New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-21
Dean Stanley and the Children

Not long since the venerable Abbey OF
Westminster London, was crowded by
congregation numbering many thousands,
who assembled for the purpose of taking
part in the special service for children which
is held on Holy Innooents' Day. In the
course of his sermon Dean Stanley said:
"What is it, then, we can recommend to
all children if they wish to please their
parents, to please God, and to go to heaveng
Love honest work, love to get knowledge,
never be ashamed of saying your prayers
morning and evening. 1t will help YOU to
be good all through the day. Always keep
your promises; do not pick up foolish and
dirty stories; never, never tell lie: never
strike or hurt or be rude to woman or q
girl, or any one. weaker or younger than
yourselves. Be ready even to risk your own
lives to save friend, or companion, or a
brother or q sister. Be very kind to Door
dumb animals-never put them to pain;
they are Gods creatures as well as You,
and if you hurt them you will become brutal
and base yourselves. Remember ALWAYS to
be gentle and attentive to older people;
listen and do not interrupt when they are
talking. If you have an old father, or
sick uncle or aunt, remember not to disturb
them by loud talking or loud play. Be care
full and tender to them. You can not think
what good it does them, and if it should hap
pen that any of you have poor father or
poor mother whe has to get up early to go
about their business and earn their bread
and your bread, remember-what pleas
ure it will be to them to find that their lit
tie boy or little girl has been out of bed be-
fore them on cold winters morning, and
has lighted a bright, blazing fire, so as to
give them q warm cup OF tea. Think what
pleasure it would be to them, if they are
sick, if they are deaf or blind, to find lit
tie boy or little girl to speak to them, or
to read to them, or to lead them about. 1t
is not only the comfort they have in having
help; il is still greater comfort in know
ing that they have a good little son
or good little daughter who is anxious to
help them, and who, they feel sure, will De
q Joy and not q trouble to them by dav
and by night. No Christmas present can be
so welcome to any father or mother or
friend as the belief that their children are
growing up truthful, manly, courageous
courteous, unselhsh and religious, and do
not think that any Of these things are toO
much for any of you. know that many of
you may have great temptations; perhaps
you may have homes where it is very diff
cult to be tidy and clean; perhaps as you
go to school along the streets there may be
wicked people who try to lead you astray,
and make you steal and swear; and vet l
am sure that if you will do your best you
will find such delight in doing your duty,
and in what is going on, that whoever do.
eth these good things, says the Bible,
whether he be young or old, boy or girl,
shall never fail. Let the good brighten the
bad; let the light drive away the dsrk-
ness; let the whole world know that
there are little English boys and girls
who are determined to do their duty
whatever befalls them. Some of you
may remember that last year spoke of the
gallant boys who behaved 80 well on board
the Goliath ship when it was on fire. Well,
those same boys have just begun their train
ing over sgain. 1t was on last Tuesday
they got on board their new ship, the Elk.
mouth, where they are working for their
| country once more. God bless and prosper
them, and may they still be examples to all
Of usl 1t was only the other day heard OF
a brave and modest little bOy-Hammon
Darker was his name-whO was only four
teen years of age, and who has already
saved at different times the lives of no less
than four other boys by pluuging into the
rough sea after them on the coast of Nor.
/ folk. That is what you can dO-not per
haps, by pluDging into the stormy sea, but
at any rate by saving little brother or @
| little sister from going wrong. You can do
far more for them, perhaps, than any one
else, because you are always with
them. Stand by them, and protect stand
| by each other, and then the foolish
wicked, cruel people who want to mislead
/ you will very soon run away. Bad people
are always afraid of good people, even
though the good are much fewer, and even
though the good may be only little child
l knew once a very famous man who lived
to be very old, who lived to be eighty eight
He was always the delight of those about
him, He always stood up for what wa
| right His eye was like an eagles when i
flashed fire at what was wrong. And how
early do you think he began to do thisY
have an old grammar, which belonged Il
| him. all battered and torn which he ha(
when 8 little boy ct school, and what d.
you think / found written in his own hant
In the very first pagel Why these worde
Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace
to silence vicious tongues-be just, and fea
not That was his rule all through life
and he was loved and honored down to tn
day when he was carried to his grave. b
Just, be good, and fear not; let that be you
rule, now, and always."