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VOL. VII.
THE MESSENGER.
LAFAYETTE, - - - GEORGIA.
Household Govern
ment.
—Oli —
THE DUTY OF FAIIEVTS TO TIIF.III ,
Cbildreu.
BY REV. R M RAKER.
Train up a child in the way be
should go; nfnl when ho is old, hewlil
not depart from i t. — Solomon .
[Coucluded from last week.]
But another great hindrance to
tbe.successful carrying out of this
domestic training, is to be found in
the irresolution of parents. When
ever a command is given, it should
be promptly enforced. And when
ever a prohibition is enjoined, it
should be final. No importunities
| on tho part of the child, should
j i aye any influence, in changing
j the purposes of the parent. And
I yet there is scarcely one out of ten,
who does not yield to su h appeals.
The persuasive appeal of “do
mama,” “please mama,” if persist
ed in. scarcely ever fails in over
coming the resolution of ihe moth
er, and she permits the child to do,
what she bad forbidden it to do,
and what her judgment tells her,
it ought not to do. In such a case,
the point is yielded for the same
reason, and on precisely the same
ground that the unjust Judge
granted the importunate request of
the injured widow. Not that he
felt that it was just and proper that
her request should be granted, but
simply to rid himself of her. E e
wus annoyed by her importunities,
and he concluded that the b st
way to end the annoyanpe, was to
grant the request. $0 in order to
gel rid of the annoyance which re
sults from the persistent appeals ot
the child the mother often yields
tire point, and thus sacrifices her
own authority, by her oVvn aci
Every ch id should b<j tau,. ; ht that
a single yes, or a single no, is final,
and that there can be no appeal
from it.
These are florae of the obstacles
or hindrances which lie in the way,
and which often prevent the suc
cessful carrying out of this domess
tic t raining.
But iu as much as this house
hold government is of Divine ap
pointment, and God has entrusted
to parents, the administration of
it; so He has tarnished them with
three elements of power, which if
faithfully employed, cannot fail to
secure the end desired.
The first of these, is example
No one can properly estimate
the power of example, especially
if that example is set by tboso who
sustain the near, and endearing re
lation at parents. The child nat
urally looks to tho parent fer gui
j dance and direction. It has an in
tuitive conviction that its parents
are superior to all other persons
upon earth. This impression is
early formed, and constitutes the
grour.d-work of that parental influ
ence, wbich is so potent either for
good, or for evil.
Entertaining this exalted opin
ion'of their parents, they arc nat
urally Jed to suppose that what
they dc, is right. And hence, their
judgment of actions, is iormed, not
from any known distinctions be
tween right and wrong, but eitop’y
Irom the conduct of the parent,
which to them, is the only stand
ard of right. This is true of all
children, in the early stages of life.
And as they are imitative crea
tures, they are very apt to do,
what they see their parents do,
under the conviction that it is all
right.
If parents are irreligious, their
children are very apt to be so too.
If they embrace heretical doctrines,
ttiese very errors will incorporate :
themselves, in the religious belief
of their children.
If a father is in the habit of
using profs; ? language, his chil
dren, in nine cise» out of ten, will
become profane swearers. And it
results from a very simple process
of reasoning. It the lather is the
I best man in the world, as the j
‘ clild supposes, then, nothing that,
be does, can be wrowg, and as be :
ludulgtsin profane swearing, there |
LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1883.
can bo nothing very objectionable
in the habit. And by tins simple
processof reasoning,the child is led,
slop, by step in the very path, the
father, by bis example, hns marked
out for him. And what is true
of one offence is true of «l!
offences, untruthful parent, will
have untruthful children.
Sabbath breaking parents, will
have Sabbath breaking children.
And dishonest parents, will have
dishonest children. This resu’ts
from the lnwo of association, and
the power of exnmple. Divine
gr.ico may, and often does, pro
duce exceptional caves. But the
natural and legitimate tendency of
a bad example, is to lend children
into the commission of the very
same climes, that their parents in
dulge ia.
So that, if you wish to exert a
salutary iofluenoe upon your chil
dren, you must set them a good
exnmple. You must not only
teach them what is right, but you
must go before, and taking thorn
gently by the hand, you must
lead them along the way, you
wou’d have them go. Your ex
ampie'must correspond with your
teaching, or else, neither the one,
nor the other will have any weight
with the child. You should be in
all t! ings, just what you would
wish your children to be. And by
setting before them, at all times,
just such an example, as you
would desire them to follow, you
will exert a moral force upon your
children, which will bo controlling
in its influence.
Example there, is an element of
power, which parents may suc
cessfully employ, in moulding tho
character of their children, and
sect;ring the end contetnplated by
this household training.
But au titter element of power, is
-that if precept and instruction. Chil
dren are ignorant, and they need
to f e taught. And it is the imper
ative duty of parents to teach
them. It is natural for them to
look to their parents for instruction,
for they are not only their natural
guardians, but their natural teach
ers. And as they are ignorant of
the distinctions between right .and
wrong; this knowledge ought to be
imparted to them, and that too, at
the earliosk possible period of intel
ligence. As soon as the child is
capable of knowing anything, it
should be taught that there is a
distinction iu tho moial quality of
actions, that some things are right,
and that somethings are wrong.
And this distinction should be
clearly set forth. You must not
expect your children to acquire
this knowledge by intuition. This
they cannot do. It is the result
of education. Even persons of
matured age, have but little idea
of the morul quality of actions, ex
cepting so far as they have been
taught. When the heathen moth
er, in her idolatrous devotion,
throws her infant child into the
Ganges, to bs devoured by croco
diles, she is under an abiding con
viction, that she is doing right.
Some tribes of men, consider
stealing, a virtue; whilst others
suppose that it is right to murder
their aged parrents in order to
relieve them from the increasing
cares, and accumulating sorrows of
old age. Paul thought that be wag
thing God servi.m, when engaged
in persecuting the infant church
Such cases, go to prove, that the
minds of men unenlightened by
preceptive training, could never ar
rive at any just and proper con
ceptions of moral rectitude. Even
Seneca, whose code of morals, ap
proached, perhaps nearer to the
scriptural standard, than any
other of the heathen sages, was
lei to incorporate, in hip moral
system,doctrines wholly antagonis
tic to the pure principles of Chris
tianity. It is therefore presuming
too much, to suppose that your
children, if left to themselves,
would acquire just views of moral
duty. They must he taught, find
the obligation is upon you to teach
them.
The Apostle Paul sestws ns,!
that Timothy was instructed in the
Scripturc-s, when but a child and
that, no doubt, by the faithful
ministrations of h;s pious mother.
Ai.d the same A poatie enjoins up-;
j on parents to “train up ihuir chil
| dren in tlui nurture and ad'"oni
tion of the Li rd.”
The Israelites were required not
only to beiome lunuliar with the
law themselves, but to “teach it
diligently to llv.ir children 1 ”
It is evident then, that an im
portant part of this home training,
consists in the exercise of religious
instruction. The old practice,
which was in vogue years ago, of
cab chising the children at home,
on the Sabbath, and which was at
tended with suoli beneficial results,
has, unfortunately, of late years,
bocomo well nigh obsolete at
least in certuia sections of country.
And the consequence is that chil
dren, now, grow up to woman
hood and manhood, without anv
fixed roligicus principles. They
know uolh'ng of tho distinctive
doctrines of any church, though
their parents may bo church
members. And being driven
about by every wind of doctrine;
they are prepared to embrace any’
Joctiinal orrora that may present
themselves, of whatever type or
bur, and the consequence is, that
in a great many Christian families,
a division is found to exist, some
of the children being members of
one church, and some of another.
And it not unfrequently happens,
that in the acme family, may be
seen the representatives of as many
religious creeds, as there are differ
ent, religious denominations in the
community. This mav he traced
to the neglect of oarly doctrinal
instruction. A child can no more
withstand the ingress of error, and
the battling storms of life, without
a fixed religious principle, than a
vessel can weather the surgings of
the tempest, lashed ocean, without
a sufficient ballast. It is therefore,
not only the duty ol parents to
teac\i their children the great piiu
cipl i.of revealed tru'h, but to
bring them, as far as possible, un
der a reiigious influence. At an
early period, thoy should be taken
regularly to church, wh tber they
aro abb to understand th 9 nature
of religious worship, or not. If
nothing more is.gained, they will
acquire the habit of atten ling Di
vine service,which is a matter of the
highest importance both to the
young, and to the old.
Tile Babbalh-ichool is another
auxiliary airency for the religious
instruction of children. And all
parents should feo! it to he, not
only their privilege, but tneir duty,
to avail themselves of this means,
for the moral improvement of their
children.
Every advantage should lie
taken, and every means employed,
that will assist them in carrying
forward this great work. The ear
ly dedication of the child to God
in tho ordinance of Baptism—the
family altar the Sabbath-school —
the church—in short.all means,and
agencies, and appliances, within
their reach, should be seized upon,
by parents, for the purpose of
throwing around their childrn a
restraining moral influence. And
here, I would take occasion to re
mark, that religion should be pre
sented to them, in its attractive
form. There is nothing more love
ly, and mote attractive than pure
cbris'ianity. But its caricatures
aro always repulsive. A sad and
gloomy, and sanctimonious de
meanor, can never commend itself
to, or muke a favorable impression
upon the youthful mind. Buch
an exhibition of piety, has a ten
dency, rather to drive them away,
than to attract them to its em
brace. Iteligioi, therefore, should
always be exhibited, in its simple
beauty, and in itp attractive loveli
ness.
But another element of power,
in the Lauds of parents, and
which may be ured with effective
force, in carrying forward this do
mestiot training, m disnpliite, in
the sense of a corrective punish -
moot.
When the authority of parents,
fails to secure obedience, and their
aud precepts become in
oper»tiVc, in controlling the wny
| ward temh'ccies of their children;
I then Bbyrner means should be re
sorted to.
A chi’d should never be subjec
ted to bodily chastisement, if ar.y
other means can be used, to effect
the desired result. But when ail
other ngt urit's fail, it should bo re
sorted to, with a deteriuii ed will,
and with an t iifaltcrit'g purpose.
For it is just as much a parents du
ly to inflict merito i punishment
upon an unruly, chi'll, it is for
him to pray, or to read the Bible,
or to perform any other known and
acknowledged Chro-tian duty.' It
in true, that it is a painful duty.
It is peculiarly trying to the feel
ings of every tender hearted parr nt.
Th 6 parental heart feols every
pang. Afflicted upon tho child,
and therefore in the majority of ca
sts, parents rnn otdy bring the n
se’ves up to the point of perform
ing this painful duty, when under
the influence o. pits don, nr excite
ment. But. in suck a case, tho pun
ishment loses much of its moral
furco. A child ought never to he
whipped, when the parent is under
the influence of angry feelings, For
if you would control your child,
you must first learn to control
yourself. Tliin is said to have hoen
tire great secret of Washington’s in
fluence, in controlling men ; that
he had perfect control of himself.
Whenever therefore a child ac’n
in such a manner, as to require
correction, tho parent should take
it calmly and quietly aside, and af
ter having explained the nature of
the offence —its criminality ami
guilt—should so administer the
punishment,as to leave the impres
sion upon tire child, that it wus
dono Btltly from a sense of duty,
and not to gratify any ar gn or ma
lignant feelings.
Sometimes children manifest a
rebellious spirit when under the
hand of correction. In 6uch a case,
it becomes tire duly of the parent,
to conti. uo tho punishment until
tho child is cmpletely humbled.
For anything short of this, tends
rather to incren-c, than to allay the
rebellious spirit. Parents are often
heard to say, that whipping their
ch l lren, did them no good. It on
ly tended to make them worse.
The reason of this is very obvious.
The parent becomes angry and
whips his child just enough to
excite nil its malignant feelings and
p. sskn s and then tire matter ends.
The parent is angry and tho oliitd is
angry, and tho punishment instead
of doing any good, becomes a real
evil.
The obj’-ct of punishment is to
humble tho child, ar.d thus to pie
vent a repetition of the offence.
But if ti e child remains unsub
dued, the punishment loses its
moral force, and bccopies entirely
usolcss.
This whole subject is one of ac
knowledged importance, and al
though the proper training of your
children, willcost you much watch
fulness, cure and trouble, jet you
will beahuridantl v rewarded for it in
the end Fur you kave the gratifying
assurance, tint those moia 1 he so os,
and those divine precepts whxh
you inculcate and imp eis upon the
tnir.ds and Loarts of jour children,
will control their actions through
life. They will never he lost. They
will never be oh.iteratcd from the
mind. But will continue through
life, in all their vital power, and in
all their controlling influence.
"drain up a child in the way hethould
go, and when he is old, he wilt not
depart from it.”
If then, ybu desire to see your
children grow up, and become use
ful members of society, if you de
sire them to become ornaments in
toe circle, in wbich I liny move, rind
to secure the love and admiration
of those with whom they associate,
If jou desire them to enjoy the
sweet consolations of religion, and
become consistent and useful uieui
b-rs of the church of Christ, in
short, if you wish them to be hap
py in thin life, and blissfully hap
py in the life which is to come;
then go forward iri this grert -s’ork,
with, an unfaltering step. For it is
from such efforts, that these glorious
results aro to be obtained. Fideli
ty on your part, will secure a rich
legacy to your children. If you are
fai hfnl to them, God will be faith
ful to you, and both you and thoy,
win siiare irt iho rich blessings of
tiis grace.
In the morul Government of God,
He often employs nub- rdmute
Wm
no. r>.
.agencies, to tiring about li s prede
termined purposes. And the con
nection between tlnwneyns and the
end, is no unvarying, ns it at he
tween cause and i-lh-it. He lms
connected the future well-lieing of
\ our children, witli the Inithful per
formnnee of your, duty to them, in
oavryi g out tliie hamo training,
and if from any reasons whatsoev
er, you fail to do this : your chil
dren will he suffering the bitter
fruits of your neglect when you
perhaps shall be lying the in cold,
Bilent. grave.
Eli, although a good iron, was
criminally unmindful of the duties
which ho owed to his children-
He exercised no family discipline.
He suffered his children to do
what they pleased, and it pleasod
them to do what was yery wicked.
Tho consequence was, that the righ
teous judgments of God were'poured
out upon liis house, and tho reason
usignod was, that “his sons made
'hemselvea vile and ho restrained
thorn not.” Had he been faithful
to his trust, and trained up his
children in the way they should
go; thi < avenging wrath would have
been averted, and his family would
have continued to remain, peace
ful and happy.
Thore is u dread responsibility,
in this matter, and in thß day of
final account, when Iho scroll of
eternity shall unfold its tearful re
oord, it will then, no doubt appear,
that tho sin of Eli is charged
against multitudes of Christian
parents, who aro now slumhering
over broken vows, unfo't obliga
tions, and neglected duties.
The future well-being of your
children, is in an eminent degree
placed in your hands, and the
whole rcspinsibility rests upon
you. If,you are faithful to your
trust, you may save your children
ollv'rwisn their ruin is almost in
evitable. A rook rolling down a
hill, at first mives slowly,
can easily be oin trolled and arres
ted in its eourso. Hafnft■ r awhile
it requires such force, and velocity
and momentum thut nothing can
reiist its progress. It rushes wild
ly anil madly, down the declivity,
until it finally plunges into the
gorge below. Just so it is with
children. At first they ara eas-'ly
controlled, Imtsxm, if unri strained
they acquire such habits of resis
tance, such untractableness of dis
position, sm h stubbornness of will,
and their whole nature becomes
so nbending that their parent*
hues rjo power to control them
Loose reins are given to tho corrupt
pas* ion of thi ir .nature, end they
ru h on, with fearful rapidity in
the broad road that leads to die
traction.
Now if f were to say to parents,
that thoso children who they so
fondly love—those around whi m
the tenderest sympathies of their
nature,-)re so intimately entwined—
are in danger of becomrg the most
degraded, and the most abandoned
of maTi and of women; they would
consider it a hard saying, and be
disposed to regard the very sugges
tion of such an idea, as an act of
uiikimlness, “is thy servant a dog
that lie should do this thing,” would
be the natural and spontaneous
language of their hearto. Ilut who,
it may be asked, are the drunkards
—tho gamblers—the highway rob
bers—the murderers—the Subbath
breakers —the debauchees, and the
midnight Assnsdns that are found
to ho prowling about, throughout
the ieogtii and breadth of the land
What is their origin? Whore did
they come from? Did they arise,
like monsters out of the deep? or
spring like hvenas from beneath
the jungles of the forest? or ccftp
like poisonous reptiles from the
fastnesses of tho mountains? They
are evidently somebody's children,
and there was a time, when they
were as mild, as gentle, aril as
docile, as thoso which now fondle
upon your knee, and receive the
homage of your parental affections.
There exists therefore,no guarantee
against the startlin; hypotheses,
that your children, in the process
of time, pray he found in the ranks
of the vilest of them. Do you
not love your children? Are
they not dear p you? Do you n t
desire to see them happy? Is i’
not an object of your earnest de
sires and prayers to si cure their
pri'-ent and future wdiMieftigf If
so, then you ehouhl exhibit yen r
affection for them* by yodr fideli
ty, in II is important work Os do.
meat in training.
A- d Oh, tui'V tirspeiikahly grits.
f\ii o wifiJ\ bo to thoje parents,
who liiii'c watched, and eiliinsnbd,
and lolled nut* ivepf and ptnved
fi r tin* good of *their children: to
hi e lb- if i tr-irts, in tho end, crowns
ed with the irtoht ahmidantsuccess.
To see those Whom they fondly
love, walking in the paths'of virtue
and piety.
It wi'l he to yob, Christian par
ents, a full c mipeireiiiou for all
tlie toilsome snorifli'CHj yon can
possibly make fur your children.
When.your heads are silvern I, oar
with age, aril your trembling foot
steps shall near- the dark and drea
ry valley, when all other earthly
comforts fail, then, those de?r ones,
whom you have re eued from' the
paths of sin and folly, by your
faithful ministrations, will bluster
around you. They will minis
ter to your wants, They will
pillow your aching head.
They will console you, in your do- .
dining hours.ThOy will sympathize
with you in all your sufferings.
They will feel evsry pang you bear;
and bending fondly ovor you, they
will soothe your dying pillow, in
the Inst agonizing struggle. Say,
will net this, boa surtlcient recom
pense for nil your toil ?'
Such children will be to yoh, the
richest of all earthly blessings. And
you will cherish for thC'rjV all that
parental pride, which swelled the
breast of the Roman matron, who
when in company with sbtofa ofher
companions, who were exhibi;ing
.their costly and brilliant jew
els; brought forward her two
sons, whom Bhe lind trained
with the utmost care. And with
nil tho feelings of maternal love
glowing fn her bosom, exclaimed-
These, These are my jewels.
That parents may bo faithful to
their trust, and that their children
may become precionsjewelstothem,
is tho fervent prayer of the writer.
Young Atheists.
A suggestive scene took place
lately i.u a railroad car that was
crossing the Rocky' Mountain. A
quiet business man, who had been
slowly watching tiie vast range of
snow-cloud peaks, seen for tho first
time, said to bis Companion;
is-i man, it seems tome, could
look at thut eoene without fooling
himself nearer to hie Creator.’
A ilappar bid of eighteen, who
hud been Chiefly occupied in car
essing his mustaches, partly inter
rupted, ‘lt you are sure there is a
Creator.’
‘You are an atheist?’ Haid the
stranger, tiirniTig to the lad.
‘I am an agnostic,’ raising his
voico.’ ‘I am investigating the
subject. I take nothing for gmn'
tod. I ecu the mountains, I smell,
the rose, I hour the wind ; there
fore I believe that mountains, lose
utid wind ex,:lt, But i cannot see,
siu ill, nr lr-ar God. Therefore.’—
A grizzl.-d old cattle-raiser oppo
site glanced uvar liis spectacles at
tho boy. ‘Di l you every try to
smell with your eyes?’ lie said
quietly.
•No.’
‘Or to hear with your tongue, or
to taste with ycur earn?’
Ccita.rly not.’
‘Then why do you try to appre
hend God with faculties which are
only mi-ant lor material things?’
‘W ith whet should I apprehend
him?’ raid Hie youth, with a con
ceit'd giggle.
‘With your intellect and soul j
hat —1 l»*g your pardon here be
paused;‘some men haven't bread.h
and depth enough of intellect and
soul to do this. Tn.it is probably
the reason you arouu agiostic.’
The laugh in the car effectually
slopped the disp'ay of any moro
atheism that day.
But this is a question which can
not he laughed ur joked away.
Every thinking man in his youth,
must face for himself that terrible
problem of life; ‘VVliat is G-d?’
and ‘what is lie t> me?, As a young
min decides that question, liis fu
ture life tukes shape. -[Youth’s
Companion.
Eight Years’ Her of ala Cued.
A valued correspondent, Atbi rt
Simpson, Esq., writing from Peoria
111,, says : “Samaritan AfereinrOiire.l
me of scrofula, after having Buffer
ed for 8 years with the disease.”
Mr. Hiinpsoii lives in Peoria. Ask
him Your dru/gist ke-pi it 81.
50.
“D ctor, iln j o,i i oliuve in »j ir
u lism? ’ ‘ No, na uplly. What
would lie -meif iu ii the dead
come b.c . C ”