The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-02-06

most sensitive but also because
there are DO adverse influences
i to erase the impressions made.
Ian who have had to do with man,
in enlightning the understanding,
controlling the emotions, orde-
termining the viii, know some
thing Of the Importance Of having
/ the mind free from counteracting
agencies this is precisely our
mental condition when placed
under domestic influence. The
germs Of intellect are there, but
are jet to be quiekened into life;
I the fountain Of feeling is also there,
but as yes is quiescent, unmoved
By q single breath all the clements
Of the future being are there, but
to be yitalized and developed.
And when the infant mind awakes
TO consciousness, when it looks
out On the objects and scenes
around it, what frsts meets its
wistful search ? the fond embrace
fof maternal love, the hearty greet
ing ST a fathers JOY and the thou
sand little kindnesses Of fraternal
affection. It is in such eircuna-
stances that the first budding Of
fiial feeling shoot forth, and its
ltendrils will instinetiyely seek and.
entwine themselves around the
parent stock, to which they will
cling with tenancity that not
even death can overcome. Hard
indeed must be that hearts not
softened By the glow Of q mothers
love cold indeed ifnot enkindled
into a dame By the intensity of
that passion which subordinates
every other feeling and desire
which Iabors without weariness,
sacrifices without regret. and
whose last utterance from athe
shadow of death" is a benediction
upon its endeared object.
AS the child becomes capable
more and more Of pereeiving aad
appreeiating this unceasing care
for It's welfare, viii not confidence,
gratitude and love, ''grow with
its growth and strengthen with
Its strength 21 It is under the IN
auence Of saeh appliances, so well
Esuited 10 mature such feelings, that
man is trained up for society and
fitted for the relations and duties
of life. The family may be con-
i.sidered as furnishing checks or.
restraints to the evil and debasing
propensities of our nature. Man,
Fit is true, should act from higher.
motives, than any supplied BY the
relations Of this life merely, how
ever dear and sacred those rela-
tons may be- He certainly fails
radically, who fails to feel the
moral power Of those relations
which bind him to God and to act
in accordance with them, still it
is better that be should be induced
to do right; even from defective
motives, than that he should do
wrong So frailis hlman nature,
so many and dangerous are the
temptations assailing US, that it is
well that q sense Of obligation to
God should be strengthened and
sustained 81 regard for our fel-
i low-men aud especially for those
whose claims upon US are second
to those only Of God himself. Now
the family supplies such motives
motives not indeed sufficient to
secure US against every assault
but whose influence is to shield
and fortify as This is done mega
lively By keeping divalgals away
from those resorts and occasions
which seduee By theE. allarements
or overcome BY their violence.
How important is this fact how
many have fallen victims, fallen
irretrieyabIy, who IN an evil hour
have gone forth to seek compan-
ions and pleasures which have
ensnarea and beguiled them te
J, =ruin Lead us not into tempfa
ien How pitiable is that man
9 3 and particularly that youth Whe
has no home or for whom home
| has no attractions ? where is his
haven of safety amid the breakers
, Of life, what affections shall mool
!, him firmly when tempests ane
!, waves are bowling around him
Tossed and driven by warning