Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-16
RATES OF ADPERTIsISG
CHILDREN.

Robert q, IngeTsolls Lecture, recent!
delivered Vt Troy, n, Y, entitled th'
"Liberty Of Man, Woman Child"
What shall say Of children Of the
little children IN the alleys aud sub'eei
larsl the little children who turn pale
when they hear their fathers footsteps
little children who run away when they
only hear their names called by the lips
ofa motheri little ehldrea-the children
ofpoyerty, the children 81 crime, the
children OF brutality wherever you are
hotsam aud Jelsam UPON the wild, mad
sea OF life-my heart goes out TO you, one
and oil, l tell you the children have the
same rights that We have, and We ought
10 treat them ~ though they were human
belngsi aud they should DO reared by
love, by kindness, by tenderness, and not
by brutality, That il my idea Of children,
When your little child tells lie, don't
rush ut him an though tho world were
about 10 30 into bankruptcy, 10 honest
with him, a tyrant father viii have liars
for chlldreni do you know that 7 A lie
IL born OF tyranny upon the one hand and
weakness upon the other, aud when you
rush At u poor little boy with club In
your hand, Of course he lies, thank
Mother Nature that she has put ingenuity
enough IN the breast Of child, when At
tackled by brutal parent, to throw up u
little brcastwork IN tho shape OF a llc,-
[Laughter.l When one ofyour children
tells lie, be honest with him tell him
You have told hundreds Of them yourself
fLaughtcr.l Tell him II Is not the best
way you have tried 1t. [Laughter,l-
Tell him as the man did In Maine when |
his boy left home "John, honesty Is the
best policy have tried both" Laugh
teri Just be honest with him. Imagine
now, you are about to whip u child Ave
years Of age. What Is the child to do
Suppose man us much larger than you
are larger than u child five years old,
should come at you with liberty pole In
his hand, and In voice Of thunder shout,
"Who broke that platei" There Is not q
solitary one of you who wouldn't swear
you never saw II, or that II was cracked
when you found II H.! Laughter and APP
plause.] Why not be honest with these
children Just imagine man who deals
In stocks putting false rumors aGoat p
Laughter Think Of q lawyer beating
his own flesh and blood for cvadins the !
truth when he makes half his own living I
that way Laughter Think ola minister
furnishing his child for not telling all he :
thinks When your child commits wrong
take 1t In your arms; let 1t feel your heart
beat against Its heart; let the child know
that you really and truly and sincerely .
love 1t; yet some Christians, good Chris d
tians, when child commits a fault, drive +
1t from the door and say, "Nevcr do you
darken this house again." Think Of that! y
And then these same people will get down
on their knees and ask God to take care II
Of the child they have driven from home. il
will never ask God to take care of my
children unless am doing my level best q
IN that direction. Laughter But / =
will tellyou what say to my children -
60 where you will; commit what crime u
you may; fall to what depth Of degrade a
ion you may; you can never commit any e.
crime that will shut my door, my arms, or n
ny heart to you; as long as live you .,
hall have no more sincere friend.' Great :"
pplause.] Do you know have seen y
ome people who acted as though they l
bought when the Saviour said "sufier e!
title children to come unto me, for of nj
UGH is the kingdom Of heaven" that he ~,
ad raw-hide under his mantle and made
nat remark to get the children within 8
triking distance. ! don't believe in the P'
overnment of the lash. If any one of pl
on ever expect to whip your children b:
gain after you hear me, wunt you to a
ave photograph taken ofyourself when
ou are in the act, with your face red with ,.
llgar anger, and then the face Of the Hit w.
child with eyes swimming in tears and VI
lie little chin dimpled with fear, like q &c
iece of water struck by sudden cold or
ind. Have the picture taken. If that a6
tile child should die, / cannot find .,
veeter way to spend an autumn after ~
'on than to go out to the cemetery, when ."
e naples are clad in bright colors and Oh
tile scarlet runners are coming, like po- IN
ms Of regret, from the sad heart Of the tic
to 60 out to the cemetery no
I'd sit down upon the grave and look at =,
is photograph, and think of the flesh ~
wv dust that you beat. tell you it is 'e'
rong; 1t is no way to raise children In
axe your home happy. Be honest with ce
EN-. Divide fairly with them in every s,t
ing. Give them little liberty, and you ~,
mot drive them out of the house. They y,
III want to stay there. Make home eN
easant. Let them play any game they Is
mt to. Don't be so foolish as to say, re;
lou may roll balls on the ground, but ha
u must not roll them on green cloth. of
You may knock them with ,,x
nallet, but you must not push them ~
tn a cue. [Laughter.] YOU may Ao
" with little pieces of paper which Ba
We authors written on them, but you sta
lst not have keerds.'" Think Of it ! res
'ou may go to. a..;minstrel show where ~,
ople blacken themselves up and degrade f..
'mselves and initiate humanity below i"'
,mselves, but you must not go to lhe
'atre and see the characters of immortal thi
aius put upon the stage" Why -? het