New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-10
TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
m. R,r Henry Ward Beechtr at Plymouth Church
NV ~ cTegdtiOadi)

Mr.. Beecher's text yesterday was found III
Palms eIxvh, Q, 4 and 5: "Lo, children are hei
i,aeo OF the Lord and the fruit Of the womb Is His re
ward As arrows are in the hand Of mighty man so
are children Of the youth. Happy is the man that hath
his culver fun o. them; they shah not be ashamed, but
they shall speak with the enemies In the gates"
There is nothing said the preacher addressing Itself 10
nature 10 which the response IL quick universal and
Joyful a. the coming Of the young into the world There
is almost nothing having spark q being That has not
his Joy in its offspring and ss ascend i'll the scale OF
being the joy grows greater 1t ought to be bright day
In every household when a child Ia born into
when little child Is added 10 its popula
o r1r ,ors oa s come o true tooledse Of pa
the set into sympathy with TIC Oli itsta
light and looks upon it as blessed. But upon ths MAJ,
ural representation OF the iuness Oh Dlllt giue
Swallowed II. II the things that have been taught are
true, there is 10 crime so great as to bring clld mo
upon H. How does the Scripture look npon cldfehf is
true that upon them rests Che guilt Of Adams I'm IA
own the sin Of Adam rests upon tbe unconscious sousi
The Ola Testament view is so iaf from neing ioudsd Wy
or intimaton of such doctrnc That the virtues ah
vices of parents are tronsinied to tneir cnlcfeh aug
modify their physical snd neh.al condition. believe Is
ts1 10 tr@h Than fst tserc comes DOWN through gen
erist.oIs u winch will cause cnd to perish lor
Adams SIN. IN Marx x. hcsinnn3 Win tlc i3,h Nel.
children 10 HIa that lie should touch taem; aud us
disciples iebuicd those that brought thun Bat Wmn
JeeI, saw Il He was much dSpeasod aud said INTO 'hc,
suffer little childrca 10 come unto me and forbid
them no., for Of such is the kingdom OF Got.
He iot shy children nrtcr they baptized or clcnn-
ci.cd children in their own ostate-'of such II ihe
kingdom of Cod TAen He sayS " verify ~ nHt"
you whosoeyer shan not receive the Kingdom OF Goa as
little child he shall net enter theroin Whe We are
occupying ourcy,s with The question whether children
van bo sayod, Christ Is oling a. that We chnoi ne saw
without becoming little children. III Matthew XVII
beginning with the lrst verse seven e;rgng.r l"3cf
ns. What then, is the icacbng o. Inc New Ic, ine9l
Woud cod That adulta had bar as good e''a'e Tor
tuo hnsdOm Of Heaven as Christ has promised To niue
But il is said they arc born mo world where tley
may mscarry. They surrounded win dlpgeTs ana
temptations. That 10 fdo but M nan ndttiahcs go
make cradle OF h0h vi hOut jc N%+i! "t lei t de
b0ru depraved-s'rne HoIe taan 0thcrs Every 'hid
IS born empty Of what ConsI uea l en-, pi,inc man.
est all sud thc latest In deyr ia" sowest 10
be regulated, aud its task 10 ne hardest OF ~.
harder The regulating, Of him becomes. Tie moral f0tco
i, the weakest by natue nut % becomes ohtd IA We
alan INTO the soS erci- q torcc -! al.
Il oucat to console tne pascut tnat his Child
does not depend estsy apon ir II ls noi lbas trn
t0l what YOU teach them without showing tai yea a'c
doing yt6iuv Audculrau team not NON tyiI parent,
alone blt other people wiz" kn0" ha t'r parents
don't know Par.His o.,rn 'poil cilofcno iudl"fy d.
doing all thcIr work ior tHoin. Experience ic'ch,.
More children ig from tde TOP tnan for tGe h"'
u,uca L. done for children wiue tacy do lt.lr fur
themselves Poverty brings ~ sCot mcn-.ar!,hip
bies the best nco. Tho raii - oi ne o"cntcd a
the pro,css.ons not supplied nom thcm''i'c hu'
from thc Gated too masses. nor VINO "ard-
dJut de-. and lean no. 20 do Ia
lie wants to 90, has iad tie foundation - o..
cdueaion that viii .dvo HIM good chance ui anrrtfs h
world and OF Immortality hereafter 20 cont mou'h
over the nisOiUncs Uf your clit-rL. To ttoD iai
best j. he steel q 40 has u'rf tac nardt pounding
aud bcen tihonsd tao hottest '"intte ih 1i le j. s
muiJns appa That giSe- cH power ana -ttcngI.
II it were es@aty that CHA old.r fkc no nli-.'s"'
ne WOuld never have e,th pom - Ar "'ih :lt'
ever, thing 10 learn. Ivory mon I- bona mo
tic world tof.ly Gcprtf@i IA this sens,
chat he don't know apyiuug until L. lC1u. BE-.
None you angels born mo your cr-ci >, .l'io
axe htile animals. you bfs, aau up INTO mon a.
wo,nen so,ae cniidrcn are 500 pab.c, and receive u
prpssOus like dough. Others tc otGtT n1nti are M
" activity and force which wien ptunc 0ud wien ,ltF
ere grown VI 20 10 men viii be c.l.d enterprise ana
uiE While there many otps -. the general tea
del,cy nf life and -Ociuty, 10 Least $50 t tgit i 70 s
hcai ini. pBrrH,s have r2lt DO ION" lTd bpto trsi
lie VII hlpitD-s9 iGr tr,ir 90 itt n. God b. u ti
side OF tile c.iiur.i, and VIII hcp ticI aicnte 10 ics'
then 60 40 right