, 1866-12-03
SABBATH INSTRUCTION.
The Sunday Srhool-Thn iounr urr,.r
R&blo Glass.

The culmirus OF Sabb.,h School ius,rreI,on 4
The study ofthe Billie, rs liz Ultimate obine. i, III
ealvnt1on ofsou,*, the plan Of which Is .eyesle
IN the Book Of looks. AL .hc preliminary step
eno 70 MS. The chla l. taken from The lane
ana alleys OF the old world, and OF tho caster
cues OF this continent, ea.hcroa Into the sunda!
CLASS. taught his letters, and educated into III,
70 read for 1himself IN the nolJ Scripture:
The Eloli9r. 3Ss ns"f f.eP qf ,bs Goa 1ovo to
world tbst be sent Ills only becotter Som. VII,
.scamo Into ihc world to eavs siuusrs," TTur
.hstS hu. tlaigs IT great e are taagh; mon
difficult to irdncc the attendance Of the uneuiti
, ystcd anolt % tho preaching OF the Word, bu,
The soil has been previously cultivaled. TIT
nen- tbs great OBJ Get OF the Sabbath SchoojHtr
t1ke c stony hea1t Of the child. to water Il w1th
feeling is produced In Hhich tic SEED sown -.
hesS ase aesn na1ca 509t IT, spring up into eternal s
The summit OF Sabbath School ;ps,rnrson =,
ihc liaole Glass, which bears about The pannn re-.
lallon to the otles classes that the Hlph School
aoes 9as,,,s 70 ~ me t.nary and Grammar Schools It
teacher, being the great source whence l9strucfors
are 9lawn tos those In the lower classes Il is
usually pscasded over by the most experienced of
Y leg hx the minister bimsciG The charsstcr Of
tne etnotcs Il Interesting IN exact proportion Az
tne ieaoef Understands the importance of his
~ & ana mas prepared bs prayer and s.udy for
A grrat deal Of attention has. within the mast
"S e" Seas., pecn cesoten to the subject Of Bible
instruction l'as been atn1ned as q conaconence.
int1c f ncE mnch greater uniformity than forulcr-
~ We remember tho existence oi great diver
uoted: ~''@' ~ '3A7
The class restricted to The res1lrc OF the Bible.
eacn ~ a1anGa verse IN in.n no discussion allowed
gn 9ia me !oplc. ata to attempt to throw Hght on
diletcnt passages, cither By comparison Of COM
II H. q reading Of ehep!er followed by tbs rc.a
Family Bible" the class taking no past N any-
thing save the reading OF the text
1ne enaptef made pte-tcxt lor the delivery OF
q lors humileelual dtscou1se, generally extenuo.
Ianeous. seldom comprehensive, and never inie1.
sinel!ne ont leading passage, from tho chap
1isGsiion Of The whole, or part, in a polc.nfc
Nay, distressing doctriual po,nr<. sometimes ad-
'nttttnE Even athsis'icsl arguments.
Making The lesson one in natural history or ~.
os1arhy to the exclusion Of anything Ike scs1p.
,,,Hts Ms ,a;!Ent ada many others, hut tho
Of views formerly obtaining.
~, an s9I ss9aaly wide difference sas Observable in
1hus, he on,d bo1cau1red, '''
70 read and then 1isea; or to t'learn By heart~
or OF Tr mo.e yetees, repeat in Glass; rsd in turn,
Answer in turn ceres Of printed Questions
'''hts AMI no'hins more;'' or,
5sWe1 r, 9xo 1h ssons rs Questions asked BY the
examination - Tor promotion tu the faak Of 4, u,
&c; or. -
Inter on general competitive discussion On
any point suggested, sometimes terminating in a
Wntcl, was seldom the case: Take modest
ar y thc discussion Of the topic, thc teacher bo-
llactit slly. but merely suC.csti,cly.
;, No" ae Blb'e .tlass u well defined iostitu.