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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. Fla
tonic philosophy may for time serve
the purposes of the few, but surely
cannot serve the masses of our race.
A goddess world WIN ere long mean a
discontented world. an unhappy world
and, bye and bye. a world of anarchy
and strife. This is what our world
wide education is leading to. Few of
our race can stand an education which
recognizes no God, no revelation )f
Him, no responsibility to Him, and no
hope Of 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 exteEt
of the opportunities and influence WI.
enjoy. Parents have special respon-
sibillty Every father, in particular,
as the head of his family, should rec
ognize the Almighty Creator, and hold
Him up to his famiy-"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 wives? AS wives, how do you
treat your husbands? Can you apply
the Golden Rule to your words, to yoar
conduct, to your demands of each
other? Or do you act meanly, selfish
ly, taking advantage Of alch other,
to the limit that the other will for
bear? Do you deal with your children
according to the lines Of the Golden
Rule? Are you an ideal parent, ac-
cording to your own advanced stand
ard of what parents duty should be
to his children?
Do you remember that you have a
responsibility for their training, re-
sponsibility so far as your circum-
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 response
bilities? 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, souring their dis
positions and making them unhappy,
until they resent the injustice and q
family quarrel results?
AS children, are you thoughtful OF
your parents, their welfare, their wish
es. their happiness, us you would like
your children to he thoughtful OF
yours? DO you remember the hours
and weeks Of feebleness and sickness
and toll which you cost them in youl
infancy, and are you seeking to repay
those kindnesses and seeking to make
their last days the happiest Of their
lives? Are you observing the Golden
Rule toward your parents?
How is 1t in your relationship to your
brothers and sisters2 When they Dor
row your things without leave, do you
retalinte by borrowing theirs without
leave, and thus keep up continual
fret and vexation of spirit in the fam
lily? Or do you practice the Colder
Rule of justice and do nothing to YOU
brother and sister, or their belongings
that you would not wish them to do
to you or your thlngsP
"Love Worketh No H."
All of the Lords people are to lovt
| Him and the brethren; yea, even theil
enemies. However, let us now stoI
short of love and merely consider
what the simple Justice of the Colder
Rule would imply in our conduct
How do our daily lives square will
this Golden Rule of absolute justice
omitting love entirely?
If you are an employer, do you trea
your employee In harmony with thi
rule and do unto him as you woult
have him do unto you, IL your posi-
tons were reversed? If you are al
employee, inquire OF yourself, "Do
treat my employer and his business a
would have him treat me and M!
business, IL our relationship We're re
versedT Do you treat your butcher
your baker, your grocer. etc, as yol
would like to have them treat you, i
your positions were reversed? Ar
you polite to them and not inclined T.
give them unnecessary trouble? ID
you pay them promptly? Or II yo,
are the tradesman, do you treat you
customers as you would wish to hav
them treat you. IL conditions were re
versedP Do you charge them reN
sonable price only? DO you give then
proper weight and measure? Do yo
properly represent your goods to then
as you would have them representa-
to you? Are You good neighbor
DO you see to 1t that your children ar
not nuisance to others; that you
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