The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-08-04

" NAfNs sr7r~ AtktN Nfi&&AGNt AiENW - ktfI
feeling o the same man Whca hc IS
once tailly enlisted Ia the work. The
work indeed was not unduly magui6.
cd. lie finds Il in this rc.peet all
tlai & was sented g. -. There
Is much 10 do Many al hour oF toll
must lie encountered. The labof af
reaching Is not ia itself soothing 70 4 c
nerves. tie has 10 give many denial
70 the 'alls of care. Ye, he fnd.
himself happy; happier. by FAR, than
IN his former days Of Sabbath COM
pasnre. The reason Is Obvious. He
hesit is ln the work. lie has be-.
come interested 10 these little ones
committed to bis cart. lie goes to
meet them at the appointed hour, nu
like convict under penalty Of the
Iash, no, because he feels thai he has
70 90. or incur somebody's censure,
but became il is a plet ire and priyi-
lege TO GO II would be a real self
denial 10 him to stay away. He has
learned the benign mystery Of Christ 5
kingdom that love sweetens every
kind OF toll. Like bis master, he lias
now meat 70 eat thai the idler and the
worldings knows not of lie has
learned that active beneficence low
ards others is often the very best way
Of kindling the iires Of bis own dcyo-
ton. He met Jesus in The way, a> he
went up that dark alley in search Of a
poor lame boy. The Holy Ghost was
poured out on his own heart rs he
kneeled by the bed OF the sick elild
ia yon1er garret. His own conscience
was pricked as le hunted for passage
by which TO awaken the conscience Of
some careless one. How much more
liberal be is than formerly in his do.
nations to benevolent objects. How
much more readily his band find, is
way to his purse, and how much wider
he opens il. Ii prayer, too, whether
in his private deYotions, or in the so
cial meeting, how bis heart is opened
how his tongue is unloosed.
Most sincerely do @s pity the
teacher who goes 10 his task from no
other motive than sense OF duty
Not only is he thereby great losel
himself but lie lacks one essentia
qualification for the work which Il,
undertakes, Love not only sweeien.
toll, but makes il efIicacious. II tli,
leaehed would succeed in his work, h,
must love it.
| 4 rant Of lore is a potent means 0
expeling scholars frcm school. W,
mean, Of course, not SO much VAIN
of love in general, as a want of alice
/ ton for each scholar in particular
III a child pcrceives clearly that hi
teacher does not truly love him, h
viii not be disposed to remain long ii
his class or in the school His youn.
heart yearns for affection and sym
palhy, which, perchancr, lie does NO
iind at home, or anywhere else ID tll,
wide world, and his common sens,
teaches him that he ought to find j
IN tie Sabbath School. And he vii
I be ik.ly TO travel about from on,
scliool on another,until his heart-cras
ing i satisfied, and he becomes de-
lightully conscious thai somebody
loves him,
A mom Of punctaalitg ~ the par
OF a teacher Is well calculated to tin
out his class, If he is irregular in hi
attendance, coming perhaps every olhe
Sunday. or possibly less often; or j
lac comes late. his scholars will er
long forsake him, and hunt up NOR,
punctual teacher. A want Of pnnctu
ality betokens want OF due respac
and effection for the children; il nnli
Gates Am insufficient interest in til
business of teaching il lessons iitncs
for the work Of instruction in yariou
ways; il e,inces decided hippauc
| Of character, and it places the schol'r
under the disagreeable necessity {
submitting to u frequent change {
teachers. No wonder the unpunrtua
teacher is 4 foe to the prosperity Of
school