Milford chronicle., 1895-07-12

day rub Out some Of these lines Of care
that could lift some of tho burdens from
the heart that could give relaxation to
some Of these worn muscles. Il is time
for you TO begin to take il little easier.
Do your best and'then trust God for the
rest. Do not fret God manages all the
affairs Of your life, and he manages them
for the best.
Consider the lilies-they always have
robes Behold the fowls of the air-they
always have nests. Take a long breath.
Bethink betimes that God did not make
you for pack horse. Dig yourselves out
from among the hogsheads and the shelves
and in the light Of the holy Sabbath day
resolve that you will give to the winds
your fears and your fretfulness and your
distresses. You brought nothing into the
/ world, and it is very certain you can carry
nothing out. Having food and raiment,
be Herewith content. The merchant came
/ home from the store There had been
/ great disaster there He opened the front
door and said in the midst Of his family
circle: Il am ruined. Everything is gone.
/ am all ruined" His wife said, II am
left " And the little child threw up its
bands and said, "Papa, am here" The
aged grandmother, seated IN the room,
said, "Then you have all the promises Of
God besides, John" And he burst into
tears and said; "God forgive me that I
have been so ungrateful. / find 1 have a
great many things left. God forgive me. -
Neglect of Home Duties.
Again remark that many Of our bust
ness men are tempted to neglect their
home duties. How often it is that the
store and the homo seem to clash, bat
there ought not TO be any collision. 1t is
often the case that the father is the mere
treasurer of the family, sort Of agent to
see that thoy have dry goods and groceries.
The work OF family government he does
not touch. Once or twice in year he
calls the children up on n Sabbath after
noon when he has a half hour he does not
exactly know what to do with, and in that
half hour he disciplinos the children and
chides them and corrccts thcir faults and
gives them Il great deal Of good advice, and
then wonders all the rest of the year that
his children do not do better when they
have the wonderful advantage Of that
semiannual castigation.
The family table, which ought to be the |
place for pleasant discussion and cheerful |
ness, often becomes the place Of perilous |
expedition. If there be any blessing asked |
at all, it Is cut off at both ends and with |
tho hand on the carving knife. He counts /
on his fingers, making estimates in the in
terstices Of the repast. The work DONE |
the hat goes to tho head and he starts
down the street, and before the family have
arisen from the table he has bound up an
other bundle of goods and says to the Gus
toner, Anything more 1 can do for you
today, STRIP A man has moro responsible
tiles than those which are discharged by
putting competent instructors over his
children and giving them drawing mas
ter and music teacher. The physical cul-
lure of the child will not be attended to
unless tho father looks TO it. He must
lose his dignity. He must I'M
timber his joints He must sometimes
lead them ont to their sports and games.
The parent who cannot forget the severe
lutiCs of life sometimes to fly the kite, and
rumble the hoop and chase the hall, and
Jump the IOpo with his children, ought
never to have been tempted put Of orusty
md unredeemable solltariness. If you
want to keep your children away from
places Of sin, you can only do it by max
ng your homo attractive You may preach
ermons and advocate reforms and do
bounce wickedness, and yet your children
will be captiyated by the glittering saloon
# sin unless you can make your home
brighter place than any other place ON
arth to them. Oh, gather all charms into
our housed II you can afford it, bring
looks and pictures and cheerful entertain
nents to tho household. But, above all,
each those children, not by half an hour
vice year on the Sabbath day, but day
fter day and every day teach thom that
eligion is a great gladness, that it throws !
hains of gold about the neck that it takes
% spring from the foot no blitheness
rom tho heart no sparkle from the eye,
o ring from the laughter, but that cher !
rays are ways of pleasantness, and all her I
aths are peace" 1 sympathize with the :
7ork being done in many of our cities, by +
'hich beautiful rooms arc set apart by our
'Oung Mems Christian associations, and
ray God 80 prosper them In all things. 4
Tut tell you there is something back Of q
nat and before that-we need more happy, n
)nsecrated, cheerful Christian homes ev- q
.VWhere