Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-02-01

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suitable organs they are indebted to you,
but if you are diligent, not hasty, bat as
slduous, in SO conducting yourselves tow
ards the good nature, the goodness in
your children that it shall be fully verifi.
ed, it will soon control the selfish nature
and reorgsnize the Reorganization.
If results come not so soon as you
wished, do not faher, the wish for results
is unsound. Ifthe consequences are net
SO blissful as you desire, do not faint by |
the way, but leave The consequences to the |
end, which through you as the causc is
working good work. You cannot be
mistaken. As the seed is. such Will be1he
harvest. If you SOW IN. your child crop
OF divine seed from the divine nature in
your own being, The result must ultimate
! Iy be corresponding harvest III the child.
Like must speak to like. The ant speaks
TO the ant and to the dove oplv% can the
dove language be UNDERSTANDABLE uttered.
You can only appeal TO the holy nature
| in your child fcom the holy nature 10 your
self .~.@ ..~=
# you treat your child as an animal
from your own animal nature, you neces-
sarily devplope animal results. If VOC
make constantly forced intellectual al
mosphere around the boy, his Intellectual
nature will be unnaturaily expanded, aud
he will become an unhappy man. But
fif you .exhaie perPetuaiiy, unfailing ly,
sincerely a divine odour through all your
words and conduct. . Development Of the
divine nature in your child will take
place, which will enable him BY holiness
10 use Alright his intellectual powers. and
! his physical frame. p ...-.- 4 "-..
The common walton that great in
}tellectual attainments do not ensure NOR
al conduct is quite true nay further such
unnatural treatment helps greatly TO fill
the lunatic asylums. Let me not be sup
posed 10 deprecate intellect. would on
! " put it in lis right place. 1t is seconda,
hry to goodness, and should be lis instru-
!. ment as the body is.the servant Of both,
! Now, as have said, this grand work
| Of holy Development, and real happiness
making is clearly left TO the parents to do,
so far as any4human aid can be rendered.
But, then, parents in their hutnili,y, or In
their sense of shame NAV douot whether
they are capable of giving ;ny worthy
service. And should doub! the fact al.
so were not able TO see that almost the
whole process consists not so much in do
ing as in moi doing, in ceasiug 10 do.
We do so much from cur lower natures
that the children a:e kept IN state OF per,
petual ACTIVITY in their lower natures also,
If we would cease a little OF the low and
: the mean, the high would expand by its
native force, Disease arises from human
) interference dono.hing and health comes
! Of Itself
. Let Us, then, see what we have to
$ cease dong. AS the lowest and mos
D gross depresSions must first be drscharg
Q ed, what is there we can cease doing il
y our animal nature which bias a lowering
y tendency with children Do [ smoke o.
n chew tobacco? Ifso, the decres is, Civ,
l. il up. Do | drink intoxicating, stupfy
u ing or stimulating liquor! Save N,
l children from these, they shall go. Fo
o. though do not give them 10. The lItl
ones yet, the force ofiIl example may b.
to too great for them, and conscience vii
IS not comfortably permit me toindulge il
e. that which deny 10 another because
le is bad. Do | sink 10 the hog -stv and ea
IN. greasy pork, or DO bathe my stomach
re with the blood ofany animai2 This surel,
st is not the woylo qualify myself or IN,
10 children for higher life. | must there
ht fore come at once 10 the simp'esr, pures
al diet for myself ana my chiidren. =
IL Such are the frs. resolves of virtuou
at parent. The house now begins to b
Or more orderly and efeanty. Thee is les
81 dirty work 10 The kitchen. and more tim,
'P 10 converse or read 10 the parlor. Les
y money is. wanted for food, and there
I'd more 10 spare for books. A new circl
Of acquaintance is formed, and the tone {
y. the family is elevated And all Ties