The Key West citizen., 1953-10-31

BY RALPH ROGERS
So far this quarter the lessons
have been 50 designed 10 show that
. new and better world can be
created by sober men with q new
heart. The lesson today gives a
few basic rules which. when ap.
Piled to the home, form the very
foundation for the building Of a
substantial Christian home. In fact
these fundamental principles out.
lined are q must II wholesome
family relations are TO be enjoy
ed. II Is Gods plan for the home.
As early Is s25 B. C. we can see
In Deuteronomy that Moses outlin-
ed the plan for q home. He EN-.
phasiled the importance of love
between parents and between par.
erits and children. AS a result there
Is no home closer knit and welded
together than that Of the Jewish
home. Children knew that they
were wanted and were loved. They
were taught the responsibility of
maintaining the home as q cita-
del In which all worked together,
each for all and all for each, and
together they stood against any in
trusion by enemies Of every des-
cription. The early training In law
observance and respect for authori-
ty contributed to the development
of sterling wholesome character so
noticeable In the Jewish families
even today. Paul picks up the
same motif Of love and uses Il as
. basis for the training In q Chris.
tian home. That Is Gods plan -
that Of love.
Other plans for the ideal home
have been tried. Mankind likes to
experiment, especially in religion,
only to meet bitter disappointment.
Russia. Goddess nation. tired
mating promiscuously taking all
the children for training by the
state. Apparently such q beastly
practice was disappointing. Chill
dren and adults as well. want to
feel that they are wanted, that
they belong and the state is too
cold and far removed to impress
children. They need the compact
and close knit loving force Of a
home. something akin to the typi-
cal Jewish home.
Another mushroom experiment In
the training Of children was pro.
NOTED q few years back by q wild
eyed group claiming to be child
psychologists. Their main talking
point was that the child Is not to
be inhibited, Let them do as they
please. They did. As q result Of
that popular training our periodi-
Gals are full Of accounts OF van.
dalism and juvenile delinquency.
Society Is getting the results Of a
faulty theory some forty years ago.
The lesson today emphasizes what
the wisdom of Proverbs declares.
''Train child in the way he
should 60 and when he is old he
will not depart from It." (22:s).
Since we are using the recipe Of
fered by Moses and faithfully used
by the Israelites down through the
centuries. 1t is well to know just
how this lesson can be applied.
From the time the Jewish babe
begins to understand, the 'Shema'
from the first word Of the 9Th
verse. Hear o Israel) Ii dinned
into the ears Of the infant. The
child learns and is constantly re.
that "our God Is one Jeho-
YAH" He Ii taught to give love,
give to Jehovah and If he loves
God he win also love and rever-
snce his parents.
The 'Shema' is said twice daily,
1t the break and close Of each day.
rhe words are worn on the left
arm or as q frontlet. The words
Used are Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and
verses 1915. Exodus 1927. These
we're written on a piece Of parch-
nent, enclosed in a little box. and
worn on the arm or forehead, as