Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-03-19
For the Herald.
Thoughts for Parents--N No. 2.

- ed any trade, and only 66 had serv
8. ed full apprenticeship. l notice
IL this fact to enforce the idea that il
,f is every parents duty, as far as
possible, to put into his child's
, hands the means and power to make
his way, honestly, through the
world, and not only this, but to do
' good in the world-to become a
good and useful citizen. l hope
shall not be deemed cold fogy," if
I say, in view Of this, that every
boy should have a trade, let his po-
sition in society be what it may;-
and if suggest, that first and fore
, most, stand that of the farmer.-
Few parents are properly aware,
that if they desire their child to es-
cape destruction, not to become
either a convicted or an unconvict-
ed in the legal sense) criminal,
they haven't in their power to have
their desire accomplished In this
land of millions upon millions of
uncultivated acres, land more mil
lions of those badly and unprofta-
bly, cultivated) there is no particu-
lar obstacle in the way Of making
the boy farmer, or the girl an
honest, happy farmers wife, and a
happy wife, But if you are wealthy,
and feel above (God pity you) ma
king an honest farmer of your child,
then give that child correct moral
training and liberal education
qualify him to rightly and honor
ably fill the other important posi-
ton in either the legal, medical,
theological, or educational fields,
or in the Judicial, Executive or
Legislative Departments of the
Government. If circumstances are
such that you cannot provide for
your child as above, make him an
honest merchant of some class, or
give him good mechanical trade
let him be noble blacksmith, car
penter, shoemaker, mason, tanner,
or a what not, of the honest and
honorable trades. Give him a TRADE,
and you have cut off thousand
and one dangers which surround
(and generally ruin) the young
man not thus earned and equipped"
Give him trade, and you have CIV
en- him an object in life; and nine
tenths of our young men who are
lost, come to their sad end because
they have been left to float like rub |
bish or drift-wood, hither and thith- d,
er upon the current and in the ed !
dies, having no definite object to q
accomplish in life. And this leads
to the further thought, that the pa :
rent should carefully ascertain the /
bent of the child's natural abilities, t
as manifested by his inclinations, L
generally, quite early in life, that he '.
may select for him, or aid him in s
selecting, his future occupation k
The earlier in life this point is as Il
certained and acted upon, the bet :,
ter, and the more certainty there is 8
of that child's future success G
'Train up a child in the way he y
should go, &C." God just as GER ~
tainly makes every one for some y
special work in life, as that He o.
makes and endows each differently; N
and it is just as much the parents n
luty to ascertain what that work is II u
% be, and to act upon that knowl v,
edge, as to perform any other duty. al
Why are we so blind in reading i'd
10Th the book of Nature, and the III
book of Gods Revelations, as to Il
overlook or ignore this fundament- b,
Il truth But it is not my inten- ''
ion to argue points; / aim to pre- y
sent thoughts that may elicit other n, n,
and lead my readers to So
lrgue the points, each for himself, th
% argue by way of investigation. cl
THOUGHT SIx.-Wisdom says, u u
Seek me early and you shall find ar
ne" Solomon says, Remember pt
low thy Creator, in the days of thy to
youth." Christ says, "Seek first the &C
ofHeaven, &c" WHY'S ~ q,
his stress laid upon the neces tn
ity or advantage of attending to
hose things in youth? Simply be- Sc
ause the habits we acquire in youth 49, ~
Ietermine our future lives; be- Of Of
ause early Impressions are the most wi
nduring ones; and because the til
'outhful mind is comparatively wi
ure and susceptible to right i'm a
ressions. 1t is a thousand fold mi
asier to rightly train the youthful in.
lind than to reform the man VIZ
rown old in sin. This point was