Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-08-26
influence Of Home,

0fall the schools, there is none Ike that Of
o-'tl - aI The TEACHERS, either for GOOD o.
evil thereisnOne ike the mother"
What heart that has felt the sacred influences
Of home, and has engaged the priceless blessings
OF mothers tender care, viii not beat responsive
to the truth Of the sentiment we here quote. 1t
IS in the home of our childhood,-amid the en-
dearing associations of youth, that the heart re-
ceives its first impressions Of the world and well
it is, ifthese first impressions are given by mo-
ther, who feels the responsibility other position
and the Importance of a charge committed TO her
care.
Whether we turn our attention to the catalogue
Of crime, rscarch the page of history to find a
record Of the lives of the great and good, we Wit
mess alike the influence of home-ofa mothers
neglect or mothers care.
Washington, the name held sacred by the
American citizens, was blessed with a happy
home, rural home Of elegance; and more than
all, with mother possessing great strength of
mind, and excellence ofcharacter, which the great
nan exhibited in his after life. Had it not been
br the benign influence ofhis mother over the
destiny of his early years, America might not
have known the name Of Washington and the
hte ofthe revolution might have been entirely
different. But a kind Providence had ordered
eherwise; and through the instrurncntality ola
nOthers instructions, gave to the world the noble
Example Of patriotism, honor and yirtue-a man
first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts
fhis countryncn : whose acts America viii ney-
g fail to remember, as the source of her p-osperi-
y, her nationality, and her power.
Napoleon, the giant intellect ofFrance, always
speaks in terms of high admiration of the home of
lis youth-ofthe instruction received in his child
lood. While in exile he is reported to have utter
q these words, in speaking Of his mother and
lome Of his youth -
e-zoelIenJ mother, SAID ne, IS a woman of
furage, and ofgreat talent. To the manner in
{hich she formed me at an early age principally
I've my subsequent elevation. My opinion is that
he future good or bad conduct Of q child depends
Entirely upon a mother
Such was the language of him who had been
be terror of kings, and who yielded only to The
tited forces of the most powerful nations of Eu-
ipe. \ declaration honorable to disappointed
iabition, and vanished greatness. L conveys to /
Psterity lesson not easily to be forgotten; and
finishes the evidence that amid the scenes of
irnaSe through which he passed, he did not for
the admonitions other to whom he owed his (
tistencc.
I'VE might quote the testimony ofmcn who have .
1t their names upon the page orhistory, to prove
l4y much depends upon home and its associa-
tins, to lay the foundation of future character:
at first and foremost among these influences,
a. those exerted by the mother. The activities
llifc-the responsibilities of power and station,
in never drive from the heart the recolections of
te hour when youth received its first impress
bns.
THE testimony of those who have inscribed
ieirnamcs upon the scroll of fame-thc unmis-
Ekeable voice Of experiencc-the unchangeable
envictions of the human heart, are alike unani-
nus in ascribing to the influences Of home the
reponsibity yofindividual character matter years.
" condition oflie can obltcrate them, or destroy
heir legitimate effect.