Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-30
For the Herald
Parental ResponsibiIitv

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Parents are the God-commissioDed gr .~
dams, rulers and guides of their cbiII.
They have been selected and ordaips5.
this special work. Their instructive -.
culiar love for their offspring, was
signed to ensure fidelity. No other -
man beings are so near them in place
in affection. In this responsible posie,
parents have in charge the beginning,
shaping of boundless, eternal desti,,
As teachers and rulers they hold a g..
tire more royal than that of kings. u.
sit upon a throne nearest of any Inn.
power to the throne of God. They .,
therefore, ordained as special minis.
to keep, educate and bless contiBrsr
their tender children.
Mark the love and confidence viii.
the child cherishes for its fond and fa..
full mother. What more pure and d.
waiting? With what simple and 81.
faltering faith does he lean upon then
ternal arm, and trust in maternal fde'..
Every tone of the mothers voice tbr
the heart of childhood, and every D.
preston of her countenance awake.
Joy or sorrow, hope or fear. Here 2
have a glimpse Of the unmeasured pou
of home training over the destiny Of f.
child which is a measure of parental ,-
sponsibilitY.
And for what are parents tral1-
their children? They enjoy these Eli
beams BOW, which cheer their hons
and regard them as treasures Wiz
money could not purchase. They lr.
to have them as companions in -ra
years. and to lean on them for su1y-
and comfort in declining life. BIZ
viii depend largely upon their Ca.
training, whether they viii honor d.
honor the name they have inheritE
whether they will be a source ofconf-
and Joy, or will - bring the'grey hairs
their parents in sorrow to their graves
Parents are training their children al.
for society: for the duties and resr0-s
bilities of citizenship. But what kind
citizenship shall it be? 1.-THE child
the father Of the man, " and his derels.
ment for good or evil, under parent
control, will determine his future cha.
acter. The neglect or mismanaeen-
of parents results in the misdee5,
children.
The ill-tempered and disobelient b,r
unsubdued at home, VIII be disor5errs
school, and universally contenam
vulgar and profane in the street, and
thus trained TO enter directly upon
course of dissipation and crime that w
/ lead to ruin. And unrestrainel cirlbg
will be likely to grow up selt-willat
petulant, vain. frivolous and self-iol
ing; and society made up Of such cit
zens will become a mingled scene ~
struggling and crushing Antagonist
Let it be remembered that the thirty
/ thousand human beings now co1l-a
| within prison walls. in our cora.-
were once innocent babes in matar--
arms. What n fearful Responsible.
/ then rests upon American parents sine
the destroying OF the nation deepen.
upon their fidelity.
/ Again. the family is a schoo,. aa3 IL
parents the divinely ordained teaches
J Education begins at the dawn Of az.z
ance, and terminates only with l-
Helpless infancy is entrusted 20 parent
! love and care. It's puny body His
have nourishlncnt and clothing. VIZ
what providcnt care has the Creator r-
vided for these special wants, and l-
: tenderly does the true mother Wa.
over her priceless charge, and minister.
! It's necessities and comforts. AnE.5a-
days and sleepless nights bear testimG
to her fidelity. Under her fostering car
its physical form Is developed: a1
/ ere long, intelligence dawns. and smile
begin to play upon the countenaucl q
+ if the child had learned to reco-ll
with gratitude and love the patient t@
of its benefactor. During this pe-ia-
/ It's very life was in peril, depe1ll-
upon its mother, the guardian angel d.
/ the home
Here opens another scene in ls-
drama. With intelligence comes 3d.
activity and accountability of the chill
and a new responsibility upon the ra-
ents. It's tiny limbs must be fought q
walk, and its silent tongue 10 pratt
The mind, like a clean, white caHF-,
begins now to receive impressions tra-
the external world, through the senses
and TO Judge of right and wrong
childish actions. Here Is need of GCu..
diligence. lest harm befall inexpeTieu.e.
childhood. 1t is not the dangers ot h
ing harmed by fire, or water or poison
through ignorance of their uses al
abuses, but by the coFrupting infue1.
Of a wicked world.
And how can parents feel less ea.le
tude for the moral safety of their chi
dren who have come TO years Of di-ce
ton, and are compelled to walk amid s.
many pitfalls of ruin. than for t1a
physical safety, while exposed 70 tl
common accidents Of life2 Provision
must now be made for the for the FIR
nation of character; the mind must b
expanded, matured and furnished. il
conscience cultivated and the who
/ being developed into true manhood g
womanhOOd. This is the end 10 D.
reached and by a process which is e2
pressed by the word education. An
this vast work is entrusted chiefly
parents. For its accomplishment the
are held responsible, and that respols
/ bility they can not cvade. PARENs
Joins the Republicans.