The Home.

White Ribbon, Volume 15, Issue 178, 18 April 1910, Page 14

The Home.

Prey for the Children MV K M. I'LKIKiK. How can you carelessly, liee» n «;.■*>• !y stand, And watch as the children m.iss by ? N.*t raising your voire and not lifting your hand l<> warn that tin- danger is nigh ? Oh, quicken your heart with a passioned protest, And urge them to listen and stay ; The two roads ltef<*re them lie open to test, Hieu show th« in the right one, the safe one, the l»e*t ; Speak to the children to-day •

fell them that lx auty and sweetnesa and love, Bwell in the hearts of the | lire ; 1 hat goodness and virtue are gift* from altovc, Making the path of life sure. (•tiding the hills to their upi term oat height, W e lead to the Heavenly way ; Spet ding an arcade of crystallite light I p from our earth to God's Land of I f light : Tell the dear children to-day !

Warn them with words that shall live in their hearts, Where sorrow and danger Itegin ; 1 he ruin and curse which tin w ine cap imparts, The terrible issues ot sin Yes, warn them with lips all a tremble with pain, The tempter w ill hro k no delay ; How some ot your nearest and dearest, in vain Were prayed w ith, entreated, again and again : Warn the dear children to-day ! (Gaze m their innocent, eloquent eyes And think of the l 'hrist-f liild of old ; leach them the treasures of virtue to prize, And cherish them far lieyond gold. Then urge them, in accents by love rendered sweet, l o shun the dark sin while they may ; To Bring all the lieautiful blooms to His feet, Of youthful devotion and service complete : I Mead with the children to-day ! Lead them to Him who once -aJered for them The impress and stigma of shame ; And tell them how sin holds a stain to condemn The purest and noblest i..*ue\ Oh, 1 arry the children in prayer to the One Who never will turn them away ; Oh, shelter them, guard them, and leave not undone Tin grandest of deeds ncath the Hash of God's sun : /Voy Jor thi ChikbvN ('*-</< 0/ !