Excerpt from The Spoilt Child: An Address in the Rodef Shalom Temple, Pittsburgh, Sunday, November 17, 1912 Though it may be necessary for a teacher some times, even in the hearing oi the child, to discuss with parents their own delinquencies, every honest boy and girl, every young son and daughter that is not a cad or a prig will confirm the words of Alexander the Great, uttered in reply to one who had adversely criticised the conqueror's mother. Said he, in so many words, One word of my mother will more than outweigh anything he may say against her. The words spoken here thismorning are most general in character, and are not an invitation to children to sit in judgment on their parents. On the contrary if some parental failings are considered, every boy and girl, in whose heart is a spark of esteem for all that their parents have done for them, will, it is hoped, but learn to avoid similar errors in the years when they are parents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.