Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-12-01
For the Civilian & Telegraph.
Sunday School incidents and
SNEEeStiOMS.

Alessrs Editor--l have been deeply inter-
rested in the printed report OF the proceedings
| OF q convention Of s. S. Teachers in Cnnnec-
ticut which was held at Bridgeport in Sep
! tcmber last. 1t fills more than a dozen close
columns of the s. s. Times. can hardly
suppose that many OF your readers see that
| paper, or would take the trouble to read il
through. For their qualification and Profit
| ! have extracted the following incidents ana
suggestions, which seem to ne capable of af-
iordng much pleasure and comfort to all who
are laborlng for the religious instruction oi
children as well as induce others who have
| time aud strength to engage in this work OF
| faith aud love, with full assurance OF success.
PASTOR.
! Mr.. s. referred to the singing Of toe little
! childrsn's hymns as Of incalculuble value A
/ little boy came into our Sunday-school one
/ day, OF less than 4 years of age. He coulo
not read, hut he stood wrapped in delight as
! he heard the children Join in singing
"The Sunday-s,hool, the Sunday school.
o, It's the place lovc!'
The next day, when his brothers and sisters
! had gone to school, he went over to neigh
bor's and brought in little girl about bis
own age to teach her to sing. They sat down
on the door. step and he began. Now when
sing you must sing too he said
! "'E funny 'chool, e funny 'chool,
o It's the place lover
Oh tbare ;s n ,,,;ob,,, ,,o,.or +, =. .oso ,;,,,,
s,nes to win tha lila onrs .,L ,naLa tIs
,.tunnv ,chooln tha ,,nst GoIinh+r,i S',o. Wv,
earth to them Wv ''''' wv ''''"' 'i''' '''
Oh If we corld foo, q, ia . E,,Io l,l;rd
Girl wbo, ,l;fr,r.rt ,aoC ,,1''iI
Sn., TI,i. rt,I@ III b,I ioo.i 7i
tbe vnlur,ns tat ora ;'.roJnoo1 49,"
tons rnr tine Mind SL., haIl,a,,',,,i ,l'ar,, =,
rroI ,Ls Eie and 40 ior ,ras
tbn s,nrod mana, bon La,r, lal
ond sho Lat Ioo, iaI g., Ch,;., Sl, rnn, 49,
Invsd him Sho w,o n,,'. I;,.o aI;.r ,,I
was ohIiged tn e,r, b,r r;r;mn n, ,,,L;ma n,,
nokun Rut cha fn,,I :, ,rtor ,,,l I,t tha th 3
cn5s nf bor Cors beco,,,', 90
ouepro of ber IaLnr tlat ,ia raG,aai :.
/ liz Ier to rood bor o;,la I'll, u.
was snff.ri,o aroo. I,,s sa tmaii.' ','.
;dra that .h. r,iah, ,,;,h r" n",S so' .'o .,'o
ends nf her fnnrrs and II" on. nT p"oo oo,,a s"e
nart and aaa;,, ,,li. ~, i t.o .,','o'''
! Oh if and fnr a G,tIo ,rIiIa n,',iI n,a.I r..
RIM prt vorv sl,>, "r e,,oan ',.,. "i'
! ~ aud
/ o,,,od;o,,,o sLa f,,,,,.l a., ,,i1 o,
! road I'm AGONY nf oorI cha ,,,,,. .o,,;,,,, ~,
hrrse,f mOi bn,v I,ra nv, Ios,,, IL IL,
! lave the story of tbe crnos, n, hnry Iouo
tIis nrec;ons Pib,o Rr, I c,r ,o ,',',ra road
il p,rst bil il Good hap Sha t,oi, :, =,
her hand. and 40 sIe s,iJ nf,ronaI, " ,ro,,.ad
il to her Inns Oh, what ;oy, She fdmnJ in
lissino If that she conId rond i ,.,L hor l;,,si
And ever of,or ,l,.t as sLn r,ad hor p;bio ;ito
.bn kissa5 If A'''
OH tIot ,Yo L.d ,,,i. lo,o e,r t,,o p;rt., .l,.
our cbildreo had IL and th,t CnS ,ro,,iS ,,
his Snirit ont nnnn all omr .ch,,n,s n,,,i' III
thn crnn,nnwoiIth thot ,yo r,',,i,. ~, p n,na
,IIorinns th;ngs than those,
We have }nr some two or ,broo ro,-s oon-
tr;buteJ to tho sunnort !, mart ' nra "S nn;ssion
orv in McI;a,, ,gb;.b ,Ii,,I bo. -
c,r omr oun sni,o, rra,r ,'r ' ,',;'.,a ,a.
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