The daily tribune., 1905-02-06

sponsibility." . sypopsis Of which is
published herewith:
Tex: Prov. ~. 8. Train up O.
child ir the way he shouid 20. and
when he is old he viii not depart from
it,
III peopls are the better for good
training. Aud who IL there that doa bss
it. some one muss be accountable for
the guidance and training Of the
Joung. This premise being sovepsed
If boy 10 bad he may not Be entirely
tha: . child will never get away from
his early training. Guide tho child
wisely 20 that in after life he will not
look back upon his career and cry
Lord. remember not the sirs Of my
YOUTH nor when he 10 bearing the
erave-a life wrecked. people may
point to him ana say. His bones are
full Of she sins Of his YOUTH
How to train children 1 caupot
tell; tha. is have not . specific for.
mula that would suit for every case.
You must have = plan-your own.
To be without . method 10 to leave .
careless influence on the chiid's mind.
Hence in any case you arc training
Therefore you are responsible TO =
large extent for what may happen
to that boy or girl Of yours.
1.-THE importance Of beginning
right 10 = truth patent to every fair
mind. We never had . better illus
trAtion than the Adxge As the twix
10 bent the tree Is inclined Nature
has an enormous force and time puts
It into the crooked tree What little
thing gave its life snspe When the
massive oak has established its crook.
edness, We can do nothing then toward
strengthening it. When . man has
lived . life Of sin and in his old age
is bent in form and crooked in morals.
stiff in limb and set in his ways.
brittle in bone and caloused in spi 1t.
he is hard to straishten. II ever
I purified. no human agency has per-.
formed the task. but = miracle has
been wrought. God in His mercy has
done it. The air is foil Of germs Of
disease and il 10 our health that keeps
them in control. 1t is nature 3 intent
to grow straight, right and sound to
the hearts core and to be useful and
fruitful. It il Gods purpose that we
shall grow up strong. beautiful. pure
IN heart. and keep out SINS diseases
which rot the very soul.
my first planting Of potatoes
was with nv uncle in his garden.
He made the holes. I dropped the
potatoes. taking pains to lay them
with the eyes upward. Ny uncle
asked me why was doing that.
I answered, So they will not gro y
into the ground. He told me they
would soon find their way mp. Csl-
cry stalks will grow toward the
light. But . child will grow to-
ward the darkpess, if you turn him
that way. Here 10 . bundle Of
nerves RAINING through some plastic
matter. which promises in one part
bone, another sinew. In another
lungs. heart or eye. and another
BRAIN. The most helpless living
creature that was ever born; the
slowest of development; 1t Is the babe
the embryonic man. It is bound
to grow and III the direction set; to-
ward the light or toward the dark ness.
up or down. You can give it twist
that will shape its life.
"When shall we begin train ing the
cihld? Start early and start right.
The Catholic church is accredited with
say ing, Give me the child from his
birth until he ie seven years Of age
and care not who has him after
that 1t is wise saying. I would.
however. begin earlier. At least 100
years before he Vas born, on his great
grand father. believe in heredity.
but let ~ not count too much on it,
I believe in environment. and especial.
ly part Of it which has to do with
definite purposeful training.