From The Christian Herald.


FAMILY RELIGION.
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Nothing exerts SO beneficial. an influence
upon the children and domestics of a family
as family religion. Its united head NAV pride
themselves upon their moraIity-they may
seek to inculcate its principles into the minds
OF those committed to their charge, but il is
nevertheless true, and will remain so. that
nothing else will exert so gond conserva-
live Influence upon the members of a f.mi.
ly as the simple and all'elIieacious religion
of the Bible.


Itsweetens the ills Of life, imparss wisdom
to direct in the difficult and vet deliobtful
task oil developing the powers Of the immor-
tai ones whom God has given Us. Il sheds
its softening charm over the several rela-
tions of father and mother, parent and child.
husband and wife. A family thus con-
troled and regulated by the PRINCIPLES
OF religion. is a sight upon which an ANGEL
might gaze with pleasure. LII eperV fmi.
y should erect the altar of PRAYER upon
which the daily Offering Of grateful hearts
should be laid If every family should i'm.
part the useful and valued lessons which
Cnrist has left them. TO the several mem-
beTs thereof what change would soon
pass over the whole aspect Of society. The
divine direction, Train up a ckild in the
way he should 90, and when he Is old he
will not depar, from IT," would be most Q To-
riously illustrated. not only IN the order, fl
deity, and kindness Of every household but
CT every part Of tie social organization.


Nor would the influence Of family relig-
ien stop here. Well regulated families
would create we'll regulated communities
and nations. Aud who could estimate the
good which would result from the estab.
lishment and observance OF family religion2
Let the government of each patriarc h@the
responsible head of the fami.y-be right.
and the slate need have no fears OF its siabil,
ity or lis prosperity.


Parents. think ofthese things. God has
said, and II Is your duty to heed il Bring
up (your cnidren) in the nurture and al
monItion oil Tie Lord"