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Of your children. Bring them up in
the nurture and admonitiOn of the
Lord" Ephesians Ga.
Divine grace saves them but you
must bring them to Christ. Some par
eDtS say, 4 will not influence my chill
dren.. l will leave their minds free
and Independent and unbiased as TO
spiritual and religious matters Let
me give you a word of warning just
here. to say this is only Sinking a
God-imposed duty. Sucn a procedure
would be criminal, because a violation
of divine command to train them in
the way they should go" and to bring
them up in the nurture and admou-
ition of the Lord" No one has better
right 10 influence them, and it is a
DUTY the parent cannot shirk without
SIN against Cod
Another element in family religion
is instruction in Gods word. WleA
We read such statements from His
word as Deuteronomy 6:6-9 and Psalm
1856, where it is said, and these
words, which I command thee this
day. shall be in thine heart, and thou
shalt teach them diligently unto thy
children. and shalt talk OF them when
thou sittest in hine house, and when
hoa waIkest by the way, and when
t1ou lest down, and thou TiSest up
And shalt bind them for sign upon
thy hand, and they shall be as front
lets between thine eyes. And thou
shalt write them upon the posts of
tiny house, and on thy GOtes." For
ne established a testimony in Jacob,
and appointed a law in Israel which
he commanded our fathers, that they
should make them known TO their chill
dTen: that the generation to come
might know them, even the children
which should be born; who should
arise and declare them TO their chill
dren: that they might set their lOpe
in God aud not forget the works OF
Goa, but keep his commandments
/ hardly feel that there is any Heces-
sity for elaboration on this point.
Beecher once said, The Bible stands
alone in human literature in its con-
ception of manhood, in character and
conduct
DR.. Mott: Men cannot be well ed
ucated without the Bible"
Prayer Life.
The Bible is the pIumb-line of life;
teach your children how TO use it.
We now come TO the last, but not the
least, element of family religion, and
that is the prayer life.
Let this be one of tle dominant
forces in the individual and in the
family life. Let us remember that
the God OF the covenant lives and will
fulfill all of His promises. The par
ents need the divine aid in the rear
ing of their children, therefore let
them give heed TO the divine exhorta-
ton, BE careful for nothing; but in
everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests
be made known unto God"
Remember, fathers and mothers,
that prayer moves the hand which
moves the world"
meuts of a Christian home is its
prayer life: prayer not only for but
With the children. The prayer life
shows a recognition Of Gods pres
snCe in the home"
The family altar is one OF the con-
5picuOUs marks of the homes of Gods
children. The family altar in the
home has much TO do with character
building.
] then plead with you If you have
let the fires go out upon the family :
has never been built erect one, erect /
it at once
TO maintain the family altar is to /
maintain the religion of Jesus Christ
and insure the safety of the family /
To save and equip the family is to
a Christian church. and
his is TO increase the kingdom of
God on earth
FATHERS and mothers, lave set he
'oTc you the responsibility which
rests upon YOU I have shown you
he importance and necessity of child
raining, and the importance and ne
,essity of religion in the home, VIII
7OE be true TO your trust? Do your
5art faithfully and God will do the
EST. All. what Joy it will be, when We
nave been faithful, to stand within the
walls of yon heavenly city, parents
md children, an UnbToken family in
he heavenly home, and say to the
sver blessed and TTiune God, Be