously No man in his home
has right DO cod iccIe or thoughtess fooi or
lazy ider. Have oil home lie large enough
to admit Christ; let II DO no little, narrow place OF
sefinterest but aspire SO high that nothing but the
knowledge Of God can satisfy YOU And here VIC get
sgut Of the view is 10 from all danger OF
being narrowed by this exhortation Of Christ. He
means our home feeling Is TO grow and take IN
more interests 10 extend wthout losing its intensity
Our home will be large as the Character OF our
lives will allow 1t 10 be- So We are 10 interpret
tho command OF Christ So II was with this
man spoken OF IN the text. He published IN all De-
capvis how great things Jesus had done Tor him. and
all Decapos became his home under the influence OF
Jesus work. We want wide interests yet intensity
Of purposes we want TO do work for all men and yet
NOT lose the strength Of personal convicton We want
10 do good at home and abroad. II only be done
by having one tor the O our home life and its
interests who, by his love and sympathy brngs all
men within our range II is desirable to talk some.
thing around tue family hearth besides gossip
Mucn moro valuable TO man ~ the thought ol his
home when II includes many pleasant and desirable
things instead o being centred IN one thing There
better proof Of the connection Ol the idea
OF home with Christs Gospel than the way its near
reward is always spoken OF ns homo. lf We want .
true e strong broad, effective, have Christ In
IL and live homo lite with Christ.