Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-11-08

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| shall stone i'm with stones, that he die so
.'shal thou u evil away from amcng You;
and, Israe saall hear and fear Dsut.
XXI. WHAT adeep Impressions ofihe guilt
incurred by lrrcverent behaviour from chill,
dren TO their parents must this law, enacted
by the Most High, make on all who fear
him-fur, though it be not executed now,
on the stubborn, refrac ory, and disresp"ctful
son, yet it remains decisive proof Of Gods
letestation of such tomper and conduct,
for he changetl not. A part ofthis rev
erence due from children to parents, IS to
. conceal their inlirmities, and as far as truth
and justice will admit, estenuate their faults
and errors. This is but a very small lre,urn:
for the grea. benefits children have receivs
ed, in the anxiely j and trouble, in various
ways, parents nave undergone for their
children. And, if.they can join, in words
or aets, tn exposing either there indiscre.i
Iions or faults, or can publish or ridicule
what they or others may consider to be the
shame OF. their parents, they act over again.
The base part of wicked Ham, righteous
Noah's son which broughtdownnpop hnf
n curse. - az I,
It is the duty of children to require, an
every way in their rower, Their parents, tor:
The benefits bestowed onthem, by, their care
watchfulness, protection and instrdced.
Ingratilude is the only sin which men r.
found a single advocate-yet, Of all the
ingratitude which one creature can show to
another, eglect in children, to aid, comfort,
respect, in word and action, their. parents,
lis the, blackset. For what care. anxiety.
and expense,to promote the good Of. their
offspring, do discreet tiand jHdlcious parents
lever refuse. To promote the good of their.
children, suchparents go us far as their.
means will permit them. Nov when, in tie
course Of providence, parents come tospesdl
either the funds or rpcrsonal services of Their
children {whichneed may arise from mfr.
mites ofage, losses ofproperty, affections
I il domestic connections, and d stresses arls-,,
I ing, from yarious other, causes what child,
| not destitute ofall humane feelings, no less
tthan Of religious, but would rejoicet to prove
as helpful to his parents, now ii the decline
Of life, as they were 10 him, when m q state
of chilhood, This expres Of gratitude
is marked in scripture, and the neglect of
| it branded not only as renunciatioa Of The,
gospel whatever professions of zeal may.
be .pretended), but as crime which many.
4 pagans would abhof. ~
s. If any provide not for his household s
tnot his children, they are NOT the persons
meant here, but aged parents and near re-
lanons in want), !" he both denies; the fafth,
and is worse than an iniiH " Tim, W
What proportion of his insome, or of his
time, a. child ought to bes.ow for the sup.
port and aid ofh's parents, mustbe fixed by
his condition and ayoealion yet this h rule
iseyertu boremembcred. IfSthe provision
ers no proportion to the ability and voca..
ton of the person who makes IL, God a d
N an will regard it as adespicable offering.
Aud ifa child can be lavish in pursuit Of.
pleasure, or lives extensively whilst a scan.
ltY subsistence is. allowed to his parents, "a
senses of duly certainly is not feii, and 6liat
affection ls1wanting. What such child.
gives, is given not from love Of God, nor,
from the affection Of the heartt to the parents,
but to silence remorse, or to AVOID the CEN;
| sure Of the world--in addition TO which,
there is much in the manner ofsperormipg
this duy. This IS evidenced not only in
the particular act of aiding, butinthe general
department afterwards Of the child towards
the parent. lfhe is, onall occasions, re-
spectlnl, modest, and unasssuming towards
his parent, and studiousy avoids Woundlng
The feelings of the parent, by word or acf,
such department viii shew, that whatever
aid orcomiorl he has been instrumental in
bestoWing on his parent, proceeded from
tender, warm, and respectful feelings.
Another instance of duty from children
to their parents, is obedience 4 obedience,
without exception, in all cases 10 which par
entail authority reaches and ALI cases are
colnprehended under that authority. where
the command giyento ehildren, does enof1
oppose the revealed will Of God, nolado yio.
lence TO their conscience in matters 5olsre--
Ggioa. Where a foolish foidness of parents
towardstheir children has aot beenthe cause
of unnutifrlness to sparetts and OF an ire
weren't ar. disrespectfulb behaviour towards
them, "a wrong educat;oa and an igliorancel
on tile part OF the chiaof what are the real
Christian principles, tqo often produce in
subordination.
This bad education and ignorance of the
rue Christian principles, on the part Of tho
lchild, enconragesa proud, lndependen
spirit, which as ii respects not the parent.
| will pay reverence only when agreeable to
his feelings, and bears not restraint even
from his parent! And it often happens that
such children weakly imagine. that, by
lshowing themselves independent of their
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