Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-29

interested IN the home life Of the
child
1.-The texts chosen were Proverbs
1876, Train up a child in the
way he should go, and even when
he is old he will not depart from
it, And from Matt. 9;36-3S, But
when he saw the multitudes, he
was moved with compassion for
them, because they were distress
ed and scattered as sheep not
having a shepherd. Then saith he
unto his disciples, the harvest
indeed Is plenteous, but the la
borers are few. Pray we therefore
the Lord of the harvest, that he
send forth laborers into his har-
vest
'I believe every parent has the
burning desire to have his chill
dren become the right kind of
men and women. Even though the
parents aren't Christians them
selves, they desire their children
to do right and they send them
to Bible school And oftentimes
Christian parents do the same
thing-send their children to
school instead of taking them.
But whether the parents go or
not they have this desire for their
children.
1.-THE Bible school and church
cannot do for the boys and girls
what the parents can do. For
this is the chief business Of the
Christian home. E. w. Thorn
ton has said, our homes are not
constructively Christian. Most chill
dren must get religious ideas
from the Bible school. Since the
homes do not do this, then we
must But we, as parents and
teachers must change this con-
dition in the home.
1.-THE Bible school cannot func-
ton properly without home help
To quote from Athearn The ideas
most fundamental to moral and
religious life are developed in
family life. Many fundamental
principles are established by the
time the child enters school, and
they are intensified during school
life, Such conceptions as those OF
God. duty, honor, honesty--are
determined in the home life so
YOU see the importance of the
first five years.
Folsom in his Religious Edu-
cation in the Home" says with
wisd ON, more can be done LOT
the child religiously in this PERIOD
than in any other period OF ms
growth And DR.. Farrar mas
said, When your child is five
YOU have done half that you
can ever do to influence nm
religiously.' The habit-forming
years are early and therefore we
can easily see the importance or
home-training 1t cannot begin
too early in the child's life.
How can we train our child
rem? First, by proper teaching
in the truths of the bible and or
life. This can be done largely by
taking their questions seriously
and answering them properly.
Let us never be too busy to an
swer their questions. A little
child said to her father, Papa,
speak to God for me. I'm too
little. He won't listen to me
THAT was an opportunity which
that father grasped to give to his
child the right conception OF
God, to let the child know that
God is friend to children, and
that he hears and loves every
one. Let us always answer their
questions truthfully and intelli-
gently. In so doing we shall not
offend one of these little ones
Second, by setting the eX-
ample ourselves. Children are
great imitators. We may tell
them what to do, but more likely
they will do as they see us do.
Our actions will be what they
will follow. Example is more
powerful than precept.' A father
was admonishing his son about
swearing, but he, himself, swore.
OF course, his words were with
out weight. We should practice
self-control in the presence Of our
children. Weigle has said. DO
absolutely nothing before a
child you would not have him
copy. Let nothing touch his
senses that you would not have
permanently enter into his life.
There may be some exceptions,
but you cannot tell when the
exceptions come Thus we, should
train by example.
Third, we should be compan-
ions with our children. We can
never properly guide and train
our children unless we know
them and they know us. Some
may say that is foolish? Oh no!
We must remember that we, too,
were young and we need to take