Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-05-26
HISTORY OF EAGLE RIVER
! aa9.t account Of Some Of the Most
important Events in It's Life and
o.
"A Brief Mention of Some of Its Lead
and Present. by
Rev. Father Goepfsrts
Continued from last week.

moral, ana literary eQucdllOn Is, lnQeeQ
the greatest blessing that can be be-
slowed on child or youth. A proper
formation, at the right time, when the
tree of manhood and womanhood is yet
flexible, is preferable to the largest
fortunes which parents might be-
queathe to their children.
Parents, from their infancy, teach
your children to know, love and serve
God, our Creator. If you neglect your
duty towards them, in your early days,
in your home or family school, if you
mind not their religious training, you
raise, not Christians but beasts. Good
parents rear angels in humanform who
will turn out gems in the church, orna-
ments in society, the honor OF their
name, pilgrims heayenWards. Careless
parents who teach not their offsprings
the principles of religion form not
lambs, not citizens, but tigers and out
casts, the terror, disgrace and grief Of
| both church and state-travelers hell
wards.
| characterization and disrespeet are
| two dreadful disorders in children
(which usually proceed from the absence
or weakness of-parental authority. The
young, like soldiers, must be kept in
subsection, drilled to perfect obedience,
be Injured to life battles, ready to face
their foes the wicked world with it's per.
verse doctrines and it's corrupted and
corrupting examples.
A treasure on earth is he who, under
good parents watchful eyes, has walked
on virtues path, TO himself he is g
delight for ever, and beacon of light
to others. even mid the earth's hide.
GUS darkness, he cannot long remain
hidden; but, like & bright chaste light,
he will spread ediication; life and
strength all around: the genuine dia-
mond glitters and sparkles in the dark
est night. Blessed and happy are the
parents who raise such chidren
The home is the first school. Chill
dren we'll brought up, in the family
college, will generally be docile, ASST
duous and successful in the parochial
or public schools; and their parents
will be always the helpers and strength
of the devoted teachers
To form and fashion good men and
women is no easy task: it is long I'M
interrupted work of self sacrifice on the
part of parents and masters. The high
hand of redress, if needed, belongs to
the parents; the rod, when required,
should not be spared, though prudently,
moderately, with dignity. Pampered,
spoiled, self-willed children grow up,
the torments of their homes, the shame
of their schools the disgrace of their
churches, the scourges of society. No
career, we write after long years ex-
perience, is more laborious, and re-
quires as much abnegation, patience
and devotedness as does the exalted,
yet humble and lab0rious profession Of
teachers, wherein but little human
consolation can ever be found; and
therefore, they should. at all times, be
encouraged by the docile respect of
their pupils and by the constant support
OF the parents whose place they SO nobly
occupy, during the many weary hours
Of the academical year.
Like the busy bee, the diligent stu
dent gathers the honey of knowledge,
the whole year round, eager to commu-
nicate to others, later on, the fruits of
his labor. If animated by religion, he
is generally crowned with success.
The Idle pupil shrinks from work, pays
no attention, makes no progress: he is
heartless thief who steals and spends
the time allotted to him by his God and
by his masters, and the money supplied
by his parents, not to mention the in
jury he does to himself, the shame he
brings on his school and teachers, and
the deleteriOus influence of laziness
which he exercises over and infects his
companions: for, like every other vice,
idleness is contagious.
A school without religion is worth
less. For the last swenty years, the in
fidel rulers of the French Republic en-
deavour to keep and support Goddess
Schools. What is the consequence?