It is the nicest work ever assumed by men and women to deal
with youthful minds. The greatest care should be taken in the education
of youth to vary the manner of instruction so as to call
forth the high and noble powers of the mind. Parents and teachers
of schools are certainly disqualified to educate children properly,
if they have not first learned the lessons of self-control, patience,
forbearance, gentleness, and love. What an important position for
parents, guardians, and teachers! There are very few who realize the
most essential wants of the mind, and how to direct the developing
intellect, the growing thoughts and feelings of youth.
There is a period for training children, and a time
