The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-02


graduate all Christian mothers upon /
The wealth and the modern science |
which may AFFORD them all kinds OF /
help. let ne say that every mother /
ought 10 be obseryant OF her children's /
walk. her ehlldren's behavior. her chill
drrn's food. her ohlldrens books. her |
ehildrtn'a companlonshipa. However
much help Hannah may have. ! think
she ought every year. az least. make
ole garment Tor Samuel. The Lord
have mercy un the man who u 80 un-
fortunate o. to have had a lazy mother
AGAIN Hannah stands before You TO-
a. AS an intelligent mother. From
i.e way In which she talked In this
chapter. and from the way she man
ared this boy. you know che was in
tolllScnt. There are no persous Ia a
community who need 10 be 20 wise and
well-iniormed as mothers o. thil
work OF cullurlng children for this
world and the next. This child Is
timld. aud q must b. reused up and
pushed out into activities This child
Is forward, and he must be- held back.
and tanned down into modosly and po-
llieness. Rewards for one. punish
mtnis Tor another That which will
make Gcorse will ruin John. The rod
is necessary In enc ease. while a irown
n disploaaro IA more than enough
IN another. WhIppipg and a darn
closet 90 not exhaust all the rounds OF
domestic discipline There have been
Z children who have grown up aud gone
10 glory without ever having had their
cars boxed q, how much care aud In
I tcllircncc Is necessary Ia the rearing
% children but IN This day. when
there are 10 many books on this sub
rect, no parent Is excusable IN being
guorant Of the best mode OF bringing
up a child n parents knew more OF
d.eicilcH. there would not be- 10 many
Gyspentic stomachs and weak nerves
and inactive liYers among children. II
parents knew more Of physiology. there
would not be- so many curved dplncs
end crampod chests and innamed
throats and diseased lungs rs there are
among children. II parents knew more
Of ara. aud were IN sympathy with an
that ia beautiful. there would not be-
lu many children coming out in the
world with boorlsh procliyitioa. n pa
rents knew more Of Christ. and pfac-
tlecd more Of his religion. there would
not be- 20 many little Zee; already
starting on the wrong road. and an
around as voices Of riot and blasphemy
would ret come up with such ecstacy
oi in'crnal triumph The eaglois
ln the cyrlo have no advantage
over ,ho elgles OF thousand
years ago. the kids have no su-
pcrior way 81 climbing up the
rocks than The Old goats taught them
hundreds OF years ssU. the Whelps
know no more nov than did the whelps
OF ages ago they are taught no more
By The liuas Of the desert. bu, Il 30 O
shame that Ia this day. when there or,
20 many opportunities OF improving
ourselves In the best manner OF cnltur.
, ing chiIdWn that 80 often there Is no
more adv dement, In this respect than
there has been amoug the kids aad "a,
clglcis and the wholpa.
Again Hannah stands before yor
today o. q Christian mo.hcr From
Der prayers. aud from the way she con
cctraled her boy 20 COD. klow Cd,
vas good 4 mother may have th'
dacst culture the most brilliant ssr
oundlngs. but she ls not "a Tor bet
duties unless she be Christian
mother There may be Well-rca,
libraries Ia the house; and music 10
he par.or aud the canvas OF the bes
artists adjoining the walls. aud thl
T. wardrobe be crowded with tasteful
p apparel: and the children be wonder
ml ior their Attachments. and max
., tho house ring with laughter and In
J noecnt mirth. but there Is something
- Woiully lacking Ia that house. II ID D.
not also the residence OF a Christian
/, mother bless Goa that there are no
many pTayerless mothera The weigh
!. oi responsibility is 20 great that tho
icel the need % a divine hand &
:, help. ana a divine heart TO sympathiz,
I. Thousands of mothers have been lc
f., INTO the Kingdom %, God by the hand
= o. their ll,ilc children There az
hundreds Of mothers today who woul
i, not have been Christians bad Il nS
!, been for tao nptilc OF their lllil
|. ones standing some day In h
+ nursery. they beihought themselves
A this child God has given ne 10 rails
tor eternlty. What Il my iuaueng
,r upoa ~ No, being a Christian my
/, -cii. how can ever expect him 10 b
,e como a Christian. Lord help met {
M are there anxious mothers who kno
.c nothing ct the Infinite help of r.
p. llEion2 Then I oommond TO you HaI
s.. uah. the pious mother OF Samuel i
Is not think Il Is absolutely impossib
In that your children come up inlQuitou
nl Oui % just such fair brows aud brigl
e., eyes and soft hands and innocel
III hearts. cr.nlo gcts he yictms-eNti
al pating purity from the heart. and ru
10 bling out the smooihnoss from q
OF brow. and quenching the lus,re Of q
Sc eye. ana shrlyellng mp and poisoulI
ui and pulrciylng and sca,hing al
e. fcaliing and blasting and burning wi
be- shame and woe
il Eycry child is a bundle Of tremen
PIE Gus possibilities. aad whether "a
To- child snail come forth in life. It's hca
nc attunel TO the eternal hlrmonies. %
ne after lie OF usefulness on earth,
no go TO lie OF JOY 10 heaven; ,
as whether across Il shall Jar eternal al
@' cords. aud after a lie OF wrong-don
go on earth. Il shall 10 to a home OF IA
~ penelrahlo darkness and an abyss
w immeasurahle plunge. Is being decid
." hy nursery song and sabbath less