| Show THE PARENTS PRAYER t A suc riber who has evidently been interested in the discussion of tho the children and the parents duty and other problems sends us the following which is appealing in its fine senti ii went in t 1 I have a boy to bring up I 1 help mo me t to 0 perform my task with wisdom and kindness and cheer H help elp me a always to see him alez clearly arly as he is let not irot my pride in n him hide his faults let not my fear for him magnify I 1 my doubts and fears until I 1 make him doubting and quicken m my j judgment so that I 1 shall know how to train him 4 to think as a chifa child to be in all things pure and simple as its a child 1 I have a boy to bring up give me great patience and a long memory let me remember the hard places in roy my own youth so that I 1 may help when I 1 seebern see aim struggling as I 1 struggled ogled then k let me remember the things that made me glad riad lest 1 I sweat sweating ng in the toil and strain of life forget that a little childs laugh laughter er is the light of life 1 I have a boy to bring up teach me that love that under all things the love that knows no weakness tolerates no selfish selfishness riess keep me from weaken weakening Wg my son through granting him pleasures that end in PA pain I 1 n ease of body that must bring sickness of soul a vision of life that must end in death grant that I 1 love my son wisely and myself not at all 1 I have a boy to bring up give him the tho values and beauty and just rewards of industry give him an understanding brain and hands thai that are cunning to work out his happiness r have a boy to bring up help me to send him into the world with a mission of service strengthen my mind and heart that I 1 may teach him that he is his brothers keeper grant that he may serve those who know not the need of service and not knowing need it the most so guide and direct me that I 1 may do this service to the glory of god the service of my country and und to my sons happiness i AMEN f angelo patri in the delineator |
