The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-10
me SUNDAY SCHOOL teachers work IS

hings. Blessed is the builder who knows
low to lay deep, broad. firm foundations!
he faithful men and women who are al
vays at their posts in the Sunday School
who are iDstructtng the children regularly
and thoroughly, rot occasionally ana So.
Derficiaily, are laying down broad and
Arm foundation for plety and usefulness;
and the building tnat is erected on that
foundation W. II stand, because it is fixed i
deep on the rock!
2 The nobility OF the Sunday School i
work is seen in the fact that il is deUeJO ing |
The intellectual, moral and spiritual 1Cedtth 4
OF The State. We. have been told by our /
Stale C5eoIogist that there is a vast and |
priceless vein of black coal running up the |
Wabash Valley, from Evansville to Attiea. |
The attention of iron men and large capt. |
talists at home and abroad has been called 1
to #. An immense amount of money mas |
been invested in these mines during Inc
year: vastly more viii be employed u1r-
ing the years to come. NuLnberless shafts
will be sunk railroads will be constrocI-
ed; miners will flock to this region; ron
ing mills and nail factories will be erecten
the smoke from a hundred furnaces VIII
ascend. aud the hum OF Industry viii De
heard all along this belt, and the wealth
and material prosperity OF all TINS coun-
try viii be vastly augmented.
But along this same belt we shall have
800 600 popuIation-250,0 900 children, with
In eScsts ~ moral NATURES to be renewed
and hearts to be changed; 5O,OOO 70 oVsOVV
children must be made good cnrlsuans
and good citizens. A grander Work IS THIS
than the development Of all the black Goa!
in the sState-grander, just as the nina
and soul are invested with more olgnissy
and honor. than all the iron and coal In
the world. ..,.,.f,,
and successful teacher OF SIX poys mo NJ,
whose minds i may every Sabbath day
drop seed thoughts that Will germlnate
and bring glorious harvest for the day OF
God had rather be the instrument OF
mining them to Jesus, and sending them
on their life journey of usefulness, and
.rfss In Qnfnf If all this nfnArQl
wealth from Evansville TO Attica.
This then. is another reason t0hg I am q
sT vorE infiniteIy worthy OF me, that en-
mobiles me. am laying sure and deep
foundation. l am building glorious
structure thereupon. 1 am mining, not
for coal and iron, nut for minds and hearts.
I am moulding characters and giving
shape to destiny. an polishing gems that
will glitter in the SaviOur'S crown, when
the new Heaven and the new earth APP
pear. / am a sunday school WORKER be-
cause there Is no no6Ier WoER io9 me- hs.sa
lore the work. IL is not mere duty, but
a privilege here to labor. The work, every
way considered, satisfies me. Il Pogs well.
Al gentleman came the other Gay to a
| business friend, with the inquiry: ''Where
| can f1ud the best possible Investment for
| " replied ssThe best possible investment
now, for either small or large amount, Is
i in first~class railroad"
When any member of the church makes
i the inquiry, "Where can flnd the best
/ field OF labor?" I answer, at once, "In
the Sunday school" Whatever may be
ents, or but one, the sunday SCHOOL Is q
/ flrst-class investment for you. There is nc
work so hopeful as this. There Is none
/ which secures such immediate fruits and
! s1ch grand results in the future.
Nothing is lost that is done IN the name
GOOD of men, True, some seeds we SOW
| seem 10 perish; but there is less Of this APP
| parent loss In Sabbath School labor than
| in any other department of christian
| work. No work is SO hopef1t as this, where
| harvest tIeads so closely on the heels oil
seed time. Certainly, nothing can pc more
| gratifying to generous soul than the con-
| sciousness he Is doing substantial coed 70
others. Next TO the joy Of being saved is
that of saving others.
Aud if any one can be made vigorous
by an absolute assurance he does not Ia
Dor IN vain-that one is the faithful Sab
Yes, am SABBATH School teacher be.
cause it PAYS. once passed By q yt1TtSt
who was digging 2 long, deep. narroT
brought from great distance, with great
expense and toll, and said TO him, ''Foi
wncf are snst bed sa Hilh s.
roses, the choicest OF my perpetual roses
"Wen," replied. Il don't think that VIII
| pay" "Come along here in two or thre'
| years and seev did. looked over int
| that garden. never before or since saw
quite such a sight of beauty such fra
Yes, 1 admit it lgladly-it pays. An tina
| expense and toll of the huSbandman wa
| not In vain. 1t was good Investment.
III l am Sunday school teacher. m,
| class is my flower garden. A friend step
into my study on Saturday evening. an
putting the last half hour of study on Ia,
lesson. 1t is the parable of the Lost sheep
and Jog Of Angels, &c. have looked q
, IL, studied it, examined IL In every posi-
t Bile manner, with all the aids of the Teach
ers' Library, and from my own expert
ence and prayer over 1t. have made cut m.
brief. My friend exclaims:
whats all this"
t'My sunday school preparation"
"You have put some study on this
} '.Seven nouns of hard, honest study an
! prayer-my usual preparation"
4, Well that won't pay!'
: stIt you viii look into my class to-moI
: row, next week, month, or year, you wi
}, change your opinion. No work pays bel
3 ter. This is my flower garden. You can
:, like that of Heaven, wiihout asking for 4
: Or to change the figure and go to my les
: son. If want to find my lost sheep,
. the time thus laboring, with the full cor
! vtction that no toll of the husbandmal
! ever brin gs SO great and glorious harves
IThis point was well illustrated by tn
t story Of THE Chinese Gamblers
. A. am a Sabbath School Teacher, b.
r conise me Tore on CHRrsT CoNsrRAINs MI
! l cannot excuse myself from this wort
!, If wished, Eecause the Great Head ha
. | committed it to his Church, and I mus
| bear my part OF the responsibility an
Q toll, whatever of faith, patience and praye
u | 1t may 10VOlV6s accept the WOrk gladly
? because it is in all respects worthy of me
9 its nobility ennooleS me.
$ enter upon 1t because like it; becaus
9 it satisfies me; because no other work
!, so hopeful, aud in its present and ultimat
/. But am specially attached to It, becaaE,
< OF Him 10ho has died for both that child an
!" me, and who has given me my comm
: sion. My own Christian manhood woul
l. net allow me to idle in his vineyard. NJ
s love for the immortal souls of the chiIdre
whom long TO save urges me on, but tn
e browning motive to this labor of love
q in my heart of hearts cherish for Fl in
S Says Robert Steele lin the Chi tStidn Teach
!. err page ~, :" Ere Christ gave the teache
1 his com mission to feed the lambs, he in
s quired into the state OF his heart. Simon
0 son of Jonas, LOWEST thost meg He aske
g for love, the most blessed, generous, be
q nevolent impulse of the heart, that whic
4 can labor without firing and sacrifc
without grudging: a Inc ,e,1 Warmest afectio
J innate the teachers soul in feeding tn
o lambs. With this love he was the key {
t the hearts of his scholars. Love can softel
e the hardest heart, and fud an entranc
I where no authority could gain admit
9 lance. Like the load-ssone of Orieuts
i fable, which drew the nails out of ship
!, until they fell to pieces, this Christian Low
: draws out all feelings that can reciprocal
heart PROSTATE at the cross"
Here the speaker introduced som
! | pointed and interesting 1llustrations.I
: because the love of Christ cons.rafn
: me-, SAID Rauii ana Wnat a naming hel
2 | aid it made him. What was there tn at b
| could not do, would not dare.
= Is It possible for an ambitious Captain
r | to inspire and humble soldiers with sue
7 | love-and prompt him to such self devC
+ | tion-and snal not The christian soIdie
have the image of his Lord and master s
! deeply engraveR on his heart. that tn
!. | love he bears him, will lead him not onl
| to teach q Sabbath School class, but to la
4 down his life If need be, in his service!
!. AS an illustration, we are reminded O
! | the old Scotch legend, concerning B.uc
| the King and idol OF the chiefs, that whe
r he was dying he be lueathed his heart L
: DOUGLAS. the bravest OF his followers, wit
, the Injunction that he should inter IL Il
? the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem. Tn