The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-14

pa OROA1. SET EN-
occasions, not merely once OF
twice year, when public
EXAMINATIONS occur. 10 Nor shoule
| it be necessary even to him
7 that the teacher should, If possible
be among your personal friends. . You
are both aiming at the same unspeak,
ably important object, and you should
remember, parent if q teacher Heads
your child to love of learning and
virtue, he will do the work of the
very best friend you loan have Ton
earth. Give himthen your confidence,
counsel with hin, Learn his trials and
diff culties ,Syppatinizew with him, stand
by him. &(gJ Keep Your children, if pos
sible, from the formation of evil
habits. or practices or associations
that tend to evil habits. The, prac-
Tee of profane swearing is fearfully
prevalent. and amongst children
whose parents suspect it not. The
use of tobocco is too com mon among
our youth When this once begins,
the youth is verging towards those
popularity known tcas f4ast boys. y
Sabbath o breaking il on the in
crease apdq scan mot but be
felt 81 throughTo} the lsI week. % or
AS rule your children should not
or nights Home is their best.
places On sEthis point 6 parents
should be inecOra6le.. A boy
IDGulgedio lin 4 street 19oi racing,
especially at night. is most likely on
1.-The road5itoi RUM Such boy is
not likely toDbe a promising scholar.
And, summarily.a restrain your
children from everything that tends
to irregularity of habits and undue
excitement or juvenile dissipation,
such as parties and shows, the circus,
the petty theatre, mal sorts of low
amusements,i and trashy; highway
literature, gotten up to captivate
youthful tastes and deprave them.
In a word, while your children are in
a state of pupilage guard them against
everything that does not tend to the
Improvement of their hearts and
minds. .Na1a H39d Fl "A
Remember the school days of your
child, make thegoLden opportanity of
his life. This occurs but once. He
Ob SO OdCk Wdlo. 4NO utdIlcI HOW
agonizing or importunate the cry.
: gioe me back The days of nsy youth
1.-The wheels of Time have no reverse
molten. IF this golden period is
squaDdered. he may, indeed, mourn
his own folly, but will he mingle with |
his regrets thoughts that you, as a |
parent, did not do your whole duty?
Will he remember, that while you
we're busy here and there in the
lffairs of life really lower affairs
hat you sacrificed the well-being of |
your child? ~ HptGu uiez o'a
Make common cause then with |
hose who are training your children.
Do-what you can to make their hands
md hearts strong for their work, and |
10 IL quickly, for it takes buta little
while to finish upa generation as far
IS schooling is concerned. 80 @
God, in his providence, has highly |
avored our youth IN the improved |
Of tea ching. and in all that
5 subsidiary to the matter of educa-
ion. But children, need Christian
Influences around them, and = true
hey must have the Divine Favor, or
il will be in vain.
Let Christ ans, then = let the
Ihurch be faithful, and let us, as in
ividuals, implore the Father In
heaven ever to preside over oar
chOols, blessing our teachers and
hose who WELD iDfluence fnong us in |
be work of educationAblessing also, |
ur children, the entire youth Of our
ity, imploring Him to save our chill
ren and youth from the multiplied
In our midst; that He +
Iould break the power of the great F
educer. and give them gracecto resist r
1 the evil hour aud, entering upon
ne path of theG mst grow IN honor,
nd usefulness, aud virtue, and truth,
ct aay.I3aG3f Y1f7YtTf pe'7t'
We now close, with this considera-
on eIhiso work of ours is work Ien
le soul !. and whe can eemputeaits
sgnifnde. or grandeurI 4oAs another
aai SAID: "a eitYls nothing when
eighed In the balancesagaibstsa lssf.
an soul" Phidian Jupiter was
atue of gold and ivory, so magnif-
mt that a MAI that died without
eing i d nigh + be1 comnaiseratedI and /,
man thatlhad seen it rnightweli say.i :
Now let me- die in peace! pa That ;
atue whose annual disclosure was /,
august that men and two me 4. in
eir & enthusiasm, Z fell before it
lthgiq cries $50 and 'exclamations. [
at vstatue that L would will
ely have made pilgrimage ito]
e, if it had been saved from medi-
il violence and iconeclasm, was
onderful beyond all description.
Ut one poor soul, dragged out Of the. s
9ugh of ignorance and sip, and :
we'd and taught to speak the Ian
age of heav and shont The rraisas