Il6 HEREDITY AND CHRISTIAN PROBLEMS 



it too. Come, let us work together. I do not 

 blame you for your feelings, for I know you 

 got them from me, as I got them from my 

 father. And, now, let us see if we can't conquer 

 our infirmity." 



Such a conference would have a better effect 

 than a score of reproofs, and, moreover, it would 

 be but simple justice. If the objectionable trait 

 comes by inheritance, common sense must deter- 

 mine what is the wisest thing to say. 



Parents should always be just to their children. 

 The latter are not responsible for their existence, 

 nor for their tendencies, nor for the circumstances 

 in which they live. Perception of these facts, 

 recognition of the law of heredity, will lead 

 parents to be patient, and save them from much 

 injustice ; many things otherwise hopelessly ob- 

 scure in their children's characters it will explain ; 

 it will enable them, by recalling what helped and 

 hindered them in earlier days, to decide what 

 will be most helpful to their children, and make 

 possible an adjustment of treatment to nature, 

 so that the worst elements may be more surely 

 eliminated, and the best given opportunity and 

 stimulus for growth ; and it will enable parents 

 more wisely to advise their children concerning 



