The Tupelo journal., 1905-08-25
A Plea for Our Rising Boys and
Girls.

AS we behold the Improvement
and advancement Of our thriv-
little city, can we note the
progress and well developed
minds in good morals and chris
tan graces that constitute the
makeup Of the true man and
woman, or are we too much en-
crossed with business and the
upbuilding Of the city as to forget
to instill the fundamental prin-
ciple in our boys and girls Of to
day, that will prepare e
them to competently occupy
the places the older now fill, who
in a few short years will have
passed out of existance? Have we
not become careless and Indifferent
to a great extent in regard to
our boys future and leave them
too much to themselves to ferret
out their route as best they can?
Do we as mothers council and
advise them often and warn
them of the evils and vices that
always abound in a city? And
are we teaching them from ex-
ample as well as precept. Do
we make home pleasant, happy
resort for them when they re-
turn at night after the business
worries of the day?
Many and many a young man,
and some of our most deserving
young ladies too have stood and
worked all day behind the coun-
tiers, go to their homes at the
close of day, weak worried and
perhaps discouraged too in deal
ing with the public and in try
ing to please the fancy Of the
many diffrent customers. fall
short in meeting their employers
wishes, Notwithstanding they
have tried to be faithful and
come up to all requirements. Do
we as mothers take time to give
them kind words of encourage
ment and try to stimulate their
young minds to battle on, and
each day, to improve the next
by doing their work better and
more thorough or are we neg
lectful of them and let them bat
tie out their own trials as best
they can, and very often for lack
Of encouragement their young
minds drift off with s'dont care"
spirit and console themselves
Just SO | draw my salary and
hold my job, this is all that is
required" not thinking of the
importance of learning more and
more about the work and be-
coming thorough in their pro-
fession.
Do we as members of the
church encourage church going
among our young people, and
specially do we insist on>them
attending Sabbath school where
the young and old gain so much
knowledge and help.
AS we look around Sunday
morning the many bright faces
we see passing time idly by,
some on the street and some out
delivering Sunday papers and
some are gone for the Sunday
paper; can't afford to miss 'the
funny side'', but miss going to
Sunday school, where they will
get something that will do their
young minds good and perhaps
truth will be implanted in their
young hearts that will spring up
and grow lovely useful charac-
tiers because Of the influence they
will find there of doing better,
living purer lives, children do not
forget the kind influences thrown
around them and remember truth
they learn in our Sunday schools
all the days Of their lives.
Think Of the lovely bible stories
told to us in our childhood days
how fondly we remember them.
!. AS | call to mind some thirty
years ago, when | attended Sun
day school in our old Baptist
church (which was very dear to
mel and how each Sunday my
who was a very gentle
young lady would re-