Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-03-28

See hathed Il IN smiles q glee,
But her heart was tired, tired,
And nov they le, her BE-
Her lie vas turning. turnine,
In mases of heat and sound.
But for peace her soul uas yearning,
And nov peace laps her round
Her esbined, ample Spirit
II hustered and failed for brA;h,
Tonight ii doth inherit
The Vastly Hall Of Death.
FINDING FAULT WITH CHILDREN
1t is at times necessary 10 eensure
and punish. But much more may be
done by encouraging children when
they do we'll Be, therefore, more
careful TO express your appreciation of
good conduct, than your disapproba-
tion of bad. Nothing can more disen-
courage a child than a spirit Of inees-
SAINT fault-fnding on the part of its pa
rent. And hardly anything can exert
n more injurious influence upon the
disposition both Of parent and child.
There are two great motives inhuenc-
ing human actiOns-hope and fear
Both Of these are at times necessary.
But who would not prefer to have her
child Influenced to good conduct by
desire of pleasing rather than by the
fear of offending If mother never
expresses her qualification when her
children do well, and is always cen
surfing them when she sees anything
amiss, they are discouraged and un-
happy. They feel that it is useless to
try to please Their dispositions be-
come hardened and soured by this
eeaseless fretting, and at last, finding
that whether they do well or i'll, they
are equally found fault with, they re-
linquish all efforts TO please, and be-
come needless of reproaehes. But let
mother approve Of her cbild's con-
duct whenever she can. Let her re
ward him for bis efforts to please, by
smiles and affection. In this way she
will cherish in her child's heart some
Of the noblest and most desirable feel
ings Of our nature. She viii cultivate
in him an amiable disposition and a
cheerful spirit. Your child has been
through the day very pleasant and
obedient Just before putting him to
sleep for the night, you take bis hand
and say;-"Ay son, you have been
very good to-day. 1t makes me very
happy to see you so kind and obedi-
ent- God loves children who are du-
uful to their parents, and he promises
to make them happy" This appro-
baton from his mother is to him a
great reward. And when, with a more
than afeotionaie tone, you saw, "Good
night, my dear son" he leaves the
room with his little heart full Of feel
ing. And when he closes his ewes for
sleep, he is happy, and resolves that
he viii always try to do his duty
The Mother at Home.
RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE.-The
forced or cant expressions on religious
sxperieree and no conversation at all, |
there is golden mean which every
Christian should try to find and fol- /
low, the necessity for which is shown /
in the following ineident:-I once
knew young lady who started well |
IN religion, and gave promise Of be-
coming bright and shining light in
the church. But after few months, /
her ardor abated and she was num-
beTed with that class of which there
are so many in our churches ,lukewarm
professors / asked her one day what
had happened that her harp was no
longer tuned TO the songs Of Zion.
She said, Il can hardly tell what is
the matter. know that am not as
/ once was, but the change has been
% gradual that / have hardly realized
it Sometimes of late / have almost
doubted whether religion is at all. l
had supposed it to be the '0He thing
Heedfui. am young and inexperi-
enced, and Of course, look up TO those
who have been long in the way, and
feel quite safe TO follow in their foot
steps But when / meet them day
AFTER day and Herer hear then talk about
those things that they profess 10 consid-
eT Of the highest importance, am led
to think that either they are not sin
eere, or else there is no need of max
ing much ado about religion" d
Nor THE CIR, But The MoTIvE-l
The spirit in which our Lord receives
the gifts Of His disciples is well illus.
trated BY the following anecdOte:
A poor Arab travelling in the desert
met with 4 stream Of clear, sparkling
water. Accustomed as he was to
braekish wells, to bis simple mind il
appeared that such water as this was
worthy Of a monarch, and filing his
leathern bottle from the spring. he de.
termined to 20 and present It to the
cAliph himself
The poor man travelled considera.
bic distance before reaching the pres
ence Of his sovereign and laid his hum
BE Offering at his feet. The caliph
did not despisc the little gif. brought
10 him with 50 much trouble. Heor-
dered some Of the water to be poured
INTO = cup, drank It, and thanking the
Arab with a smile, ordered him to be
presented with a reward. The court-
iers around pressed forward, eager to
taste the wonderful water: but to
the surprise Of ali, the caliph forbade
them to toach q single drop. 1
After The poor Arab had quilted The I
royal presence with light and iovf,l
heart, The caliph turned to his court
iers and thus explained the motives Of I
his conduct; during the travels Of
the Arab, said be. s'thc water in his
ieathern bottle had become impure '
ana oistastefnl Rut it was an 6Fer.
ing Of love, and as such | have recs;v !