The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-06-25
THE DUTIES OF PARENTS.
MIR. BRECHER'S ILLUSTRATION or
now CHILDREN OUGHT TO BE
REARED.
Lives ihnt are Worth LiviDR-Nnture's be-
setting Sins-AntaRonisms Of Capital
and Lab0r-SouIs that are Dead.

Mr.. Beecher took for his text on Sun
day the words Of the gospel Of st. Mark
--"Su1er the little children to come
unto me, and forbid them not for OF
such is the kingdom Of God" We learn
much Of the relation Of children to hui
man life and the world from evolution
and its doctrines, he said. The lower
forms Of animal life in the invertebrate
kingdom, with one or two exceptions
show no relations Of offspring to Their
parents except the physical. There is
no love or recognition. The spawn of
the fish fill the river, and they know
nothing about them except that they are
Matched, and, perhaps, to eat them. As
we ascend we find in the parental rela-
ton n steady undercurrent, an increase
in the force binding parents and off.
spring together. In the vertebrates it is
distinctly made manifest. In the birds,
among the fowls of tho air and rs well
as Of the barnyard, there is a strong
parental affection, though narrow and
simple. Among the mammals, which
feed their young at their own bosoms,
parental feeling is still more strongly
developed, and they are nearer together.
The lioness is strong lover OF her
whelp, and is sagacious in caring for it.
| The COW nurses and mourns her calf
when taken away. In the human race
the love Of children is wide in scope,
rich in variety and enlarged in every
sense. No poet or philosopher has ever
put in words the rich fruit Of the mag
mothers cradle. 1t is to her as the
manager cradle was to Mary. The Star
Of the East might well hang over her
child and the wise men come with offer
ings. Her reason and fancy bring all
things near and far to crown Him. II
the mothers fancies of her child could
be written by some angelic reportorial
hand, embodying her best thoughts,
winged imaginations and shining Won
ders, it would be fit to be read in the
library Of heaven. Over the cradle a
royal woman pours out her nature to the
unheeding, unresponsive and to her, ms
yet, useless child. The love Of God for
man, Mr.. Beecher said, was like the love
Of n mother for her child. He endeav-
ored to bring before the world IN idea
Of the love Of God that the weak and
needy would look to Him as their best
friend, ready to help each one.
With regard to the training of chill
lren and shielding them from the dan
gers which besct them, Mr.. Bcecher re-
ferred to the Excise law. Men are agreed
that the traffic in whisky should be reg.
ulated and not be free for every one &c
to engage in. But the liquor dealers
seem to think themselves legalized Grim
inals; that because they keep grog shops
they purchase immunity from punish
ment. The law requiring the liquor
stores to be closed on Sunday is re.
striction which aids in the sancity of the
Sabbath. The community thought il
best, MS men were paid off Saturday
night, not to expose them to the tempta.
ton of spending on q holiday all theil
hard saved earnings in the gorgeously
appointed liquor stores and leave moth
ing for their families. Mr.. Beechel
called attention to the fact that one o.
the Police Commissioners, who is one o.
the Excise Commissioners. had directed
saloon keepers to keep their shades
open 80 that the officers of the law Cal
see that there is no violation, but dele
cation of brewers and saloon keepers
called on the Mayor and protested
against what they considered an inius
tice. Mr.. Beecher said he did not be
lieve the Mayor approves of their keep
ing the shades closed. Why not keel
the shades open? There are about on,
thousand two hundred out of 2, 200 50
loon keepers who defy the law and gel
secretly on Sunday. They cheat til,
others, corrupt public morals and claim
that it is the custom-that they hay,
been allowed to do it in the past and 80
should not be interfered with now.
Mr.. Beecher exhorted all who believe,
in the cradle and tho home to secure tn
enforcement of the laws, 80 that tn
children may DO reared to good and Law
abiding citizens. The Excise Commits
sioners and the Mayor, he said, are hon
est men who try to do their duty. If tn,
Mayor had made peace with the brew
ers and liquor dealers, he should also
make peace with the laws. 1t had beer
said that the Mayor favors the views Of
the dealers, but, said Mr.. Beecher, 81
don't believe it, though m> lister of tn,
Gospel tod me so. Uaughter) 1 hon
or Mayor Low. He has been a wonder
, full blessing in his office, and I do no
think on the random testimony of an en-
ergetic and Jealous minister that he is
leaning to the brewers or sellers of liz
nor. If | learn that it is true shaI
know what to say" Mr.. Bcecher CLOSED
by denouncing extravaganza in legisla,
ton for civic buildings and advocated
| thn cnnstrurtinn Of mora annninua echnnl