Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-04
A Woman's Sermon to Mothers.

We clip the following sound words
from Hearth and Home A woman
: the preacher, aud she speaks as
one who knows:
"Mothers, you are the divinely APP
pointed teachers and guides of your
children and any attempt to free
yourselves from your duty is in di-
rect opposition to the will of God.
Ii you neglect them. the consequence
- are swift aud sure, and how fear
fdl they are let those broken-hearted
mothers tell who have bowed in an
guish over their lost sons who, neg
Letting them in childhood, have at
last seen them dead to every manly
virtue. Let me say to you who
still have the opportunity to do so,
train your children, whether boys or
girls, to usefulness. Give them some
thing to do. AS soon as they can
walk, teach them to bring any little
thing to you, and as they grow older
let them do all they can to help you
Spend most Of your time with your
young children. Sleep near them !;
attendto washing and dressing them !;
let them eat at the table with father
and mother read. talk, play. walk
with them be their companion and
guide in all things and at all times
When the father can leave his work
to take little recreation, let him
AXE it with the children making il
q special holiday. Don't be 10 haste
10 send them TO school, but teach
hem At home. Oral instruction can
90 given them while you are doing
your work, and for while will be of
much more benefg than many hours
Ot study. As soon as they want
piaymates, see that they have those
# their own age who have been well
cared for at home aud are truthful.
Let them play in or near the house,
that you may observe tho character
Of their intercourse. Never send
children to school to get rid of the
care and trouble of Thorn at home,
but, when the right time comes, let
them see that it is wholly for their
good that you part with them If
possible, go often to the school-room
yourself-nothing gives children SO
much encouragement. Always allow
them to tell you all that has happen
ed to interest or annoy them viii
absent from home. Never think
anything which affects the happiness
of your children too small q matter
to claim your attention. Use every
means in your power to win and re-
tain their confidence. Do nor rest
satisfied without some account of
each days joys or sorrows. 1t is a
source of great comfort to the inno-
cent child to tell all its troubles to
mother, and do you lend a willing
re ssy cease sag tt e 4Si you you aR thgsoS
hey have chosen other confdants,
and therein lies the danger o moth
er this is the rock on which your
spn may be wrecked at last! |
charge you to set a watch upon it.
b. jealous of the first sign that be is
not opening all his heart to you.
Boys who are thus cared for and
trained find more to please and
amuse them at home than away.
But if they are neglected until they
arrive at the age when they would
wish to go out evenings, there is but
small hope that any but arbitrary
measures will prevent, them or secure
obedience. 1t is much more pleas
ant to apply the 'ounce of prevention
than the pound of cure in such oaseF.
When boys Nnow that their society
is valued highly at home, and that
all its pleasures are marred by their
absence, they will willingly stay if
they can have something to occupy
their time"