Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-19
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aud spare not I have had it IN my heart
t6r many weeks toraisosuy voice and
Try II I cnuld mt stir tho people to n
recognition Of Whit is Transporting in
their very midst I have bee" n" i'm.
pressed. With the tAought that perhaps
I might do something :" rrrest the evil
which my eyes behold on avery side
that I want to speak to the good pro.
pie, Though your columns.
I am moved especially to the writing
of,his letter BY whit T have witnessed
ON the partof the boys Ut our :iltaRe.
Now. NJ Eliler, Il an, q" boy l,..+i 1
I AZ always tla.i4s, ses i boy not iii"
. ba5,sI kNaw that ta.+s ssirehi~f, ss,d a
certain degree u .reokl..ssnr*s are nat,
uraie nualitics ii his chara' ter, I do not
believe, however. there Is naturally
anything ii his nature which cannot
b. made Of g.:od account If turned in
the right directiod. 1'".al dcpravity is
not favorits doctrine Of mine. not, even
when applied 20 boys, | au' not The
more shoeketd at the conduct of the
buys of our village than I aul astoni%he,l
and erieved It the apparent indiifsr-
cnce and neglect Of thor PARENTS. L.
cannot b., thatth fathers in our VII
Etage are Ignorant 81 tho c'mduoti :, n
their SIMS, snd indeed IT. th"y:' wore,
ignOrsnc. would BIZ 40 excuse. There
]. no business u,an 70 busy that h.. can
not, I If he will take time. b"coms
th"roushly acquainted With his buys
And ws all know that any business 9 ~
BE- oegl. cted much better than :nis ~
"a Because \ man attends faithfully aid
indnstriNsly to his business !. dur,,..s
the week, b.c.''ee no x...s to church,
reg ularly "n the Sabbath, and pays
literally toward the support &c the g.,s:
pol aud ito dissemination abroad. !. Il
does mt Follow that his wllols duty. il
p.rformed. We are taught that char. 1
" begins 1t hou,e, aud the greatest 1t
III i charity. Therefore ! hid that
i !, mans paramount duty ~ lp,k
flrst alter his ow tamily. # my boy
CUES =. dsstruction while I 20 to church
then I surely do not heed IT,, ts,ch:
ing which | hear, " what il more, H..
right kind .: gospel il not g,ve,, t.. mo-.
If While l am :>ilting ii, NY: cushioned
pew "n the Sabbath '.tl',nk,ng 1t he,v
en- my by i spead,,g l,.s tim. i,
s'll's gambling den. tak NY IL, both,
morally aud ph,sicaIly 'ti"'a ,or,ar'sg
fumes ofhell. how snail I, sat!si, ..ititef
G.d or man, chat as either u ,..,,, >,r I,
christian, | ~. dong, u,y duty - l,si,
sis toO much trouble to NEE, 'th. care
md Inconvenience Ut, dirccti.x ys,ur
sons c''nduct ~o'0z how d. you ex l,sct
- endure the anxiety, the care. III.
...e.,tal duty he IL sure T., bring up,n
you BY and byy Ii you d. your :u't
duty ~ SOU: understand it aud If tl.e.,
your o.,y caun"t bs guided Alright Il
will By hard enough to bear: How
much more when yvu are forced to take
the conviction to your aching heart
that you did nothing 10 prevent the
evil which has co.l,e upon you? ..o*
There 10 work which neither church
nor sabbalh school can do aud that 10
the homo work which the fathers are
usgleeting .ss.,z5t.,.s ...ssss.ss l.s=s.= f. :.
81 i. i on this corner and on that, in
this basomeut, mp that flight 81. stairs,
IN that back room, on our most public
streets, under our eyea every day aid
where the shades. and substance Of the
breeding thing 81 evil tails GROSS oar.
pathway ~ Ne c.,lns and ~ about onr
daily business, and it u the buys If our
village: who uiulntaln the deus. II is
there they are sut,csd aud there they
soon learn 70 eutioe others There they
drink, aud sn,oks sud chew ;; they play
billiards, throw dice, play cards, fight
ROSTERS, use prot.ns, indecent md ob.
scene language, and you fathers, yo,a
:shos re reading these lines, your boys
are there: i I, may b. It present only
60 loOkers ON, but the boy. who goes
once will surely 20 again :a..lsss some
timely word VI ace u youps prevents
him. L will d., y, 3, son on: no s,u,d -,
read = hat I h.y. wr,tt.n.5 hut IN Nd.
wee, counsel aud e care r. 81 IL. tanner
la.y save HIM. 81. { :. > ~ )
~ y"u doubt what l am stl!ing you!
Do you .h.uk yu,,r son, .,,ns w,.ula n,,t e,
guilty. Of these thin. d, vun = i. e., !,
where aud how his lN ma i. .nnt2 n
YOU do then YOU nav / r,f;.lv NV xh',,
10 does, 1T YOU have : ,dsuI,a. i've t,,;,
u,,ter :. little :, t,.,,tiun. l3ov. ,,,r .,ii
in,o tthese vile Ii,i.c4. Ana ~. ~ n.
bov, v.,u Low, Evan q +. !. 9,h.,. 80,
mn nor iiII,l MN; e. M .,tl,sr -
vho,., WI ,,.a... d.. Iii Il ~;
- - .rt,...o, !. 80 s..s
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