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

For her my prayers ascend;

To her my cares and toils be giv’n,

Till toils and cares shall end."

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Chapter V—Home Influence.

"By the soft green light in the woody glade,

On the banks of moss, where thy childhood play’d;

By the gathering round the winter hearth,

When the twilight call’d unto household mirth,