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in print! Large, oversized paperback edition. The most
delightful family readings ever composed, from an author with
great skill in presenting Bible truths in a form which grips the
eye, holds the mind's attention, and wins the heart of a child
for Christ. Many call this the finest book for family worship
they have ever used. First published 1893.
From the Preface: "In some households Sunday is looked
forward to with anticipations of pleasure throughout the entire
week. In these homes, the father does not come down stairs on
Sunday morning and say: "Now, children, gather up those
flowers, throw them out of the window, pull down the blinds, get
down the Bible and we will have an awful solemn time here
to-day." neither is the day given to frivolity or the home
to demoralizing influences. From morning until night there are
two great principles that govern; first, the sacredness of the
day, and second, the sacredness of the God-given nature of
childhood. The day is not spent in repressing the child nature
by a succession of "don't do that," "now stop
that," etc., that begin in the morning and continue
throughout the day, and end only when the little ones lose
consciousness in sleep on Sunday night. In these homes, the
parents recognize the fact that the child nature is the same
whether the day is secular or sacred. On Sunday the child nature
is not repressed, but the childish impulses are directed into
channels suited to the sacredness of the day. In such homes the
children, instead of being sorry that it is Sunday, are glad;
instead of regretting the return of the day with dislike and
dread, they welcome it as the brightest, the cheeriest and the
best of all the week."
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