The Christian Father's Present to His Children (James)

Author:

James, John Angell

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SKU:

9780979857911

Publisher:

Northampton Press

Pages:

303

Binding:

Hardcover

The best gift any parent can give their children is to raise them in the discipline, nurture, and instruction of the Lord. No other inheritance will have eternal value, or will impact the world in which they live. As the author says, "The man who does not make the religious character of his children the supreme end of all his conduct towards them may profess to believe as a Christian, but certainly acts as an atheist".

The Christian Father's Present to His Children is not only a gift from a Christian father to his own children, but is a gift from the author to parents of any generation.

Table of Contents:

An Address to Christian Parents

The Anxiety of a Christian Parent for the Spiritual Welfare of His Children
The Dispositions Necessary for an Inquiry Into the Nature of Religion
Right Sentiments in Religion
The Nature of True Religion
The Advantages and Responsibility of a Pious Education
The Prevailing Obstacles that Prevent Young People From Entering on a Religious Life
The Deceitfulness of the Heart
Transient Devotions
Decision of Character in Religion
The Pleasures of a Religious Life
The Advantages of Early Piety
The Influence of Religion Upon the Temporal Interests of its Possessor
The Choice of Companions
On Books
Amusements and Recreations
On Theatrical Amusements
On the Period that Elapses Between the Time of Leaving School and the Age of Manhood
Public Spirit
Female Accomplishments, Virtues, and Pursuits
On Prudence, Modesty, and Courtesy
Redeeming Time
On the Obligation to Enter into Fellowship With a Christian Church
On the Choice of a Companion for Life
Keeping in View the Great End of Life
The Meeting of a Pious Family in Heaven

Author

John Angell James (1785-1859) was thus an evangelical leader in the important era between the death of John Wesley and the advent of C. H. Spurgeon. He trained at David Bogue’s College at Gosport, Hants, and served his entire ministry at Carrs Lane Congregational Church, Birmingham. His published works were numerous and their circulation was probably not exceeded by any other Nonconformist leader of that day.