This collection of sermons by Edward Payson offers guidance for Christian families on a variety of topics, including parental love, religious education, and the duty to pray for one's children. With a focus on the importance of family relationships in cultivating spiritual growth, these sermons provide timely wisdom for modern readers seeking to deepen their faith. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.