The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-11

Nine and Thine.

dOlS SAD6CtatlOu VI OisSHoA SiAe tuo
debt. We have had q young mlDiste
with Us lately who seems to mean
we'll enough, and who has been very
-uocessful ia drawing and holding
large congregations and increasiu.
the church membership, but he seem,
to have no faculty Of making the
ends meet. He owes every body, snC
when be has money This pay fer the
service is fairl he does not apply any
portion of it to the payment of bis
debts. This causes great regret amor g
those who hold by him, and great
scandal among his creditors and their
friends"
The only thing that Can be done in
this particular case and like cases, so
far as We can see, is to withhold cred
its from those who We are satisfied
will abuse it, no matter what their
profession or theil promises may be.
There are dead beats" In every pro-
tession, there are unbalanced and
Unbalanced men everywhere, and
when We find out that such and such
a man is disposed to prey on the
weakness or the prejudice or the fol-
lies of his fellows, We must, il We can,
protect ourselves against him.
But to prevent such mischief, early
training is a most important factor,
and even with the best early training
there are some children that seem to
have no sense OF "mine and thine"
but borrow at pleasure what they
want, appropriate to their own use
what belongs to some other member
Of the family, make sharp bargains.
cut of the corners in a trade, and
consider themselves only smart"
and prsiseWorthy when they have
over-reached and outwitted their
fellows. Unfortunately, in many
such instances. the parent rejoices
rather than mourns that THAT child
seems to have faculty of taking care
OF himself"
Let us sketch what seems to us al
ideal condition in a family as to she
principle of "mine shd thine" Each
member of the family has his own
personal belongings, and these are
sacred to him alone. No other mem
Der NEEDLES Herewith. His treasures
are not inspected even or sppropria
ted by any one but himself. If be
has q room to himself, that room is
safe from intrusion; no locks or keys
are needed to guard him or his from
and otficious meddling.
There Is but one rule-the Golden
Rule-in such q faraily. The par
EMS reserve the right to revise all |
bargains and agreements made be-
tween their children, so that the |
elder may not take any advantage of
the younger, or the sharp OF the dull,
0 that each one shall have an ''even
hance" with the rest. The laws of |
equity govern parental decisions and |
secure to each child justice. With |
such training at home, it seems tc Us
the number of human wolves and |
aoknals and vultures and leeches and
parasites that prey upon society
would be wonderfully diminished.
We know OF families that realize this
ideal to a degree, and can not
ont predict that the children in
hem will become honorable,
solvents men and
women.
As contrast to this we present a
.amily where the children wear each
others clothes, use each others
,hings as matter of course; take ad-
vantage OF each others follies, weak
lesses, generosities; are, eblivious of
and Indifferent to all moral distinct.
ons, and Ego as you please" gener-
Ally. The parents are at no pains to
ay down correct rules OF action as
man and man, and trust
hat somehow their children will
come out all right. There are many
Iuch families.
There are parents who make a
IpeCialiGy of religious training in their
antilles, but are not careful to culti-
7ste the civil virtues. ''Not the
hearers but the doors of the law are
It is one thing and
very good thing for a child to attend
3undsy.scbool every Sunday, to re-
peat the Lords Prayer. the Ten
Commandments, the Greed and the
sermon on the Mount, and quite
another and equally important thing
or him always to tell the truth, to
hey his parents, to observe the Sab
oath, to govern his temper, to appro-
'riate only what belongs to him.
These things should ye have done
nd Lot have left the other un-
ene."
Some time ago, at a meeting to
Jay off a church debt, one OF the
members subscribed $1,000. The
wife OF physician who eat beside US
whispered in our ear: 81 should have
great deal more respect for that
mans piety if he would pay up his
octor's bill, or part of it, before he
ubscribes so heavily. My husband
amt collect cent out Of a large in
ebtedness that has been outstanding
or years." True piety toWard.God, I'd
is inseparable companion, lsve for
mes ntighbor, can not consist with
Indifference or carelessness as to
1stice and equity between ourselve"
nd our fellows. But some people
RI Christian only in certain localities
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