CHAPTER XXIII.

OBEDIENCE.

Tne first laws which we are required to
observe are those given by parents: and we
ought to obey them, because our parents*are
wiser than we, and know best what is good
for us; because the harmony of the family
circle requires our obedience; because we
owe gratitude to our parents; because God
has commanded us to obey them; and be-
cause it is necessary to form in our hearts
the habit of submitting to rules and laws. A
person who has never learned obedience has
not yet taken the first step in the path of
virtue.