Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-29
What send Children to the Devil

The child that is not taught TO be useful,
and Industrious, and benefcent, and that
seIf':ndnIgeuce is low and vulgar, will, un
less it be early taken home to heaven
stand chanc to he overcome and taken
captive and enslaved by evil. long before it
shall get half way on the road from the
cradle to The, grave.
Goodness Of heart, not sharpness of in
telIect. !; strength OF character, not brillian-
cy Of. accomplishments; copious treasure
laid up in heaven, not vast accumulations
OF this worlds goods ; The fear OF God, not
the applause Of men, are what keep young
people, and old people also from going to
The devil. ,s4~: .s.l
10 sum up the whole matter: Young
people are sent .tp the devil by lack nf
sympathy, by lack Of understanding, h>
lack Of atudy Of ch,ldre,'s nntures, ny la.l.
OF devotion 10 children welfare, by ST lii.
ness. bigotry, cruelty and tyranny OIL -
part Of the parents. In short, by whatevc.
makes the human fatherhood The reve,ss
of the Divine. Falherhood.
1t will be admitted by all, that to train
up family Of children in the way they
should 90, is one Of the greatest achieve
meuts villain the compass Of mans ability;
and yet, how, lltle Of thought, or study, or
ingenuity, or effort, or time, or travail of
soul, is given TO tho subject, especially By
fathers. Could my business under heaven
be carried on successfully, if no more at
tention were given to it than is usually be-
slowed on the training up of a family of
c i'dtena Certainly not. Not even l;,-
F'st9oot prttzs pigs could be raised with such
feeble outlay Of atti time, OF exercise
"'''5'sE' &s@' .r,r..i:3sEag2, = .:uts.L
a man swhoo whoo would train up his CHI
drep< ]" slhh.Nay slhe way they should 60, must as
ssoeeciala Iwub them sontinualIy, and study
!1. then Up. and in the, best sense bo their
guile, pliloo.opher3, 3,apd friend. a,
Te's IS e@p"ot be e. dqae 9a vithept, much and
ptrGGis!ent .'sl!. ssffpr!. 1t must ,pfien be done
when 'h ths Psren. Is oppressed with lnssitude
ollr body, spd sickness, Of, heart, and wyari-
s Rea' Of soul; ,sne.imee, when his whole
patnrei eries out a,FE toFii Iyst, be must rouse
himself Ppd pety himself te bear story
Of childish gief az spd i!!' e feed eepe stricken
ll'''s As'tt "i.9 'he 1sss, loss aaa 3! sympathy
Tor which s b i ish,a huagers, s@gt = T';,
~. To do this sl sffsstgally p; 6e must put up
pFsyss . e .as GOD "a for help .wbspessr be turns
he tses h nh1aaaegArd, ap spa a,k: fer grace to
meet meet i!sii i family q ,silh .tesdfastnsss and Sc
'enisyi Of t,lx,sl, lsxo,ssl, Hae ehjs hss',' bis prayer
sba'l alvey BE-, az bs bsssI draws s Ysar home,
'FatltsIE Of mercy. lhslp nel 70 receive my
children as ! wished ,o' o'bs resolved By, thee
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my' hsa,ssr as i II Il R hsavepr tnd forgive
me ny ssse'psaasst t!y ayy loggiys y my children
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