Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-19

crcn can early be tsught to love l
their Creator by calling their atten-
ton to tie beauties of nature around |
them. A thousand objects of cree
ton will meet thsm in their pathway
of life. Every object contain an
instructive lesson, which, when ex-
planned by the intelligent mother,
will not only crafty their curiosity.
but inspire them with filial affection
for her,
Remember, am now speaking of
parental education--.hat education
which you alone can give your child,
And in order that you may have
clear conceptions of the high duty
which you owe TO that child, "a well
as to God and your common coun-
try, consider for moment what
your child is, whose it is, for what
purpose it was called into being. and
what its destination is.
Mother, look upon tle face of
that darling boy of yours, who is
now just commencing 10 lisp your
name. Scan we'll that little, SYM
metrical form. Ne now stands be-
fore You in oil the pride Of innocent
loneliness. In his bright and laugh
ing eye there turks no malice, hate
or revenge. No shame of conscious
guilt mantles his cheek with bushes;
his young heart is untainte1 with
crime, and his sweet, rosy lips have
not yet uttered one profane or oh
scene word. Of such sublime inno-
nee ana purity as your child now
exhibits, is the kingdom of heaven
formed.
Once more, we call upon you to
look upon your darling boy, and
then answer me, What is your child?
Is it little thing that win one day
grow into self motive-power- labor
doing machine, with no higher as
pirations than those which prompt
him to eat, drink and be merry? Or
do you look upon it as a curiously
constructed piece of workmanship,
upon which costly garments are to
be exhibited to the rude gaze of the
world? If, indeed, these were the
highest considerations which the
nature and destiny Of your child
merited, then would education be Of
no value to him. But such. is not
the object Of bis creation. His mas
be, under judicious instruction, q
higher and nobler destiny.
An i2fnitude Of moral and intel
lectual excellence belongs to him
The germ Of all that is great and
noble, loving and lovely, pure and
good, wise and benevolent, lies con-
cealed in that young. immortal
mind There are elements within
that mind which, under system OF
wholesome discipline and instruc-
ton, may in after years send out
pulsations of goodness and intellec-
tual grandeur over the civilized
world. That child has an immortal
nature-an intellect susceptible OF
infinite improvenent-which is of
more value to aim than the wealth
of the whole universe. He knows
it not; but God has stamped upon
the immortal nature of that child
the sacred seal of His own divinity,
With him it is now the morning of
human life, the beginning Of eternal
years, and his pathway lies in the
midst of immortal thought. Ten
thousand tendrils are now vibrating
within hiE, End thousand melodies
are responding to the waking ener-
gies of his conscious being. Nor
are these to be the theme Of mortal
tongues alone; nay, but this mystic
rious germ Of life, this spark OF
immortal fire, will send a thrill of
Joy and gladness into the hearts of
the pure and holy in the kingdom OF
heaven.
And, now, once more we call
upon all those under whose care and
jurisdiction are placed the youths OF
our land to pause and reflect. God,
in tie order of His providential dis
pensations, has com mitted these
young immortals to Your care; He
has given them to you as spiritual
diamonds; and you sre to sec to the
proper polishing of them;. He has
stamped upon them His own inn
mortal image, and He will require
of your hands its preservation un-
blemished. COsMo URASIA.
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