Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-27
"OUR 6OY."
A Wonderful Youth Who Can Fse Trussed
Anywhere and Always.

a wonderful loEffh ALo Can fse Truste1
Anywhere and Always.
That hoy of ours i a wonderful chap.
lie j. smarter than most of his mates.
has few faults and seldom needs reproOE
We can trust ''our boy" anywhere and
always.
Every pastor has heard this said very
many times. He has found that ser.
mons and general admonitions TO pa
rentsl faithfulness in many cases do no
good. because --our boy is 50 good
The parents give away the sermons
with a strange pncdigality. often out Of
all proportion to their generosity in the
support Of missions; and the Admoni-
tions do not hit They utterly fail 20
''live up to the doctrine of depraF:ty
in lis reference TO .-our bOys.m
! have come into special acquaintance
with several Of these excepti0nsl bOyS,
and have found them no smarter. and
considerably meaner than other fellows
But | have come TO pity them pr found
". because they so utterly fail Of being
properly trained. How shall '-OUr b0y-
be reached before the harvest Of Eis wild
Oa;s j. ready for the ncaping?
I remember hi1a well. strong.
manipulating fellow, once in the SAL
haih-schoOl BUT ! soon found .haf Il
was n painful case Of ..our boy trouble.
His tastes were wrong. lie read vicious
books and began 10 take on bad habit=.
prenaned two sermons on the training
Of children and the value Of infls.ence.
and 20 wing the arrow pointed OFT the
dangers OF letting tie truth all 20 BIZ
because Of this '-Our boy" delusiOn.
The mothers thought the sermons
forcible. excellent. and gave them all
away. How could certain parent,
hear such faithful preaching and les
their bows grow up amiSs?" So sour
boy slipped through. Taking a friend
into confidence. l asked How can that
boy be reached and saved from the ex-
cesses to which he drifts? The reply
was: Il don't know. Mrs -w went
to his mother and told her kiudly, as a
friend. Of the danger. But the mother
was greatly incensed- and replied that
she could take care of her bov. he could
do no wrong. let others take care Of
their Own- While / was irving 20
crack the nut the boy was miserably
oyeriaken by his own sins.
IN another home .-Our boy" was the
only son His ancestors. back 10 Adam
had been officers in the church. and he
was expected 10 be no les. perhaps 4
minister. When ! met him Il was too
late 10 do much. He seemed morally
bankrupt. His mother said: Il can't
understand f. He has had PRAYING
parents. was baptized. and has been
brought up a carefully as wc know
how. II YOU had known Il al. and seen
how my husband labored that he might
grow up Il good man. you would not
think that our boy' could turn out 50.
Why Is it2 On. why i it,
His acquaintance said: Ills parents
trusted Lin too much. They left him
exposed % temptation: not believ-
ing that their bOv with such ances-
try. could do wrong. He began to
play cards. to drink ale. whisky. His
parents would not believe II. said
one: He came TO me one night to A.
sisf his father. and was 30 tipsv that he
could hardly show me into his house.
but his parents did not see II. Said
another: AT last we found him one
night in the gutter. and two Of Us walked
him home, opened the door into the
room where his mother was sitting and
pushed him headiOng on the floor. That
was ths first tine that his mother
would believe that be drank" How
could he drilk-''OUT boy2' II was a
conspicuous case Of how not to train up
a child IN the way be should 30.
Alas for .'our boy," especially If he Is
he only child. with no sisters to report
hin. Other people children sit on the
fences. eat stolen apples ard swear ike
pirates; .-our boy said 50, and ne
never tells an unfruth. But he is 4 Won
6cTful chap, He never does wrong.
And he mas yet more wonderful parents.
Too had he isn't an orphan; then the
world would show him his faults; he
might make something. But .'our hoy
is 50 sheltered now bv his thOughil,.ss
parents that his chance for a noble life
j. rather limited The wicked little
boy across the way. the poor mans one
Of many children wiz probably 90 BY
him They know b. Is BAD. and try &c
take care OF him--C0Hgrcg gatioRGissG