The Detroit times., 1911-01-16
I'M DETROIT PULPITS--No. XII.

sermon by tn. REV. w. L Rilsy--Fathsr"

ship of God. the finest element in his
nature II his reverence for woman. Ac-
cording TO Holy Writ she was not taken
from his head TO rule him, nor from
his feet 10 serve HIM. but from his side
sically. she II the weaker vessel; ner-
vously, she 10 much the inner. more re-
spohsive. What degree OF civilization
and progress In the higher life has any
nent they accord their women and I
have q most accurate standard OF their
civilization: nay more, their Christianity.
Every father. In his department.. SHOULD
impression made on the minds OF the
spect, And II thi. law OF suggestion
IL not sufficiently fruitful IL should be
followed by the direct teaching and.
IL need be. command.
Train your child In obedience.
hardly need say this Is one OF the great
than we appreciate. the viii determines
our morals. or lack OF morals. Jesus
said TO the Jews ',Ye will not come
unto me that ye might have life" That
II / should attempt TO lay my finger
on the weakest spot In the American
home. In rearing children, / would say
II 10 oyer-indulgence. lack OF training
child will very likely become the law
less man. a menace to society,>-possi-
bly, n criminal Do not misunderstood,
am not talking about crushing the
parents. especially fathers. talk about
breaking the child's will God pity the
father who believes In and ever prac-
tices breaking his child's will; Did !
rather say. "God teach him" for. in
such work. he certainly 10 In the ser.
vice OF another. The unframed will of
the child il like the wild colt. What
/ ~ n.lf al L. Inc md tn mi N A.
developed TO Its fullest strength his
every muscle. that he may Become the
powerful horse As you do 30, tame
him train him n,,i for service ser, Never yer
power. You are robbins him of his
greatest asset for success. Develop
that will TO it's fullest capacity, but
tame and train II In rightful obedience
to God and man.
What Is a fathers greatest peril in
the training of his cnildrenf II he
takes this matter seriously, wherein
is he most likely to fail? What 4: his
Gates. Paul inspired by the Holy
Spirit. writes, Fathers provoke not
your children TO wrath" He did no,
h s g5svose rSi your 0S chill
distinction the preacher is making. but
the apostle. and he used the word
fathers" because he did not believe
fuOtnoTs were given 10 tnlb ttmpth-
ton. In this respect, we fathers are
apt to be guilty ones. We men have
rot as much patience as women. 1t Ia
no pleasure to confess IL, but it 10 a
fact. For most of US. IL Is very easy
to lose our tempers. and the pity Is
We find them just as easily. They won't
stay lost. On the other hand, while
there II nothing In the world SO pre-
cious and lovable as little child, there
are many times when nothing else Il
so provoking. Arbitrary, capricious
unreasonable, obstinate-how often
under these conditions, we must shut
on the pressure with the thought, HE
IL only a child" There Is your situa-
ton. On the one side n bundle of irri-
tation, and on the other an impatient
disposition. III the average father were
to carefully analyse the cause as to
why he at times Furnishes his child. he
would find IL was not for the child 8
correction so much as an escape valve
for his own pent-up feelings. Fathers
provoke not your children to wrath"
I am not saying. let them go unframed.
I believe in correction. but IL II ever
wear the form Of punishment, let Us
be sure there IL only one motive which
prompts us--the child's rightful devel-
opment
Another peril OF the father In child
training In the neglect or his spiritual
life. The father Is much concerned
about his child's physical welfare, his
mental Improvement. his social and
financial position. but I'm his relation
to his God he Is too often Indifferent,
or leaves IL to the mother. In fact. II