Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-13

or yawn or loll, but show by every act aud
gesture that you ara interested.
am. frequently mortified and panied by
the unbOcoming conduct oil those who are
old enough to know better.
A man walks into church, for example.
and stamps up the aisle, as though his shoes
were made Of cast iron, or seats, or rather
locates himself near the back Of the house,
lolli down on one bench aud throws his
feet over the back Of another and takes u
nap, or draws himself up to young &C.
quaintance who Is paying attention TO the
tervices, and forces him into conversation,
to the annoyance Of those who at near,
and 10 the confusion Of the minister, then
about the time Of the deepest interest in
the congregation, he rises, and when he
reaches the middle Of the house, he puts on
his hat and stalks out as stiflly as though
he wished tho whole earth to see him dis.
grace himself.
Again, have seen members Of the
church, who are in the habit Of stretching
or yawning and gaping in the house OF
worship, perhaps, before tho first song was
sung OF the first prayer was made,
Now these oil show they Swere badly
raised, have no idea they were ever regu.
lar attendants at well conducted Sunday
srhool, or they would not have acted SO
roughly and impolltely,
Bu' TO return, your every word aud &c
ton will have an influence upon those who
are copying your example Be patient
then, DO courteous, be perSevering, be ia
niiliar with your scholars and yet dignifed,
let your actions, manners and language be-
such as YOU would not be ashamed to wit
ness in your own brothers and sisters. The
times loudly call for great diligence and
Godl! propriety on your part. In every
direction you turn your eyes on the broad
earth, you will find some call for the exer-
else OF your noble powers, The afflicted
10 relieve, the poor TO assist, the unhappylo
Comfort, the ignorant to instruct, the timld
TO encourage. the wicked to warn, the un.
du,i(ul to guide back TO the path Of truth
from which their feet has erred, and all Ia
point TO the Bible, that lamp which God
has given to the bsnghted sons Of men, to
lead them safely through the darkness OF
this word, TO the portals Of an everlasting
| day.
| Urge the children to love tho Bible, and
study ii, as the great Text book of Life,
as the inexhOustble mine, from whica eve.
~ dligeLt and prayerful reader may draw
that information which will mako him wise
and rich in this world and the world To
come, and teach them that document in
which our Fathers pledged to each other
and 10 Liberty, "their property, their sa.
cred honor" the Declaration Of lndepen.
dence and the Constitution OF the Unitsd
States.
II you induce one single child to rever.
ence and faithfully to study these two
books, the Bible and the Constitution OF
the United States, you may congratulate
yourself when you come to die that YOU
have M, lived in vain.
Many other books are useful but these are
tho chief
You are engaged in the mgh,est work
that ever engaged the attention Of man.
No sordid motive influences you in your
laborious and patient work OF love. know
you labor not iol earthly lee or reward.
You arc the faithful servants Of your
country aud friends Of Your race. You are
the true conServators OF Rspublicanism,
the Bulwarks OF American Liberty, and
are lRboring for the souls eG men; aud
though YOU may not be sensible of IL, YOU
are Smbalming your memory in warm and
generous hearts here on earth, you are
printing your deeds on the unwriIten his.
tory Of your country's glory and prospect.
~, aud il in the fear of God, as obadient
$ children you are acting, you are inscribing
Ent e IL