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homes must now fill their minds and souls with the words and the will o f God. Godly indeed will be the homes of those who have loved and limed this motto daily and hourly: “ Christ is the Head of this house, The Unseen Guest at every meal, The Silent Listener to every conversation.” As S o M b Y o u ng P eople V ie w M arriage l||iSo you are going to be married, Ma rion?” It was Aunt Mary addressing her vivacious young niece. “ And how long have you known Dan?” “ Oh, I met him at the beach last sum mer. W e have not seen very much of each other, but, oh my, is he easy to look at! Has he ‘it’ ! A ll the girls are crazy about him. You ought to see,him, Aunt Mary.” “ I hope to,” answered Aunt Mary. “ I should like to know something of his past life, his aims and life purpose. I should like to know how he measured up as a member of his family, his church and com munity.” “ Oh, Aunt Mary, you always think of so many things! Dan is perfectly adorable, and I just know we’ll be happy. Anyway, marriage isn’t the serious step it used to be. If we don’t make a go of it, we can get a divorce. Helen has been divorced three times, and ever so many of my friends have been divorced twice.” Marion, unfortunately, represents many young people of today. They take mar riage as lightly as a wedk-end jaunt and not as the lifetime contract it is meant to be. So divorce with all of its appalling consequences has become one of the-serious problems of our day. — M yrtle H . H ayw ar d II. T he H om e of th e F uture Young people may undermine the home of the future by (1) failure to relate their present decisions concerning “ petting” . and similar practices to marriage and the estab lishment of a home; (2) indulgence in cheap, cynical conversation about love and marriage; (3) violation of mental and spiritual chastity through unclean thoughts. They may build the home of the' future by (1) following Christ and seeking His guidance in making every decision; (2) respecting the persons and personalities of members of the opposite sex; (3) learning to live by reflection rather than by impulse; (4) cultivating in all their relationships thoughtful appreciations (recognition of what others do for them) anji active cour tesies (recognition of what they may do for others).— Arnold’s Practical Commentary. III. I f E very H om e W ere a n A ltar If every home were an altar, Helps for the Leader I.
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Henry Clay, the great American states man, once, in conversation with a friend, indicated a political scheme he intended to adopt. His friend, on hearing of it, said, “ It will ruin your prospects for the Presi dency.” “ Is it right?” answered Clay. “Yes, undoubtedly right,” said his friend. “ Then,” responded Clay, “ I would rather be right than be President.” The brave man will choose the right path and then stick to it in spite of all opposi tion.— The Sunday School Chronicle. M A Y 29, 1938 YOUTH AND THE HOMES OF TOMORROW 1 J oh n 4:19; D euter on om y 6:6-9 Meditation on the Lesson Most sacred is the account of God’s or daining marriage as the basic institution of family and national life. In His foresight He perceived that it was not good for Adam to be alone in the garden of Eden; Adam needed a “ help meet.” By the unique for mation o f Eve from Adam’s own flesh, they were one. Concerning this, the Lord Jesus Himself said: “ Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his w ife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” (Matt. 19:4, S). Thus, because Eve was formed from Adam’s rib, one has said of her, “ She was not made out of his head to surpass him, nor from his feet to be trampled on, but from his side to be equal to him, and near his heart to be dear to him.” For the home there can be no satisfac tory substitute. Many modern theories advocate change in the social structure as it relates to marriage, but none of these can set aside God’s order without penalty. From the earliest times God made the fam ily the nucleus of worship and service, and the father in the home was the priest, con ducting the worship for his family. Dur ing Israel’s wilderness wanderings, na tional worship was formally instituted, but the family was still the place of instruc tion in God’s law. Having based the home upon godly prin ciples, the Lord gave instruction for the continuance of its honor and sanctity, most specifically in the rearing of children. The foundation was God’s Word: “ And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” (Deut. 6:6, 7). Homes which adhere to Bible standards will pro duce the clean, pure, and upright “ heroes of tomorrow.” \ Now is the time for Christian young peo ple to form the ideals of the future home, for the foundation is laid long before the marital structure is erected. Out of the heart “ are the issues of life,” and the Saviour must be supreme in each heart. Young people who desire to build Christian
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