Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-04

has reached the highest degree of sue cess.
 Tn these days when so many of us bend all our energy to the earning and saving of the dollars, and our efforts to secure for our children a good phy- sical development we are apt to awake some time t. the fact that something very necessary for the happiness of ourselves and our children is wanting.
 The oneness of spirit the loving, du tiful regard of grateful children tow ards their parents, is the very essence of a sweet family life; the only real recompense for parental cares and sac rifices.
 Sometimes we ask ourselves this questions How can child who has been so well cared for be so utterly regardless 0f those who have done so much for them? 9" The answer lies in the fact that the cultivation of the affections has been neglected. and this cannot be done without disastrous re. suits. To ignore the spiritual side of a child's nature is to greatly weaken it in power and to rob it wholly of all endearing qualities
 If children are not trained to be thoughtful and cOnsiderate of others. but are indulged in every way and all their wishes gratified, they grow ac- customed to seeing everyone busted in promoting their comfort and making endless effort to give them pleasure. It is hardly reasonable to suppose that they will later be anything but selfish and self f-centered, expecting still to have everything done for them, and taking it all for granted without any sense of gratitude.
 Again, if the parents are constantly too busy doing so much for their chil- dren to have any time to spend with them. the sure results will be this lamentable lack of common interests:
 tI1n hill fof pleasureable cOmpanionship. The only way to have the grown son and daugh- ter seek and enjoy our society. show a loving consideration for us and deference to our wishes, is to gain their love and confidence when very little and hold them close through the growing years.
 Is it not partly our willing and con- stant service for the child that makes Us love 1t so dearly? Then let us turn this truth to the child's advantage and not object as many do to letting the child help with the household work. I know very well that we feel some times as if it were far easier to do the work ourselves than to oversee the child while he or she may be doing it for us, but even so. it is 'our part to make them both skilfu1 and useful
 We must take this trouble for the sake of the child just as we do other things for their good. If we properly direct their early offers of assistance we will be surprised to find perhaps that they have learned quickly; and if we have the tact to make the work interesting SO the child will still want to do the work when once it has learn cd. we will have real helpers in our children.
 Then If we will share an interest in the games and studies of the children as we let them share an interest i'll our work, l feel sure that we will find a strong, unbreaIable link growing between us and the little ones we talk, walk, read work and play with, the older boy and girl who confide in us their griefs and glOries. and the grown son and daughter turning to consult us in forming their plans for the more serious steps in life, all enjoying each pleasure that comes to us the more because we share with each other.
 This, I think is the crown of suc- cess we all crave in rearing our chill dren. The link that is missing In many an otherwise complete chain of pleasing family existence.
 Yours for the health and happiness of the whole Corner
 THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.