THE CHILDREN'S PATRIMONY.--The Question this Involves. Not Confined to
Wealth. A Good Character and Occupation. True Religion. How Parents should
proceed in the Distribution of their Property. Why they should give only a
Competency. The Rules to Determine a Competence. Paley. What the Law of
Competence Forbids. Penalties of its Violation. History. Impartiality.
Paley. The Infatuation of many Parents.


CHAPTER XXV.

THE PROMISES OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME.--Two Kinds. Divine Promises to Parents
and Children. Those of Punishment. Law of Reproduction. Iniquity of the
Parents upon the Children. Promises of Reward. In this Life. John Q. Adams.
In the Life to Come. God's Fidelity to His Promises. They are Conditional.
When they become Absolute. Popular Objections. Compatibility between
Promises and Agencies. Paul. Moses. Promises made by Parents.


CHAPTER XXVI.

THE BEREAVEMENTS OF HOME.--Separation. Bereavements Diversified. Reverses
of Fortune. Death. First Death. Of Husband and Father. Of a Wife and
Mother. Of Children. Of the Infant. Of the First-Born. Wisdom and Goodness
of God in Bereavements. Discipline. Moral Instruction. The Dead and Living
still Together. Benefit. Death of Little Children is a Kindness to them.
Why. Why Christ became a Little Child. We should not wish them Back. Their
Death is a Benefit to the Living. Communion of Saints. Ministering Spirits.
The Spirit-World. A Ministering Child. A Ministering Mother. Infant
Salvation. Zuinlius. Calvin. Dr. Junkin. Newton. The Hope of Re-union in