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In the work of religious education, with which the present series ofbooks is concerned, the life of the family rightly occupies a centralplace. The church has always realized its duty to exhort parents tobring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, butvery little has ever been done to enable parents to study systematicallyand scientifically the problem of religious education in the family.Today parents' classes are being formed in many churches; ChristianAssociations, women's clubs, and institutes are studying the subject;individual parents are becoming more and more interested in the rationalperformance of their high duties. And there is a general desire forguidance. As the full bibliography at the end of this volume and thereferences in connection with each chapter indicate, there is availablea very large literature dealing with the various elements of theproblem. But a guidebook to organize all this material and to stimulateindependent thought and endeavor is desirable.
To afford this guidance the present volume has been prepared. It isequally adapted for the thoughtful study of the father and mother whoare seeking help in the moral and religious development of their ownfamily, and for classes in churches, institutes, and neighborhoods,where the important problems of the family are to be studied anddiscussed. It would be well to begin the use of the book by reading thesuggestions for class work at the end of the volume.
With a confident hope that religion in the family is not to be a wistfulmemory of the past but a most vital force in the making of the betterday that is coming, this volume is offered as a contribution and asummons.
The Editors
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