El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-15

I provide for the bodily welfare OF
! their children. Nature teaches that
I Nearly every animal will guard It's
young from harm and danger. How
man parents to provide for their
children. TO feed, clothe, guard and
1 protect them Therefore, the Lord
/ speaking OF man who does not pro-
vide for his family, says: He has
denied the faith" Children must
1 have the proper education It IS our
duty to help our felloWmen and be-
come good citizens. This is impos-
sible without q good education Dr..
Martin Luther speaks Of this, stating
that Educated men are necessary
for our civil. governmental and 20
Mtical life" They must have an edu-
cation to be able to do their duty
toward their fellowmen-
Body The Shell, Soul the Kernel
As true as this is, there still re-
mains the command OF the Lord:
Command your children to keep the
way OF the Lord" For children have
not only a body, but also a soul. The
body IS mortal. but the soul Is i'm
mortal the body lives a while here
on earth, but the soul lives into all
eternity. The body OF a child may
be compared to a shell and the soul
to a kernel. What would you think
OF a person who would nurture
shell and permit the kernel 10 spoil7
Therefore Scripture constantly ad-
monishes parents to use greater care
in providing for the soul than for
the body.
what would It profit your child
to inherit the whole world, but lose
It's soui2" Would that make II etern-
ally happy7 Would you then be pro-
viding something for your child
which moths could not destroy and
thieves could not touchT' The Lord
admonishes US to provide for the
treasures OF Heaven which cannot be
destroyed" Truly, worldly knoWl-
edge is very necessary but stiil it re-
mains true what the Apostle says.
ITO know the love OF Christ passeth
all knowledge" Therefore, the Lord
repeatedly instructs parents 10 con-
stantly teach His word 10 the chill
dren. saying These words which
command thee this day. shall be IN
thine heart: and thou shalt teach
them diligently unto thy child. and
shall talk OF them when thou stitch
in thine house, and when thou walk
est by the way. and when thou lest
down, and when thou riseth up"
Dent s. 81. and again He says
through the Apostle: Bring up your
children in the nurture and admO-
milton OF the Lord"
Commands From the Lord.
And Christ Himself pleads with His
disciples. Suffer the little children
10 come unto Ne" These are orders,
commands from the Lord. and woe
unto such parents who neglect this
duty. Nay they otherwise provide
for the bodily welfare Of their
provide for worldly treas I
urers. they are cheating their I
children out OF the zone thing need I
ful." they thus becme spiritual muir
derers OF their own children
Luther.
How can parents fulfil such a COM Z
mand OF the Lord2 Not by saying. T
I win let my child grow up and later .
It can pick the religion Il likes best I
That would be disregarding the COM I
mand Of God, and Is worse than an I
heather. for the heather parents .
train the children IN their religion. I
And who viii promise you that your I
child viii live long enough to choose 1
for itself. or that later In life It viii .
stiu listen TO the word Of God2
Church Provides Teaching.
Parents are placed over their chill !
dren as representatives OF God. who 4
should teach their children the viii 4
OF God This viii can be found only .
In the scriptures, and by the scrip /
lures only can you teach your child /
the viii the Lord has manifested into I
us. This, OF course. IS impossible for /
parents to teach their children in all I
the doctrines OF Scripture-iust as .
impossible as it is for them TO give I
their children a proper worldly edu- 1
cation Therefore, the church has I
realized the duty to teach the chill /
dren, according to the command OF 1
God: Preach the Gospel to every 4
creature" Here the church tries to /