Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-12-08
GUARD THE HOME CIRCLE.
By Row. DR.. David G. Wylie'

And Esau hated Jacob because OF the
blessing wherewith his father blessed
him, ETC., etc.=Genesis 81 :41-4o.
The family Is the oldest institution
In the, world and existed before either
the church or the state. 1t Is founded
in nature and Is a divine Institution.
Within the family circle the noDiest
virtues are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
patience, forgiveness, gentleness, sym
patty, brotherly love, the fear Of God,
true religion indeed, all that Chris
tianity implies.
A true family Is paradise, an Eden,
q heaven on earth. 1t Is the problem
for married men and women to solve
that their homes may be to them like
heaven. We ought to watch night and
day to keep Satan out Of the household,
for II ever he gets his head In he Will
never be content until his whole body
Is In.
AS there is no more charming picture
than a true home, so there Is no sad
der and darker picture than the broken
family circle. We have such home IN
the text and no real excuse existed
for it Jacob was a farmer, cattle
man, herdsman, rancher. He was a
man of character and had faith enough
to leave his home when he heard the
voice Of Sod. He was a man OF great
prosperity anu possessed hocks OF
sheep, cattle, goats and camels.
Yet these did not contribute to hi
| happiness and peace Of mind. There
was discord and so a broken family
circle. The brothers were jealous Z.
one another and the father and mother
were distracted.
The same was true Of the family
Saul. He was called from the farm
to the throne and had q fine chance,
but missed It His spirit became dark
He grew jealous and threw javelin at
.the head Of his son-in-law. All this
was unkingly and the family circle
was broken.
One Of the things that breaks the
family circle is jealousy. 1t was jeal-
ousy, largely, that broke the family
circle Of Jacob. Parents should watch
for the developing characteristics and
study the Compartments Of their chill
dren in order to allay jealousy.
Injustice Is another cause. Parents
are often unwise in the treatment of
their children. Men who pride them
selves on being just to their neighbors
ought to be just also to their children
for if they deal unjustly with their
own family they may look to see the
family circle broken.
Still another cause is favoritism
either on the part of the father or Il
mother. Often there Is too much made
Of one child at the expense Of another
Favoritism has broken up many fine
family, for the last thing in the world
love can stand Is to be sighted.
Divorce is one Of the great sins OF
our times, and the cause of many
broken family circles. We need 8
league Of all good people for the pro
lection Of the family. Parents should
be impartial and strictly just In theii
dealings with children God expects
this, and unless parents are Just they
must look to see the family circle
broken up.
Much should be made of the home
There should be proper amusement.
, for the children; an abundance of goof
, papers, books and magazines, ane
friends welcomed to the home circle
Home life should be made pleasant
: cheerful and bright. When this is don,
there will be little danger of broker
family circles. In the home religio,
should be put into practice and famil,
life hallowed by prayer The word O
God should be honored, and the nam
Of Jesus Christ exalted When chill
dren are taught to love and honor Go,
they will be quite sure to love an,
: honor their parents and the famil
: circle will remain unbroken.
q May the great God help us all t
: keep our homes sweet and pure an
{ finally gather us into the greater fam
lily circle in the Fathers house above
AHA HC