Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-08-18
FAMILY RELIGION.
Published by Request,

for ire and my house, We will
serve the Lord
He assumed at once the re-
spor sibiliiy and leadership u bis
household and pledged loyalty
and allegiance to God.
Much Of the irreligious spirit
th-t We sec ,oday is dire 10 the
lack Of proven training at nome
The child should he taught nom
esty at home. The child should
be taught TO tell tho truth and be
pure and clean in habits forming
a. home.
The father and mothe- and
children constitute a little king
dom, and that kingdom is the
household. Tie duty of the care
ami training Of the children of
the household cannot be neglect
ed or shifted to other persons.
The greatest duty for the mother
is the laying Of the foundation of
the character Of the child. God
gives the child'an immortal being
that must be trained for useful
ness in this life and heaven in the
next. This duty Is paramount.
cannot be neglected, without
harm to the child. The parents
HE and example must ard will
influence the life and character
of the child greatly. II the chill
dren discover that the father or
mother are given 10 untruthful-
ness, the gap is laid down for the
lanes to follow the sheep. II
the mother spends her tirne away
from home IN the pursuit of So
ciai pleasures while the children
are left to look for themselves.
are neglected, what must be the
result: Ii gambling, drinking.
lmpurity are countenan0ed either
by example or precept by the pa
rents, the children Of that house,
hold are bound 10 suffer.
Ii the parents are irreligious
and do not acknowledge God in
prayer and loving service. the
children are more than apt 10
grow up in the same way. Every
father and mother who Do not al
tegd the worship Of God and al
low their children to scatter of
and spend the Sabbath in oues-
uonable places, or with compan-
lans who spend the Lords day in
seeking their own pleasure, d
them a great wrong.
Fathers and mothers. a. the
Sabbath day dawns Upon your
household ask yourselves how
shall We spend the day. Let the
thought come into your minds
mat God says i blessed and
hallowed day nd that YOU should
keep It holy. DO not plan TO
spend 1t ana neglect the services
OF the church. Do not begin to
say that W have 10 labor six
days IN the week and W. have no
other time for recreation. When
ucd Instituted this day. He said
six DAYS shalt thou labor. AID
do all that thou hast 70 do. but
the seventh day is the Sabbath
oil the Lord thy Cod In it thou
shalt do no manner of work ="
Wnen he Instituted the dav He
knew all the conditions To which
our humanity should be subject
ec IN all the ages. II man i'm.
poses burdens he must bear
them. We must not fix condi-
t"ns, and then say that the Sab.
b III must be observed accord.
lH-ly. God has fixed the condi-
tons and We must obey-not man
but God.
one OF the most interesting
sights is to see the father and
mother and children revcrentlv
approaching the house Of God on
Sunday morning entering and
engaging IN the worship of God.
y woman OF one of the leading
families in New York was an
by friend and invited
10 20 ont and spend several davs
yachting, and as an indueement
she was told the names OF num-
Der Of people who had accepted
the invitation OF the millionaire
TO enjoy the outing. She declin-
ed on the ground chat they would
be out on Sunday and that she
would be deprived of the ser
vices Of the church. oh" said
the other, you will be out only
one Sunday" yes" replied
the Christian, but God corn
mands me to keep the Sabbath
day holy and ! feel bound 10
keep his command. | know well
there Will he no observance of
the day with the gay party upon +
the yacht; therefore, | cannot
go. Gentle reader, do YOU not
feel like calling that woman bles-
sed for her loyalty to Christ, and
thank God for the example Of all
such good women. Her child
rem will rise up and call her bles-
sed. II. II. SNEED.