The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-06-03

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and whose words are wiser and more
inspiring than the wisest of earth and
whose touch is more tender than a
mothers. With profit mothers today
may hear what was said to Hebrew
mothers on this point. (Deut 6: 6-9)
Sow the seed and it will bless the heart
and life in the future. But let not the
father think that he has no part in this
work, for through his Indifference or
carelessness much of good influence
may be nullified. He should encourage
and help in every possible way in feed
ing the kids. But alas! how often is
the duty of instructing the child dele
gated to the Sabbath school teaches.
The teachers instruction is not to be
despised but they cannot do that for
which God has instituted the family. 1t
is the influence of parents above all
others that arouses the attention and
excites inquiry of the child. The par
ents can do the child more good than
all others.
The family is Gods school and it is a
gross error to send them out of this to
get in the Sabbath School what they
ought to get at home. Solomon's rule
still holds good, Train up child in the
way he should go and when he is old he
will not depart from it." The will is
the seat of responsibility in man and
the executive power of the soul. With
an enfeebled will man is to be pitied.
He is liable to be imposed upon, is
incapable of any great achievement.
With perverted will man is a mon
ster of hideous mem who is to be shun-
/ no s-L
the man appears as an agent for good
AS the child comes from the first stages
of the impressible state. it has absorb
ed much of the world; it begins to re-
alize Its powers and assert its supposed
rights. New thoughts occupy the mind,
new emotions fill the soul. Impatient
of restraint, its desires like birdlings
spread their wings to soar in the in
vestigation of the unknown.
Should the child be left to the gui-
dance of this will? The will clamors for
the mastery, the critical period has
come, but the will must be under the
direction of experience. The breaks
must be put upon the animal passions.
The child must be kept on the narrow
track, running free, but under the d.
rection of Him who rules all things.
How slow many are to heed the divine
rule, IN spite of the sad consequences
of it's neglect that are everywhere seen
about US. Give an impetuous will full
sway and it will not be long in pulling
down the structure of the child's being
Solomon says, Correct thy son and he
shall give thee rest.. Yea, he shall give
delight unto thy SOUL" Here is the line
Of duty made plain before US. but many
from false affection shirk it. A mere
sentimental tenderness makes them in
different to the command of the Lord
The future destiny and influence of
your child demands that you train it
up in the way it should GO" The les
son of submission must be taught it.,
for by this IT learns submission to the
state and to God. "Foolishness is bound
in the heart of child; but the rod of
correction shall drive it from him." for
the rod and reproof give wisdom but
child left to himself bringeth his
mother to shame
This should not be done in anger but
in love and accompanied with whole
some instruction and affectionate moral
suasi0n, yet always with the firmness
of one who Is conscious of doing right
and the determination that the stubborn
viii shall lead TO authority. A child
soon knows whether or not il can mas
ter the parent. Il is an error to con.
stantly threaten the child and promise
to punish II, yet postpone il till It soon
loses its effect on the child. Ii soon
becomes meaningless. Sometimes it is
q threat to shut the little culprit up in
dark cellar where the rats are. or to
expel il from the house, where a big,
/ ugly, cross dog will catch il. or If YOU
I do II again III give it to you good Yet
! the promised punishment is postponed,
until the child regards you as not mean
ing what you say it disregards what
you say and receives its first lesson in
! lying. To illustrate, kind, hospitable
! family sat at their table entertaining
| some friends. Billy was there too, clam
oring for this and that, impatient. sell
| fish and Indifferent to the kind words OF
| the parents. His boisterousness be
came almost unbearabe and so the
mother with false tenderness kindly
told the lad, that if he does not behave
/ himself she will put him in the cellar
with the rats. 1t was an old story
Billy continued to the disgust and NOR.
| LITIGATION of all. The threat was re
peated and Billy changed his tune anC
began to whine and then to clamor t
be taken to the cellar, and was graft
fled by the foolish father, by beng tax
en- TO the cellar, when if the father haC
done his duty, he would have showr
the lad the persuasive power and gooC
effects of a rattan. More anon.
! JoANNES.