The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . s, clerical and lay, have busied themselves chieflj^in denouncing sinful recreations, but I feel we have no right to stand before menand women in whose hearts there is a desire for recreation amounting to positivenecessity, denouncing this and that and the other thing, when we do not proposeto give them something better. I propose, therefore, to lay before you some of therecreations which are not only innocent, b
The pathway of life ; Intended to lead the young and the old into paths of happiness, and to prepare them for a holy companionship with him whose kingdom is as boundless as his love . s, clerical and lay, have busied themselves chieflj^in denouncing sinful recreations, but I feel we have no right to stand before menand women in whose hearts there is a desire for recreation amounting to positivenecessity, denouncing this and that and the other thing, when we do not proposeto give them something better. I propose, therefore, to lay before you some of therecreations which are not only innocent, but positively helpful and advantageous. In the first place, I commend, among indoor recreations, music, vocal andinstrumental. Among the first things created was the bird, so that the earthmight have music at the start. This world which began with so sweet a sere-nade, is finally to be demolished amidst the ringing blast of the archangelstrumpet, so that as there was music at the start, there shall be music at the this heavenly art has often been dragged into the uses of superstition anddissipation, we all know it may be the means of high moral culture. Oh, it is a. THE HOME CHOIR. (327) 328 THE PATHWAY OF LIFE. grand thing to have our children brought up amidst the sound of cultured voicesand amidst the melody of musical instruments. There is in this art an inde-scribable fascination for the household. Let all those families who have themeans to afford it, have flute or harp, or piano or organ. As soon as the hand islarge enough to compass the keys, teach it how to pick out the melody. Let allour young men try this heavenly art upon their nature. Those who have goneinto it fully have found in it illimitable recreation and amusement. Dark days,stormy nights, seasons of sickness, business disasters, will do little towarddepressing the soul which can gallop off over musical keys or soar in jubilantlay. It wdll cure pain. It will rest fatigue. It will quell passion. It
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