Parental EyarlDle.
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A mother related the following
seemingly trifling incident, which for
chilly illustrates the Importance and
power Of parental example:-A As ]
was about TO enter my nursery, to
look after my little ones, observed
the youngest boy, three years Of age,
over book which lie had taken from
shelf, resembling family Bible,
used before morning and evening
prayer. Strack with the unusual So
lemnity Of his manner, l watched, un,
observed, his movements. With great
precision, and apparent devotion, he
went through the exercises Of reading
and singing, and then kneeling for
prayer, in imitation of bis father
daily example. And never was man
ner, voice. or gesture, more perfectly
copied. Trhng as was this circum-
stance, so deep and solemn was the
impression made upon my mind, that
to this time, find myself mentally
exclaiming," "What manner Of person
ought parents to be, in all holy con>
versation and goiliness."


Never till this occurrence, had my
mind dwelt upon the momcntous fact,
though so oft repeated, that the fu-
ture characters and the eternal desti'
nies Of children, are, usnally, at We
ry early period, stamped by parental
example; and | now felt what an a
mazing influence must be cxerted up,
on young children by the manner OF
performing family prayer. If this be
true, what flial confidence, what holy
obedience to the commands of God,
should mark the conduct Of parents in
all family transaotons!-that there
may be "a holy consistency between
their conduct and conversation, their
morning and evening devotions. a
parent who feels and humbly ac-
knowledges his dependence for daily
bread, his own need of divine teach
ing and divine forgiveness, may hope
to see his children, one after another.
become 'trees of Righteousness, the
planting of the Lord Some of ouI
children may need much pruning
much correction; yet God will never
disannul his covenant promise TO faith
fully praying parents-"l will be a
God to thee, and to thy seed after
Mothers Magazine. E