New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-10
THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN.
MR. BEECmERs CHARAC rERIsTIC ADVICE T
PARENTS.


At the morning service in Plymouth Church
yesterday about twenty infants baptized by Mr..
Becchcr lie preached upon the training OF children,
taking his text from Deuteronomy XII 10, 10, 20, 81.
He said In part: No other nation trained
children so carefully Tho jewish The love Of
offspring Is merely human trait It universal as
far brain exists animals The higher in the scale,
however. the more and more intense 1t H. Parental
power IS the order Of God In early times the death
penalty ntrusted to parents. Children stoned
TO death for cursing their parents II that
would there be stones enoughl The Jews had
q wise system OF education. Everyone was given
an horest trade. It honorable distinction to
keep up family. Tho peIpeuatiOn Of the Jewish race
is due to this in all oboquy aud persecution they have
survived.
BY careful rearing OF children the Church and
family are secure. It matters not whether 1t
Is High Calvlnism, Low Calyrnism, Arminlnism,
Arianism, NOthingaranism, IL the family
is Most Chlhron are brought NJ by those who
know of society. natural laws aud Of life they
have incompetent parents II fact that fruitfuness
OF offspring diminishes brain power increases As
we rcccdo from the animal the social and moral and
intellectual qualities, by much less productive are
We, and those best fitted to train children
have tho smallest families There are ten
families in Ignorance to one accomplished. God
vouchsacs children t. the poor and needy far more
than h. the rich ana cultivated.
The first thing be insured offspring Is health,
good sound, animal health. or what Is Genus
head ricc-,traw body angel which can't keep
hold upon tho anmal The best piece OF artillery with
ont carriage useless. It is public TO have good
air shut out from children. We can't afford breed
criminals. No society is Justified in keeping schools OF
mOrbidity II Is right to build great bridges and quays
deepen harhors and establish forts but It is mon
strous that with these do not provide for
the health OF the body polite. Streets should
bc widcncd, and tho property owners slam
IN ef in for fppr are
Of sickness aud pests OF civilization and deny TO
the common pcopl' ID" heavens above aud the water
beneath. Ncw-Iork is "A monster Ierod, sending
noccurs than IIcrod slew in hls whole
reign. There tenemcnts that b0tch
upon civilization ard on outrage upon humanity The
Aldcrm and Legislature do not lave 10 make laws to
project the active and wcodo, but for tlc poor and
l-noranI VINO cannot car Tor thrmsclpeS tat Drttrr
than nothing are the seaside san tarlms but 1t would
Then the premature forcing Of children IA evil. We
want 40 pr, mature angels. Blessed IL the family where
any Il them marvcls. All early prccocty Is bail but
early pioy is worst OF all. child Is monster wh9 can
IrIY like man Of forty IL your children have large
heads keep their heads down ana bi ing MP The body SIX
ycar"ld Mo7ait. and hoy prrach"ls arc al to be dis
couugcd th'S grow mp 10 tie Tools, or uc ana winch Is
Ohr,Ircucc is 10 be- nught to all children This life Is
inhitc subOrlinatou Teach the child G. obey hrst
and give him IN" reason acIwaTd Let there BE early,
absolute unducsioulrg obedience. One rRhI children
have Is bc brok, ia ike wild horse. 10 break
The VIII not To- nIule It any than II INJURIES the
CHil1rcu are not given us for our oommodalion or
plrn~tiTO They Ia not 8 but tiUPS.
We the important trust to train In them The germs
Of manhood 10 educate them, and TT them FOR immortal
II tremendous Responsibility. Yet there Is no
proper selection ~ marriage. IL ~ made matter OF
accident, Wlin vanity, aluitiou veal hstekilg. law
lrs4 pnSriuu icuOtHuco or chance Connections from
which issue heirs OF salvation are formed without tit
Many person. ought never to mink ~ marriage
Every should De- put In possession II certain physlc
logical laws. BARNARD fowls thought OF IN
regard 10 natural selection than men and wum'n
are The colt ia the hod has ms dam and grnndlam,
sire and fore ithCrS n-idcre But because IN human
life IL contrary To romance connections are formed
from first eight ami all thaf trash. Persons
order Eat rrini mali'I II dIsdain"d and society
reach s hsAc-t Development Urrcll2On gain full sway
uuf to physiological laws OF God ARE observed 10 the
letter
Mr. Brrrhcr con 'lacl les giving directions for train
IA: children ny keeping them busy and overlooking the
i,us of their animal nature, winch they Will outcrow,
anil letting follow the bent of thcr minds their
pursuits. How 10 ach child that has no particular
Inclination, he SAID. he unable to tell Let parents
thr III thor children, Lo added, and let them
learn their r~ words IA their mother tOnGur aud not
from aired French nurse. let child learn father.
mother home and hearth, ana not pcrc AMI mare and
know not IS dt else Guild" and rel RAIN chi II property
CIudr~ttue llh ry rs daurHiiun Ol child There Il
saying that minister's /. tho dvtiS VranuSOn but
don't icil"yr IT, When they wrong II Is the rcuC-
tio T. ON uuiur restraint. happy Chtlsln lanlly ~
Eden rc~tu!ct. Low" ~ It's central aui uniIlng nae,
Is pc %; thut Divine love when for ALL and VI" not
purish when correction and reform are attained By
uuul-huCut.