---
title: 'A Parent’s Private Thoughts'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John William Yeomans'
date: 1851-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Family Worship'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Hebrews 12'
- 'Philippians 3'
- '2 Peter 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/yeomans-1851-a-parents-private-thoughts
---

# A Parent’s Private Thoughts

Encouragement to parents to train children in the gospel, stressing progressive Christian growth, household piety, dependence on God, and parental responsibility for spiritual formation.

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