p. 15 | Signs of the Times, Vol. 33, No. 41. (10/9/1907)

Earlier text: What Is True Christian Citizenship?

The Question of Discipline

By Mrs. Luella B. Priddy

THE Lord said of Abraham, “For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment.” Gen. 18:19.

The belief that a child ought never to be punished or compelled to submit to authority is gaining ground in the world. The position is taken that he should be governed wholly by persuasion and by presenting incentives to virtue, and that the rod is an unnecessary cruelty.

This, like many other errors, contains a partial truth. The theory works well enough with the ideal child, but unfortunately all children are not ideal children; and in some cases mistakes and neglect have resulted in giving the child a strong bias toward evil. He can not always be dealt with in the way that would have been feasible had he received a right training from the beginning.

We should not stir up rebellion in the heart of the child by hasty and unnecessary punishment, but we also do him an injustice when we allow him to have his own way when his own way would lead him to do that which is wrong; and there are some occasions when warnings and admonitions fail, and positive injunctions and even punishment must be resorted to.

Eli reproved his sons, and said, “Why do ye such things?” but he took no decided measure to put a stop to the evil, and the curse of God fell upon him and his household. God held him responsible for the character of his family.

The temptation is often strong to yield to the importunities of a much-loved child when we fear that a refusal of his request will cause him unhappiness. But the child is far happier when he learns the lesson of submission to proper authority.

It is not a pleasant task to punish a child. It appears cruel. But just as the tender-hearted surgeon sometimes feels obliged to inflict suffering that he may save a life or relieve greater suffering, so we can look forward to the good results that follow in the path of obedience, and find encouragement.

Threaten little, but a promise of punishment should be as faithfully kept as any other promise, even tho our own heart-strings may quiver and tremble. Duty may at times impel us to say, “I love you too much to allow you to do wrong.”

A quiet but positive “No” will often prevent children from doing contrary to our wishes, even tho they feel rebellious at the time. It is not wise to argue the question when the child teases for that which we have refused, or when he gives a saucy reply to our orders. If we go quietly about our own business and say no more, he will usually submit, as he can not quarrel successfully by himself.

Children often become restless and ill-natured simply because they have nothing to do, and time hangs heavily upon their hands. Difficulty can often be avoided by finding employment for the child. “Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.” A little careful planning will enable one to keep the busy hands and minds occupied, and they will not be so difficult to govern.

A child likes to feel that his services are of value to us, and we can show our appreciation of his efforts when he does his best, altho the results may not always be satisfactory. Our heavenly Father is very tender with us, and when we do our best, altho we make mistakes, He accounts us righteous and accepts us, and we can deal in that way with the children.

But the gardener prunes his grape-vines when they do not yield a satisfactory amount of fruit, and the Lord requires His children to submit to the pruning process, and at times the child needs to be pruned. Pruning requires very careful work. Should the gardener take off too large branches or too many at a time, or should he prune it when the sap is running freely, he would sacrifice the life of his choice vine. Many a child has been turned away from the kingdom of heaven by harsh and unkind treatment. If the parent is vexed he will stir up the same spirit in the child. “Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.” Col. 3:21.

“A child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.” Prov. 29:15. Children frequently need more attention than their parents are willing to give them. When left alone they are more apt to be quarrelsome and disobedient, and it is often difficult to determine where the blame lies. Tasks may be assigned them, but with no watchful eye to oversee them, they easily fall into the habit of procrastination, thinking they will do their work when they have played awhile, and at last the task is forgotten or neglected. So far as is reasonable, it is better for them to play or work in the presence of father or mother.

The right training of a child requires an ungrudging use of our time. It will not do to allow him to run into all manner of wickedness, while we go about our own pleasures, and expect the rod to be an unfailing remedy for everything. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

“But what shall we do with the baby when he makes it manifest that he has a temper of his own?” asks some anxious mother. He has not been in this country very long, and he does not understand English very well, and it will be of no use to reason with him. Here is a plan that has been tried with success in a number of cases: When the wee man begins to stiffen his back and to kick and cry angrily, we will take him up and fold our arms around his back and under his knees very tightly,—so gently that we shall not hurt him but so tightly that he can not straighten out his limbs to kick,—and we will just hold him that way for awhile. We will not speak a word, for we do not wish to disturb him. He is going to do some thinking. He may struggle for a few minutes to free himself, but he will soon discover that there is a stronger power than he, against which it is useless to contend.

Suppose the little fellow wants something that we do not wish him to have, what shall we do then?—We will simply shake our head at him, or say “No” quietly, and then we will not let him have it. He may cry a little, but if we are not careful he will conclude that the more he cries the more likely he is to have his own way, and then we shall have trouble enough. Right discipline at first will save much future trouble.

In teaching the baby to obey, do as little talking as possible. A habit of obeying a quiet little signal will come in good service when we take him to church or to other public places. If the child has been already allowed to develop strong tendencies to evil, it may take thoro work to reform him. But we can stand on the promise found in Prov. 29:17: “Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”

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GRANDMOTHER'S SERMON

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GRANDMOTHER'S SERMON

7. "Life is a stocking," grandma says, "And yours is just begun; But I am knitting the toe of mine, And my work is almost done. 10. "There are long, plain spaces without a break, That in youth are hard to bear; And many a weary tear is dropped As we fashion the heel with care. 11. "But the saddest, happiest time is that Which we count, and yet would shun, When our heavenly Father breaks the thread, And says that our work is done." 12. The children come to say "Good night," With tears in their bright young eyes; While in grandma's lap, with a broken thread, The finished stocking lies. —Selected.

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must be ripped? the long, plain spaces? the fashioning of the heel?

Spelling

Why is the consonant doubled in these words: saddest, knitting, ribbing, ripped, dropped? Why is it not doubled in these words: sadly, golden, sweeter? Why is the y changed to i in "happiest"? Why is the e dropped in "wrinkled" and not in "scarcely"?

Word Study

Word Forms.—See, do, and go.

Give the four forms of see, do, and go. Insert saw, seen, did, done, went, or gone in each of these blanks:—

I know that he ——— it.
The day is ———.
I have ——— no man wrong.
I ——— it.
Alice said that she had ——— it.
Do you know who has ——— away?
Have you ——— the picture?
Yes, I ——— it yesterday.
Mary thinks that I ——— it.
Do you know who ——— it?

Write three sentences using saw correctly; three using seen correctly; three using did correctly; three using done correctly; three using went correctly; three using gone correctly.

Homonyms.—Copy these sentences, using the right word:—

Be thou like a (roe, row) or a young hart.
Will you (row, roe) me across the water?
We set out a long (row, roe) of trees.
(Toe, tow) the disabled vessel into port.
This rope is made of (tow, toe).

Composition

Think of something else to which our lives might be compared; such as a tree, a day, the seasons, or a voyage, and write several paragraphs about it.

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Christian Patriotism

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Special on Missions.—Work is progressing rapidly on the double number Missions Special that we have promised for this fall. Editors, artists, and typesetters are a busy throng these days in pushing forward the work of preparing that important number of our paper. It will have many features in it that will make it one of the most important documents that has ever been published on missions and their meaning to this generation of men. A full description of the Missions Special will be found on pages twelve and thirteen, and the prices will be found on this page.

Civil government has no right to enter the domain of conscience, to define sin, or to punish sin. Every attempt to do this has always resulted disastrously to the government which has attempted it, and in the persecution of its most conscientious and devoted citizens. This is what Rome tried to do during the twelve hundred years of her triumph, and it resulted in the death of fifty million of the saints of God. This is what the Jews attempted to do, to define sin, and they condemned the Lord's Christ, and by threats compelled the Roman governor to execute Him. In thus doing, civil governments usurp the place of God and become rebels to His authority.

A great many subscriptions will expire with the next two issues. We have taken pains to advertise quite fully what the paper will contain during the next six months, and we trust that all our patrons will be awake to the importance of the matter, and that they will not let their renewing be overlooked. Conference and church officers should be very active during the next few weeks in seeing that all have the importance of continuing to circulate this paper properly set before them. The mighty movements in the world in the fulfilment of prophecy, the proximity to the end of time, and the second coming of Christ, are themes that should thrill our souls to the most devoted and earnest action. The responsibility rests with our devoted and wide-awake patrons to keep the importance of spreading the message that this paper contains constantly and vigorously before the world.

Vegetarianism is becoming more and more popular. A few days since it was announced by the press that the society people of England had taken it up. And now comes the further announcement that the athletes of the great Chicago University have adopted a vegetarian diet. And why should not every one adopt it? It has been demonstrated over and over again that a vegetarian diet, intelligently chosen and adhered to, gives greater strength to the body than a meat diet, and then it has the advantage of not communicating to the human family the diseases that are in the meat that is eaten.

Christian Patriotism.

THE man who is a Christian will be a good citizen and the best of patriots. That is, he will have a love for his country which will lead him to do nothing to her injury, but all for her good. He will give his life, if need be, to save the souls of those who dwell therein. But, as a Christian, he can not give his allegiance to principles of injustice, intolerance, or iniquity in any form. And if the government under which he is a citizen becomes a party to intolerance, his higher allegiance to Christ will demand that he shall protest against it. Love of country and people will demand it. And yet this very stand for righteousness and truth is ever in great crises misunderstood, and the hero is condemned. Jesus Christ loved Judea and Jerusalem as none other ever did, but He was condemned as her enemy. Elijah was the truest patriot in Israel, but he was called a troubler. Roger Williams breathed the pure principles of the liberty of the Gospel, and would have made a most earnest patriot had he been permitted a home in Massachusetts, but he was driven hence by that people, who considered themselves to be the only patriots and only Christians, but who knew neither patriotism nor Christianity as taught in the religion of Christ.

Reader, do not be deceived. The patriotism of the world is not Christianity, nor will it save a soul. Christianity is not the patriotism of the world; it is much more. It places Christ first, and all things earthly secondary and subsidiary; but it will labor more earnestly, and make greater sacrifices for mankind, yea, even its own enemies, than the most ardent patriotism ever knew. It is not Patriotism, Protestantism, Christianity, nor is it Protestantism, Patriotism, Christianity, but it is Christianity, Protestantism, Patriotism; and both of the latter, in the truest sense, are found in the former.

The desperate lengths to which revolutionists will go in trying to accomplish their ends is strikingly illustrated thru the Russian girl that recently was arrested for making of herself a walking bomb. There was a certain police headquarters that had become infamous for its cruelties, and the revolutionists marked it for destruction. To accomplish it, the girl volunteered to dress herself as a gendarme officer, load her clothing with gun-cotton, and walk into the police station when it was the most crowded with officers, and set off the explosive. While she would have been destroyed herself, yet she expected to annihilate the place and kill all the men that would be present. She was arrested, however, before being able to accomplish the end. It is a great joy that the Lord is soon coming to put an end to the oppression that leads people to resort to such work in order to obtain their rightful freedom.

The next issue of this paper will be on the subject of Spiritual Gifts. Christ bestowed certain gifts on His church; what are these gifts, and what is their purpose? There are both gifts and talents; what is the difference? These gifts are not of human choice, but are bestowed according to God's choice, and by His will, upon those who are fitted to receive them. And what is the effect that these gifts are to have upon the church? These are the leading features to be considered next week, and the theme is surely an inviting one. There is much sentiment upon this subject in the world that can hardly be dignified with the title of belief. Just what the Scriptures themselves say is very essential for all Christians to know.

Oklahoma has ratified her constitution with a prohibition plank in it. Prohibition carried by a majority of from 25,000 to 40,000, the reports not being fully counted as yet, and so the exact figure can not be given. It is claimed that prohibition does not absolutely prohibit, and we frankly admit it; but prohibition is the best thing we know of in the realm of civil law to hinder, obstruct, and retard the liquor traffic. And in view of the sorrow, misery, and crime that is unquestioningly traced to the use of strong drink, all good people should do everything in their power to obstruct the business that debauches and destroys. May Oklahoma ever be able to hold the good ground she has taken on temperance.

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Questions Nos. 2248 to 2255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT, SYMPOSIUM

The Gift of the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Great Need of the World and the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Promise of the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Spirit in the World and in the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

GENERAL

The Light of Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The Doctrine of Eternal Torment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Inspiration of the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EDITORIAL

The Inestimable Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Great Outward Manifestations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

THE OUTLOOK

What Is True Christian Citizenship? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

All in One Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Street-Car Strike in San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 13

THE HOME

The Question of Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

POETRY

Walk in the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What Is Love? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Evening Meditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

WINGED LION SPHINX WITH GREAT PYRAMID PROPYLEA OF XERXES AT PERSEPOLIS PROPYLEA OF ATHENS ARCH OF CONSTANTINE