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An
early list of promises made by the Mothers' Union members in the Diocese
of St Asaph. |
Mothers Union
Diocese of St Asaph.
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- To teach all boys and girls under our care modesty and self respect
from the earliest years; and to make the best sleeping arrangements we
can for them.
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- To keep them from bad companions, and not allow them to idle about
the roads after dark.
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- Never to speak of sin as 'only a misfortune'.
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- To teach the boys to treat all women and girls with respect, and to
protect them from wrong
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- To make careful enquiry as to places we let our girls take, and to
watch over the young servants.
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- To train the children in habits of temperance, and not to send them
to the public house.
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- Never to allow coarse jests, bad words, or low talk, before the
children, nor to let them read bad books or police reports.
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- To kneel down and pray daily for husband and children, and to teach
our children to pray.
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- To try by our example to make home what God meant it to be, and to
teach our children to be: Pure, Obedient, Gentle, Truthful, Honest,
Industrious.
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| Remember
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ:-
'He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved'.-St
Mark XVl 16
'Except ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His Blood, ye
have no life in you'.-S John Vl 53
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| Almighty God our Heavenly Father, pour
out Thy Holy Spirit upon our Mothers' Union. Give us grace to train our
children in Thy faith, fear and love. Keep them pure and holy. Help us to
set them a good example, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen |