Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-29

breastpins, and rotten assoclationsl Fo
the most part, they came from mother
idle and disgusting--th scandal-monger
Of society, going from house 70 house
attending TO everybody's business bu
their own, believing in witches ant
ghosts, and horseshoes TO keep the devl
out OF the churn, and by goddess III
setting their children on the very verge 0
hell. The mothers OF Samuel johnson
and OF Alfred the Great and Of Isaac New
ton, and Of st. Augustine, and OF RlcharC
| Cecil, and OF President Edwards, for tb
most part, were industrious, hard-work
ing mothers.
Now, while congratulate all Christian
mothers upon the wealth and the moderi
science which may afford them all kind
OF help, let me say that every mothel
ought TO be observaDt of her chill
dren's walk, her children's behavior
her childrens food, her children's looks
her children's companionships. How
ever much help Hannah maj
have, think she ought every year, a
least, make one garment for Samuel. Tn,
| Lord have mercy on the man who is sc
unfortunate as TO have a lazy mother
Again, Hannah stands before you as an
intelligent mother. From the way she
talked In this chapter, and from the way
she managed this boy, you know she was
Intelligent. There are no persons in the
community who Feed TO be so wise and
well informed as mothers.
On this work Of culture In children fol
this world and the next This child Is
timid, and 1t must be reused up and
pushed forward into activity. This child
Is forward, and he must be held back and
tanned down into modesty and politeness
Rewards for one, punishmentfor another
That which, will make George will
ruin John The rod is necessary in one
case, while irown of displeasure
Is more than enough in another. Whip.
ping and dark closet do not exhaust all
the rounds OF domestic discipline. There
have been children who have grown up
and gone TO glory without ever having
had their ears boxed
Obi how much care and intelligence
are necessary In the rearing of children
But In this day, when there are so many
books on the subject, no parent is excuse-
BILE In being ignorant OF the best mode Of
bringing up child II parents knew
more of dietetics there would not be so
many dyspeptic stomachs, and weak
nerves, and incompetent liyers among
children. II parents knew more Of phys
iology there would not be so many curved
spines, and cramped chests, and inhlmed
throats, and diseased lungs as there are
among children. II parents knew more
OF art, and were In sympathy with all that
Is beautiful, there would not be
80 many children coming out
in the world with booIlsh
proeliyties. II parents knew more OF
Christ, and practiced more of His religion,
there would not be SO many little feet
already starting on the wrong read, and
all around us voices Of riot and bias
phemy would not come up with such
ecstacy OF Internal triumph.
The eaglets In the eyrie have no adyan-
tages over the eaglets Of 1000 years ago
the kids have no superior way of climb
ing up the rocks than the old goats taught
hundreds of years ago; the whelps know
no more now than did the whelps of ages
ago--they are taught no more by the
lions OF the desert; but it is shame that
in this day, when there are so many OPP
portunities of improving ourselves ia the
best manner Of cultiyating children, that
so often there Is no more advancement In
this respect than there has been among
the kids and the eaglets and the wheps.
Again, Hannah stands before you as
q Christian mother, From her pray ers
aud the way she consecrated her boy to
God, know that she was good. A mother
may have the finest culture, the most
brilliant surroundings; but she is not III
for her duties unless she be a Christian
mother. There may be well-read lib.
raries in the house, and exquisite music
in the parlor, and the canvas OF the best
artists adjoining the walls, aud the ward
robe becrowded with tasteful apparel
and the children be wonderful for their
attachments, and make the house ring
with laughter and innocent mirth; but
there is something woful-looking In thar
house, II 1t be not also the residence of q
Christian mother.
bless God that there are not many
prayerless mothers-not many of them
The weight OF responsibility is so great
that they feel the need of 4
Divine hand to help and Di
vine voice to comfort, and Di
vine heart to sympathize. Thousands
of mothers have been led into the king.
dom Of God by the hands of theil
little children. There were hun
dreds Of mothers who would moi
have been Christians had 1t not been for
the prattle of their little ones. Standing
some day in the nursery, they bethoughl
themselves; "rhis child God has given
me to raise for eternity. What is my in
fiuence upon 1t? Not being Christian
myself, how can ever expect him TO be-
come Christian? Lord help mel"
Are there anxious mothers who know
notnins of the infinite help OF religion?
Then commend them to Hannah, the
pious mother Of Samuel. DO not think il
Is absolutely impossible that your chill.
dren come up lnlquitous. Out of lust
such fair hrows and bright eyes and soft
hands and innocent hearts crime gets its
yictims-extirpating purity from the
heart, and rubbing out the smoothness
from the brow, and quenc ing the luster
OF the eye, and shrlveliug up, and poison.
ing, and putrefying, and scathing, and
scalding, and blasting, and burning with
shame and woe.
Every child Is bundle OF tremendous
possibilities and whether that child shall
come forth TO life, It's heart attuned &c
the eternal harmonies, and after lie Of
usefulness on earth 90 TO life Of Joy IL
heaven; or whether ACROSS II shall ial
eternal discords, and after life o.
wrong-dolng on earth 1t shall 80 to
home Of impenetrable darkness and al
abyss OF Unreasonable plunge, Is being
decided by nursery song and Sabbath