Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Twenty‐second Day.
The husband is the main worker in the family, so that his duty is to
provide for his family by his industry and economy. He must look for
employment and strive to keep it, so as to have a never‐failing source of
income, by which his people may live in comparative comfort. There are
husbands who will allow their wives and children to work, while they
themselves live idle lives, which is the fashion of the untutored Indian.
Not only must the husband work, but he must live in economy, and not throw
his money away foolishly in gaming or in drunkenness. The most frequent
cause of a husband and father’s failure to provide for his family is
drunkenness. Drunkenness causes woe, sin, sorrow and shame. Drunkenness
besots the mind, and makes of an intelligent being a brute in his
passions, and a fool in his actions; it extinguishes the spirit of God in
him, all sentiments of religion are lost, the Church of God is despised
and disgraced. Drunkenness does as much harm as the greatest vices,
bringing ruin with it whenever indulged in.
Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Twenty‐third Day.
The husband has to share the care of the children and he should look after
the instruction of the child. Children are a great treasure, worth more
than all the wealth of the world. The Lord said of them to the apostles:
“Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of
such is the kingdom of God.” And why is the Lord so anxious for the
welfare of the innocent child? Because it is a weak human being, unable to
help itself, destined for heaven, redeemed by the blood of Jesus, and a
temple of the Holy Ghost, more fitted to be such on account of the purity
of its soul. Now the care of this child is given to the father and the
mother, under whose care it is to grow up a true Christian, an exemplary
member of the Church of God; to live on until it has fulfilled its days
and the duties of its state of life, when, like yourself, having come to
the fulness of maturity, it is gathered in to render an account of its
life work to almighty God. The success of the child’s life depends chiefly
on the manner in which its parents fulfil their duty.
Prayer.
O most loving Jesus, etc., etc.
Twenty‐fourth Day.
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