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Literary
June 3, 1840
Morning Star
Limerick, York County, Maine
What is this article about?
An essay discouraging apologies for plain food when hosting visitors, especially Christian ministers, urging thankfulness to God for wholesome provisions. It cites French statesman Sully's defense of simple fare, affirming sufficiency for sensible guests.
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For the Morning Star.
APOLOGIES AT THE TABLE.
Some people are very much in the habit of making apologies at the table when they have visitors. Even Christians do this sometimes when their ministers call upon them, especially if they did not happen to know of their coming in season, to prepare something rather extraordinary. This is unnecessary and in very many cases quite wrong. All are under obligation to be thankful to God for the good things they have. And people generally in this land are favored with a supply of wholesome food, and the common plain every day food is good enough for the ministers of Christ. Sully, the great statesman of France, was reproached by his courtiers for the plain manner in which they found his table spread. But he would reply, "If the guests are men of sense there is enough for them; if they are not I can well dispense with their company." Christians never need to apologize any farther than to say to their ministering brethren, If they are ministers of Jesus Christ, there is enough for them, and if not, they can dispense with their visits.
SIMPLICITY.
APOLOGIES AT THE TABLE.
Some people are very much in the habit of making apologies at the table when they have visitors. Even Christians do this sometimes when their ministers call upon them, especially if they did not happen to know of their coming in season, to prepare something rather extraordinary. This is unnecessary and in very many cases quite wrong. All are under obligation to be thankful to God for the good things they have. And people generally in this land are favored with a supply of wholesome food, and the common plain every day food is good enough for the ministers of Christ. Sully, the great statesman of France, was reproached by his courtiers for the plain manner in which they found his table spread. But he would reply, "If the guests are men of sense there is enough for them; if they are not I can well dispense with their company." Christians never need to apologize any farther than to say to their ministering brethren, If they are ministers of Jesus Christ, there is enough for them, and if not, they can dispense with their visits.
SIMPLICITY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Religious
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Hospitality
Christian Etiquette
Simplicity
Thankfulness
Ministers
Literary Details
Title
Apologies At The Table.
Key Lines
Sully, The Great Statesman Of France, Was Reproached By His Courtiers For The Plain Manner In Which They Found His Table Spread. But He Would Reply, "If The Guests Are Men Of Sense There Is Enough For Them; If They Are Not I Can Well Dispense With Their Company."