Boys

Their Work and Influence

by Anonymous

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Work, family duties and leisure all fall within the Christian training offered in this anonymous guide for boys. Addressing young people from working families, the writer treats the choice of an occupation as an early and serious decision. Obedience to parents, honesty at school, daily prayer and Sunday worship become parts of the same effort to form a dependable adult character. The direct address moves between encouragement, stern advice and small examples drawn from ordinary life.

Practical matters receive close attention: setting aside money, supporting parents, avoiding debt and making provision for old age. A section on recreation recommends activities such as cricket, rowing and chess, while weighing the value of plays and reading. Readers interested in religious education and the history of growing up will find a compact statement of the duties, habits and social expectations presented to working boys in England.