It is now published as an
introduction to a work on the historical development of home, to which his
attention has for years been directed. If this unassuming volume should be
instrumental in the saving of one family from ruin, we shall feel ourself
fully compensated.
THE AUTHOR.
CHAMBERSBURG, PA., 1859.
CONTENTS.
PREFACE
CHAPTER I.
WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN HOME.--_Section I.: Home in the Sphere of
Nature._--The Power of Home-Association. Inadequate Ideas of Home. Home is
a Divine Institute. Its Highest Conception. Definition of Home. Its
Two-fold Aspect. As simply Physical. As purely Moral. Home in the Sphere of
Natural Affection. Home-Love. Home-Ties. The Angel-Spirit of Home. Our
Nature Demands Home. Home-Sickness. Conclusion.
_Section II.: Some in the Sphere of the Church_.--The Heathen Home.
Constituent Elements of the Christian Home. Marriage. Husband and Wife.
Parents and Children. Union of the Members of a Family. The Christian Home
must be Churchly. How we Abuse it. Examples of True Homes. Parental
Neglect. Address to Parents and Children. Home-Meetings and Greetings.
CHAPTER II.
THE MISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME.--The Nature of this Mission. David.
Joshua. It is Two-fold. The Temporal Well-Being of the Members. How Parents
Abuse this part of the Home-Mission. The Eternal Well-Being of the Members.
Extent of the Home-Mission. Its Importance and Responsibility.
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