New-York tribune., 1896-02-03

A POWERFUL. PLEA FOR THE PROPER TREAT
MENT AND EDUCATION OF TIE MEN
AND WOMEN or TIE FUTURE.
The Rev DR. George T. Bowling preached yester-
day morning in the Church of the Holy Trinity on
the wrongs OF children. DR.. Bowling called a,ten-
tion TO the fact that yesterday the anniversary
OF the presentation In the temple OF the infant
Christ and selected his text from the Book OF Sam
ue which contained the lesson for the day: Il have
lent Him the Lord: as long as He lveth He shall
be lent TO the Lord" He said in part:
welcome all the gladly this opportunity 10
speak on the topic suggested by the day, not only
Subject to ap na IN m
thought. and concerning which feel deepN IL ~
child chi @ were looked upon as the mere properly Of the
father. When this century opened. an Englishman
time little children six years, old and upward yers
Iu, 70 work N I'M me d ss o 1 anG raSer out
coal their hands and knees. Then. as for some
rights Of parents But have been making prog
ress we are coming 70 see human relations in t,, 6e,
TO hear OF the rights of chldren Ny specific topic
t0day T Se e US hs 100 ga on one
side Of terminating plant viii cause the p ant to
Prom it, / have known children to whom he great
service possible would have been a little whole
CONSCIENTIOUS parents into State prison. The might
Lest forces IN o m ss or 5e ana
they are influences and for the most part silent in
tricity. the noseess pull OF gravltation. And what
is true Of natural forces is true of human life. In
the guidance Of character there 10 nothing in The
world 50 strong as gentleness and there ls nothing
so gentle as real strength
EXAMPLE SHOULD FOLLOW PRECEPT.
So that II depend upon influence in
stead OF household martial law, we must look TO
ourselves: for the source Of influence. and
only character impart character. Solomon gave
the world of the best precepts the world has
known. and ye, he had one of the worst sons
Rehoboam; and why? Because he did just what
your boys will do: he forgot his tathe5s precepts
scious Influence Of your life w.ll prove thousand
than any which you Intentionally put forth When
you return home from this service and look into the
Look into the secret Of your own lie purpose and
ask again. What am being?'
DISCIPLINE NEEDED AT TINES
And yet in every house there will arise occasions
for household discipline. There come times when 1t
is wicked to excuse. You may say Boys will be
boys" but that is not he whole OF L.; boys will be
men, and you are S4.;jng for the future. God
Himself is something more than mere bundle Of
gelatinous good nature. The fatherhood OF God is
something more than the mere papahood o: God.
Nature itself is full Of penalty. and the surest
TO bring pain to boz Is TO determine never 10
bring pain him. Blu: that which klndles my ndig-
nation until feel that must cry out Ike Jere
miah when he "felt burning fire smut up in his
bones, and ne was wea-y with forDearing and could
not stay is 10 a child trained to be coward
by means Of falschoods appealing 10 his fears
DR.. bowling here gave several instances where
this had been done, with terrible consequences and
exclaimed: II sometimes wonder why God gives
children 10 that kind Of people! ls II strange that
they iie when they know that II they dscov-
cred in some little peccado they Will be subjected
10 such torture that? Rarey the horse-traner.
tells Us that he has known an angry word 10 raise
the pulse of a horse ten beats in a minute. What.
then, must be the effect upon sensitive little child
10 be placed under the care OF some thOughtless
mother. or worse still. some ignorant nursegir who
will the face 10 bancn and the pulse to throb
IN agony with threat OF dogs ghosts hideOus
black men. what not?'
In urging his hearers 10 teach the truth 10 their
children. he emphasized the value Of biography,
which he said is history teaching by example: espe
cially the biographies OF noble Christian men and