Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-14
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

an address in behalf of Sunday Schools,
delivered at Hannibal, July 4th, 1858, by
Elder D. T. Norton" Of this city. The
whole address is full of excellent thoughts
written in an engaging style, practical and
remarkably appropriate to the occasion.
The following extracts will be found very
interesting, as we'll as useful:
By means Of Sunday Schools, through
the fundamentally of children, parents are
frequently greatly benefited.
In illustration of this, an anecdote oc.
ours to me, which think can relate sub.
stantiaIy correct.
a little girl, whom we will call "SalIv,"
was by some means induced 10 go 10 Sun.
day School one day. Not having been
trained TO habits Of personal neatness, her
face was quite dirty when she came in.
One Of the kind teachers for Sunday School
teachers are usually kind and amiable) OBJ.
serving this, took her and assisted her to
wash her face clean, and then combsd her
hair nicely, and instructed her tenderly.
Sally was encouraged by his kind treat
ment, and went home much pleased with
the school; her pretty, clean face, sweetlv
beaming with smiles
Her mother seeing Sally's face and head
looked so pretty, concluded TO put clean
dress on her. By this time the mother felt
that her own face would be the better of
washing-she also, washed her face and
put en- a clean dress-she then thought the
floor looked dirlier than usual-she swept,
and set things more to rights in the room.
Sally's father coming in soon after readily
him, "Mr. A. you look very dirty, wish
you would wash and put on some clean
clothes, He did so, and they all felt bet
ter and happier 1t and thus there was
an excellent reformation brought about in
this family, by means of the Sunday School,
through the instrumentality of little
Sally"
suppose there are several families in our
town that might be benefited, if we could
find such another "little Sally" TO put the
ball in motion
Then come on, every little one,
And let us try what can be done
We have a mighty work to do
And none can help SO well as you.
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My Brethren and friends, your labor.
tend in a heavenly direction, your respon
sibilities are great. your labors and sacri
fees are not few, YOU have to a very grea
extent, the moulding of that public senti
ment which is to give stability to our gov
ernment, or which will cover our nationa
history with the dark pail Of death.
Every thing you do has on importan
bearing for good or evil. Your persona
habits will be initiated by the children
whom you lead, you should be circumspec
! in all your department, neat iE your dress
but not foppish, use no, extrnvagont low
or coarse language, never exagernte, o
= deviate from the plain truth, do not jest
or yawn or lol, but show by every act an
gesture that you are interested.
! am frequently mortified and panied b
: the unbecoming conduct Of those who ar
: old enough TO know better.
A man walks into church, for exampl,
= and stamps up the aisle, as though his shoe
were made Of cast iron. or seats, or rattle
i. locates himself near the back Of the hous
Tolls down on one bench and throws h
Il feet over the back of another and takes
. nap, or draws himself up 10 Young q
At quaintance who is paying attention 40 Ii
l. services, and forces him into conversatio
ID to the annoyance of those who sit nes
'e and to the confusion Of the minister, the
about the time of the deepest interest
Is the congregation, he rises. and when
N reaches the middle OF Inc house, he puts
u his hat and stalks out as stiffly as thoui
IN hs wished the whole earth TO see him
he grace himself.
g. Again, | have seen members, of I
church, who are in the habit Of stretchi