Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-02-03
GvERSTRAlNING
YOUTHFUL MORALS
Rev. Chas. n. Sanders Gives Par.
ents Something TO Think About
In Sundays Sermon

There is kingdom which antecedes
China, India, Persia, Egypt, and Baby
lon; kingdom which existed before
an of them were born, and whose ex-
istence gave them all birth; kingdom
without the badge of royalty, without
militant protection, but including in its
bounds the very outposts of the human
race. 1t is the Kingdom of Home.
When God started nation He began
with home, and it at once became the
nucleus of all dominions and the pillar
of nations.
In some subtle manner food and eli
mate control the spiritual as we'll as the
physical life of people. In a similar
manner the character of man is con-
ditioned by the home into which no was
first ushered as child, and where was
revealed to him all that he for some
years knew OF life and the world,
Home may be snow house in the
Klondike, tent in the desert, a man
sion or dingy room. 1t may be the
habitation of simple folk or citizens of
a metropolis, but whatever it may be
or wherever situated, there is always
the same sweet pure bundle of human
consciousness which may become a
prince, pauper, or criminal.
The child often finds itself like the
seed cast upon the barren rocks with
no chance for growth and fruitage--
now upon fertile soil where it takes
root and blossoms into beauty.
There are fundamental problems for
the home that remain practically un-
changed by the new order of things.
But the new trend of conditions has CIV
en- to the home new problems, at the
very least OLD problems stated in new
terms.
/. The Problem of Moral Over
strain. We are familiar with overstrain
in physical ways. Architects and engi-
neers are constantly figuring on the
subject. They know how much strain
can be put on piece of iron or wood
and they are careful to have safe
margin, to err may prove disastrous.
We frequently hear about mental
overstrain, too much has been attempt
ed resulting in handicap for life.
But we do not hear very much about
moral overstrain. A boy or girl is
different than wood or iron;
y.u cannot measure them by inches or
pounes. You can overload young men
and women as to moral strength, the
same as to physical and mental.
Sometimes we say, we must not fear
to put our boys and girls to moral tests.
We go on the opposite plan from the en-
gineer. He runs no risk, he errs on the
safe side. Have faith in the integrity
of your boy and girl, to be sure. But
this is not the question. What are you
doing to keep them from moral over
strain? We put fence around our
concrete walk and cover it until it gets
It's SCrenglU, lCS SAoWtu Au SOiluity'
Sometimes we do just the opposite with
our boys and girls.
We never tire of protecting against
the saloon as moral overstrain on our
young men and we ought not to tire for
many manly fellow is breaking down
under the saloon burden. But
this is not always the only or the lead
ing moral overstrain.
Parents do not always see that they
let their boys and girls carry burdens
too heavy in the company they have,
the places they frequent, the hours
they keep, and the habits they get
into. Many girl or boy can say to
teacher, parent, church and society,
You by your dealing with me, lead me
into temptation. You put moral strain
on me that l, in my ignorance, weak
ness and undeve oped life could not
BEAR The man who does not live
a good life in his business, his politics,
his home and his church, is putting
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