American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-04-21
[From the N. 0. Sunday Times.
A Sublime Example.

A mother who was in the habit Of ask
ing her children before they retired at
night, what they had done to make 9th
ers happy, found her two twin daughters
silent. The question was repeated. 81
can remember nothing all this day, dear
mother; only one of my schoolmates was
happy because she gained the head Of
the class. and l smiled on her and ran to
kiss her; so she said l was good. That
is all, dear mother" The other spoke
still more timidly. ga little girl, who
sat with me on the bench at school, has
lost little brother. l saw that, while
she studied her lesson, she hid her face
in her book and wept | felt sorry, and
laid my face on the same book and wept
with her. Then she looked up and was
comforted, and put her arms around my
neck; but | do not know why she said
had done her good" Come to my
arms, my darling" said the mother, "to
rejoice with those that rejoice, and
weep with those that weep, is to obey
our blessed Redeemer"
The above anecdote, cut from recent
number of the TINES, can, if adequately
appreciated, be rem cred far more con-
ducive to the well being of humanity than
all the auriferous deposits beneath the
surface Of our globe. The example Of
that eminenty wise and Christian moth
er should admonish all parents Of the
momentous duties devoiying upon them
as the guardians, not only of the good Of
their children, but also of that of the cons
munity, which must necessarily be either
promoted or prrjudiced hereafter by the
principle now influencing the rising gen
Grafton.
Had every mother been aware of the
solemn duties Of her position, and conse
quentIy inculcated in the minds Of her
offspring the self elevatng habit of seiz-
ing every opportunity to enhance the hap
piness and assuage the grief Of others,
that pervading Generalization which
blights the present age would have been
unknown fraud and immortality would
have had no existence; the necessity OF
such organizations as criminal courts
would have never been discovered. Is
it not self evident that children thus
taught-the example of the parent har-
mOnizing with teaching-must be incapa-
bic Of injustice to others, Of resorting tc
fraudulent devices with view to pecu-
mary gain, obtaining power or obeying
the despotic behests Of fashion ? Can
any mother who shall read and ponder
the sublime lesson here commented upon,
innocently neglect to follow the example
Of that noble, that truly Christian natron?
Fearful will be the responsibility of those
having control Of the young, who may
venture to overlook an obligation so i'm
perative. and the neglect of which is SO
palpably incompatible with the profes
sion of genuine Christianity. By such a
wise conception and exercise Of duty,
mothers could contribute more towards
the regeneration of the human race than
could, without such effective co, operation,
the united efforts Of all the purest and
most gifted statesmen and philanthropists
of the civilized world. Will they not
strive thus to win laurels which will re
tain their verdure as long as those adorn
ing the brows of the most ilustrious mar.
tyrs, heroes and patriots Of all ages
But the duty Of contributing to the
happiness and mitigating the affections OF
others is not coufned to those rearing
the young, Every adult should daily re-
view ulS VI uGI CIV II dCts III lhdt ICSp6Cl,
subsequently avoiding any delinquency
which may thus be detected. No sVrer
mode than this of attaining the happiness
we all desire can be devised, since all
who have experimental in that direction
have ascertained that ones own happi,
ness is augmented by every sincere and
earnest effort in behalf Of others. One
whose aspirations never soar above a de-
sire TO accumulate money. regardless of
the means employed to accomplish that
end-whose God is Mammon-can new
er have no more conception Of genuine
soul.satisfying happiness than an infant
Of the sublime science Of astronomy.
God grant that those who will asssuredly
be by Him held accountable for the merits
and dement's of the present and future
generations, may heed this art>dictat.
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