Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-31

care ana Watching for the ocneht OF society, as
the lamlly. You may destroy almost any part
OF clvIl society without iataI consequences The
government may be overturned, laws may be
changed or broken, even anarchy, for time,
may rule, and yet, the state viii rally new
government Will arse, laws Will reassert their
authority ana order VIII follow but let moa-
dy corrupt the family, ana you have struck
the state IN It's germ. seed VIII sprout, how
ever much cut away, II the germ is left but if
that be gone no matter now much is left, or
now pump anu iair the remainder Is, 1t Will not
spr0ut'
Inc family Is the germ-leaf OF the State; and
those denominations and seets OF the world that
nave made the most oil tne ne family, have had the
most enect on society' Inc great household OF
inc OalNlhstlc ialth, nave had the secret OF
'ne'r strength not SO much IN thelr authority,
stIonS "S tnat mas oeehi us III thelr haolt OF
'ahlIy ualhihg' IL mas not oeen principally
uoctrihe, nor tbe church' out primarily and pre-
em!hehtiY thorougn instruction ana vigorous
training IN the family, that nave made tins body
80 uistlnguishea as they nave oeen Tor virtue
any Sr W. ~ n,i'oS'iH, a..
i"o Sepna'n sciiooi' II II pe great oiesslng
~ ,'ie v.,'iureN oI parents VINO 90 not instruct
,neir c''iiulcn, may yet De an e!il ana 1t VIII
ne F" ie"Ne the reHS'ouS training OF the child
=
Is iatnv' ana nlotIier that Dod appoints to rear
.nc cn'lu' 10 Ill It's Soui with early deep relig-
lo"s' G""' 'ic'onS ana no one gan 90 IL Tor them
SO SO NNen' IIr IeiIsioh SIould enter 0y the door
VI NV anu ''e'eioIo 'ie parent heart Is the
,rt VIZ y a"o"'u SPi "S;
ny S"','e II 'Iue W vi church services ana pas
'olal 'euchins' lhey are oenehclai' put they
are nol 10 interfere with or be substitute Tor
P"'en,'i instruction.
ana cannot IN passing iorbear to speak OF
'ne uut! o, M inc iaihiiv state 10 all VINO enter
"e"'oVN: i"eie i =" Ner! eVi' custom arising
III our cues suoVerSiNe OF oid notions and an
tlent "isuom' 1ouhg persons now iiy from
1 INV househou Almost as much as IN former
tunes 'hey went to 1t, at their marriage. There
are many that marry and 90 into hotels. those
huge caravanseras. As their children come
iorth they are reared IN these most unhomellke
places. Young persons, anxious tor position in
society, seek 1t by maintaining themselves at
hotels, IN degree OF style which they cannot
afford IN houses Of their own. think they are
feeding their vanity at the expense of their
hearts. They are rearing brood of children
IN the most dangerous circumstances, under the
pretence OF responsibility. There is nothing
that You can give to your child that is compar
able to real, thorough home-traning. 1t is
not the circumstances into which you put your
] ''.''N I'o'PNiH iiiiii' out Nudt Nuu put llltO
him. And they that will not build home, no
matter how small and how homely, they that
will not have separate little state for the ex-
press purpose OF raising their brood, are worse
than birds would be that refused to build nest,
out dropped their eggs upon the crevioe of the
rock, ana sought TO hatch and rear :heir scat
terlng offspring there 1t is shame and the
tendencies of our times are most dangerous, in
so far as they drift men away from the sanctty
OF the household separated and segregated into
communities where the family can be but poor
ly builded and where it can but imperiecty an
swer the end for which it was established.
hen the tree has dropped its perfected seed,
II mas no further power over it. 1t supplies it
WIN M%ith neither warmth, nor nourishment, nor any
thihg, Inc oak KNOWS not It's acorn-child from
the sip OF maple or beech.
ANIMALS rising one step above this, are i'm
peied ny instinct to rear their offspring, wheth-
or III pairs or oroous or swarms; but their care
cen,eis W ana Stops upon the BODY.
"'n a'ohe Is 10 rear oody WIN an immor-
Ia Ia ''i''' e''0ioS'u "iIl'" IT, II is parent
business 10 rear pou! ana Ill thiS our care
seoIcel! uiierS from 'hat OF an animal. But It
Is aiSo our business to. tram mind which shall
eNis' forever ana forever; ANA IL Is this when
SIIS 'he Ia'hily on platform lmmeasuraoly
"o1ne ,,.e any other on earth
""V" ''V 0t"u'e VI uit young ihuthef Is ufSt
lreSsed oy an infant ehild' and She bends over
II not even trying to conceal her gladness, and
,le l.'hef' ScEc'iy less pleased; at a few PAGES,
pract'SeS' ana ne thinks manly reserve what
thoughts now through both their minds Who
Souiu express their emotions, halt feeling and
nan thihklhg' as II thoughts and emotions had
fused and run together
But as the child grows and months pass, and
he begins to show signs of mind, and the body
assumes form of beauty, with what idolatry
do they gaze upon it! Now their thoughts can
somewhat be expressed. WAS ever child SO
beautiful say they to each other; and there
Is no dissent between them. Such brilliant
eyes Angels have 10 better, so far as they
KNOW Eyes so full Of love- Was ever form
so well proportioned. for what symmetry is in
every mothers child What could be altered
for the better? No hands like his pretty little
hands; no head like his darling head; no such
lungs as his The father thinks of his future
course y rousing boy a young man well
entered on ite, and taking prosperously hold of
success The mother rcgales herself with
dreams OF his manly beauty, his fame, his
wealth and when her head, sprinkled by the
hand OF time, shall drop, and her now beautiful
form, wasted, shall press toward the graye-he
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