El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-07

Ions, before he died and left him sad to
the end of his life. Have you ever
read Richard Henry Stoddard's poem
called, sin Memoriam wrltten aI1er
his little boy died? Read 1t II you wan'
70 see what . hold little child can
have on strong mans life. How
many parents look upon c2ildren TOO
much as a nuisance. What is the good
of a child? No good unless parent re-
ceiyes il as q sacred trust. Socrates
said he often wondered why 1t was
that some fathers would pay more al
tention to the training OF COLI 1nan
| to the training of their children.
Children need training. No child Is
born an angel. The evil tendencies OF
the third and fourth generations are
in their blood. How many cnliaren
spoiled, petted, proud, untralneu, are
bosses in the home. They become tne
Young Absaloms of society. Not learn
inc to obey authority in the home,
thew disobey authority In
the state. Aaron had two sons
who were killed by disobeying
Cod. when he was told OF 1t, the
bible says he SHIELD his peace. why:
Because he knew that he had not train
ed his boys and their shame was large
his fault. Solomon says: Iran up
a child in the way he should go, ana
when he is old he will not depart from
it.m Mark you, not the way he would
90. hut the way he should go. Those
who saw, 'I was trained so strictly In
INV youth and am going to be easy on
NV children" are generally those VINO
do not train their children at oil.
Here a fathers duty comes in, too:
A.father cannot shift responsibility.
Nothing can excuse father from MS
share Of child training. The very cen
| Is
home. There are two periods in
child's life when parental authority
should be respected especially. one Is
when a child emerges from infsnthood
to childhood. 1t will assert its little
will and affections and II
the child is conquered then there
is generally no trouble in after lie
Another period is when chllo emer'
pes from childhood into young man.
hood or womanhood-about the age OF
twelve or thirteen. Then they take
their bent from the streets and begin
to get very wise and grow disrespect'
full. Train the child! God bless the
home mother, or as sam Jones CALI
her the old ''sock darning mother
| She best serves the state who oes'
| serves in the home.
| How many children are ruined be
cause OF home conversation. 1t is
| burning shame Tor parents 10 olur' ou'
their frets and dislikes against the
church or Sunday school teachers In
the presence of their children. How
often parents come to their pastor and
say, II wish you would talk to my boy
or girl for they are going astray." Ma
nv pastor is compelled to say, 81
would talk with your boy and your
girl but you have criticised the church
and the pastor and made
light of holy things tn the presence o.
your children until the church and III
pastor has no influence on your chill
dren. They have no respect for me
because of your criticism" L beseect
you teach your children reverence fol
holy things and when they go out int
the wide, wide world the church viii
yet throw it's precious influence arounc
them when they come to 1t fol
help.
And then, oh hear it, send your chill
dren out into the world with gooC
health. How much of the invalidisn
in the world is due TO paren tai neglect
Think of the crooked spines. hollow
chests, weak stomachs. shattered
nerves young men and women have Il