THE INFLUENCE OF HOME STANDARDS. 



The surroundings, moral and physical, among which a child passes the 

 first eight or ten years of its life are those which colour the whole of its 

 future. There have never been more profound students of human nature 

 than the Jesuits. "Give us." they said. " a child for the first seven years 

 of his life and he i.s ours for always." so deep and firm are the early 

 impressions received by young children. 



A Settler's Homo in British Columbia. 



A high standard at home results in noble ideals of national duty when 

 the inmates of that home assume litV's responsibilities in later years. A low 

 standard in the home is farreaching in its bad influences on the conduct of 

 its occupants, long after they have passed out into the world to play their 

 varied parts as Empire-builders or. dare it be whispered, as Empire-destroyers. 



THE TRUE MEANING OF FAMILY LIFE. 



The fact is, we are so much accustomed to the existence of homes that 

 we rarely stop to think of the part each home plays in the national life. 

 Indeed, there are <|nite a number of young folks to-day who openly express 

 their wish that home life could be abolished. Home claims are irksome, they 

 say; home restraints are tiresome. The sooner they can escape free to 

 lead their own lives the better they will lie pleased ! 



Such selfishness is. however, a danger-signal: it warns parents of their 

 neglect to train their children in the virtues of loyal obedience and loving 

 consideration for others: it warns the youth and maiden that no man lives 

 or dies to himself, hut. that all productive life is based on service. 



LIFE AND SERVICE. 



Only by mutual service ran home. city, nation, or empire continue to 

 exist. The King serves his country: the Cabinet Ministers serve the people; 

 doctors serve their patients; teachers serve their pupils: and parents serve 



