The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-22

of immortality. Uniiedly dedieaie your |
child 20 Father. Son, and Holy Ghost in I
solemn prayer; and IS early IS eircum- I
stances will Termil il. repeal the sediea-
ion in The solemn ordinance Of the house
&C God. When your child becomes old |
enough n take notice, il may be Of I'm.
Il p0rIanee for YOU 10 observe carefully the
IeyelOpemenls Of thought and IemPer, and
commence early and genhy. but firmly.
The work Of training. Children can often
be controlled in their iempeTs and habits I
Al very early age by judieions manage
meni; and tie earlier you lay the iounda-
lions Of education IN the mind and heart
OF your child. the better both for yourself
and him. All children have not The same
disposition; and a. The management must
10 great extent be regulated by the tenn
permanent and predominant characteristics
Of those TO be governed, Il is the wisdom
Of parents 10 study these early indications
with great care, and 10 conform The sys-
! lem Of government 10 the peculiar clsrac-
leris,ics of each child~ Every discreet
parent who has had 10 manage half do
zen children, knows that precisely the !
same kind Of management will not answer
Cor oil. There must be occasional sarla-
lions to suit peculiar circumstances. The
iimid must not be controlled precisely as
= tihe froward and self.willed are. This is
: perfectly plain case; and yet Il Is fear.
ed that this view is not always regarded
!. by parents. II is so much easier TO make
! absolute general rules, and TO force every
: thing up 10 obedience by the siernest sort
Of discipline, Than il is to make patient ex-
= plantations, and temperate and judicious
y determinations, that many, 10 avoid troa'
> ble, ruin their children. Your child u
: supposed to be old enough 10 understand
% your instructions. IL is therefore high
Is lime that you had settled your system o.
~ government; for Iecolleci there must b
~ system, or there can be no good govern
o. meut. There must be laws definitely SET
20 lied and steadily adhered 10, or you
so house will be the scene Of wretchednes
VIC and confusion. Now then let the fathe
W aud mother prayerfully and carefully tall
" over this mater. Settle on your plan 0
~. government in view Of your child's pre-
q SEMI aud iuiurs existence. Let there b'
~ mutual understanding and agreemen
~ between you, so tina! there may not b,
w y subsequently, any interference in your al
" minis,ration. Your code Of laws must Q
NC course at first be short and simple; an
n you must take pains to make the chill
understand, as far as he is capable OF dc
~ ing so, not only the meaning Of your law
but also the reasonableness and prophet
- of them. To be sure after You have dor
all, there will probably be many thing
, the reason Of Which the little boy cann'
understand, and at this point he must ieaI
that faith in your wisdom and goodnes
must produce obedience. Your will ml
be regarded by him as law. This is al
soately necessary for the well-orderlng
. your house but at the same time II IS
, great consequence that your commands
wisely adapted to the circumstances .
your children, and it is great poins gal
ed if YOU can persuade them that all
reasonable and right and kind. Their
:.. fore take some pains ard trouble IN e
planning matters 10 them; and if you 81
coed in showing them the propriety OF o.
Of your rules, it will GO very far towar
securing obedience 10 TWO or three VIII
they don; well understand. Some !
rents are TOO impatient, or overbearIng'
indolent, to pursue this course; 1t IS
sier 10 Law down the law, and seek to
= tain obedience by arbitrary enioreeme
go. Now, whatever you may think oil II
frst, at the last you will discover INA
..u. was Of great importance for You 70 NJ
''@' secured in the beginning not only the ie
ss.. but the atiectionate confidence anu
= 4:H spect Of your children.
But. says parent, have tired repe
. edly to instruct and explain, and yet
child does not understand what shaa
do nsxt! answer, keep in good
mour; let patience have her perfect VIC
. and make a few more trials. h IS
o. wonder, says the poe. Montgomery,
+ John Wesley was so great man; ne
an extraordinary mother. And he se's
in illustration Of this remark the follow
Incident: When one said 10 her. \
Wesley, how can you tell that dnil
= pa the same thing twenty times over
$ just .d"' Saa Ia corce,s il bu. VIII,
looN have told him the twentieth time ne
ies !" remember. II was an admirable re
y ieei and indicates with sufficient distlnstl
view one principal cause Of the successful
Wn'' =: mhy government Of that excellent II
NY :, Let your earliest instructions have n
'1s., enre 10 God as the universal Fame
ol ' u. man. Teach your child early 70 feel
VOC q God is his father, and claims from
J, a"S tn. gratitude and love Of child. anu
I,,' NJ fully, diligently, and with all shnpn
ny up impress on his mind the great prine'
, upo1 Of experimental and practical rehe
, ~ Bot be very careful to explain ana
Saw trate these matters in such . style Q !,
We -, teetionate simplicity as that they shall