The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-26
THE HOME.
Errors Committed by Well-NIcaning Par
ents in the Education of Children.

mere is no SUBJECT IN which man
kind is SO deeply interested as that of
the home. 1t is the foundation of in
diyidual and social prosperity and the
foundation of all the evils that afflict
mankind. This paradox is not difficult
to establish. 1t is not questioned at
all that the homes of vice and ignor-
ance send out the material that drifts
so steadily toward our prisons, scat
folds and almshodses. But such homes
are not the only sources of such an I'M
fortunate supply. Northumberland
there is where the great difficulty lies
it is not at all realized that some of
the most respectable and even Chris
tan homes are as bad as any homes
we have, so far as the training of fu-
ture men and women is concerned;
and yet parents can not understand it.
Their boys and girls go out into the
world and go to the bad as rapidly and
easily as those that come from less IA
vored homes What is the reason?
While admitting that there are eXcep-
tons to all rules, and confessing
that Satan 3is apparently born
in some children and never gets
out of them, it is solemn
fact that thousands of well-meaning
parents are utterly Incompetent to
bring up child. Many times they
seem utterly to fail to comprehend
their responsibility, and other times
while realizing this, they have no apti-
tude for government. The child is
consequently spoiled, and what do we
mean by that? Spelling may exist in
different degrees, but may combine
any or all of the following: Lack of
respect for mankind and the gentler
characteristics of human character;
disregard for authority, and if there is
a disregard for parental authority, we
must not be surprised if in after years
there shall be disregard for govern
mental authority; thorough belief
that q professed regard for the princi-
pies of justice is hypocritical and be-
lief that might makes right
All this may be drilled into the mind
of the child without the parents hardly
knowing it, and il viii be unless the
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ofns in the home and extends in nvn,,y
direction. In many u homo Tho ch;Id
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