THE CHRISTIAN MOTHER
by John Abbott, 1833, Worcester, Mass.
Published by the American Tract Society
The Mother's RESPONSIBILITY
The Mother's AUTHORITY
The Mother's DIFFICULTIES
FAULTS and ERRORS
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
FRUITS of PIETY
RESULTS
"Be an example . . . in speech, in the way you live, in your love, your
faith, and your purity." 1 Timothy 4:12
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not
turn from it." Proverbs 22:6
The object of this book is practical utility, not
literary effect. It was written for mothers in the common walks of life.
There are many mothers, in every village of our land, who are looking
eagerly for information respecting the government of their children. It is
hoped that the following treatise may render them some assistance.
Some people may object to the minuteness of detail, and
the familiarity of illustration, occasionally introduced. We, however, are
persuaded that this objection will not be made by mothers. Education
consists in attention to little things.
The religious sentiments inculcated in this book are
those usually denominated evangelical. We have proceeded upon the principle
that this present life is the commencement of external existence, and that
the great object of education is to prepare the child for its heavenly home.