The warning clock : or, The voice of the new year by Mrs. Cameron
The warning clock by Mrs. Cameron. It is a short Christian moral allegory for children written in the early 19th century. The tale warns against sloth and procrastination, urging prompt repentance and obedience to a loving father’s call. Two sisters, Diligence and Indolence, are living in banishment for past disobedience when their nurse brings joyful news: their father now calls them home, and their elder brother has interceded for them. Diligence rises
at once, accepts a staff and provisions, and sets out toward the Everlasting Hills, arriving before night to welcome, rest, and celebration. Indolence keeps delaying—lulled by sleep and excuses—despite the clock’s repeated warnings and the nurse’s pleas, until she closes her eyes in a final sleep. A messenger reports Diligence’s safe reception and announces that Indolence’s day of grace has ended, and she is consigned to outer darkness. The contrast teaches that timely, active obedience leads to life, while sloth and delay end in ruin. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Cameron, Mrs. (Lucy Lyttelton), 1781-1858 |
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| Title | The warning clock : or, The voice of the new year |
| Edition | New edition. |
| Original Publication | London: Houlston and Co., 1823, reprint 1840. |
| Credits | Charlene Taylor, Elias Jackson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Allegories |
| Subject | Procrastination -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78137 |
| Release Date | Mar 8, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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