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If a wise and good father could choose between having his son a hopeless drunkard or villain, and laying his cold form in the dark grave, never more to see him on earth, he would no doubt choose the latter. IF A WISE AND GOOD FATHER COULD CHOOSE BETWEEN HAVING HIS SON A HOPELESS DRUNKARD OR VILLAIN AND LAYING HIS COLD FORM IN THE DARK GRAVE NEVER MORE TO SEE HIM ON EARTH HE WOULD NO DOUBT CHOOSE THE LATTER
llow-men. In an active business experience of twenty years, he had found a great many opportunities for doing good--opportunities which he had had the moral courage to improve. He loved his God by loving his fellow-man. He had made his fortune by being honest and just. He had lived a good life; and as every good man will, whether he get rich or poor by it, he was receiving his reward in the serene happiness of his life in this world, and in the cherished hope of everlasting bliss in the world to come. Captain Sedley was happy, too, in his family. Mrs. Sedley was an amiable and devoted woman; and Frank, his only child, was an affectionate and obedient son. Perhaps my young friends cannot fully appreciate the amount of satisfaction which a parent derives from the good character of his child. Though the worthy shipmaster had a beautiful estate and plenty of money, if his son had been a liar, a thief, a profane swearer,--in short, if Frank had been a bad boy,--he could not have been happy. D HONEST IN HIS RELATIONS TO HIS FELLOW MEN IN AN ACT OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF TWENTY YEARS HE HAD FOUND A GREAT MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOING GOOD OPPORTUNITIES WHICH HE HAD THE MORAL COURAGE TO IMPROVE HE LOVED HIS GOD BY LOVING HIS FELLOW MAN HE HAD MADE HIS FORTUNE BY BEING HONEST AND JUST HE HAD LIVED A GOOD LIFE AND AS EVERY MAN WILL WHETHER HE GET RICH OR POOR BY IT HE WAS RECEIVING HIS REWARD IN THE SERENE HAPPINESS OF HIS LIFE IN THIS WORLD AND IN THE CHERISHED HOPE OF EVERLASTING BLISS IN THE WORLD TO COME CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS HAPPY TOO IN HIS FAMILY MISSUS SEDLEY WAS AN AMIABLE AND DEVOTED WOMAN AND FRANK HIS ONLY CHILD WAS AN AFFECTIONATE AND OBEDIENT SON PERHAPS MY YOUNG FRIENDS CANNOT FULLY APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF SATISFACTION WHICH A PARENT DERIVES FROM THE GOOD CHARACTER OF HIS CHILD THOUGH THE WORTHY SHIPMASTER HAD A BEAUTIFUL ESTATE AND PLENTY OF MONEY IF HIS SON HAD BEEN A LIAR A THIEF A PROFANE SWEARER IN SHORT IF FRANK HAD BEEN A BAD BOY HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAPPY
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