The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-08-14
SABBATH SCHOOLS.

rake care OF the pennies aud the pounds
will take care Of themselves" was one of the
maxims Of Poor Richard. Take care o.
the children and God viii take care Of the
men and women" is maxim Of the Sabbath
school.
A writer who had studied the spring. Of
popular feeling and action. said " Let me
make the songs OF nation, and | care not
who makes its laws" The Sabbath school
says: Let me teach the children the songs
Of Zion, and the lips of men shall never Be
attuned to the songs of Bacchus and Belial
Let me teach the children to practice the
Golden Rule. and peculation shall cease
from among public officers. and fraud from
among private citizens.
III II is important, under monarchical 90
vernments, that the heir-apparent to the
throne should be instructed early in his du-
ties to God and man. that he may be prepar-
ed to govern wisely and we'll, il is not less
important. under . government like ours,
where every boy aud girl is to grow up d
king and queen. that the young soyereigns.
princes Of the blood royal Of the Republic,
every one Of whom will do something to
shape its destinies, should learn betimes
their accountability TO God and their duty
to men. In the Confederate States the gov
eminent will be wise or foolish. pure or cor.
ruPt, glorious or infamous, just as the peo-
pie make it. All political reforms must
therefore begin with the people and. as the
children are soon 70 become the people, let
moral reform begin With them, and political
reforms will follow 10 due time.
The Sabbath school begins with the edu.
II IA II.
fear Of the Lord is the beginning Of wisdom"
Ii lays basis broad and deep, in ihe soul.
on which afterwards an intellectual edifce
may be safely built up and as the course.
Of masonry are laid, all the stones are held
together with the cement Of moral instruc-
tion, and firmly fastened with the iron bolts
and bars Of Christian principle. lthsslearn.
ed that any other method Of education will
only make men more dangerous to society,
by putting 10 their hands more deadly wea.
pons Of mischief. and increasing their
strength to WELD them.
There are certain maxims OF > sharp, IN.
scrupuloas policy, which have been 20 often
repeated to the young that they are better
known than the Proverbs Of solomon. and
are liable 10 be mistaken for sayings Of the
wise King BY that class Of persons Who
sometimes quote from the Bible. They are
usually clothed in comely suit u words. a.
na1seous pills are coated with sugar but IL
NC strip them Of their exterior, and present
them in plain Anglo-Saxon garb, their de-
formiiy will appear, and their ugliness will
dissust every one whose moral perceptions
are not wholly perverted. Pat them 10 the
form of question and answer, and the cate.
ehism viii prove wide departure from that
Of Westminster.
Imagine a bright. smart lad. who is Just
cutting his eye leeIh. called up for eIamlns.
tion By bis shresd preeep.Or, Mr.. Penny.
packer:
q. What is the chief end Of man
a. 10 get ell be can.
q. How 10 be TO do thiss
A. By worth and wisdom.
q What do you mean BY worth and Wis.
domi
A. Worth mean. wealth and wisdom
hos 70 get.
Q. What is the hrstand greatest eenmand.
menti
A. &c. rieh-hOusstly if yOu e.ni bat
get rich.
q. What 10 the Golden Rules
A. /" That be may take who has The pow.
or, and he may keep who can"
Wen answered. The boz will make his
way 10 lke world.
Aye, possibly he may, possibly he may
not. Bat tseie isa question Of gresler ni,h
and memsaI Will he make 4 swsyto hsay.
snf The Sabbath school teaches that he !.
lone makes his way 10 the world successful.
W who makes BIZ way through Il safely % I
better.
Again, ne Sabbath school il the seminary
a the Church. from which shs dr.ws "a
small part Of her clergy sns laity. h,r teach.
eFs and her missionaries; o.. III ~ ehangs
shs figure. Il 10 the great recruiting st.,ioa
where soldiers are enlisted 10 hght The bat.
ties Of The Church militant.
While The Sabbath school trains for liz
Church and for heaven. is discipline i 90
lesi preparation for the practical duties II
life for he sho 10 trained for God viii Il.
viys be useful ~ man.