nd 'after the promised Canaan
was realized so important was
the home training, that the di
vine injunction forbade the chosen
eople from bringing into their
families the inhabitants of the
surrounding nations, that the
home siltnr might not be dese
crated by any heathen rites or
ungodly traditions. And when
after this the sacred precints of
home were invaded either bv the
omission of ceremonies enjoined
or the introduction of forbidden
rites, when home training was
neglected or perverted, the splen
dor of the nation itself would be
gin to decline and some Babylon
would cause them to hang their
harps upon the willows and
weep "by proud Euphrates
stream. these examples show
that home training is-the foun
nation of every institution
whether ecclesiastic, civil, or mil
itary, that is essential to the
preservation and welfare of so
ciety and of nations.
Since this influence is so exten
sive, it should not be allowed to
exert its force for evil. Let the
home lie supplied with good
books, religious literature and
periodicals, that the early incli
nations of the mind niav be for
good.
Christian mothers can do more
for the elevation of society and
toward the settling of the difli
cult social problems, than all
other forces combined.
The Race Problem.
