Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-29


Hoso. The seeds OF unbelief. already
sown In the minds OF the rising gen.
Grafton, are being watered continually
and are growing. All who love their
families, all who love mankind In gen.
eral. should awaken to the fact that
world that has lost its God must Of
necessity be an unhappy world. Pla-
tonic philosophy may for time serve
the purposes Of the few, but surely
cannot serve the masses OF our race.
A goddess world viii ere long mean a
discontented World, an unhappy world
and, bye and bye. world Of anarchy
and strife. This IS what our world
wide education is leading 10. Few OF
our race car stand an education which
recognizes no Cod, no revelation Of
Him, no responsibility to Him. and no
hope Of a future life which will be
effected by the conduct of the pres
ent
God In the Home.
We are not pleading for cant and
rant We are urging that in every
home God be recognized to the extent
Of the opportunities and influence we
enjoy Parents have special respon-
sibllity Every father, in particular,
as the head of his family. should rec
ognlze the Almighty Creator, and hold
Him up to his family-"God First"
We need not urge upon Gods conse-
Grated people the privileges Of pray
er and the blessed influence which
comes through prayer to the younger
members Of the family. This is one
way Of putting "GOd First" 'In all
thy ways acknowledge Him." or, as
Joshua said: "As for me and my
house. we will serve the Lord"
Let us now step into your home and
measure things there by the Golden
Rule. AS husbands, how do you treat
your wlves? As wives. how do you
treat your husbands? Can you apply
the Golden Rule to your words. to your
conduct. to your demands of each
otherf Or do you act meanly, selfish
ly, taking advantage Of each other,
to the limit that the other will for
bearl Do you deal with your children
according to the lines Of the Golden
Ruler Are you an ideal parent, ac-
cordlng to your own advanced stand
ard Of what parents duty should be
to his chlldren2
Do you remember that you have a
responsibility for their training, re-
spOnsibIllty so far as your clrcum-
stances will permit, for their environ
ment and happiness and education and
general preparation for usefulness in
life? Or are you Indifferent to their
interests, neglectful Of your responsi-
bilitles? Do you recognize that your
children have certain rights and that
these increase as they near maturity,
or are you forgetful Of these, disposed
to keep the children under the re-
straints Of childhood, sourlng their dis
positions and making them unhappy,
until they resent the injustice and a
family quarrel results2
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your parents, their welfare, their wish
es, their happiness, as you would like
your children TO be thoughtful Of
yoursp Do you remember the hours
and weeks Of feebleness and sickness
and toll which you cost them In your
infancy, and are you seeking to repay
those klndnesses and seeking to make
their last days the happIest of their
lives2 Are you observing the Golden
Rule toward your parents?
How is II in your relationship to your
brothers and sisters2 When they bor-
row your things without leave, do you
retallate by borrowing theirs without
leave, and thus keep up Il continual
fret and vexation Of spirit In the fam
lly3 Or do you practice the Golden
Rule Of justice and do nothing to your
brother and sister, or their belongings,
that you would not wish them to do
to you or your thlngs2
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