The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-01-28

, | motive Tor correcting or OvCrcomin In
T, beso should thoy exist
r To these let us add love for III
, employment, developing itself
, earnest, practical, constant euthusi
asm This disposition associatc
} with a carefully educated consci enc,
: will prompt TO constant watchfulncs:
+ ever seeking opportunities for usiuI
personal influence for tho benefit o
/ any one, but especially those Of In /
, own class. Much diligence will ais
be practicod in preparing each lesson
, in comparing parallel texts aud il
} studying-not merely reading al
available commentaries; for il is i'm.
possible to teach forcibly or con.
yinoingly that which is not who'll,
familiar. No lesson will bo cousid-
cred fully prepared until tho manner
Of teaching has been decided upou.-
Whoever would aspire to be Mode
Teacher, should in this refpcct re-
somble the householder and DO able
to bring from his storehouse oI
knowledge, truths new and old, and
10y pertinent illustrations adapt them
to the various capacities Of their pu,
pils-teachiug the class not only as q
unit, but individually. To do this,
requires an intimate personal kuuwl-
edge of each scholars daily life aud
surroundings, knowledge that ex.
tends to the inner life, making
known to the teacher their home dis.
oiplino and culture, thoir tcmpta
tons, their particular bcsettiug sins,
aud their impulses aud aspirations
for good. Having thus gained a
knowledge Of the spiritual uecessi,
ties, cndeavor to impress upon the
heart of each child the particular
truth which ho or she may most need
to know. To teach in this spirit aud
in this manner, the valuable charac
tcristics of decision, energy, industry,
patience and punctuality will be in-
dispensable; and from these an ag-
grcssivo or diITusive spirit will be
naturally developed To give freely,
as VIC have received, should always
be the spirit ofpractical christianity
and should be taught in childhood,
earnestly and persoyoringly. Anoth.
er prominent trait will be, love Of
progress, not only in knowledge aud
culture, but in all that combines to
promote effectiveness. AS the ambi.
tious secular teacher is continually
looking to some popular instructor
as an example, so will the zcalous
Sabbath School Teacher be looking
to the Great Teacher as copy for
him in all things.
The success of celebrated goner.
al is attributed to the fact, that, in
addressing a subordinate, he never
said go, but come. Example is ever
more potent than prcccpt and those
who would be model workers in this
great harvest field should be practi-
cal, earnest, vital christians.
1t has been said, that n gifted blind
person may, by the knowledge gained
from others, discourse 80 eloqucntly
Of the beauty aud effect of sunlight
as to awaken in his hearers emotions
and ideas of its grandeur and utility
which they had never before enter.
taiued. To this we assent most cor.
daily; but lot that same person be
permitted to behold the glories of
actual sunshine, woving the frozen
earth to lovclinoss aud embollishihg
it with beauty in numbcrless attract
i've forms, and will not the soul glow
with more ardent admiration and the
lips utter moro rapturous eloqucneo Z?
The Sabbath School Teacher must
have experienced tho illumination of
the Son of Righteousness, and have
personal knowledge of the peace that
passeth understanding aud the love
that surpasseth knowledge, il this
additional power accompanies his or
her teaching. That Z" in unity there
is strength" is true 10 every depart.
meut of Christian exertion, aud the
natural outgrowtb of religious expe.
rience should be a social spirit quail
lying its possossor for cooperative
labor. tits united prayer for which
especial promise is given, aud the
" three fold cord that is not easily
broken" Again, the work must be
done with a realizing sense that hu
man instrumentality alone. is INSULT
cient for the salvation ofsouls. A
Paul may plant, au Apollos may wa
ter, but God alone can give the in
crease" This will impress the ne
cossity of prayer. The closet should
be the teachers arsenal, from which,
with buruished armor aud weapons
nicely chosen, he goes forth to war
with the Prince Of Darkness, The
teaching should also be done in faith.
That "as a man soweth so shall he
also reap" is as true ia the spiritual
as in the natural world. "To him
that soweth righteousness there is a
sure rewnrd;" and the command
"cast thy bread upon the waters" is
followed by the encouraging ossur-
auce "for thou shalt fud it af or
many days" Persistent working
should also characterize the model
teacher. 1t is in vain TO spasmodi-
cally implant the good seed in young
hearts, aad then while indulging in |
the sleep Of careless inactivity allow |
the great enemy to SOW tarcs also
but having sown the good seed with
careful diligence, let II be caPefully !
guar ed by line upon line and pre-
cept upon precept until childish lips |
take up the triumphal cry Hosan
ma to the Son Of David !"
Many will eagerly question, who
indeed, can bo Model Sabbath
School Tcacher2 We answer, no
one naturally. Excellence in every