The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-03
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and to Gods will, is most healthful and ef

and to Gods will, is most healthful and ef
fective.
This is not simply the first of the Ten
Commandments with promise, but of all the
jewish laws dale. And it is a promise
which Cod keeps. AS rule. obedience to
parents carries other virtues with 1t, and
thus tends 10 prosperity. Moreover, to it
Troiong life.
But ii the child owes duty to the parent,
the parent also owes duty to the child.
No doubt there is occasion for the injunc-
don, Provoke not vOur children 10 wrath y
for parents are bot always as patent ana
considera;e as they should be. This does
not lessen be obligation of the child bat it
tends to discourage and makes obedience
hsy6er than othsrwise it would be-.
Then children often fancy their pa
rel Is are unjust and unwise when they are
not. Thwerted and denied az they some
tines must be for THAR best good, they are
essily embitteIed. This axes it all the
more heedful that the parent should remem-
Der the A posile's canton: Provoke not
Be frra, hut without b tier, sarcastic. angry
speech. Maintain authority, bat with such
intermiDglings of generosity and love as to
win and retain the fullest trust and love in
return. Parents are too often responsible for
the slieDation OF their children and the loss
of ichI cree over them.
The positive part OF the prscept addressed
70 parents is best rendered IN the Revised
VERSION: Nurture ths IA in tbs Christening
and admonition IF The Lold.' To chasten Is
not merely or chiefly to chastise. 1t includes,
~ its meaD'ng. every part ~ that training,
regulation, repTelsio and Indictment, wher' :
oy the lie Il guided and character formed
AGmor ition' is reminding by sDsech. Tin
cjUces encuregen eat as well as remonstrsnce
and repToof "Chastisementn is training by
acts: ''Rd moui'ion" By words.
4 -. 4 L - IL. =.
/, method Of training. This. too. IS to be sin
he Lord" Does not this Imply that in a
Christian home sll the children ought
10 be from ths first lin CHRISTI
In Him they are to be nurtured, brought no.
To make cure that they are thus in the Lord.
and that they shall grow up into steadfsst.
intelligent oevout. earnest whole-souled
Chlistisns-is bot this to be the primary ain,
IN all the instruction and training they re-
ceive2 What difference il would maze
with many professsdly Christian homes If
this were the aim Few children would
grow up out of Christ. There would be fewer
ost sheep IN our Israel.
,. We are reminded next OF the natural
duties of seivsu IS and master. In the early
churches there were many slaves or bond
servants. Slavery existed in every part OF
The Roman Empire. The Christians had no
power 10 abolish 1t. They could only teach
these principles which should gradually de-
siroy 1t, and in accordance with which serv-
ants and masters should meanwhile serve
their common Master in Heaven.
But besides these bond-slaves there we're
also hire d servants; and 20 them also, and to
their masters, these words Of the Apostle are
addressed. In fact, what he says IL applica-
Die 10 ell working people and those for whom
they work. They are therefore applicable to
most of ourselves, for most of us are etthe r
employed or employers, being perhaps. az
fiuaa thu AID ~
another time in the other, and some
times in both at once. And so
the counsels OF these particular verses are
not 90 be lightly passed over.
First OF all, one, who serves another. ais TO
"he obedient;" he Is employed to do snoih-