TRAINING CHILDREN HOW TO GIVE.
By Alice Packard Luick
WE mothers hardly appreciate the wonderful change we may bring about in a little child by constant and careful training. Although there are many desirable qualities that it would pay to promote, there are none more worthy than that of giving. This may be begun very early by inducing the little one to share his cooky or candy with mamma or others; when he is older, he may be taught to use judgment in giving by holding up the virtues of the worthy rather than the failures of the unworthy—that will follow all too soon—his mind being directed to the recipient rather than to his own virtues of giving. In this way he will be brought to give something of real value to himself, which, indeed, bears with it the true spirit of benevolence. We will soon see the good results by interesting him in individual cases; his sympathies will at once be aroused, and he will wish to help the distressed one by his own effort. Then will come the joy. He will soon get the impression that he owes something to the world; Christ gave his life to save it, and he must do his part to complete the purchase. What a delightful world this would be were there no stingy selfishness to be found! Let us labor to dispel every sign of littleness from our children, and cultivate in them true benevolence, true magnanimity, whereby their lives may become more beautiful in the sight of the Master, and the world better, by the true spirit of philanthropy which we will thus promulgate.—Christian Work.