Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-02-14
Why not Religiously Inclined

are not inclined to be religiousY l
aee other children whose whole ten
dency is to pie ty- united with the
church early in life, interested in de-
yotional services, and growing IN
strong attachment to the Saviour,
while mine are becoming more world
Nv every day. Why is it?' she asked
" send them to Sabbath school; l
take them to church every fair Sab
bath; but no saving impressions are
made upon them. | cannot under
stand it."
He proposed few suggestions:
4Do you show any particular relig-
ious example daily TO your children
in the household"
II cGnnot say that l do; but they
know that / am a professor"
"You say that you send them to
Sabbath school and to church; do
YOU converse with them abont the
sermon they have heard, or the les
son of the Sabbath-school? or do you
discuss trihes of no religious bearing
before them on their returnP
II am afraid the former is never
done, and the latter often. Still,
there can't be much harm in that"
do you ever speak to them person
ally about religious dutiesP
mo, / do not like to; it is a very
delicate subject"
DO you have family worship? Do
your children hear your voice raised
TO heaven for them, and thus know
that Won have an interest in their re-
ligious welfare"
mo, we never bad worship, My
husband and l are both dlffident, aad
never could bring ourselves to pray
aloud; but we Go pray for them in
secret"
'Do you allow them ndiscriminate
reading = newspapers, magazines,
books. whatever they fancyp
"Yes; we never trouble ourselves
about that. They 80 to the circula-
ting library and suit themselves.
Reading, you mos, is improving to
their minds"
do you cultivate worldly tastes IN
them? let them go into goddess socl-
ETY., indulge and foster ito love OF
fashion, send them to dancing 'eh0ols'
take them to the opera and thea 'er'
aud thus nurture a keen relish for ir-
religious pursuits|
Eyes; they must have some amuse-
ment. Their companions all do the
same, and we want them to be in the
best of society"
"Well," he said, snow look at the
ma ter in the light in which you your
self rave put it. You are a profess
lng Gu ristian, and want your children
10 be the same, Yet you do nothing
to make them such You give then
no religious counsel.
God has given you an immorta
soul, purchased by Christ's blood
and lntrusted it to your care. Yo1
are to beartify it by instruction anc
example. AS you treat it, it may b
q jewel for the Kings crown, or
,darkened, blighted spirit. unfitte'
sor heavenly companlonship. An
how do you respect this trust? 70
vthrow it off from your keeping 70
fail to watch it. You permit til
Kings enemies to surround IT. an
impress their faint upon it. 1t
daily slipping away from you whi'
you are swiftly going to God to a.
count for it.
"The reason why your children 81
II religious is PLAIN from your own a
kno wledgment. The fault is N
theirs. butyours, Change your trea
ment; g,re your children health
amusement, such as will be good f
soul and body; teach them to Loo
away from follies l'or their enioymer
Be what a mother shoL "a DO 10 a
Children--a spiritual dir ctor' +
tablish confidence with them aoo
religious matters. Let their -
read upon your heart an intense q
sire for their salvation. Surrour
them with religious atmospher
Show them that to be Christian
to be cheerful, joyous, sunny, and
the same time Of exalted purit
Teach them the sweetness aud
effable delight of communion Wi