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decidedly worldly, even though born of good, 

 religious parents. 



To strengthen the moral and religious senti- 

 ments of a child the prospective mother should 

 earnestly exercise these powers. She should have Solitude, 

 at least one hour a day of undisturbed solitude. 

 This hour should be devoted to shaping the ideals, 

 molding the character, and strengthening the spir- 

 itual nature of her child. In the Silence she 

 should have a definite purpose in view of just 

 what qualities she desires to emphasize. She 

 should put herself in the most restful, calm, peace- 

 ful state possible; allowing the objective mind to 

 become perfectly passive. While taking long, 

 deep breaths, she should strive to inbreathe the 

 Holy Spirit. Let it be the one longing, earnest 

 prayer, to be silently willed, over and over for 

 five or ten minutes, that she be filled with the 

 Holy Spirit. When conscious of the presence of 

 the Spirit, as she will soon become after a few 

 times of earnest effort, she should affirm her one- munion. 

 ness with God and willingness to obey His will. 

 She should endeavor to feel the tender passion 

 and loving kindness displayed on Golgotha's 

 cross. As these holy emotions animate her soul, 

 she should impress them by silent suggestion upon 

 her child. When she has purified her own mind, 

 by prayer and supplication, and her soul has be- 

 come full of holy 'inspirations, she should silently, 

 but earnestly and firmly, say to her child, "You s 

 are honest." "You are pure." "You are holy." to Strengthen 

 "You will be my noble man." "You must not, 

 you will not, you can not do wrong." "You are 

 kind and loving." "You will always be good and 



