The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-11-19
Beecher's Bringing Up, and How He Thinks
Child should be Reared.

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n Ire utmost capacity last event, &. Mr.
Be her entered and took biz sect upon the
pla,.ofm ius: az he clock marked time
%. the meeting 10 begin, and, tasins Up The
bymn hook, he announced the hyDu be-io-
nIup: From every stormy VINO mai
blows"
After prayers Sy Brother Hill and the
uss:or. Mr. Deecher IL gan his talk by say
leg:
Without denying the indispensable Le-
c-ssily oi fear as moral Instrument, the
ouer,ion il 10: at all settled by d monstra-
lion that the work OF the Gospel am ,og mfp,
r.cuir,s The efficient administrator Of lear.
For lear NAY be Of many kinda. l, may
be coarse and bab,rous; IL may reach the
lower fft;ns o, being; It msy be soiicitude
Oh v; il may &c that kind OF Anxiety ana
csr. when re noble feelings poss.rs.
ILere is 40 feeling SO strong a. that which
poes with rra Jude, where one Is ANXIOUS
Irsr he shou d not manifest gratitude where
., il deseiHd. 10 spirit Oh honor IL in
part spirit Of fear; every one OF The high
.r Galii % hss it, own color Of fear, 70 that
# you d, liver men from the bondage OF IT,
fe,i r fear, the lower forms Of IL. IL Goes not
.olluw that You set them Tree from all the
ia f,uences ii tear. There is Coarse har,
modera.e fear, good fear, low feaI, exalted
tear. do not Tear God g. fear The devil.
IL world be no credit to God or NE either II
1 did; xe keep onesDrt FOR one eoTt OF b!ess-
irgs, and another sort for another SOFT OF
bic. siugs, and 80 when men Fsy, III You
,reach Live. meekntss, ripeness and moral
,atu,ty, you preach kind Of weak, moral
gush, and un!ess Son preach fear you never
will do thorough WORK. Now, i myself
think, believe, that sometimes II u very
n.cessary that men should hsve-l am
-peakiBg alter the manner OF old-fashioned
piactice-iaIiar-emeIic and ciiomei. ]
| h We seen n The western country The Sc drugs
administered with very immediate conse-
quenc,s, but supPose the practitioner COM
ing in and laying, Il was down on @ ,tboa,
here, and saw one OF thoee D hisky -drinkiDc
fellows, and gave him fse gra,ns Of caic.
mel and & i've grains of tsr.ar-emeiic, should
he prescribe tie ZANE for a wrsk-uerved
Girl or child. AID say, III would do on DIT.
boat. and ought to do anywhere l don't
doubt that fear has done good in come Carer,
but If il does good to these low down, II
dos rot follow hat it will do good to those
who are exalted. If men are growing bet.
Ter, this ought to he one Of the Teruits Of
better growth-namely, relinquisb meut o.
! appr. hens;oa, growth OF trust, Of learning
| faith, OF confidence, OF hope that maketh mol
I ASHAMED. These are the fruits Of the spirit,
| look il vain in the Catalogues OF any
ruits OF The spirit tia, are sour. They ar
all sweet. Joy, peace, hope, love, Ia.sh
| and all of these are ia Their nature sweet
and ovth in grace ought to be IN ttsnt d
rection."
Mr.. Beecher continued at some leogih IL
this vein, and when lie had concluded 6
brother asked if II was not necessary, some
tiwes,to Use terror TO persuade msn.
Mr.. Beecher-"Ye-, II there is 70 olheI
way OF persuading him, ] w2ld wiap him
in terror; don't bslieye in corporsi punish
meut, especially for adults, but II Q mai
came 10 NE who had swallowed al ounce o
! laud .num, think | would thrash him.
would have tina; man walked up AID down
can tell you. but would not have it ua
ders,ood that would rrest ever body Iha
way" Laughter
! A sister who was present disputed thu
correctness of Mr.. Beecher's the ny. Sh'
s,id: II was brought up in The strictes
lear Of God. think l should have gon'
on worse than have il i, had not bsen io
fear. never go. to that point wneD / wa
Satisfied with myself"
Mr.. Beecher-'I hope you ney,r will
Laughtsr.l My father had hi ten chill
dren. Ten of tnein grew ~ 10 I.aIh cd
He had 10 tine to apply moral tui-ion; i
~.s handler TO apply a cuff here aid here
and as looi; back, think / VIZ governed
by fear"
The Sis,er-"Don't you think yoi wsr,
The better Tor it p
Mr.. Beecher-"No; think il .hey hat
put their arms around my neck 4. Sonlt
nave done NE much more good than slap
ping me as they used to-"
The Sister-''WeIl, never had that"
Mr.. Beecher-''I mink it wouli DO you
good deal Of good. Laughter Bat M
,ather had not the time. there were too
, many o. us, and be brought us up the bs-'
way lie could"
The Sister-'I think he brought up a
pretty good -pecineD-[ great laughter an
applause but, taking tie woIli as it is
lull Of perjury and wickedne.s, wouidnt q
thorough knowledge Of the law, as gwen o.
Sinai, be OF bene6? Lit them have the
t.rrors Of the whole moral law taught tc
hem ia childhood, and ihen put tie love o
Chri-t over against it afterwards. Wollt
10 the world bet er?'
Mr., Boecher-"Well, no; / don't know
Why you should teach As you put up plates
one on top Of the other; why you should frs
teach the law, and then afterwards teach low,
as they color doh-putiins one color owe
! aDo'her.'
The Sister -"Well, they Get the colo
better Tor il" Laughter
Mr.. Be, cber-'Ye-; but is thst the Wa!
| a mother teaches family? Is It the VS.,
ar 'apiiy ever came .p?"
A bro,her lid, ''When You received chas
tiseu,eLt dif you have tie cam affection ~
your parent a. b, fore lie struck you?'
Mr.. Beecher-"Wben my father punt ,hes
me ard knew deserved it l used TO thinl
better Of him than before, but when / wei
punished, as thought unju-tly-when go
= cut on the ear, or a ihump with thimbl'
on the head land il ia an abominsb.e prac
ticsl, l didn't swear, but I thought swear
! My mother has exploded more oaihs insid
of me than can count l do think it il
The wickedest thing in the world to thump :
child on the head with thimble."
Alter some further conversaiion Mr.
Beecher said, Il think We have had enough
and nov we'll Sing
Not to the terrors Of the Lord,
Th- tempest, FIR :, aud smo<e;
Not the thunder OF that VOID
Which God on SINAI spoke.''