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abundantly successful he was in this course, 

 which is not of everyday occurrence, is seen in 

 the phenomenal lives of his two elder sons and 

 other children of this Christian home. 



No parent was ever fonder of his children, 

 and milder in his dealings with them, than was 

 Dr. Shepard: but he himself had been trained 

 in the old school, and when mild and gentle 

 persuasion failed to accomplish the desired end, 

 he turned with decision to the rod of correction, 

 and laid it on with such force and precision the 

 child soon realized the wisdom of falling in line. 

 This, too, accounts for his success with his 

 children. 



'No husband or father ever did more for the 

 comfort and support, and even joy of his fam- 

 ily. ^Not once, but always and everywhere were 

 his offerings like the widow's mite, "all the liv- 

 ing'' that he had. What he did not give his 

 family, is what he did not have; what he did 

 not teach them, is what he did not know himself. 

 Such sowing must of necessity bring a golden 

 harvest to any home. As beneficent as he was 

 to his family, he was not less beneficent to the 

 world about him. Like Job, he could say, "If 

 I have seen any perish for want of clothing; or 

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