The Ven John Baptist De La Salle The True Friend Of Youth PDF Download

Excerpt from The Ven; John Baptist De La Salle: The True Friend of Youth, Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools The world can find no labor more important, saints ask no greater privilege, than the care of youth. The greatest struggle that has ever been carried on, is that which is now waged between the Church and her enemies to determine who will train up the child, who will mould its character, direct its future, and thus, in great measure, determine its eternal welfare. If we open the pages of Holy Writ, the same lesson is taught: the dignity of the child is shown in every page, his education is the object of the wisest laws, strengthened by the most wonderful promises to those who comply therewith; while the direst calamities threaten the derelict in so sacred a cause. "Bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord," said the Apostle who elsewhere declared, "I became all things to all men that I might save all." He knew that "they that instruct many unto justice shall shine as stars for all eternity." "Take this child and nurse him for me; I will give thee thy wages." These words, spoken by the kind-hearted daughter of Pharoah have been again and again repeated to encourage those who make the care of youth their life-tasks and in so acting they have been enabled to repeat to their little flocks; "Come, children, hearken to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord." Time, which changes so many things, has made important alterations in the position and sway which the child holds in society. To-day, as a thousand years ago, youth is the object of the most tender affection, but, more than a thousand years ago, he is now enabled to raise himself to a much higher point of excellence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.