Luther at home . heart to heaven as naturally as the floweropens its beauty to the sun. And such agenial, happy Christian home becomes aliving and sanctifying memory, so that thechild in all the after-life will look back to itwith the sentiment — The thought of those first years in me doth breedPerpetual benediction. Luther, in his summer joys with his familyin the garden, gave to Germany and to all 108 SUMMER JOYS WITH HIS FAMILY. lands the true ideal type of a cheerful,happy, Christian home. And if we takewith us through life the memory and influ-ence of our early years, how important thatth
Luther at home . heart to heaven as naturally as the floweropens its beauty to the sun. And such agenial, happy Christian home becomes aliving and sanctifying memory, so that thechild in all the after-life will look back to itwith the sentiment — The thought of those first years in me doth breedPerpetual benediction. Luther, in his summer joys with his familyin the garden, gave to Germany and to all 108 SUMMER JOYS WITH HIS FAMILY. lands the true ideal type of a cheerful,happy, Christian home. And if we takewith us through life the memory and influ-ence of our early years, how important thatthe home of childhood should be one ofbeauty and culture and refinement, of inno-cent pleasure and cheerful hope, sanctifiedby the word of God and prayer; so thatthe youth and the man, even to old age,may live in the past, the souls first ideal,and bless Heaven [.... for those first affections,Those shadowy recollectionsWhich, be they what they may,Are yet the fountain light of all our day. WINTER PLEASURES. 109.
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