Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-15

come to move together, for good.
You say you have seen sons break
these rules and disregard all re-
straints and come out admirable men.
Yes, but never until they had ceased
to live in this lawless, careless, self
ish way, and begun in dead earnest
to do these duties, and put them
selves under the influences I have
| spoken of. Such men do not cease
to mourn that they had not begun so
to live long time before. Precious
years are lost which they might
have used for good. Their advice is,
Glove and honor, and obey your pa
rents, and improve all your prlvi-
leges."
Beginning life's work in earnest.
Every son must 60 to work. The lad
thinks first he will keep candy
store then, that he will be a stage
driver. He comes to want to be an
engineer on locomotive, and late
on, conductor on a train. He
works up through, like going through
the measles and humps, to the place
where he would like to be president
of the United States, and several
boys now living will be. You may
be one.
The boy will have many ambitions
before he comes to the right one. He
will aspire to gather postage stamps,
then to collect birds eggs. He will
gather autographs of great men and
actresses. Then he will long to ride
a wheel, and shoot ducks, and catch
fish. All these are good things, and
will help the boy to get use of HIM
self. But this is play. He must
begin early to get hold of his real
work, and do that with the same zeal
and enthusiasm that he does his
play. He must have regular work to
do, and hold himself to the doing of
it. He must seek to be useful to
others, as others have been useful to
him.
On the grave stones of two hum
dred years ago, it was common to
carve these words concerning good
men: Having served his generation
according to the will of God, he fell
on asleep" 1t was the eulogy on a
noble life. Pres. Woolsey of Yale
college, gave one Of his baccalau-
reate sermons 70 the graduating class
on that subject. "Serving our gen.
Grafton" Christ came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and
to give his life ransom for many.
The young man will not dare to go
into eternity, and stand before the
God who gave him being and talents
and opportunity, not having made
the world any better for having lived
in it, not having given to his genera
ton anything in return for all that
the past ages have given him.
A great many sons fritter away
life at the side shows and never walk
up and enter the great central tent.
They become trihers, and are not
linked to the worlds true work.
Take hold where you are. Take
hold now. Take hold strong. You
are needed. The golden harvest is
waiting and wasting for the ring of
your sickle. The service you render
will make music in the home, and
send a thrill of joy through every
heart there. They have been anx'
ious for your work season to wax
and your play season to wane.
With honest work, let proper
amusements mingle. There must bt
happy commingling of work an(
play.
You hear that boy laughing?
You think he is all fun;
But the angel laughs, too.
At the good he has done.
He works the harder for his play
and the quality Of his work is finer
, Particles of joy flash and sparkle il
, it.
In the model home, every side O
the child's complex nature must b.
) cultivated. The physical side, ant
there are gymnasiums for that, ant
lawn tennis, and cricket, and long
brisk walks, and other manly exer
+ cises. There is the mental side
| which must have its proper share
How many doors swing wide to pro
2 | luOle IulS HcIC 10 ClIS SOCldl SluG-
that of cheerful and pleasant recrea
9 ton. There is the Christian side
, which must pervade and crown all
Religion is spirit that gives char
e acter to the being. 1t is life tina
| uses all gifts for Gods glory.
l There must be proper recreation
: You may as well send son to be-
: without his supper, as without hav
ing tried to bring some pure an
y wholesome Joy into his working-day
q Somewhere and somehow make
: place for innocent pleasure. Brin
in the story, the music, the friend t
e tea. Spread out the entertainin
/ books, or magazines, or papers. La
: out the games. By thoughtfulnes
}. you can do it.
= Many parents want their sons
be men before they are boys. If the
# are not allowed to be boys in the
: time and get through, they will b
/. boys when they ought to be mer
ii This does not mean ''sowing will