Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30
away, and so I'll tell you what I think and
you can't tell but what practice it.

away, and SO I'll tell you what think and
you can't tell but what I practice it.
TIE PARENT THE TEACHER
flrst, try to estimate the Importance Of
tae relation. God has most impressively
set that forth, and ennobled the family rela-
lion by declaring that it is like the tie be-
tween himself and the human race. The
hlg hest revelation of God is as our father,
as parent. And this is not mere title
but an actual abiding fact; combining in
itself love as its prominent element, mani
testing itself in constant care, self sacrifice,
authority, education and support. And
these children are his gift. It is as i he
said, here IS my son, kings son Let hin,
be reared as is beftting his high station and
Will come for him and require him at your
hands. How quickly would such concep-
ton settle all the Malthusian theories of our
increase OF population and other social ques-
tons. Why, the criminal population is re-
crulted from those who were thrown
lntqs the street and left to take
care OF themselves. And these not all
the children of the poor, either. There are
orphaned children-worse than orphaned
in the homes of the rich, left to the care and
company only of ignorant, if not vile,. SER
wants, who, if not designing, are many of
them victims of superstition with which they
innoculate the children. The ungoverned,
unframed children of luxurious homes do
more harm in our cities than the Pariahs of
society, as the children of the ignorant and
squalid are called. To the children, parents
are gods, and they are designed to be God 3
vice-gerents to them. Why, can't you re-
member the time when the highest embodi-
ment of power and strength in the world to
you was your father; when you thought it
enough to scare that big boy who was teas
ing you, out of his boots, to stand up to
him and say, "I'll tell my father;" when you
would fight anybody who doubted your
fathers goodness or your mothers purity,
and some of us never outgrow it, either?
Such are parents to their children. The
children learn from them and are influenced
by them. They are their books. They
study them with keenest eyes and reproduce
them with ludicrous accuracy. What do
your children learn Of you? AS they look at
you what conceptions of truth do they get?
Is truth the great end or e1peaiency7 Many
parent has taught child to be liar by
setting expediency above truth. The
hollow conyentionalities Of society
are only thinly-varnished hypocrisy.
Do they see US putting right above every
thing? If in all our homes that grand senti-
ment of that grand statesman, Henry Clay,
81 had rather be right than be President .
could be written in letters of gold, and ex
emplihed by parents, We should see new
race of men ruling this country in genera
| ton! But if they see US make wealth the
sunauzn bo11atna, will it not be that they too
| will adopt as their motto, "get money by al
hCT, II
Remember, they are certain to make the
discovery; attempt to disguise it as we may
our real aim and purpose will appear te
them. Let our influence be to nurture ir
them love of what is right and profound
adherence of all that is mean, selfish. i'm
pure, double-minded, unchristlike, and ther
their minds will respond with quick sensitive
ness to all forms of goodness.
| THE CHILD THE TEACHER.
The second point introduced was the Chile
as teacher. The reverend gentleman e]ab
GRATED this feature of his lecture at length
and eloquently. He contended that the chile
learnt guile from the adult, and from thei
freshness and innocence the adult could alb
sorb lesson. He further COMMENDED
that this was so. ga little chile
should lead thenn.'' How the CHILD
| ulu lead Its PARENTS; how 1t usurped the con
| troll in household and retained it, were pic
tured akin to nature. The blessing of
child was feelingly alluded to; the good i
did; and the childless household was con
trasted with the joyous one filled with tn,
little tyrants.
THE AUTHORITY OF THE PARENT.
Parents were charged to awaken t.
the sense of the responsibility O.
being blessed with children, appre
ciating it. The speaker enioinee
| it upon parents from the words of scriptur.
to guide the children Alright. Just author
ity should be used, and it was dependent up
on the personal influence the parent hac
over the child. God had not given author
ity to be used arbitrarily or capriciously
The mandates of parents should accord will
the word Of God. The subject was treated
in all its phases, the parents duty to tn.
child, the child's duty to the parent, and th'
individual responsibility of both.
In conclusion, the pastor urged all parents
to bring their children into the church
Fortify them against the temptation of the
! world by the love of the Lord. To make The
family one in this world, so that after al
farewells had been said, they would again bt
| united forever in the world to come.