The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-09-14
For the Lancaster Ledger
The Mo al Dignity OF, Sunday Schools


To- 'h' salvation Of inmorta! soulS-i~ "A
prc po>it,"r which in .hc present day. will
no. be >eriou .iY LU,suou.G. Every ynue
in the :Hu"l~ of 'hc hrl!oWci ins,i'uti,is
umlsn ani slcrr~s Through the un,iring
Q iors ur the devoted band of rratui;nus
tetchlrS. whn have wear after vpay been
r"ifed up :" ~ ,,ter abro I'd the seeds of i'm
m"rial truth, .mnny Il blood bought 80 RI,
has been rescued from the psih, Of vice.
and become ihr happy recipient of redeem
'ng love. The regions of iIlmnrta tvalone.
how,Ntr. will disclose the fail amount of
Success which has crowned the effort. of
tn e devoted followers of the Lamb
Thr"ugh the urhrokeu circle of eternity
myrI"d of happy spirits shall, in heir high
and rnpluroms rrai~eg. remember the sacred
hoIr. where first they LEANED the rnp,Iya.
tlng stpry al; the cross. and heard the sweet
and gentle whispers of the spirit ia their
hearts Such ARE lhe more exalted trophies
OF th" Sunday School enterprise. and such
In brief the moral dignit, of the Sunday
Srhool canse.
In the sacred Scripture, both Of the old
and new tcS'nmcntS, fgures the most ,leyo-
Ted and sublime are frequently empluved
to illustrate those objects which are of hirh
and lasting moment. In fact, nulninp il
more common than for the inspired pern
man to eiucidal. themes Of n spi-iiunl n l..
ture 10y the employment of figures Enr
rowed from objects of a merely trmpnr,I
and ueetlng character O. al the fiUurrs
thus e"pI"y,d. none !, perhaps. more fre
qn"ntiv Introduced than that of sowing, II
alike ad"rn7 the prophetic PAGE and the his
t"rical record. And whilst on thr.Ou,. I'M nh
IL throws glow oF interest over iIr wri
HnE~ OF the prophets, it, on ihe other hand
sheds nn lriadi"tn" grnm of beauty over
the dactrin and teachings of the Saviour
O. tic world; and even stretching b.yund
thv sr,nes of his earthly miuislratjon,. i,
glv"> eXpr"ssI"n 10 the energy and p.niu.
brea'i"d through the apes uic t.pi,tL!s ! =
Aa" h"" >ab'm"ly arpcabIr - This frnr.
:" tn" inStr"rt'Ou of the ,nuny In fee.
uo@" more ""phytic cdu'd be e:nployeG IN
di,"r l. ng 'he mi ortaMt I"bors N which h..
is engaged Brf''rr his cyc uni nm or mi,
l medl"tr { re-. is placcd - band Of der:h.
les ingS-brings whose. existencp.. shoI'
o' c." E"n>rrre wrir The widest grasp OF
iE." ori'i.; '-l'iS is hio held. IL hi hand
n" III" mfiLI",e dIcIrtrs Of eternal truth
The uncrrIng gudr impaired by heaven To-
direct the wnde,er feet within vhns,. ~.
cred t"!ds are ecu Ttined those exalted unG
aspiring lr"'hs> through which alone W..
en- he hiaie %'s" unto salvation wherein
are exhibited. in all their rich sinp,iyity and
overwhelming grandeur, those i.lu,,rion. .
'doctti"rS which revelation ainae coulu dis.
cover
The time when this seed must be scat
icred l" beautifully described by the royal
Psrlmi~t: "In the morning SOW Inv s,..5
ana IN the evening withhold not thy hand
ior tn"u knoweSt not whether shall prospcr
THIS or that, or whether they both shall he
alike good" How responsible the Off. or
the Sunday School teacher I, fin. ,oorc
ing SOW Thy seed. In the morning Of life
when the "eart is nnorcupied by byccrro3iny
cares when ihc mind is in its most pJ,,,ic
strta, and bes' flied for the rerrDlipn of r.
!gio"s truth; ani when, moreover. the char
net"r is forni Z which shall rx.r, its iuan
ence for veal or woe, on every f,rpr. ,..-i
Cd "i life, and flourish in immortal blno,,
even when lime ,.eIT sin IN h,. mn ,,o.,.
'h'1 Is The critical period " hieh tl.e SnnS.y
ochOol has 10 do with the young, and ,b,.
teacher enters npon his kindly office of d;.
rect'ng the powers of the expanding mind
TO the high and holy source from whepc..
they emenate This Is the grand work of
the Sunday School aaG it, officer, md
tsacHerS' Of impressng upon The young and
tender mil d the first lessons of biblical in
s'r"cton'; lessons which peradvenIure mnv
conduct TO issues at present impenptrble
70 the hni,e mind issues Stretching to the
faeinest range'of this trrrestisl aph.re. and
ntmg tie boundless regions of eternity IL
o''t rAnd sncn, we repeat, develop The
. n'o;Ai dignity of SIndoy Schools.
But If we draw aside the' cpr;.ia (Which
wells fnturity from our gaze; if we glance n,
The radient hosts who throng GIc embIazon.
ed realms # height-their bursts from amid
The scored throng triumphant testimony
to the success which has accom- panied
through grace. the lahors Of tbei Sunday
School -.r
= lhese ore those from the lowest sinks Of
in'qHty. sho were sought out, instructed
Snh tf'4ned Tor hc"vcn ia the Sunday School.
fhere sre those fiom The Profoundesl depths
o. sHe ipto whose forbidden rstreut the
ialtliui tenchrr io,crd ilis way with Tho
mersags of salvation, and who, through his
idsirF'nei.iaii;l. were hrought TO taste and
SEQ Iant The Lord is good And there are
q noble host Of parents, ay, parents. too,
who hrst learned from their children. lips