Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-12-28

family She was deeply psous, fasins
part in public service Three Of he. sopa
grew up drunkards. Another ChiaSisn
family, prominent in the conmunity rad
one SON murderer. and one : sot, a. on@
daughter given also to drink. The parents
were wealthy, and occupied high p, sl;icr
in society.
dare not illustrate from scenes arer
home. The knowledge Of the rea, 10
his own community must supply the place
of my pen.
Nor do ministers Of Christ esca sas
common grief. It is a general rstaeFS
4 that ministers children are alwa. tae
worst" I do not endorse this sent 4at
The contrary, in my Judgment, can " ~
tablished. The error, doubtless, ses
from the prominent position occupi "
the minister. He and his family sra ss
permitted to live in seclusion. Th a'sa
their doings are exposed to the scrus'e cs
the whole Church, and often Of the t5is
community. The public eye is eve epen
them. Consequently the least irregt rlts
unobserved in other families, is & au
noticed in his. And if his thorn in the
flesh " is bad son, or wasteful idle
daughter, the community sccr know i, and
henceforth his usei ausas s sFipp' 81, while
his excellencies as minister ars, by naan1
minds, forgotten IS gen'enlhsrace &
his ungodIy childr The mtaiset has
trials and burdens os i nay not 20
his fault that amonl his coed Children there
is one bad one lie iss Hoa. therefore, cea-
sure him too sharp.y, 49, .-...o. Pr LII
whose grief we may not fathom.
Nevertheless, it is sad to reflect that in
stances are quite too numerous where
ministers sons and daughters are bad ex-
amples in the Church and community. l
dare not illustrate, but will be content with
observing that the minister who does not
| look we'll to his children as respects their
manners, their dress, and, more important,
their piety, runs the risk of losing the
fruit he ought to expect from his preach-
ing and other godly labors. DO you seq
how our ministers dress?"" DO you know
that our preachers son smokes cigars :"
These may be every day questions but
they Vie ass siem nre q isnoraaee pef~
haps q he 9ns gsief # the Raranis
who h aajle3 Is Bee maaassnslt of
those spghlers ass dat soa. ss fer
: those gnn e asc ae5sachegies
of VIII p m tsgs sons are sometimes
guilty rema .hfaa yeil oyef tnan ana
silent pray ,og TIA, sersa os G9d, I,
that his labors in the Christian ministry
: may not altogether be in rain.
u Waywardness in children as we have
seen produces positive unlappiness in pa
: rents but there is feeling of disappoins-
Z nent, moi precisely of the character of grief
arising OF from waywardness, but from
: yatiessteSs 4 is not ths. tho children
arc Nicked, lot t1eg ha@g uoi come gp 70
the meeura gf tlse earems expeeiations
'laey are nai snilty of posiiire wrong Dc.
bi lhs apiaal is Aeg da aotldaq
u4aI or ude.lls TIRE rctara orpisd
: So he mind of parens NJ useial Wy,
: aaod AZ an .atlae ia maohooa. have noi
been realized rney per,uiu inc nsgas..
life Of the child with constant mortifica
: tion and while the parents of positively
wicked children indulge in the lament, :"
wish my child had never been born" illess
whisper to their friends, :" My child doe,
> rot meet my expectations feel disap
pointed
Shall | venture few illustrations ou
of'the mass of instances that meet one
everywhere, in all communities
A father has two children; the daugh.
ter is doing well, but his son has no noble
plans of life. He is offered his father
u business--a good one and pleasant-in
deed, one to be envied. He is offered al
Il education, but declines both. His fathe,
for many year past, has looked forward t
: the period when bis son would " step il
his Shoes" and be the pillar on which h
m'ght lean IN his advancing years. Henc
deep modification, that renders the life q
the father sterile of joy. Another, wh.
: spends one-third Of his income in the en
u deavor to make his son lawyer, but find
him a blockhead. Another, who has trie,
dozen ways to get his son started in life
% but he proves to be an unsuccessful drone
Another, who, at great expense, pushe
lis son through college, but finds at tn
end that his money is thrown away upo,
! a vain triier. But why multiply cases
. when secret sighs spring from thousan,
hearts, because of expectations unrealize,
g and fond hopes blasted.
; Sometimes disappointment arises frou
other cause. The parent may be satisfie