The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-08

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In this day, when there are 80 many hooks
on the subject, no parent 10 eSensaee IN
being Ignorant OF the host mode OF bring.
ing up child II paronlS know more OF
dielelics there wou' moi be 10 many dys-
poptie stomarhs, and gcnh nerves, aud IN
competent hyeF Aiuopg rhlllrrn, II par
outs kneg mnrs ~ physlolugy there would
not bo 80 many 0ufvnd spluas, aud clRmped
cheats, ani u'smNd unoa's, aud discussed
LUNGS an theru afs among children, IL
parinls knew more " ~ aud wore In sym-
palhy With ~ luil I, hnHut vi, there would
not bc 40 many NwllIsn coming out IN tho
world with bnorah proGhWtles,' II parents
/ know more Of Uhral aud prNctlccd more Of
HIS rulIpon thars wonld not be 40 many
little feet already stating on the wrong
road, and al around ~ voices of riot aud
blusphrmy woul moi come up with such
ecstNcy OF informal triumph,
Tho eaglrls w the drrle have no adyant-
ages over the eRgptS Of thousand years
ago; the kids have no superior way OF
climbing up the rocks thnn the old goats
1 taught hundreds OF years ago; the whelps
know no more nov than did tho whelps OF
ages ago they are taught no more by tho
lions OF the desert; but II In q shame That
IN this day. when there are 30 many opp0r-
| tunities OF improving ourselves IN the best
manner OF culiyaling children. that 10
often there is no more advancement In this
respect than there has been among the
kids and the englcts aud the whelps,
= 3. Again, Hannah stands before You az q
Christian mother From her prayers and
/ from tho way she consecmted her boy 10
' nad I Lnou5 ilot aha Wog onod A nnihar
may have the finest culture, the most brill
liant surroundings; hut she IL not III for her
duties unless she be q Christian mother,
There may be wel.read libraries In tho
1 house, aud exquisite music IN the parlor,
and the canvas Of the best artists ndoming
the walls, and the wardrobe be crowded
( with tasteful apparel, and the children ho
wonderful for lher ntlOinmonts, and make
I the house ring with their laughter and In.
nocOnt mirIh; but there " something
woful.looking In that house II II be- not
I also the residence OF II Christian mother,
bless God that thore are not many
playcrlem mothers not many OF them,
I The weight OF rospousililily Ia no great that
I they ferl the need Of divine head 10 help,
l and divine voice TO comfort and divine
' heart 10 sympnthi2e, Thousands Of moth.
I ers have been led into the kingdom Of God
! by the hands Of their little chldron, There
were hundreds Of mothers who would not
| have boen Christians had Il not been for
! the pmtllo OF their little ones. Standing
: some day In the nursery they be.hought
! themselves, "Ihig child Cod has given me
TO raise for eternity What ismy influence
| upon ~ Not heinc n Chris'o "rgclf
how can ever expect him 10 become
ChristiOn2 Lord help mol"
! Arc there anxious mothers, who know
nothing OF the infinite holp OF religonY
1hon / commend 10 thom Hannah, tho
! pious mother of Samuel Do not think II
Ia absolutely impossible that your children
! come up iniquitouB. Out Of Just such fair
brows, and bright eyes, and soft hands, and
innocent hearts, crime gets its yictims-ox-
tirpating purity from the heart, and rub
' bing out the emoolhnosg from the brow,
and quonching the lustor Of the eye, and
shriyeling up, and poisoning, and putrc-
flying, aud scathing, and scOlding, and
blasting, and burning, with shame and
woe.
Every child IL q bundle OF tremendous
I possibilities; and whothor that child shall
como forth 10 life, its heart attunod TO tho
eternal harmoniCs, and after life Of usO-
fulnoas on earth 90 10 life Of Joy In
heaven, or whether across u shall iar oor-
uul discords, and after life Of wrong.
doing on earth II shall go to home Of Inn
penOlrablO darkness and an abyss Of im-
measurable plunge, 10 being decided by
nursery song, and Sabbath losson and
evening prayer, aud walk, and ride, and
look, and irOwn, and smile, OH how
many children In glory, orowding oil tho
| bOttlomcnts, and lifting million.voicOd
hosonnO, brought to God through Christian
pOrontago'
ono hundred and twenty clorgymon woro
together, and they were telling their ox-
pOrionc0 and their ancestry; and Of the ono
hundred and twenty clergymon, how many
OF thom, do you suppose, assigned ~ tho
means Of their conversion the influence OF
n Christian mothorY Ono hundred out OF
tho ono hundred and twenty Philip
Doddiidgo was brought to God by tho
scripture lesson on the Ducth tiles Of u
chimney Fireplace. The mother thinks
she IL only rocking a child, but at the same
time she may bo rocking the fOto Of
nations, rocking tho glorios Of hoOyOn.
Tho samo maternal power that mOy lift tho
child up may press child down.
daughter came 10 n worldly mother and
said she was anxious about hor sins, and
she hOd been praying oil night Tho
mother said; "Oh, stop praying / don't
believe In praying. Got over oil these
religious notions and III give you dress
TINT will cost $500, and You may wear II
noN week 10 thnt party" Tho daughter
took the dress, and she moved In the gay
circle, the gOyost Of Oll the gay, that night
aud sure enough, NIL religious impressions
were gone and aho stopped praying, A few
months after she came TO die, and In her
closing moments snid, "Mothor, ] wish
you would bring mo that dress that cost
S60O.' The mother thought II very
strange request, but she brought II TO
ploaso tho dying child, Now said tho
daughter, "mothcr, hing that dress ON tho
foot OF my bod" and the dress was hung
there, on the foot Of the bod
Thon the dying girl got up ON
one olbow and looked NJ hOr mothor and
then pointed TO the dress aud said, "Mothcr,
that dress 10 the price Of my soul" Oh,
what momontoug thing II 10 TO DO q
molhorl
4, Again, and loeily, Hannah stands DO.
fore you the rewarded mother. For oil tho
conlg she made for Samuel, for all tho
prayers sho offered for him, for the disci.
plhno oycrled over him, she got abundant
compensation In the pioiy and tho useful
ness, and the popularity OF her son Somuoli
and that iB true In all agos Every mother
gets full pay for oll the prayers and tears
In bohalf OF her children. That man uso-
ful IN commercial lifc that man prominent
In profession; that master mechanic
why, every step he takes In life has an
echo Of gladness In the old heart that long
ago taught him 10 DO Chrietion and
heroic and earnest
The story OF what you have done, or
what you hNyo writton, Of the influence you
have cxortod, has gone bock TO the old
homestead for there IL someone always
roody TO carry good tidings- and that story
makes the noodle In the old mothers trem-
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