The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-07-12


so because tne consequence are quite
sure. The whole OF honor is not
bound up in obedience. Obedience
should not stine individuality. Chill
dren have rights 10 wise leadership
and unceasiDg parental love. Many
times they receive silly government
| and no loye-and whom shall we
] blame for the consequences?
The wise parent will realize that
! rs we grow older our Ideas chan.
and our perceptiye powers strength
on. Guidance for q boy OF four will
hardly ever be the sort Of advice the
youth OF fourteen viii need. You
may be the apotcaosi5 OF wisdom TO
Your child OF five md tho finest par
ent ever to a child OF six without
the power OF analytical comparison
and keen perceptiOn-and most Of
us IL we are not too unwise In handl-
ing our children are--but beware
when your youth OF sixteen has seen
the habits OF better and wiser men
than yOu. Then must you watch
out For II you DO not grow with
and adjust yourself 10 the changing
point OF view ald the increased Yis-
ion OF your child .Ou soon VIII find
you ere fast losing his respect. Give
a. child wise guidance! Study not
how TO make ham replica, a repro
duction Of yourself; but 20 lead him
to be distinct personality, possessed
OF strong individuality, molding by
his own actions his being into the
stature Of the Son OF Cod!
Some one has said: "Who Is TO
blame for the pitiable mite which
children give in return Cor parents
food Of love-" | do not know: but
OF this | am sure: If parents would
cease TO feel that they own their
children i'm common with their
horses, their estates and their cat
tie; IL they would not, as many do
in varying degrees, treat their chill
dren as their property, the return
OF love would be far more adequate
than it IS"
We know how true that Is And
yet | fear that many Of us do not
know how TO handle our own chill
dren. A good child asks not for
more pocket money, or newer
clothes, or n more sumptuous sup
ply at the table-but for richer
love. 1t is useless to try TO hold
children with gifts Child en- should
be taught TO yield honor through
parental love. A man who attempts
TO bind his children TO him with ma
terial possessions must surely fail.
But the father and the mOther-be
they ever so unlearncd and be they
ever SO poor-whO give thei" wisest
experience and richest love TO the
cultivation Of the personalities OF
their children will find that a bond
that neither time nor eternity can
sever holds their children to their
sides. And If that won't-nothing
else will. Love IS the touchstone
OF life, the law ard the measure OF
values. Love is the force that draws
soul 90 soul The home that Is ruled
by love will be the seat Of honor
For It. is the abode Of everything
that is honorable, respectable, worthy
OF obedience and Difference.
But to carry the principle into
its broadest application we must
glance for moment at the duty OF
honor and obedience to law civil and
moral Here. as with the individual.
the law must be worthy Of honor.
The civil law to-day Is not so highly
respected as it should be. From
all parts Of our country we read Of
lynchings, riots and miniature civil
wars all due TO disrcSpCct for law.
And yet the laws are largely at fault
and the enforcers Of the law with
them. When murderer, guilty be-
fore men and God of helnous sin.
may use the law to cheat the law.
and prevent the execution OF JUS
tice; when one man may buy off the
law that sends another citizen to
jail; when those who are sworn TO
enforce the law neglect their duty; !
we cannot say that individuals are /
entirely to blame for lack Of defer |
ence to he law The laws should he !
wise, sane. quick to act equal in !
netting justice to a;l offenders. Thus !
only can it retain the respect Of the |
governed. And we on our part arc |,
not TO turn to wild justice" when |
the laws are not to our taste, but |
rather 10 the ballot box, there to see |
to ii that good laws and the right |
men are set up over us to rule.
But all honor for law is bound up |
with our early ideas and teachings. |
md In the homo should be found the |
source OF respect for law