The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-11-14
Governor Glenn on the Training OF
Children.

Scotland Neck never does thing.
by halves. To-day (Tuesday) she
welcomed Governor Glenn with open
arms. One hundred mounted horse
men, and several hundred predes-
TRANS met him at the station. Des-
pite the cold weather, women and
children, many Of them on horse
back, waited, for half an hour in the
rain, for the coming of the train
after which they escorted the Gov
ernor to the Baptist Church where
he made an interesting talk on the
training of children.
Governor Glenn is here, mainly,
for the making Of a speech on tenn
perance tonight, and with the ex-
ception of hundred or so whiskey
men the whole town gave him a
fitting welcome; many of them were
unable to withstand the inclination
to honor a worthy man, and joined
in with the enthusiastic throng.
After a fitting introduction by
Rev. W. G. Walker, of Wilson, Gov.
Glenn talked for more than an hour.
He had a crowded house and every
one paid strict attention. His ad-
dress was really a lay sermon, for
he quoted the Bible often and with
telling effect. He swept the audi
ence along with him as he told over
the experiences Of his childhood and
old home. He softened the hearts
of all of his hearers as he carried
them back to the long ago. Then
with sudden and telling effect he
brought them back to the present
and it's responsibilities-the proper
rearing of children, and said:
eff our boys and girls Of to-day are
destitute of honor and Of the prin-
ciples Of true manhood, it takes nc
prophet to foretell the future Of our
State" As on example Of the folly
of the hayward son, he reviewed the
story of David and Absalom. Yet to-
day, he declared, there are thousands
Of Absaloms in our homes, and why?
Because, perhaps, the parents are
not right with God, for the parents
cannot act one thing and teach an
other. He showed that many Of our
most serious national problems would
amount to nothing, if men would
only get right with God. One Of
the greatest faults Of to-day: We
are living too fast. He pictured the
embezzler as the man who tries to
live too, fast. Another crying evil
of to-day is our Dissertation of the
Sabbath. He pointed to France and
her experience during the French
Revolution as a fitting example Of
this evil. When men so far forget
their duty to mankind as to vote las
was really done in open convention)
S., 100000 for the purpose of entic-
ing young men into the patronage
of saloons, there is something radio
ally wrong with our people. As a
prescription to counteract the effect
of such an evil he offered: Gas you
would that men do unto you, do We
likewise unto Them" and Love thy
neighbor as thyseif. -
Then he gave parents some whole
some advice-telling them how to
train their children to withstand the
influence Of evils, saying that the
hand that rocks the cradle rules the
world. He emphasized the impor-
lance of those famous words:
'Spare the rod and spoil the child. "
The Governor is a firm believer in
the good old ways Of our fathers,
He urged that mothers stay at home
and train their children instead of
visiting card parties and clubs. He
appealed to parents to practice what
they preach, to be living example
of the virtues they would find in
their children, saying that the
church member who is ashamed tu
act as becomes a Chritian, is not
worthy to raise family. 1t was an
old-time talk full Of the philosophy
Of long ago.