nts. see to it that
there is a loving confidence between you and your child. Be familiar in
telling them how wonderfully they are made and what was the design of God
in thus creating them. Teach them what a noble and sacred thing it is to
use every member and organ of our body to the glory of the Creator. Teach
them of the awful crime to misuse any part. Mothers, acquaint your young
daughters of the event that must soon come into their life, and thus
prevent their doing an injury to their health.

By precept upon precept and by example, train your child to grow up into a
beautiful moral life. In love restrain every immoral tendency in your
child. Also be very zealous in teaching your children good manners.
Civility and refinement are beautiful in the life of any one, and is very
closely associated with the morals. Teach your little ones to respect each
other, to have a regard for each other's happiness, to practise
self-denial for the benefit of others. By precept and example instill
gentleness and kindness into their actions. Dear parents, never grow weary
in training the little feet of thy tender "olive plants" in the paths of
virtue.

Spiritual Training.

The moral life is beautiful, but there is a higher and more beautiful
life. In the true, deep spiritual life is found the highest degree of
morality. However we may train our children into a high standard of moral
life, and yet not attain to the spiritual. It is reported that the homes
of certain infidels are most exemplary in moral conduct. Ancient heathen
philosophers through restraint, self-sacrifice, and force of will attained
to beautiful moral lives. But the spiritual life, which includes the
moral, is the perfection of beauty. The life out of which the Christ-life
and character shines is the grandest and noblest upon the earth.

Parents, bring your children to Jesus, for of such is the kingdom of
heaven. Bring up your children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord,
is commanded in the Holy Scriptures. Your child possesses an immortal
soul. This soul will exist either in happiness or wretchedness eternally.
It is so ordained in the plan of redemption that the soul can be brought
into possession of spiritual life, which, if retained, insures its eternal
bliss. He who has attained to a high degree of morality through the force
of human will holds communion only with the better qualities of manhood,
all of which must perish. He who has attained to sp