Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6. Fathers and mothers should feel that a duty devolves upon them to guide the affections of the
A Place of Refuge
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2. Our sympathies are to overflow the boundaries of self and the enclosure of family walls. There are precious opportunities for those who will make their
The Royal Robe of Heaven
Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. Proverbs 20:11. Better than any other inheritance of wealth you can give to your children will be the gift of a healthy
Day of Days
And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God. Ezekiel 20:20. The Sabbath should be made so interesting to our families that its weekly
Singing on Life’s Way
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. Psalm 89:15. As the children of Israel, journeying through the wilderness, cheered their way by the music of sacred song,
Sweetest Hour of the Day
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Psalm 5:3. If ever there was a time when every house should be a house of
Feasting on God’s Word
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the