The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-22
be influence Of Mothers ON Young
Children.


n thinking over topic Tor our kingdom
this week. I was actuated Ia my selection
By an incident ! heard a good man relate
q few days ago. We were speaking of the
monumental efforts Of mothers Tor their
ichildren. and lac said he 50 We'll remembered
VIII a very little child his mother calling
hin TO come to evening pra yers. He said
he went and dislikel 20 leave his play
any ether child would have done. Ii knelt
by her because she knelt. but that was all.
In the course OF the PRAYER 2 tear fell from
his mothers eyes on his hand. II a moment
rs Indifference was al gone and
b. listened 10 her pray and he
passed over more than half a century. ami
1 can feel the influence OF that lear and
thai prayer 10 tins day"
This r--tie incident caused quite q pleas
ant train Of thought. and even at the risk
Of firing my readers, COR 1 am conscious
OF writing very often on tiis subject, 1
CONCLUDED To again present 10 the mothers
of our kingdom tine great importance OF
Influencing their children while young. The
younger the cAild the easier 10 make an
Impression.
We often talk to cniliren and Try 20
teach Them. AMI fol utterly discouraged
by the result, Simply because we do not
zee the f-us- III once I have charge OK a
hundred lite ones in thc infant class OF
my church s1T-- 81 Csm almost Infants,
indeed. sunday after Sunday J 90 10 them
with q he.aT- bow-- DOWN and wonder
how can J explain this lesson 90 such lit
tie children X IS a great responsibility.
and oly TN VINO have The training 81
Little ones s.oy, hUt- to appreciate III. bat
for the encourage Uleut 90 mothers I want
20 relate tWn little Iucis-nIs showing how
easily q yoCl- Chslds mind can he i'm
pressed, and that when we least expect 81
child understand. one mo~nM- not long
ago the lesson was ON The preaching OF
John. the Baptist. 2 --ss "A hard lesson 10
explain To infaHts-c0nfes=ion repentance
and forgiveness ~ sins. / did the very best
: could. bUt with a feeling in my heart
tina; not % child in the class really under.
stood me. Ms little nve-year-old grand
son was among Iuc most attentive of my
listeners We came home and after a while
he came 80 me and asked me if he could 20
across the street and show To little friend
a new Toy SVEN him only the day before.
As Il was very FRAN, 1 told MIN / thought
h. had best not So. as he might fan and
break IL. but E= insisted and finally went
n coming back he fell and broke il all 10
pieces. 4 diu not have The heart 20 scold
him. for his distress was great. 50 only
comforted him as best L could. That night
after he had said his prayers and gotten in
bed ne pug UD his little arms and pulled
down and said: Il want 10 tel you
something. but * ain'C about me- / said.
What IS it2' but he did not spraI, and
what u =: you want to tell me you are
sorry you did not mind me today and that
you broke your toy His little face bright
caed and he SAID: "Ne *. that is il, ami |
want you to forgive me" I kissed him and
said: YES dazzling. 4 freely forgive YOU.
and YOU are right 10 say you are sorry
1 turned from the bed and then he said:
Vow / told you, that was confession;
was sorry. that was repentance, and you
f,rgava me- 1 cannot express TO you my
Amusement or the pleasure that ulled nay
heart Here was child only five years
old not uucOmmonly smart. just like most
children. and yet he had taken IN perfect
IL my teaching of the morning. when l
Vas more discouraged than ,ssuaL
I had occasion TO tank % the children on
the childhood Of Jesus. and dwclt On Ills
tasne Subject to Ills parents and how
readily He o5eycd His mother when she
found Him in the temple talking 10 the
Cr,to-s and went home with her. Not
long after mother told me that she called
her uttIc girl one day and she came - her
very quickly. and she said: Mamma,
.-f,..r YOU called me / thought q v-ha- Mrs
King said about .sus, ami that I.e Was a
Eoo.i child AMI cbeyc1 His mother, and
that is th,. Way ! must 10"
10 not srch little incidents show us how
Easily a chiid's heart is touched, and when