The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-10
Does Your Boy Go to Church?

Does Your Boy Go to Church?
Fathers and mothers have certain
duties thrust upon them, or rattle
certain duties are assumed by then
whenever they attempt to raise ;
family. Certain of these obligation,
they assume willingly. Few shirl
them. / mean the clothing and feed
ing of their children. The few who
do shirk these two obligations the
law seizes upon, and they are sum
marily forced to provide. The las
legislature passed most excellent
school law which again forces the
parents to do what is just along the
lines of education. Thus the state
provides for the mental and physical
well being of her future citizens, but
the work is not yet done. There is
another duty still incumbent on the
parents which the law does not seek
to control or force, the moral or re-
ligious education of the future citi-
zen.
Does your boy go to church? If
he does not, why don't he? l can
hear a multitude of answers to my
last question. Let us examine some
Of them.
"The churches are no good. The
ministers are hypocrites; they do not
practice what they preach" Do you
practice what you preach? Don't
you tell your boy not to lie, and don't
you lie to him and before him? Don't
you warn him not to be dishonest,
and don't he know you are not al
ways honest and fair with others?
Do you know any perfect man outside
of Christ? So on one might for ever
sight similar rebukes to such logic,
or rather such an excuse.
Zone church is fighting with the
other. If l knew which one was the
right one I would send my boy
there" No, you wouldn't do so, be-
cause you would not take the trouble
to find the right one. You don't stop
to think about any church. You are
too busy, and If you are too busy for
that what time will you have to
teach your son morals? What NOR
ais will you teach him, the Golden
Rule? Well that Is Christian church
TEACHING, and in the church you will
find teacher who is not too busy
to teach him.
A man who gives his whole time
to thing can do it better than one
who has many things to do This is
true of morals as we'll as farming,
carpentering or any thing else.
Did you ever hear minister
preach anything but good? / never
have. I have heard men of a great
of creeds and though they
differ in manner they all preached
the straight and narrow way"
However, the personality of the
has nothing, to do with
t. There is a moral code and your
BOY should know it. He should
know the right, not the half-right,
,ut the right. He should know that
leviations from this code brings men
al anguish, If not physical punish
nent. He ought to know that there
S a higher law" which must be
aiken into account. That on this
higher law" is based the law of the
and. You are not able to teach |
i'm. Neither by training nor by
are you able to do this
work. The world has
jumped you and your judgments are
warped.
Some few days ago while in a
treet car boy who was with his
mother picked up a small gold pin,
ropped by lady who had just left
he car. He showed it to his mother.
he boy was excited and talked rath
+ loudly STOP" said the mother,
put it in your pocket. When we
ct home will look at 1t. The con-
uctor will hear you and make you
i've it to him. If he gets it you will
ever see it again"
Wont he give it to the lady who
ost it if she asks for it," queried the
oy.
"Of course not, he would sell it,"
She was warped. The world had
ardened her. She suspected man
ind. Could she teach morals to
er son? Could she supply the place
{ church?
Therefore, send your boy to |
lurch. Better still, go with him, ,
ou his father. If not that be sure I
3 goes. He never will be worse for {
that is sure. He is bound to be bet
r for It. 8