The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church; Showing the Mission, Duties, Influences, Habits, and Responsibilities of Home, its Education, Government, and Discipline; with Hints on "Match Making," and the Relation of Parents to the Marriage Choice of their Children; together with a consideration of the Tests in the Selection of a Companion, Etc.

by Samuel Philips

"In the blissful vision, each shall share

As much of glory as his soul can bear!"

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Chapter XXIV—The Children’s Patrimony.

"Give me enough, saith wisdom; for he feareth to ask for more;

And that by the sweat of my brow, addeth stout-hearted independence;

Give me enough, and not less; for want is leagued with the tempter;

Poverty shall make a man desperate, and hurry him ruthless into crime;

Give me enough, and not more, saving for the children of distress;