emies of Infant Baptism. Why Opposed to it. Their
Sophistry. Dr. A. Carson. Appeal to Parents. Duty and Privilege of Parents
to have their Children Baptized. Its Neglect and Abuse. How Abused. The Old
Landmarks. Striking Statistics. Abuse by Parents and Children.

CHAPTER XII.

CHRISTIAN NAMES.--Proper Kind of Names. Law of Correspondence and
Association. Christian Names. Much in a Name. Naming a Child should not be
Arbitrary. Nebuchadnezzar. Adam. The Hebrews. Woman. Eve. Cain. Seth.
Samuel. Dr. Krummacher. Names now Given. The Folly and Evil of it. Why we
should give Suitable Names. Why Scriptural Names. Mary. Instances of Proper
Christian Names.

CHAPTER XIII.

HOME AS A NURSERY.--Idea of Nursing. What a Nursery Is. The sense in which
Home is a Nursery. Character of the Home-Nursery. The Mother's Special
Sphere. Relation of the Nursery to the Formation of Character. The Nursery
is Physical. Sickly and Immoral Nurses. Consequences. It is Intellectual.
Its Abuse. It is Moral and Spiritual. The Ways in which the Nursery is
Abused. Boarding Schools.

CHAPTER XIV.

HOME-SYMPATHY.--An Argument against the Neglect and Abuse of the Nursery.
Its Natural Elements. Its Definition and Nature. The Ancients. Baptista
Porta. Plato. Middle Ages. It is Passive and Active. Its Disease. Good
Samaritan. Rousseau. Robespierre. Its Relation to Natural Affection. Its
Relation to Woman. Its Religious Elements. Christ. Ruth. Joseph. Mother of
Samuel. Peter. Esther. Paul. Family of Lazarus. Its True Pattern. Its
Attractive Power. Unfaithfulness to its Law. Its Highest Element.

CHAPTER XV.

FAMILY PRAYER.--Its Relation to Home-Sympathy. Its Necessity. Its Idea. Dr.
Dwight's View. The Duty to establish it Proven. Its Neglect. Excuses from
Family Prayer. Address to Parents.

CHAPTER XVI.

HOME-EDUCATION.--_Section I.: The Character of Home-Education._ What is
Home-Education. Different Kinds. It must be Physical. Intellectual. Moral.
The Means. Circumstances. Temptation. Example. Training. Habit. The
Feelings. Conscience. Motives. Cardinal Virtues. When it should Begin. It
must be Religious. Necessity of this. St. Pierre. The Mother as Teacher.
Objections Considered. Encouragement to Home-Training. Dr. Doddridge. A
Pious Minister. Dr. Dwight. Young Edwards. Polycarp. Timothy. John
Randolph. J.Q. Adams. Daniel. The Power of Home-Training in Religion.

_Section II.: The Neglect and Abuse of Home-Education._--Popular Prejudic