New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-08

Way Amusement Now this rregOn Of la
boring men has many causes but the cause Of cases
The want OF home life. The want OF homo NE IA IN deed
at once an effect and IL Is the effect OF personal
unbeef and irreigion, ana IL rs the canso V pofSohdi
unheief and rreigron Had these men only real per
sona pety they would be anxious to bless their house
hold ON the other hand had they trse homes .hey
wonld tend 10 create and foster life OF personal pey
The want OF homo life involves exposure 70 an ano
hrst into irreIigion and then into unoebef Eosa.
ing affects US so much i9r sgSa v,, S'n AZ
men shall be wise, but companion OF foos
shall be destroyed" The closer the Intimacy he stronger
home Who can imagine the disadvantage To whdcn
those men exposed who have no proper bones ea,
are cast among every kind OF mschley0us Mnuenccsf
Il Is a. home that thS b'essedness y tbe parental
ons p is learned tho mind "a turned to the Uret
Father IL ia at home that love IL cultivated aud the
heart is opened 70 HIM whose name l9Ve; Us ,h. a,
home that sefresrant Is praetleed ana Una. 'nes s
In check 1t IS at home that intense desires 'r VIC W.
fare OF those dependents OIL us are awakened ana tna
the need OF divine nep Is 80 sn pam e e yery nnr
sery Of religion and here, ever the great body "
are TO be nos only temporarily aroused 10 sense OF 70
Iigon, but permanently attached TO tho Church OF
Christ will be done by improving their homes, or by
helping them 90 form night estimate OF tue va9e ana
besedness Of home Two or three points OF great pas
The personal religion OF parents Will In most instances
give the keynote to the religion OF the f.miy The
derived from what they SEQ IN their parents and there
FOR instruction and worship are made By
parents and depend for their character aud spirit
mitatiys and receptive In their play they act
father aud mother 10 all their Intercourse they are
taking Impressions from father and mother. And what
~ fr I'm General rs emphatloally true In that which RS
laes 20 religion Surely IL Is solemn thought, that We
who are parents striking the noto which our cbn'
dren will certainly take up, setting the pattern
which children will copy are exhibiting the spirit
which children Will catch aud perpetuate. Surely
Of US should allow II TO be mater OIL seoldeni
what our own religious liie ana Wnat our oonseluea'
parental influence snail be- We are placed IN our nOno>
aDle though difficult position for high end. and Ss
should take care qualify ourselves for the fuhlnent
end The lower orders OF creation seem " have
accomplished the purpose Of their existence when thor
have given birth TO their Successors they provide on
spring ana die. With mankind the birth OF offspring Ia
only preliminary 10 their chlet WORK. the training VI
their offspring to higher life-a life spiritual and
eternal III this thought ever in tho minds VI
parents- they haDituay felt thar 90 from them their
to great extent the type OF their spiritual life.
they earnestly inquire, What manner OF persoss
illness 4" And this leads TO a second remark
H. The responsibility Of paronsn the family lisa need
cpline In our young and tender years We noed The
fostering care Of parents They are TO US thought con
ourselves. Then with powers trained by them. and
thereupon TO theirs we take our own independent
stand STILL when thus arrive at maturity, ana
have speak. mind and conscience ana viii OF oof
Own. training does not cease, IL only passes 70 az
ferent stage In which IL will be presented under most
unfavorable conditions unless We become heads OF
household and assume in our turn tbs relation Of pa
Of children. In Watching over them We aro
e1ectualy training ourselves Iney mako our noars
listen the simple words or watcn 0y enc suffering
aroused to their activity search Of ruth By
the aress inquiries ~ our 0Ya l!Ne ohlareh oar naa
affection for the great God Seldom Reaches is hlghess
and purest till 1t is quiokened by tue beautiful love ana
trust little children, 50 that the dIeos III
anencs of onr children upon Us Is most sllutary
But besides this the fully reaIz3 tue great
VI work parents the grayer do We feel our
responsibility be- Our anxious ferYent prayer then
is that we may be worthy Of trust thaE may
never msead either by word or example those who arc
so soemnIy committed to us by Cod aud are near
OF o " intensely
may adopt into creed nothing but truth, that We
may impart nothing but truth ~ them Nc strive din
gently after sefcODrO, that We may be competent 10
control them. We aim at habitua consistency. that We
tho more forcbly urge them to be consistent up
right pure righteous Thus the very desire to DO fath
l to them acts most powerfully upon us, and IS tram
ing Ia higher aud more perfect nanesaOGs oil sho
Christian life
Ill We shall never as parents, conduct the govern
ment and training OF families In the right spirit, ua
less understand that acting under Christ and
are bound TO carry out His Will He Claims to DO su-
preme in every department or me- In every lnsttuoa
provided by God By symbolical act Of authority Ho
declared himself Lord Of the Temple by
spirlV TO letter and msDey TO Judgment, ne
enee and divine bountiuness at inc marriage least IN
Cana, lie declared himself Lord OF the family. TDB
to remember for If we forget this fact and suppose
that are absolute rulers IN our own household we
porfments to follow caprces nostrums. and
70 take counsel OF ourselves aone-han which we can
hardly imagine greater eyil-but II We understood
that real position Is that OF workers under Christ
We shall make 1t our aim 10 carry out His idea Wo
subject and with all strength shall try reazs
that Or II. the other hand, we suppose Lhss tia
and that responsible for the issues then tho
degree in which conscientious or tnidy dstrst
fu OF SELF shall feel anxiety lost should DE
faithful and In an agony Of fear, shall sometimes ask.
"Who Is sufficient for these thngsp But IL undor>
stood tina. Christ is the great teacher that He is prs
cipa IN this homo school, and that VIC are only subor
dnates; that He bears the real burden. and that
main business 10 lead children Him. then the
weight OF responsibility ceases 10 be oppressive We
put t on however and 10Y 20 act in concert with Him.
aud
teaching adequately and atsracvoy seS forth both
HIS truth ana Himself, nevertheless calmly leave
results His hands, assured by HIS gracious words.
Suffer the little to unto me. fOr OF such the
since have seen that the Church and
hold It's inquest ieye only as family resoh prosPeIs
Is certainly worthy OF earnest thought whether Christian
communities are sufficiently allyo 10 the amount Of
latent spiritual power which exists tho family, but
which Is never called by them into active exercise. IL
Is impossible that any adequate amount OF religious
turned into stability and harmony simply 6y Church
officers Ths Is the work OF home; bus still II Is work
which the Church stimulate aud help In the olden
times to which have referred las stiil SOotaDdt.
earnest pastors, such Baxter and RoeD, most dun
both stimulated parents teach their households with
and asoertaned the results OF their teaching.
catechisings would be IN religious homes. Parents
kept TO their duty children were excited to do their
BEST religious training was caused 10 DO regarded
prime object In home lle ana households were saved
u scriptural truth-and OF the right ideal
OF Christian character. PARENTS ana pastors
of children. on parents the chief responsibility
rested but pastors ghtened that responsibility and
yet stimulated effort by drawing out results. giving
useful hints, dropping words OF reprOoi encourage
meut. Tue hands OF parents were being srenthened;
children were brought TO face with their pastsr,
and felt Influence OF his personal presence and
thoughts Thus home quoted Oy the cooperation OF
the Church; the Church strengthened and replen-
the training or home And 1t Is to be feared
that the abandonment Of this practice to so large an
England Is why religious training
has less systematically pursued than those days.
and why religious knowledge Ia now 81 much moro
scanty and superficial
May not the question also be fairly put whether one
main revlVas Of religion are 80 eyanescens
and the final results often fall far short VI the hrsk
excitement and promise, Is not that the grand con
and conformaory power OF home Is compare
lively unused. Protraced puciio meetings are hold.
feeling rises white heat many who were thought past