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Essays On Education—No. Iv.
pleasure and dissipation . When she removes them from her , she alienates also her husband ' s heart ; and the day on which they are driven from the maternal chamber , may be considered as the signal for the commencement of domestic disgusts . Blind indeed must be that individual who cannot perceive the defects of this vicious system ; while the certainty , however , is , that it is adhered to by many mothers without their reflecting that eventuallnature never
y fails to avenge the outrage she has been called upon to sustain at their hands . What punishment , indeed , can be more painful to a mother , although at the same time more merited , than that of witnessing the indifference manifested towards her by her children , and their predilection for those domestics who have been their habitual companions in their sports , their walks , and even at their meals , by a natural effect of that instinct which inclines us to regard with preference the individuals
that evince for us the greatest show of affection , and contribute most to our well-being . Moreover , as everything savouring of instinct partakes of greater energy in children , insomuch as they are able to effect little or nothing by the exercise of reason , I leave to be surmised what , on such occasions , must be a mother ' s anguish , if she have not succeeded in stifling every maternal sentiment with , which nature has imbued her .
and more especially if thereto be added the indifference of her husband , and perhaps also , the vacuum experienced b y her own heart in the progress of an useless and a dissipated life . To reverse the picture , what a variety of pleasures does the immediate proximity of children afford to matrimony ! what disgusts does it not prevent . ! what dissensions not supersede ! Children may be considered between married people as the common centre where their sympathies unite , and the strongest link that
binds them . Nay , the very uproar which they create in a dwelling , possesses the utility of diffusing throughout it both life and motion , anil are they absent from it but a day , their loss is sure to be felt by its various inmates , who one and all heartily desire their return . Should these truisms produce in others the impression they have made in me , I feel persuaded that my theory will not be considered a severe one ; although I am equallwell aware that whosoever comes forward
y with plans of reform must be prepared to encounter a variety of contradictory opinions . But truth must sooner or later triumph , and from thence it will be acknowledged by all , capable of judging rightly , that if for some years past , much and visible advancement has been made in the physical part of education , there still remains much to be done with regard to the moral part , which , while it is the most important , is assuredly the most difficult .
Gleanings From Masonry.
GLEANINGS FROM MASONRY .
fGm'intleil / j-oni 2 W £ fe 151 . J AFTER having thus lead you , by a contemplation of the wonderful phenomena of nature , to form some idea of the great Jehovah ' s power , and endeavoured to convince you , by the force of truth , of his all-pervading omnipresent spirit ; Masonry next proceeds to lay before you that unerring line of conduct laid down for your guidance in the mystical characters sketched upon its walls by the finger of Deity , that you may
not through ignorance act in a manner offensive to a Being so powerful voi „ II . . T ii
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Essays On Education—No. Iv.
pleasure and dissipation . When she removes them from her , she alienates also her husband ' s heart ; and the day on which they are driven from the maternal chamber , may be considered as the signal for the commencement of domestic disgusts . Blind indeed must be that individual who cannot perceive the defects of this vicious system ; while the certainty , however , is , that it is adhered to by many mothers without their reflecting that eventuallnature never
y fails to avenge the outrage she has been called upon to sustain at their hands . What punishment , indeed , can be more painful to a mother , although at the same time more merited , than that of witnessing the indifference manifested towards her by her children , and their predilection for those domestics who have been their habitual companions in their sports , their walks , and even at their meals , by a natural effect of that instinct which inclines us to regard with preference the individuals
that evince for us the greatest show of affection , and contribute most to our well-being . Moreover , as everything savouring of instinct partakes of greater energy in children , insomuch as they are able to effect little or nothing by the exercise of reason , I leave to be surmised what , on such occasions , must be a mother ' s anguish , if she have not succeeded in stifling every maternal sentiment with , which nature has imbued her .
and more especially if thereto be added the indifference of her husband , and perhaps also , the vacuum experienced b y her own heart in the progress of an useless and a dissipated life . To reverse the picture , what a variety of pleasures does the immediate proximity of children afford to matrimony ! what disgusts does it not prevent . ! what dissensions not supersede ! Children may be considered between married people as the common centre where their sympathies unite , and the strongest link that
binds them . Nay , the very uproar which they create in a dwelling , possesses the utility of diffusing throughout it both life and motion , anil are they absent from it but a day , their loss is sure to be felt by its various inmates , who one and all heartily desire their return . Should these truisms produce in others the impression they have made in me , I feel persuaded that my theory will not be considered a severe one ; although I am equallwell aware that whosoever comes forward
y with plans of reform must be prepared to encounter a variety of contradictory opinions . But truth must sooner or later triumph , and from thence it will be acknowledged by all , capable of judging rightly , that if for some years past , much and visible advancement has been made in the physical part of education , there still remains much to be done with regard to the moral part , which , while it is the most important , is assuredly the most difficult .
Gleanings From Masonry.
GLEANINGS FROM MASONRY .
fGm'intleil / j-oni 2 W £ fe 151 . J AFTER having thus lead you , by a contemplation of the wonderful phenomena of nature , to form some idea of the great Jehovah ' s power , and endeavoured to convince you , by the force of truth , of his all-pervading omnipresent spirit ; Masonry next proceeds to lay before you that unerring line of conduct laid down for your guidance in the mystical characters sketched upon its walls by the finger of Deity , that you may
not through ignorance act in a manner offensive to a Being so powerful voi „ II . . T ii