Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-03-29


C ,unt in the last day. That then, however
much we may have dec eived others by appear.
anceS, however much we may have wished TO
have reputation OF being pure in thought,
and virtuouS in action, our whole lives will
he pictured with a fearful accuracy. Out
standing in living letters Of light will be every
unhoy desire, every unrighteous motive, every
unchristion act. Then my freads it seems to
me we shall all wish there had been windows
10 our souls, that the apparent secrecy might
not have led us 10 indulge in that which will
cover US with shame, and make us sink abash-
ed, ami confounded from the presence the
blessed, pure in spirit. And it impreSseS it.
self deeply upon my own judgment-that
boys, and girls should be so trained, so nur.
tured in purity, so carefully guarded against
the use of all low, vulgar, and debasng Ian
guage, that they would be above it, far TOO
noble Soued, aud high. minded 10 indulge in
thought, and language SO far beneath all that
is good, and Lively.
Then | think it has been shown that man
must, and will be educated that his mind is
so constituted that it cannot remain stationary,
that it must advance in me direction, and
that that direction will be either good or bad,
according 10 the tr5inng; and that therefore
UC SUOulu uC CuuCulGu lSUl.
The question very naturally arises here,
how. shall this be done ? This is indeed a
momentous query, and one that addresses it.
self 10 the intelligence Of every parent, and
Of every teacher who at all understands the
reSpons Utilities th0trest upon him. How shall
| educate the mind that has been committed 20
my care. Especially is This tue Of parentS.-
Immortal MIN are committed 10 their charge
Every day from the cradle 10 man, and wo-
are those minds receiving impress
SonS which shall in themselves, be the causes
of influences that shall effect lhe mind
throughout; lis whole existence. Every look,
every tone, every word If the mother is paint
ed upon the young heart oi The child in cUIOrS
that will never grow dim. Every smile, every
CareSS, every harsh word, and every kind word
leaves a mark theie enduring rs time.-
Then how passing all the importance that
language can depict, is ii, that all these Ell.
grdyingS on the soul should be cut at the right
time and in the proper manner; that all these
COIurings, and shades, should be applied
skliIiully, so that all !he carving and paintings
there, shalt 80 blend together as 10 form the
be au ful mind ideal winch had been previous
iy conceived. In this connection it may be
said too, that This ideal is necessary. No
beautiful mind statue can ever Ue erected
without il. Could our own Powers-the
Prince Of modern sculplors - have ever tIacer.
III stone The torn, the features, The expression
o Calhoun if he had not studied those feat
ures, il he had net made them his own? No,
Powers carried with him 10 ltaly, engraYen
on his mi d, the same picture that came back
carved in m rbIe. The stone was but the
petri.ei ideal OF lhe artist. So in the parent S
mind, should be formed The IDEAL Of tie mlnG
he would impress upon his offspring. | need
not say that the IDEAL should contain in lis
structure, all the virtues, all the goodly traits
that may belong 10 poor mortal man. For
every parent knows how he would have his
child. He knows he would love more than ali
things else, that that girl, or that boy, should
should grow up into The Intelligent, the re
spectacle, the lovely, and loved woman or
nan. He feels that this would be fortune
indeed, and that he could say at life'S close,
that he hal not lived in vain, that he had
en- 20 The world men and women in the true
sense Of those terms. Then we may say that
ev.ry intelligent parent has this image Of what
he would have his offspring be. And mme-
diately the question Comes home 10 all--why
is 1t that so many children disgrace their pa
lernity Z Why is it that we DO not have more
sterling men and women IN society! Simply
because this ideal is not carried out. The
plan is mapped out, but never filled. The
parent plans, but through inatteniion, and
want of proper appreciation OF the duties de
.volving upon him, and the multiplicity oI
cares that perpicx and weary HIM, he fails tc
follow out that plan Toe day from dSincli.
nation, or q want Of time, he poSlPones an i'm
porlant lesson, or mcri'ed TepToof until to
morrow, and tom JrrDw finds him no less e. :
gagged; and ihuSthe lesson is lost; the reproot
or it may Le a much needed encouragement is
not given, and lha, young mind will be the To-
ser forever. o if parents would only take
time 10 do their duty rs fathers, and mothers
how many loved hearts might be preserved
how many tears Shed over the raSkneSS, The
wlywardness Of youth might never fall, how
many agoniZ ny pangS OF heart and soul ovel
the bright boy ru ned, the lovely girl talleu
might never be felt. My friends we Shoult
take lime to do our duty. We should take
time to educate carefully, learluiIy those eff
slots from the Divine nina that are entrusted
.t)uS. II We do not, how little shall we DE-
n this life, how little shall the world be prof
ed by our having lived in it, how little o
good shall We have 10 console us when W,
C Isl TIE last lingering look over life and it.
a ,rS. But how shall they he taught per
hops some might query. lanSwet, teach then
bS your own lives. IL it is true, that action
speak louder than words, generally, how yer,
true it is with regard 10 the young. WoulC
YOU teach your boy 10 love truth, and never t
eyade it,-lCve it yourself Show him il
ey, ~ possible manner that you love it dearly
hat you would sacrifice your life sooner thai
the truth. Would you teach him to be pur,
in thought and word, lie SO YOURSELF and nev
er allow yourself 10 say that W, ich you wOult
mol encourage him. Would you teach him Il
lie courteous 10 all, be yourself model OF po
likeness, not only 10 the stranger but to him
and TO all within the home circle. Woult
you teach him mobility Of soul, and kindncs
Of hsart, show him by your every day action
hat YOU are noble, above anything HAT is 10,
aud mean, and that your heart beats kindly
and tina; you love TO do a kind deed for its ow
sake. Would YOU teach him TO obey, and re
specl yau, respect yourself. Issue no order
but what should be Obeyed, then have then
obeved. Would you have him love h me bet
ter than the street and The doggery, make
pleaSan,er. When business calls you nC
d ay, show that you love your home NOR
| han any place else, make it agreeable, an
instructive by yonr attention aud conversation
Wonld you give him q literary Cast Of minL
naironze tie book store occasionally. Pul
chase q | ok that you know rs readable, an
present it TO him; when he has read It preva
on him 10 oblige you with lis contents. In
worl If you would have your chiidre grow Il
men and women. be so yourselves in all thing
10 all men. Show them that you ATE compt