The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-02-25
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Rules
the World.

would be savage
But for her gentle care christian man."
Mother is the luminary that
sheds its brilliancy across the
threshold of home Since Eve ate
the forbidden fruit and gave unto
Adam and he did eat, woman's inftu-
ence over man has been almost I'M
limited. Although man was made
lord of creation, yet the Creator
placed in woman's hands a sceptre
of more power than has ever been
symbolized by the glittering crown
that has ever decked the brow of
any earthly potentate. To wo-
mans tender care was given the
training of the whole human race,
and as each generation reflects the
training given it, we have mirror
of what the mothers were. Let us
examine the pages of sacred histo-
ry. We take up Ahaziah, King of
Israel, son of Jezebel, the most
wicked woman mentioned in the
bible, who walking in the way of
his mother did evil in the sight of
the Lord all the days of his life
Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim and Jehoia-
chin were all sons of wicked women,
their wicked lives sufficiently sh ow-
ing the influence of their evil train
ing. Contrast with these Moses,
David, Samuel and Timothy, whose
lives were but opponents Of their
training by good, pious mothers.
Now we will advance to more mod
err times. Charles TX King of
France was endowed by nature with
many valuable qualities, but by the
advice of a cunning designing
neither, they were all perverted by
his education. She had him well
trained in all the arts of deceit. His
teacher was an Italian who well I'M
derstood every kind of vice. 1t was
through the influence of his blood
thirsty mother that he gave his
consent to the massacre of st. Bar
tholomew. He was ever himself
again after that dreadful day. His
health rapidly declined and he was
often heard to bewail his crime
with bitter tears and means. A
short time before his death his
nurse approached his bedside and
he exclaimed, "Alas! nurse, what
blood what murder! All, l have
followed a wicked counsel. God
have mercy upon me, forgive me if
thou wilt Washington, justly
called ''father of his country" was
the son of good, pieus mother and
he imbibed all her christian princl-
pies. Most of our patriots became
such through the noble principles
instilled in them by chris titan
mothers.
"Oh wondrous powerl how little understood,
Entrusted to the mothers mind alone
To fashion genius, form soul for good"
As wife and mother woman is
seen in her most sacred and digni-
fed character and as such she has
great influence over individuals,
over families and over the destiny
of empires. Mothers, remem Der
that you have the making Of the
future of our country in your hands.
You are welding the sceptre of
power now and you will reap the
fruits hereafter. Make your homes
pleasant; make your husband and
your sons feel that home is the
place to seek genial company.
Many = man has been saved from
ruin by the memory of pleasant
home and tender, loving mother
when all other means seemed pow
erless to secure him from the terri
BILE prisen-house of sin. Mothers,
God has appointed you as teachers
Of your precious children His rich
est blessings, and when you neglect
this duty you are going in direct
opposition to His will If you neg
lect to give your children the prop
er moral culture upon your heads
will rest the terrible consequences,
and if you would know how fearful
these consequences are let that
mother with bowed head and bro
ken heart tell, who once gave price
ly entertainments and, bowling at
the shrine of fashion, served wine at
her tables and had cards in her par
lors until her son has sunk to the
depths of degradation and disgrace.
Mothers, if yon have been neglect
ing the training of your children,
begin to-day. Childhood is the
time to teach them, when the minds
are flexible and ductile and can be
nodded in the right channel. Your
children should be taught that it is
a shame to their manhood, q dis
grace to their country, treason to
their mothers and sin in the sight
of God to place in power the pro-
fame prodigate We so often meet to
day, and to spurn with contempt
the Office seeker who dares to insult
them with the now often given in
vitation Lets have drink, boys"
Danish from your tables the vine
cup and the cards and introduce in
their stead some innocent amuse-
ments which have no tendency to
degradation and vice. Young Ia
dies think not that no responsible
ties rest on you. Should you be
asked like Cain, HsWhere is thy
brother?" like him would not your
countenance fall as you stood abash-
ed and asked, Gam 1 my brothers
keeper" In one sense you are
your brothers keeper. Most or all
of you know ths value of your
smiles, but Oh, how few of you know
the power of your frowns9 Do you
not know, dear schoel-mates, that
that brother or friend of yours
would hesitate before INDUCING in
anything evil if you let him know
that you disapprove il? II you by
both word and action display your
dislike to the card table and the
wine glass many of your friends
who are now on the downward road
to ruin and eternal night, would
turn their course. If yeu would
cease to keep company with tn
professional drsm-drinker, your IN
fluence would be as powerful TO
good as j ezebers for evil. Ferhap