Father’ s Footsteps I now baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son— just one more time down, Althea; don’t wiggle-— and of the Holy Spirit.” With ch u b b y hand placed firmly on Althea’s head, Kent now prayed: “ Dear Father, bless this little life now that she has ’cepted Jesus and is baptized.” The prayer was interrupted as the lad stooped down to ask his 5-year-old sister: “ Do you prom ise to be a good girl from now on, Althea?” “Yes, let me go,” the little miss answered. “ Do me, Pawl Kent, do me,” 2-year-old Ardyth begged. By this time Mother had re covered a measure of her equilib rium and found her tongue. “ It’s time to come in and dress, chil dren.” With protesting groans they trooped into the house to be soaped in the bathtub and dressed for dinner. Mother had come upon this “ baptismal” scene quite unexpectedly and stood trans fixed as she looked through the Venetian blinds to her offspring in the wading pool on the lawn. The noise had been deafening as the small fry cavorted in cool water that hot afternoon. Dur ing a lull Kent suddenly decided to “ be Daddy” and have a bap tismal service. Mother was not a little amazed at her son’s appar ent observation of such services when Daddy presided at church. Kent’s “ baptism” of his sister had been done with all the serious ness a 6-year-old could assume. After all, he wants to “ preach like Daddy” when he is a man. Kent had imitated Daddy quite well. How much children “ ab sorb” from their parents without either being fully aware of the transaction! Dear Lord, let this parent “ so number (her) days . . . apply (her) heart to wis dom” and her “ light so shine” that her children shall “ glorify the Father.”
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