Cameron, Mrs.  1781-1858 <br/><br/>
The warning clock 

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<br/><br/> Release date is 2026-03-08 
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<br/><br/> The warning clock by Mrs. Cameron is a short Christian moral allegory for children written in the early 19th century. It uses the image of a New Year’s clock and a homeward journey to warn against delay in repentance and duty, contrasting prompt obedience with fatal procrastination.<br/><br/>Two banished sisters, Diligence and Indolence, live under a faithful nurse when a message arrives: their father longs to receive them, and an interceding elder brother has secured their welcome. Diligence rises at dawn, accepts a staff and provisions, and sets out cheerfully toward the Everlasting Hills. Indolence repeatedly postpones, lulled by sleep despite the clock’s solemn strokes and the nurse’s urgent pleas. As evening falls, a messenger announces Diligence has reached home and is joyfully received, while Indolence’s “day of grace” is past and she is consigned to outer darkness. The tale closes with a Scriptural warning that clinging to worldly ease leads to loss, but timely self-denial gains life eternal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Allegories Procrastination -- Juvenile fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ