HELPING TO MAKE HOME-LIFE HAPPY.
It is in the power of all young men, and even children, to help make the home bright and happy. It is not costly furniture or adornments purchased with money that make home the dearest spot in the world. It is smiling faces, gentle words, and the many little deeds that all can do, which create a true home. It is the duty of each member of the family to engage in the work of making a happy home. No one, however small, can be excused from the pleasant task. If smiles and gentle words, sustained by a loving soul, can carry sunshine into the home, then it may ever be a happy place. Children, then help in the true work. Your parents may be earnestly engaged in procuring the “daily bread.” They need the inspiration of your loving deeds to help them in their struggles to provide the home for you. Do the little you can to assist them, and home will certainly be a happy one. Your father and mother are growing old, and soon they will rest in the silent cemetery. They have toiled long for you, and you ought to help brighten their lives as old age comes to them. You can do this by making home bright and sweet with obedience and love.—Christian Work.