The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-24
THE TRAINING OF A CHILD.
ChiIdren's Day Sermon at the Cum.
berIand Presbyterian Church.
"a LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM
SYNOPSIS OF Sermon by Rev. J. NJ.
tIalseil on the Proper Bringing
Up OF Children.

Yesterday was set down as "Chlldren's
Day on the calendar OF the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, corner or Eannn
street aud pcase Aenue. and the follow
Ing IS a synopsis OF sermon preached by
Rev. j. N. l1ulsell y. d. pastor of the
church. from the test, "a little child shall
Iead tnen'-.lsaiah, 81, 0.
The preacher said:
The text Is a narrative Of one OF the
events that lsiiah s,tw Ia his prophetic
vision Of the peaceabie Kingdom OF Christ.
the great peace and tranquility that
would exist among men who would EN-
brace II are set Forth In the tguratiYe
words Of the "waf dwelling with tLo
lamb aud the leopard lying down with
the Kid aud the calf and the young lion
and the failing dwelling together, and a
little child leading them. These ata
striking hgurcs OF the inducnce that the
religion Of Christ has upon these who
wUut sincerely receive H. rhe world
NcGd be full Of fcrocious Hons and leop.
ards and hens aud poisonous usps and
cotfal8t"s Il # wore 40, Ter the iNugdonr
OF Christ To modify ana subduc them.
The text. "A little child shn|l lead them,
menus The iurta9lrucsa aud neckness of
nei uuicr Go pcl power, 50 that littlc
chlid Gnu cournl them.
Inc speaker said There ls no period OF
life so Interesting as childhood. While
the llttlc chAd is nor producing anything
w but little for himself OF for others. set
the characteristics OF Vac child aud IT'S
susceptibility Tor culture and preparation
for She duties thnt viii come To nnuuo1d
anu "''i''hh"o" H"'Nc Vnlluhoou " very nu
pou1nt period u WIS Milton who said,
"NuuuhouI Shows the man as morning
shows thc day. With the same idea VA.
POI un SAID to Madam lie Stdel, what
Frnutc most needs is mothers with all
the tnpnHs,s tndt I can give II / would
suN MISC. "Nhut Amcrra most needs Is
N' U,l'.g Wcnl.,, llo,mos ,,.,s asked when
be thought the trululue of a child should
begin ana DE .cpIicd "a upudlrd years
before uc De- born" The priest knew
what he was talking about when he snid
"Glye me the hrst seven years ot "a child's
lie ana care not who m,. the rest q"
pdruat '' par Ia inc Trailing " Of t Ie cR'i
and the IMPRESSIONS sine ulitkrs arr moro
school somewhere for he training OF
mothers and | know of no better place
for sucn 4 nursery thar in the family
circle and mdrr lie su1rdlnnship Of Tie
mother the daughtri being The pipIl, Nn
OLD friend of mine i'm Kantuctt n Moth.
odist minister Of distinguished ability. DE-
Bottonliv. ii vorv plufn .pokru Engllshnup.
had question propoundcd 10 tlm IRON
tnr question drawer of a Sunday school
conventions. 40 Wuni rimc should 4 Cuiid
be started 10 mo Sundnv asnonIFr 10
tepI',u. Fl should think II oughf ia no
wtuncd
A mother cnp yet some very cfBrleut
hem I'm tic training of her cbu,Irru nv
sending thcm Inlie carly tn some rhiii.
LOVING tcacnrr In Inc SundTy school So
tmpresSAhle rs the child mind tbYt ali tho
important lessons OF riehf UIlng ou. In 10
be taught 10 il as early ,ls pos,ibIr, /
90 MOI tuiuk oNnyrpfutc whom sov
that the lessons OF religion. of obedipnre
of nonnst, az trntbfnincy1 r It,,ttt,''
OF patience, Of regard For tbe rigbts az
othtrs. may bc az tnught ns ia r. VOL
understood bctweeu lie cra,1in ma scvcr
years .. agp. If the child ia moi ohedioni
then, Il X MOI ycry iIkclv ever To- La
II il Is nor honest ueu II rs nnt Moi,
ia Rights II On ms thcn II is liGGli fl y
viii bc sonie deficiency In INC rhIldrs ogti
"" a. OF the rights of athcrs ia,pi OH Chris,