Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-01
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EGASUuSS Wuo $C6uleU eltOGr aSnamGQ or a. fraid to speak out what they know on the subject of religion, or to tell to others what they have learned from the Bible, at home, and in the Sabbath School. Sometimes they appear to be afraid that others will laugh at them. if they talk about such things as these. E Sometimes they think they arc too young, and if they do speak nobody will mind them, and they cannot do any good. But | want to tell them that both these excuses are wrong. Children who go to the Sabbath school, ought never to be ashamed of showing what they learn there, and letting others know how many good things the Bible teaches them. They ought to feel that it is a very great privi- lege to go there, and to learn about God, aud Christ, and heaven. And, if it were ever proper to boast of GRy thing, they might boast of tAis, instead of being asham- ed of it. Those children only ought to be ashamed, who go to the Sabbath school and do not improve it, or who can go there, and yet prefer to stay away, and remain ignorant of all these good things.
 Sabbath school children, too, must not excuse themselves from speaking of what they have learned, because they are young, and fear they cannot do any good. Little children haUe done great deal of good, sometimes, by telling other children, and even older persoas, what they know about Christ. have often read stories of child ren teaching persons much older than, themselves, and leading them from being very wicked, to be very good and very happy. There was one, remember, ofa man who was a very wicked swearer, but who left off swearing entirely, because his little daughter, who went to the Sabbath school, told him it was wicked. And he not only left of swearing, but he began to pray, and now he prays with his family, ev- cry night and morning.
 There are two stories in the Bible, which show how much good even little children may sometimes do, ifthey are not afraid tossay what they know. One is the story of little girl, and the other, of a lit- ils boy. who by speaking out plainly and boldly, were the means of saving the lives of two great Wen. have no doubt that some of my yeaders have read these sto- ries, but am going to tell them now. be- cause wapt to say something about them. There was oEce very great and mighty prince, who was captain of the kings army, and very great favorite with the king. The king liked him very much, because he had gained great victory over his ene- m'cs-so he gave him great many pres ents. and made him very rich. and very honorable man in his kingdom. He did not enjoy his riches or his honors at all, because he was very sick. He had pain ful and disagreeable disease, which made it very unpleasant for him to live with oth- CT people. He had been sick a great while, and tried all the physicians of his own country, but did not get any better. He did not know anything about God, who only was able to heal him, for he was an idolater. But there happened to be in his house little slave, who had been taken captive in the wars. from the land of Isra- el. She knew that God was able to heal her master of his dreadful disease, and she believed that if he would only go to the prophet, ard do as he told him to, he would soon be well. Now this little girl might have thought" My master is a worshipper of idols, and he don't believe in ;he true God, the God of Israel. So il will be of no use for me to say any thing to him about it. He will only laugh at me, if I do, and tell me that Ais god is as good as n.y God. Besides, am but very lit- tie girl, and slave too. and certainly such a great, rich, proud man as he is, will not mind word say" But no. this little captive girl did not make any such excuses as these. She spoke out plainly what she knew about the God of Israel, and did not fear to say, that she believed her master would be cured, if he should apply to him. And she was right, too. Her master went immediately to the prophet of God in the land of Israel, and soon returned to his own 'country. perfectly cured of his disease. And not only was he cured of his disease, but he was made to believe that idols were no gods at all, and that the God of Israel was the only true God. whom men ought to love and worship. Now, my dear readers, stop and think how much good this one lit- tle girl did. by telling to others what she knew about religion. want you all to find this story in the Bible, and read it O. yer and over, and think of it great deal !; and, next week, I will tell you the other that l mentioned, aboutthe little boy. M. D.
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