The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28
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home God be recognized to the extent
OF the opportunities and influence we
enjoy. Parents have special respon-
sibility. Every father, in particular,
as the head of his family. should rec.
ognize 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" 'Tn all
thy ways acknowledge Him." or, as
Joshua said: las 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 your
conduct. 10 your demands of each
other? Or do you act meanly, selfish
ly, taking advantage of each 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. a 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
biities? 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 a
family quarrel results?
As children. are you thoughtful OF
your parents. their welfare. their wish
Cos thClk hdpk'ihCoSs as tou Wooiu iinC
your children to be thoughtful of
yours? 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 kindnesses and seeking TO make
their last days the happiest Of their
lives? Are you observing the Golden
Rule toward your parents?
How is it in your relationship to your
brothers and sisters? When they bor-
row your things without leave. do you
retaliate by borrowing theirs without
leave, and thus keep up continual
fret and vexation of spirit in the fam
lily? 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 things?
"Love Werketh No H."
All Of the Lords people are to love
Him and the brethren; yea. even their
enemies. However. let us now stop
short Of love and merely consider
what the simple justice of the Golden
Rule would imply in our conduct.
How do our daily lives square with
this Golden Rule of absolute justice.
emitting love entirely?
IL you are an employer. do you treat
your employee in harmony with this
rule and do unto him as you would
have him do unto you. if your posi-
tons were reversed? II you are an
employee. inquire of yourself. do
treat my employer and his business as
| would have him treat. me and my
business. if our relationship were re-
versed?' Do you treat your butcher.
your baker. your grocer. etc. as you
would like to have them treat you, If
your positions were reversed? Are
you polite to them and not inclined to
give them unnecessary trouble? Do
you pay them promptly? Or if you
are the tradesman. do you treat your
customers as you would wish to have
them treat you. il conditions were re-
versed? Do you charge them rea-
sonable price only? Do you give them
proper weight and measure? Do you
properly represent your goods to them.
as you would have them represented
to you? Are you good neighbOr?
Do you see to it that your children are
not nuisance to others: that your
chickens are not permitted to damage
your neighbours garden: that your dog
is not ferocious one. and that his
bark does not keep the neighborhood
awake? In word. do you treat your
neighbor justly. along the lines Of the
Golden Rule. doing unto him only as
you would wish him to do to you?
He who is faithful in little things
will be faithful i'm the greater ones. He
who practices the Golden Rule during
the six days of his contact with BUSH
ness will surely be faithful on the sew.
enth. but faithfulness to the Golden
Rule on the one day only will never
win Divine approval.
In no way can we better honor and
show our reverence for God than by
following to the best Of our ability His
commands. which are just and right
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