Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24
international Sunday School Lessons.
SECOND QUARTER. 1879.
Home Happiness.

HAPPINESS has been called by some
"the pearl of life" by others " the souls
sunshine" Home happiness Is made up
of CLEANS of sunshine little rays OF light.
If your heart drinks in the sunshine, you
will throw out brightness and warmth
around you. The Joy of life is made up
of little kindnesses, pleasant words, cheer
full smiles; these are rs welcome in the
home as the sun Is to the flowers, giving
forth its warmth and brightness. The
more happiness we shed around us, the
more will come into our hearts. The
secret OF all true happiness is having
peace in the heart. This blessing comes
from God himself for he has promised to
bless His people with peace"
Peace is a ruler over contending pas
sions, it brings calmness and tranquility
where there has been turmoil and strife.
We ask, is your home a place of peace,
Of rest, and retreshment, a refuge from tho
worries Of outdoor lites II not, what are
me doing to make your home happyi
Each member OF household must do
his part
Commit the day unto the Lord, for
you will need guidance, and grace and
strength.
Your will Is likely to be crossed, ana
your temper ruflied; you will find out
that every one at home has an evil nature
like your own this may disturb the har-
mony Of home, and you will need wisdom
TO Judge between what is right and what
is wrong; what you should yield, and
what you should hold Family prayer Is
mighty influence for good, and God di.
reefs us to ask for WIN. we want. Seek,
then daily grace for daily need, for +" II
thou seek Him, He will be found Of thee"
and "as thy day so shall thy strength be-"
home can never be made happy with
out good temper. 1t is like tho flower
that grows up in our pathway to revive
and cheer us.
A soothing influence is felt by the whole
family where there is good disposition,
and the temper is not easily ruffied.
When the working man returns home ut
night, wearied by the tolls Of the day, and
is inclined to be fretful; If he Is met by
the kind word, and the wife Is not easily
provoked, how soothing and quoting 1t Is
10 his spirit. 1t is like sunshine falling
on his heart. and he learns to say, There's
no place like home"
Study each ones disposition and char
acter, and seek to influence them for good.
Watch for little opportunities of pleasing
ueHl, anu SNOW tnat you arc dnAlols IOI
their spiritual and temporal welfare.
Pray for each one and sympathize in their
sorrows, and rejoice in their joys. You
must give an account to God for your in
fluence, either for good or for evil. Let
il be done all for God, so that in the great
day Of account it may appeal that you have
not lived in vain, but acted up to your re-
sponsibility.
You cannot as a parent exert an infu-
ence for good without gaining the conf
dence Of each child. Avoid GOODNESS and
apparent neglect, for by so doing you will
drive your child to make coniidants Of
those who will influence it wrongly. You
will help 10 shut out the home peace and
happiness from your child's life. "A
Sabbath. school teacher was trying to i'm
pres. upon the mind of an interesting lit
Tic girl, between six and seven years old
the debt of gratitude due from her TO her
heavenly Father for bestowing upon her
SO good and kind a parent, whom every
body loved the teacher was astounded with
the child's answer, looking her full in
the face, with her soft blue eyes, she re-
piled, Father never speaks kindly TO
me. "-Standard.