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 few relatives  and  intimate  friends. He loved his good  old  mother  with  a  most  tender  devotion, and  publicly  as  well  as  privately showed her  every  mark  of  filial  love  and reverence. This conduct  gained  him  honor in the  eyes  of  all,  and  the  newspapers  spoke of it  in  terms  of  the  highest  praise.

Yet why  should  we  look  to  men  for  an example  of  the  manner  in  which  the  fourth commandment ought  to  be  kept,  when  the Son of  God  Himself,  in  the  holy  house  at Nazareth,  furnished  the  mos:  splendid  example of  this  to  young  people  in  all  ages. Look at this  example,  strive  to  copy  it,  when  you find it  difficult  to  obey.

By the  recognition  of  authority,  and  by  submission to  it,  the  world  would  become  a paradise. Do all*  that  lies  in  your  power, and remember  the  great  reward  which  is promised  to  him  who  obeys:  "An  obedient man  shall  speak  of  victory"  (Prov.  xxi.  28).

To Nazareth  go,  and  thou  wilt  mirrored  see What thy  obedience  ought,  my  son,  to  be.

F WHAT  continual  sacrifices  is parental  love  capable! What is it  which  turns  the  hair  of  the  father  of  a family  prematurely  gray,  what  imprints wrinkles on  his  brow,  what  causes  the  once vigorous and  stalwart  frame  to  be  bent  and broken before  its  time? It is  the  wearing